SHOUT # 20
Apr. 26- May 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

...music spotlight...

 

2/20 NOLA Benefit with The Staggers & The Jags, The Bronzed Chorus

Black Cat Burrito

Support the reconstruction efforts down in the Big Easy by heading to Black Cat Burrito on Tuesday, February 20 for a benefit show featuring The Staggers & the Jags and Greensboro band The Bronzed Chorus. While the feds may be sending big bucks down into the Deep South, they still need lots of help getting back on their feet. Go hear some tunes for a good cause.

 

2/24 DJ Williams Projekt

Boone Saloon

Dig on some jazzy guitar work over big, funky beat? Well of course you do. Your best chance to see it live will be to check out up and coming regional band the DJ Williams Projekt. In case you don’t know, this is smoking band, not somebody with turntables (though that can be cool too). Williams’ fluid six-string work over some of the nastiest grooves this side of Memphis are sure to get that booty shakin’.

2/23 The New Familiars

Canyons

Touting themselves with the simple description of “eclectic folk group,” Charlotte-based sextet The New Familiars can rave up with harmonica-driven old time reminiscent of Old Crow and bring things to a screeching halt with beautifully written, CSNY-tinged ballads. Currently touring all the way from Alabama to NYC, the band will be performing at Canyons on Friday, February 23.

3/3 Get Lost

Murphy’s

If you don’t know the funky, feel-good sounds of Get Lost, then it about time that you did. Even though the versatile Boone natives have made the big move to Asheville, they’ll be back in town, promoting their new, self-titled EP at Murphy’s on Saturday, March 3. Where many bands often fall short, Get Lost effectively rolls that funky, Boone party vibe into a cohesive, original sound.

3/3 Ménage

Boone Saloon

Becoming a regional favorite as a female trio, Asheville-based band Ménage has transformed into an even more sassy and soulful quartet—with guys in the band. Adding drummer Evan Martin and guitarist Matt Kinne, Ménage still hangs their hat on the jazz, folk and blues roots, but feature a more versatile and edgy sound that pushes their melodic songwriting into new territory. The band will return to Boone Saloon on Saturday, March 3.

3/3 Tea Leaf Green

Legends

Alright jam-o-philes, if you’re in need of a big dose of jamband-style rock, look no further than Legends on Saturday, March 3, for the return of San Francisco quartet Tea Leaf Green. With smoking guitar work by front-man Josh Clark and mellow vocals of funky keyboardist Trevor Garrod, the Frisco-based TLG gone from playing to a virtually empty Murphy’s a few years ago to headlining the biggest stage in town. Some people are suggesting that the guitar- and keyboard-solo driven jam acts are a thing of the past, but Tea Leaf Green are pushing ahead with their phishy formula.

3/3, 3/9-10 Acoustic Syndicate

Orange Peel, Visulite Theatre

Yes boys and girls, the time has come. High Country favorites Acoustic Syndicate are, in the immortal words of the Blues Brothers, getting the band back together. While the incredibly melodic, progressive bluegrass bunch led by Steve “Big Daddy” McMurray doesn’t have any dates scheduled here in our backyard, the band will be playing on Saturday, March 3 at the Orange Peel in Asheville followed by a two-night run on Friday and Saturday, March 9-10 at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte. Get your ticket’s now, these shows are sure to be sell-outs.

3/17 Possum Jenkins/Lost Ridge

Murphy’s

There’s something slightly hilarious about people’s need to more authentically experience St. Patty’s Day by cramming into the only Irish-themed place in town, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the most rocking party in Boone. On Saturday, March 17, The Lost Ridge Band will get the night started early at Murphy’s with some good-time bluegrass before Possum Jenkins takes over for two long sets of alt. country madness. This will be the Possum’s third straight year handling the St. Patty’s Day madness, so they must be doing something right.

3/22 The Greencards

Legends

There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that none of the members of Americana The Greencards are from the United States. But don’t let that bother. The two fast-picking Aussies and a Brit that comprise The Greencards roll rollicking bluegrass, heartbreaking ballads and bluesy, acoustic pop into a soulful package that has landed them slots at all the major festivals and on stage with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. The band will appear at Legends on Thursday, March 22.