Aug 19, 2015 - Things to Do
CLT Playlist: Live music picks for August 19 – 23
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I caught Phish a handful of times this summer. I had to go to Atlanta and Raleigh to see them, which is frustrating. Sometimes I wish Charlotte was a little closer to the DC area or a little closer to Atlanta (well, maybe not Atlanta), so we could get some big amphitheater shows the night before or after an Atlanta or city of that size gets one.
Maybe I’m overthinking it and we just need to be cooler, but I don’t think that’s the case. You’re cool. You can help make Charlotte a big-time music destination. All of you. Maybe that starts this weekend.
Times listed are when the show is scheduled to start, not when the doors are opened. Unless listed otherwise noted, prices are before taxes and fees.
Agenda Picks
- 8/20/15: Umphrey’s McGee, J. Roddy Walston & the Business; Fillmore, 7:30pm, $35.55. Breakup rumors are flying around the interwebs surrounding Umphrey’s, so this, according to the interwebs, could be the last time you can see them in Charlotte. Regardless, the progressive jam band is super talented, and is worth checking out, especially with J. Roddy kicking things off at 7:30pm (sharp, don’t be late). If you like proggy, improvisational jams and killer lights (lighting designer Jefferson Waful is one of the best in the business), check this show out.
- 8/23/15: Melissa Etheridge, Knight Theater, 7pm, $20-$104.50. You will surely remember her from the 90’s, but Etheridge has been busy lately, having released her 12th studio album and a live DVD within the last year. A powerful personality, both on the stage and off, Etheridge at Knight Theater on Sunday night should be fun.
Wednesday, 8/19/15
- Ghosting, Dahling, Accidental Seabirds; Milestone, 9pm, $5-$7
- Breaking Benjamin, Young Giants, Starset; Fillmore, 8pm, SOLD OUT
- Ry Cooder, Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs, Mike Strauss and Jack Lawrence; McGlohon Theater, 7pm, $29.50-$84.50
- Lyle Lovett, Knight Theater, 7:30pm, SOLD OUT
- All About A Bubble; Tremont Music Hall, 6pm, $10-$12
- Carl Thomas; Neighborhood Theatre, 8pm, $28-$38
- Stereoloud, Robert Childers, Kang, The Business People; Snug Harbor, 10pm, free
- Will Jackson Band; Double Door Inn, 9pm, $10
Thursday, 8/20/15
- Aaron Lee Tasjan, Lilly Hiatt; Evening Muse, 8pm, $8-$10
- Umphrey’s McGee, J. Roddy Walston & the Business; Fillmore, 7:30pm, $35.55
- The Nosedives, Bucky Harris, Black Irish Texas, Castlewood; Milestone, 9pm, $5-$7
- The Mike Strauss Band, US National Whitewater Center, 7pm, free
- AM Exchange; Double Door Inn, 9pm, $7-$10
- Same As It Ever Was – A Supreme Talking Heads Tribute, Visulite Theatre, 10pm, $10-$12
Friday, 8/21/15
- Toby Keith, Eli Young Band, Chris Janson; PNC Music Pavilion, 7pm, $41.25-$77.43 with fees and taxes
- Henhouse Prowlers, Josh Daniel & Mark Schimick Project; Rabbit Hole, 9pm, $10
- Triton, Red Eyed Romance, Meliora, Mon Abyss, Fifty Flies; Tremont Music Hall, 8pm, $8-$10
- Jimmy Thackery; Double Door Inn, 10pm, $12-$15
- The Dirty Guv’nahs, Electric Darling; Neighborhood Theatre, 9pm, $15-$18
- Amanda X, Late Bloomer, The Spirit of the Beehive, Faye; Snug Harbor, 10pm, $8
- Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley; Evening Muse, 8pm, $10
- Patois Counselors, Ballroom, YARBS; Milestone, 9pm, $5-$7
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Uptown Amphitheatre, 8pm, $65.86-$82.97 with fees and taxes
Saturday, 8/22/15
- The New Familiars; US National Whitewater Center, 7pm, free
- 20 Years of Divakar and 90 Minutes: Lü Fjord, ISH, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, The Waves, The Sammies, Radio Lola, Tattermask, Bums Lie, The Funky Geezer Show
- Thenkerz, SInk Tapes, Chalkies, The Kneads; Milestone, 9pm, $5-$7
- Griffin House; Evening Muse, 8pm, $15-$17
- Evergone, Animals; Evening Muse, 10:30pm, $5-$7
- Party Thieves, Boy Beats World, Danny B, E $; Neighborhood Theatre, 9pm, $10-$20
- Henry River Honey, Coddle Creek Double Door Inn, 9pm, $8
- The Burning August Music Fest: Arms Of Mercy, Bloodstream, Fault Union, Home For The Day, Kairos, Never I, October, Pill, Redefind, Relentless Flood, Searching for Serenity, Selfless Sunday, The Culturalist, The Top Shelf Collective, Verse Vica, Voodoo Drifters, Without A Hobby, Written in Gray; Amos’ Southend, $12-$15, 1pm
- Larry Keel, Josh Daniel & Mark Schimick Project; 3pm, Triple C Brewing Co., free
Sunday, 8/23/15
- Griffin House; Evening Muse, 8pm, $15-$17
- The Burning August Music Fest: Animals, Carving the Architect, Cherbough Way, Comfortably Nuts, Copestoned, Crow Hollar, David Reavis Band, Dilarian, Ethereal, Jynzo, One Final Hope, The Art of War, The Moon Unit; Amos’ Southend, $12-$15, 3pm
- 20 Penny Circus, Dr. Cirkustien, The Bleeps; Rabbit Hole, 9pm, $5
- Melissa Etheridge, Knight Theater, 7pm, $20-$104.50