Snug 600
7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday , May 25, 26 and 27. Snug
Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. $6. 704-333-9799.
The annual Plaza-Midwood alternative to Speed Street
features Temperance League, Pullman Strike, Hungry Girl, Steer, and Brandaddy
Longlegs Friday; One Another, Baby Shaker, Chalkies, Jeremiah & the Howling
Owls, Hey Baby and Junkhat Saturday, and AM/FMs, Overmountain Men, Wiggle
Wagons, Scowl Brow and Poontanglers Sunday.
Ancient Cities
8 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave.
$7-$10. 704-358-9200.
With a pedigree that includes Secondhand Stories’ Stephen
Warwick and members of Small Talk Industries and the Noises 10 this promising
new project should deliver the musical goods with Hello Handshake and Luz
opening up the show.
The Dandy Warhols
9 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory
Blvd. $27. www.livenation.com
For nearly two decades this Portland outfit has been
straddling lo-fi alt-rock, psychedelic
grooves, and goth mysticism in its own quirky, signature way. Opening night in
San Francisco revealed ample material from its new album “The Machine” as well
as a career overview full of fan favorites.
The Coathangers
8 p.m. Sunday, May 27, The Haunted Mill, 6325 W. Wilkinson
Blvd. Belmont. $7. http://thecoathangers.tumblr.com/
The ladies of the Atlanta indie rock act hang with the
grittiest of punk and garage rockers on stage, but have also matured into a
stellar modern day girl group (hear the track “Go Away” for example). The BYOB
concert series is also a potluck dinner, so bring food to share. Admission to The
Mill’s haunted attraction and mini-golf is an additional $3.
The Polyphonic Spree
7:30 p.m., Monday, May 28, McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College
St. $19.50-$27.50. 704-372-1000.
Though the uniformed
orchestral pop ensemble appears as a cult (or sometimes a paramilitary group), Tim
DeLaughter’s post-Tripping Daisy outfit (which is the closest thing the
alt-rock world has to a colorful choir) examines life and death with zeal and
dynamics on its digital and vinyl single series.
Church of
Misery/Gates of Slumber
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave.
$13-$15. www.etix.com
A preoccupation with death (serial murder in particular),
Sabbath-ian riffs, and `70s metal color this Japanese import’s doom rock.
Indiana trio Gates of Slumber (along with Hail! Hornet) open the show with its
own brand of hypnotic and spooky blues-anchored metal.
Jerry Joseph &
the Jackmormons
8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $10.
704-358-9200.
This veteran singer-songwriter writes raw rocking rootsy
songs and manages to channel artists as disparate as Elvis Costello and John
Hiatt (with a touch of Springsteen) on songs that are musically gritty and
lyrically witty with substance.
2013 Wolves
2013 Wolves
9 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. Free.
704-333-9799.
The Charlotte duo, who has evolved into a genre defying, atmosphere-crunching, well-oiled manic machine of gospel, punk, blues, and metal, ends its month long
residency at the Plaza-Midwood haunt. Next month? The Aqualads.
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