Junior Brown, Blotter Bots, Chris Whitley, Chris Knight - Charlotte, NC in May June
Hi NC/SC Music fans: Tickets for these upcoming concerts at The Neighborhood Theatre are available in independent record stores in Charlotte Huntersville ... you can pick them up or order by phone (704.309.2087); or on-line @ www.maxxmusic.com. Saturday, May 22nd @ 8:00 PM Junior Brown returns to the Neighborhood Theatre This one is being co-produced with Paul Sharon of NT fame. We're not 100% sure yet but Mandy Barnett should open the show - she's being called the best female vocalist out of Nashville since Patsy Cline! And you get this all for $20.00 Saturday, June 26th @ 8:00 PM The Blotter Boys make their Neighborhood Theatre debut - they're the super-group consisting of Vassar Clements on violin; Buddy Cage (New Riders Of The Purple Sage/The Band/Bob Dylan) on pedal steel; Sammy Piazza (Stevie Ray Vaughn/Hot Tuna) on drums; Boyd Albritton (Quicksilver/John Lee Hooker/Buddy Miles) on guitar and Mike Sudderth (The Grass Roots/Billy Joe Royal) on bass. Tapers get ready - this is a deal at $15.00. Sunday, May 9th @ 8:00 PM Chris Whitley and Chris Knight The night of the Chrises ... I'm really excited about this one - Chris Whitley has been a favorite since the release of Living With The Law in 1991(I'm sure you remember the title track, Big Sky Country, Poison Girl, Dust Radio) and he's returned to that National Steel sound on his latest - Dirt Floor! Chris Knight's self-titled debut ranks right up there on my favorite of 1998 list - if you haven't heard it, think Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith ... just think about going out buying it!! A night with the two Chrises will be $12.50. Thanks for supporting live music in Charlotte! Gregg McCraw MaxxMusic
Damnations, TX - Charlotte, NC
Hi NC/SC music fans: I'm giving lots of advance warning for the Tuesday, April 27th edition of Charlotte's Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - held every week at the Double Door Inn. Music starts @ 9:00 (early) so you can get some sleep for work on Wednesday! This week it's host David Childers and the hottest band in Austin, Texas these days Damnations TX!!! Sisters Amy Boone Deborah Kelly (along with Rob Bernard) have just released their debut CD - "Half Mad Moon" and it's a blend of punk, rock, bluegrass, soul country ... it's done a great deal of time on my player for the past month!!! Think Lone Justice .. or Cowboy Junkies with lots more energy think about not missing Tuesday night because they rank with the best Showcase guests yet! Thanks for continuing to support live music in Charlotte! Gregg McCraw MaxxMusic Tuesday Night Americana Showcase
Charlotte's Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - Michelle Willson
Hi NC/SC Americana Fans: It's time for the weekly update for Charlotte, NC's weekly dose of Americana - the Showcase happens each Tuesday night - 9:00 PM - at Charlotte's Coolest music room - The Double Door Inn. This week - Tuesday, April 20th Willy Evans Trio will host with featured guest Michelle Willson. Michelle's latest release, on Bullseye Blues Jazz, is "tryin' to make a little love". Backed by a group of New Orleans New England based musicians, the new effort proves that Michelle is one of the best RB-based singers on the scene today. Moving from deep soul to the jump blues sound for which she's known, Michelle makes songs come alive with feeling, exquisite interpretation and breathtaking vocal technique. Join us for a "bluesy" Americana night this week! By the way - Friday is the last day to make a pledge to WNCW during the Spring Fund Drive. Remember, they are the only voice for Americana music in our region so give them a little support! You can pledge online @www.wncw.org or by phone @1-800-245-8870. You'll even pick up a copy of their in-studio CD "Crowd Around The Mic Vol 2" with cuts by several artists who have been guests at our Showcase (The DeRailers, Dave ALvin, R B Morris, Seconds Flat, Tony Furtado); MaxxMusic shows (Fred Eaglesmith James McMurtry) or are Showcase regulars (Michael Reno Harrell). And for all of you who were at the Robert Earl Keen/Fred Eaglesmith Show last year and came looking for the CD with "White Trash" - it's on this CD (and it isn't recorded anywhere else!!). See all of you Tuesday Maxx
Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - Grasshopper Highway
Hi Music Fans: It's time for the weekly update for Charlotte's Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - held every Tuesday night at the Double Door Inn (starting at 9:00 PM). This week, Tuesday, March 23rd we welcome Michael Reno Harrell Big Al and Special Guests Grasshopper Highway Grasshopper Highway is a Chapel Hill based group mix traditional bluegrass instrumentation with old - western swing and modern country. Their debut CD, Come What May, has garnered praise for the musical prowess of the members as well as Rafi Goldburg's lyrical genious. Comparisons have been drawn with Dylan, The Band, Wilco and even Tom Waitss' narrative style. Ken Johnson of the Charlotte Observer labeled it a sure winner!! Don't forget to mark your calanders for upcoming guests: March 30th - rock-a-billy with The Hillbilly Hellcats April 6th - bluegrass with Sound Therapy April 13th - Bill Kirchin Too Much Fun April 27th - Damnations, TX May 4th - Big Sandy His Fly-Right Boys May 11th - Greg Trooper May 25th - Andi Hoffman The B0goes June 15th - Robbie Fulks (for those who didn't get enough at the Anniversary Show). See ya Tuesday night. Maxx MaxxMusic The Charlotte Americana Showcase
Amazing Rhythm Aces - Friday, Aprol 9th, Charlotte, NC
MAxxMusic is pleased to announce the following addition to our Spring Schedule at Charlotte's Neighborhood Theatre: Friday, April 9th @ 9:00 PM The Amazing Rhythm Aces tickets - $20.00 Seventeen years after the cult 70's country-rock band split up, they are making a much welcomed return to the Queen City. Tickets will be available by mid-week at all local independent record stores or you can purchase them by phone at 704.309.2087 or online at www.maxxmusic.com. Tickets are still available for the following MaxxMusic shows: Friday, March 26th @ 10:00 PM Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire tickets - $8.00 Saturday, March 27th @ 8:00 PM Cephas Wiggins tickets - $15.00 Tuesday, March 30th @ 7:30 PM Robert Earl Keen with Reckless Kelly tickets - $20.00 ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!!! (only a few tickets remain) Saturday, April 3rd @ 8:00 PM David Olney with David Childers tickets - $10.00 Maxx MaxxMusic
Americana Night - Charlotte, NC - Steam Donkeys
HI NC SC Americana Fans - time for the weekly update. This Tuesday Night at the Charlotte Americana Showcase, held weekly at the Double Door Inn, 9:00 PM start: Big Al hosts with Willy Evans Trio and Special Guests The Steam Donkeys This make two weeks in a row that we're doing the New York Americana thang .. this 5-piece torch 'n' twang outfit hails from Buffalo. Featuring a great guitarist songwriter, a fiddler with some classical jazz skeletons in his closet and a rhythm section that knows how to swing; The Donkeys are guesting the Showcase for the second time. Remember, next week is the Second Anniversary party with all the regulars (Michael Reno Harrell, David Childers, Lenny Federal Rank Outsiders) plus special guests Robbie Fulks and Dave Alvin The Guilty Men. Advanced tickets are available at the Double Door ($8 for members $10 for non-members). Remember, we have two nights worth of music to get into one night so music starts earlier than usual - be at the DDI by 8:00 PM or you'll miss some of it See ya Tuesday, Maxx
MaxxMusic - March April Schedule
Hi Everyone: Time for the periodic update MaxxMusic is pleased to present the following shows at The Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC: Ralph Stanley The Clinch Mountain Boys Friday, March 19th 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) tickets - $20.00 Cephas Wiggins (Piedmont acoustic blues) Saturday, March 27th 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00) tickets - $15.00 Robert Earl Keen with Reckless Kelly Tuesday, March 30th 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM) ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!!! LIMITED TICKETS tickets - $20.00 David Olney with David Childers Saturday, April 3rd 8:00 PM (doors @ 7:00 PM) tickets - $10.00 tickets for all events can be purchased on-line at www.maxxmusic.com, by phone at 704.309.2087 or at local (Charlotte Huntersville) independent records stores ... Disc-Go-Round, Ernies, Repo Records, Milestone, DiscWorks, Mixed Media Recor Exchange Thanks for supporting live music in the area! Maxx
Elena Skye The Demolition String Band
If you're in the Atlanta, GA or Chapel Hill, NC areas - check out Elena and her band when they come to town this week. We just had them as guests at the Americana Showcase in Charlotte and they sure deserve a listen! A great honky-tonk 4-piece - John Abbey smokes on the upright bass and Phil Cimino drums with only a snare high-hat, he's a heavy hitter with such a musical touch that you'd think he was getting all those sounds out of a huge kit. Then there's Boo Reiners' guitar work- Bill Kirchin would be proud of the way he makes that tele twand - and Elena's voice - it's powerful and full. She's a pretty hard-driving guitar player herself! If you like the DeRailers sound, you'll like 'em - not as polished tight (yet) but they had people up and dancing for the full hour set. Or if you liked their new CD, One Dog Town, I think you'll like the live show even better. By the way - don't miss the quote on the back side of their band T-shirts - it's way funny! Check the week's listings - I think they said Dottie's in Atlanta (Wed??) and Local 506 in Chapel Hill.
Americana Showcase - Tuesday Feb 16th - Charlotte, NC
Hi all of you NC/SC Americana Fans: Time for the weekly update for the Charlotte Americana Showcase, held weekly at the Double Door Inn, 9:00 PM $5.00 cover. This Tuesday, February 16th: Lenny Federal hosts with Michael Reno Harrell and special guests Elena Skye and the Demolition String Band Elena along with Charlotte native Boo Reiners and the rest of the Demolition Stringers have been delivering their fresh take on retro honky tonk for the last 5 years in NYC. They are regulars at Greg Garing's Alphabet City Opry (the NYC version of our Showcase) and were recently part of the Hank Williams Birthday Tribute. Skye began playing bluegrass at age 14 and studied mandolin with Kenneth "Jethro" Burns (Homer Jethro). Boo began playing 5-string banjo in NC and he has played with musicians ranging from Brian Setzer, Donald Fagen, Steve Earle to Freedy Johnson. The band is currently touring in support of their debut release, "One Dog Town" - "performances .. by an eclectic cast of musicians who converged where honk-a-billy swagger, good bluegrass raisin' and some rock and roll battle scars nudge, bump and grind into each other in an oilydirt lot at a county fairgrounds." Come on out Tuesday night - we don't want Boo's bandmates thinkin' that NYC audiences are better than his homies'!!! Maxx MaxxMusic The Charlotte Americana Showcase
Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - January 19th
Hi all of you NC SC Americana Fans - it's the latest update for our weekly Showcase held at the Double Door Inn in Charlotte, NC, every Tuesday Night starting at 9:00 PM. Tuesday, January 19th: Lenny Federal, David Childers and Special Guest Andi Hoffman The B-Goes If you made the Black Mountain Music Festival last year, you know who Andi is a native of Bern, Switzerland, Andi formed the first B-Goes lineup there in 1989. In 1993, he set out to travel the US and ended up settling in New Orleans. The Bayou country has provided a rich influence for Andi, especially the sounds he encountered, from indigenous music to night-time swamp sounds. The last five years flooded his imagination and resulted in the release of Dante Street, a CD which has been compared with Daniel Lanois works. Dont miss Andi and a band which features former members of Woodenhead, Sub-Dudes and Anders Osbourne. See Ya Tuesday, Maxx
