Tusker
8 p.m. Friday, July 5,
Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave. $8. 704-343-9494.
This still relatively new
Winston-Salem act steers its muscle car toward bluesy, groove-anchored metal
with gruff, literate vocals and ample whiskey-dripping boogie. The band
features former Charlottean/bassist Mike Tyson, who was part of Hopesfall’s later
lineup.
Maria Howell
5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6,
The Bechtler Museum, 420 S. Tryon St. $12 for non-members (Friday’s show is
sold out). https://purchaseonline.bechtler.org/public/show_events_list.asp
The Atlanta-based actress
and Gastonia native who sang the show stopping choir solo in 1985’s “The Color
Purple” and has appeared on “Revolution” and “The Vampire Diaries” of late,
joins the Ziad Jazz Quartet for a two-night Jazz at The Bechtler engagement.
Kristy Lee
8 p.m. Saturday, July
6, Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. $12-$14. 704-376-3737.
You wouldn’t expect such a
huge, emotive soul-soaked voice just looking at this white Alabama
singer-songwriter strumming an acoustic guitar in her sideways ball cap and dew
rag. Imagine the Indigo Girls or Tracy Chapman backing Brittany Howard (Alabama
Shakes) or Lisa Kekaula (the Bellrays) at The Apollo.
Mike Pinto
8 p.m. Saturday, July 6,
Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $12-$15. www.visulite.com
This California
songwriter’s playful, reggae-laced acoustic rock captures the easy, relaxed
existence of beach dwelling while horns give it a lively ska punch. Pinto’s
latest album “Truthful Lies” (which features guest musicians from the
Aggrolites and members of Bob Marley's, G. Love's, and Lenny Kravitz’s bands) hits
on several levels. It could appeal to jam crowds, Parrotheads, traditional
reggae fans, or those that dig 311 and Love.
Debbie Davies
10 p.m. Saturday, July 6,
Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown Ave. $15. 704-376-1446.
Along with Bonnie Raitt
this award winning blues guitarist and singer was a forerunner for women in the
genre as a sidewoman for Albert Collins and Fingers Taylor before launching a
solo career that’s seen her collaborating with everyone from Ike Turner and
Charlie Musselwhite to Peter Green and Coco Montoya.
Christopher Paul Stelling
8 p.m. Tuesday, July 9,
Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. $8-$10. www.eveningmuse.com
The nimble picker combines
the dexterity of a classical player and a six-string attack that feels like
musical exorcism. Vocally he hits with quick, frantic, raspy quips or,
elsewhere, more traditional drawn out harmonies. The combination brings new
life to the solo acoustic genre.
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