7 p.m. Friday, August 3, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $33-$80.40. www.livenation.com
The title of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s new record “Last of a Dyin’
Breed” may sum up this pair of classic Southern rockers who both formed in
late `60s era Jacksonville, Florida. Both charge ahead through illness, lineup shakeups, hiatuses,
and death.
Ava Luna
9 p.m. Saturday, August 4, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. $5.
704-333-9799.
The Brooklyn septet makes experimental soul and
unpredictable art rock for indie rock fans that dig funky falsetto with
stuttering percussion, quirky free jazz-like swerves, and layered female
backing harmonies.
Andy Vaughan &
the Driveline
10 p.m. Saturday, August 4, Puckett’s Farm Equipment, 2740
W. Sugar Creek Rd. $5. 704-597-8230.
On its new album, “Searching for the Song”, this Richmond
combo trades in authentic old timey country, twangy honky-tonk, and late
`70s/early `80s pre-pop/post-outlaw country with aching pedal steel and
Vaughan’s stellar songwriting.
Luciano
10 p.m. Saturday, August 4, Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St. $29.50/$45 VIP. 704-358-9298.
The 47-year-old Jamaican singer is known as the Messenger
for his dedication to traditional reggae and Rastafarian principles, shunning
the sex and violence that colors many of his contemporaries’ lyrics.
12 Stones
8 p.m. Monday, August 6, Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd.
$10-$14. www.etix.com
The Milestone hosts another former hit maker in an extremely
intimate setting. While signed with Wind Up Records the New Orleans Christian
hard rock band became fixtures on soundtracks ("Dead Man's Chest" for instance), commercials, and WWE programs.
O.A.R.
7 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, TWC Uptown Amphitheatre, 1000 NC
Music Factory Blvd. $32-$55.85. www.livenation.com
“Champions” - its collaboration with B.O.B. - was created for the 2012 Olympics. So it’s a good time to revisit
these East Coast road dogs who are still riding the renewed energy of its
latest album, “King.”
Carnival of Madness
5 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,
707 Pavilion Blvd. $32-$68. www.livenation.com
If you missed the Carolina Rebellion festival in Rockingham
in May, four of the hard rock acts from that bill return to headline their own
mini-fest. It includes Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm, New Medicine, and
Cavo.
Ray Wylie Hubbard
9 p.m. Thursday, August 9, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown
Ave. $15-$18. 704-376-1446.
On the aptly titled latest album, “The Grifter’s Hymnal,”
the veteran Texas songwriter straddles gritty country, stirring folk and
rocking blues while ruminating on mortality and spirituality and telling
nostalgic tales about his colorful past.
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