Luminescent Orchestrii in Charlotte
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Check out the video (below) to see what you can expect from the band Luminescent Orchestrii, who will perform at the Visulite Theatre tonight. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.
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Live Review: Les Lankhorst in Red, Hot & Swing
Monday, February 16th, 2009Les Lankhorst in Red, Hot & Swing featuring Susan Roberts Knowlson, Charlotte’s own small Big Band, Phil Tompson, Tim Gordon, Doug Burns, Mark Munson, Noel Friedline, Tom Hildreth, Rick Dior and Stephen Westerfield
Booth Playhouse
Feb. 13, 2009
The Deal: Musician Les Lankhorst, who portrayed Frank Sinatra in the Las Vegas production oh The Rat Pack Is Back teamed up with other musicians to perform a set of legendary swing/jazz covers. (more…)
Cowboy Mouth in Charlotte
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Tonight (Fri., Jan. 30), the New Orleans-based rock act Cowboy Mouth is set to perform at Alive in NoDa. The group whose popular songs include “Love Of My Life” “Everybody Loves Jill,” “How Do You Tell Someone,” and of course, “Jenny Says” (The latter, blasted over radio airwaves after 1996’s release Are You With Me?) is still kicking, although through the years members have come and gone. Currently comprised of lead vocalist and drummer Fred LeBlanc, guitarist and vocalist John Thomas Griffith, bassist and vocalist Regina Zernay and guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Pretus, the band released its latest album Fearless in September of 2008. The CD included a song called “Kelly Ripa,” which in turn lassoed Cowboy Mouth an appearance on the television show Live with Regis and Kelly. $20. 9 p.m. Alive in NoDa, 2909 N. Davidson St. 704-930-2200.
Frusciante still flying solo
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009Singer/songwriter John Frusciante released his new solo album, titled The Empyrean, yesterday (Tues., Jan. 20) on Adrenaline Records. And – just in case you don’t know him – he’s also the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Check out the fan-made video (below) for the song “Unreachable” on The Empyrean.
Packway Handle Band to play The Evening Muse
Monday, January 12th, 2009The Athens-based bluegrass rock group the Packway Handle Band (Check out the video below, to see what you can expect from them) will perform with the local Q.C. roots-rock act Attila’s Honey at The Evening Muse on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tickets are $7. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Combichrist album coming soon
Friday, January 9th, 2009The electro-industrial band Combichrist, headed by the Norwegian Andy LaPlegua (also front man for Icon of Coil), will release its new album Today We Are All Demons on Metropolis Records on Jan. 20. It is a follow-up to 2007’s What The Fuck Is Wrong With You People?
New tour dates for Combichrist are posted here, but Q.C. fans be warned (and ready to scream out “Fuck That Shit” – For those of you who don’t know, that’s a song by Combichrist) as no Charlotte dates are listed at the moment.
Taproot heads to the Q.C.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Check out the music video (below) for “Wherever I Stand,” a single from Taproot’s 2008 album Our Long Road Home. The hard rock act is set to perform tomorrow night (Thursday, Jan. 8) at Amos’ Southend. Dear Enemy to open. 16 and up. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the show.
Gallery Crawl details
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Check out the schedule (below) for details on what musicians will perform at The Evening Muse during NoDa’s Gallery Crawl on Fri., Jan. 2. These shows are free, but feel free to tip (Songwriters have to eat too, ya know?).
Stephanie Fagan at 7 p.m.
Adam Wilson at 8 p.m.
Sallie Mosely at 9 p.m.
Through Porchlight at 10 p.m.
Bubonik Funk at 11 p.m.
CD Review: The Killers
Monday, December 22nd, 2008The Killers
Day & Age
Island; Release date: Nov. 24, 2008
The Deal: Las Vegas alternative rock quartet The Killers release a new 10-track album, titled Day & Age.
The Good: The disc begins with “Losing Touch,” a feel good song filled with jingles and jangles, as well as a guitar solo towards the songs end. This leads into “Human,” a fast, catchy synth-laden number with a chorus line that asks the silly question “Are we human or are we dancers?” (Just what that is supposed to mean? I don’t know.) With those strange lyrics the transition from that song to “Spaceman” is easy. Despite the latter’s zippy, pop beats and catchy chorus line, it’s a little bizarre lyrically too. But, the album is still good. It’s got the same zest that made the band’s 2004 debut Hot Fuss and 2006’s Sam’s Town musical wonders. “Joyride,” is a party of music grooves with scattered verses and a saxophone “A Dustland Fairytale,” is my favorite track on the album, but it wasn’t an easy choice.
The Bad: After track five, some of the songs became a little less interesting. This is, not to say they weren’t good, but they lacked the zest and vigor that the albums first half strongly possessed.
The Verdict: If you didn’t like any of The Killers previous efforts, you should shy away from this CD. The band’s sound hasn’t lost its touch or changed dramatically since its start in the music business. The songs are different, but they have the same special touch. Fans of previous albums by The Killers can rejoice with an add of this album to their music collections.
AC/DC in the Q.C.
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Credit: Guido Karp
Aussie heavy metal/hard rock mongers AC/DC will skid through Charlotte tonight for a sold-out performance (that’s right, if you don’t have your tickets by now, it looks like you’ll have to buy from a scalper) at Time Warner Cable Arena. AC/DC is currently on its “Black Ice World Tour,” titled after the band’s most recent, 16th studio album Black Ice. The guys in the group are getting older, but they don’t show signs of retirement. With a span of time going by between this tour and its last (“Stiff Upper Lip Tour”) in 2000, the band has popped up to prove it’s never too old to rock ‘n’ roll. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
