What’s New This Week

for the week of November 20, 2015

With the holidays literally around the corner and 2015 reaching its expiration, it’s officially that time of year where you receive more invites, e-vites and obligatory attendance hits peak season. Though there will be plenty of holiday-inspired shows and events to come in the following weeks, sometimes you just want to go to a good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll show. Grab a beer and ignore the stress-induced festiveness this time of year brings. We can’t get you out of family reunions and dinners, but we’ve got you covered in the drink and live music department.

 Neighbors of the Queen City have the right idea this Friday, November 20, with an array of throwback music. You can check out the Michael Jackson tribute band, Who’s Bad, at Columbia’s Music Farm, the Elton John and Billy Joel tribute, Face 2 Face, at Raleigh’s hot spot The Ritz Raleigh, or co-creator and former writer of “The Daily Show,” Lizz Winstead, at Cat’s Cradle. Also in the Raleigh/Durham area Friday night, Carolina Theatre’s Carolina Theatre Films presents another version of Retrotreasures for your viewing pleasure.

Donna the Buffalo by Arvind Bhandari

Around Charlotte Friday night, The Evening Muse hosts a packed night featuring a preliminary set with Matthew Mayfield and Keelan Donovan followed up by Quiet Company with The Collection, while Tremont Music Hall features Highway Distribution including performances by Elevator Jay, SchylerChaise and Rashaun Hampton. The Stampede brings United to Stamp The $ Out of Politics to Neighborhood Theatre along with Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan and Ben Cohen. Also on Friday night, Amos’ Southend dishes out a dose of EDM with The Drop Tour featuring DJ Promote, Capital Kings and NF; The Milestone throws a night of local favorites including Swell Friends, Turd Cutter, NRDGTTR, The Jumpcuts, SatanParty and Ground Water Mafia; and The Marshall Tucker Band pays us a visit at The Fillmore. You can also get some indie and modern rock at Double Door Inn courtesy of Toleman Randall, Run Engine and Dentist, or check out Belmont Playboys at Snug Harbor with Aqualads and The Blacktop Rockets.

Homewrecker by Dana Haidar

Our friends in Raleigh continue the weekend with Eli Young Band at The Ritz Raleigh and The Bluegrass Ball at Cat’s Cradle featuring The Travelin’ McCourys, Drew Emmitt, Andy Thorn of Leftover Salmon and Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Saturday night, November 21. Saturday in Charlotte includes some Americana folk rock at The Evening Muse by way of Folk Soul Revival and Forlorn Strangers, and a little bit of hardcore and aggressive rock at Tremont with Twitching Tongues, Harms Way, Malice At the Palace, Homewrecker, Funeral Chic and Lifeblood. Country rock meets folk pop at Double Door Inn featuring Amigo, Magnolia Collective and Landless, just to name a few. What else can you expect Saturday night? You’ve got more honorable tributes such as Journey cover crew Departure accompanied by 5 on Sundays at Amos’ and Led Zeppelin tribute group Zoso at The Fillmore. Digital Noir stops by The Milestone with Michael Price and DJ Spider; BOSQ with Justin Aswell and Dirty Drummer at Snug Harbor; and Mipso‘s album release show at Neighborhood Theatre joined by Kristin Andreassen.

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Sunday, November 22, moves at a slightly different pace than the rest of the weekend with NCCU Jazz Studies’ Branford Maralis at Carolina Theatre in Durham; power duo Joules along with Ground Water Mafia at The Milestone; Parkway Drive at The Fillmore; Fat Chance Tour at Amos’ with Preston Lacy of Jackass; and our favorite karaoke night Bone Snugs-N-Harmony at Snug Harbor.

Photo by Graham Denzler at GwarBQ

You can experience some favorite local fixtures Monday night, November 23: Visit The Evening Muse for Find Your Muse Open Mic Night featuring Appalachian-bred singer/songwriter Christopher Jak this week, Double Door Inn for resident variety act The Monday Night Allstars, and Snug Harbor’s new weekly event of music trivia, Let’s Get Quizzical. Elsewhere Monday night, The Wonder Years will be at Amos’ along with Motion City Soundtrack, State Champs and You Blew It!.  Emily Kinney– who you may best remember from The Walking Dead– shows off her musical talent at Visulite Theatre. On Tuesday, November 24, most places get a bit rough around the edges including Tremont with GWAR, Battlecross, SkinKage and AuxiliA; Player Made Tuesday at Snug Harbor; and some indie at The Milestone with The Toasters, Dollar Signs, Mike Strauss Band, Corporate Fandango and DJ Luke Stemmermon. Also on Tuesday evening, you can stop by The Fillmore for Falling In Reverse with Attila, Metro Station and Assuming We Survive, or pay a visit to Double Door Inn for some jazz music with Bill Hanna Jazz Jam.

Circa Survive by Josh Gooch

Winding down the week in Columbia is Can Jam Drive at Music Farm Wednesday night, while meanwhile in Charlotte mid-week, Amos’ pitches to the reggae genre with Capleton, The Prophecy Band, One Big Love, Sheedah and The Knock Brothers. Circa Survive celebrates 10 years with us at The Fillmore. Snug Harbor’s November residency, Patois Counselors, returns for another week along with Shadowgraphs, Patabamba and Don Telling, while CFS Folk Jubilee stirs its melting pot of bluegrass, folk, blues and jazz for us over at The Evening Muse. Though most places will be closed on Thursday, November 26, for Thanksgiving SHIPROCKED! will keep going strong as usual at Snug Harbor if you’re looking for somewhere to unwind after an afternoon of festivity overload.

Concert goers by Josh Gooch

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