7 p.m. Friday, August 16, Uptown Amphitheatre, 1000 NC Music
Factory Blvd. $34-$62.50. www.livenation.com
Hit making songwriter Ryan Tedder’s Coldplay-styled pop-rock
outfit returns following the March release of its third album, “Native,” with
the Detroit-based soul throwback in tow.
The snappy dressing lady’s man (Hawthorne) taps into his `80s influences
as well as his Motown roots on his new album. With Churchhill.
Jars of Clay/The Last
Bison
8 p.m. Friday, August 16, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St.
$17.50-$20/$35 VIP. www.amossouthend.com
One of Christian rock’s biggest crossover acts - thanks to
1996’s Top 40 hit “Flood” - returns prior to the release of its eleventh album
“Inland” (out August 27). Virginia family septet the Last Bison is the latest
entry in the Mumford-following folk-pop category, but it stands out with
self-described mountain chamber music and a startling single, “Switzerland.”
Tift Merritt
8 p.m. Friday, August 16, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave.
$15-$17. www.visulite.com
The Raleigh raised singer-songwriter summons the ghosts of
the best female band leaders of the `70s
- a fun force on stage who seems to be enjoying herself with a voice
that's mighty in its tone and strength, but still sweet and vulnerable.
Heaven
10 p.m. Friday, August 16, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St.
$5-$10. www.snugrock.com
Matt Sumrow (Comas, Ambulance Ltd, Dean & Britta)
channels the darker side of a John Hughes’ film with this melancholy new wave
throwback that combines a sense of dreamy longing with a Jesus & Mary
Chain-like marriage of melody and fuzz.
Skid Rowe
8 p.m. Saturday, August 17, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon ST.
$17.50-$20. www.amossouthend.com
At 14 years with the band, singer Johnny Solinger has
actually been on stage with Snake Sabo, Rachel Bolan, and Scotti Hill longer
than Sebastian Bach was. The hair metal stalwart’s latest material is a series
of EPs. “United World Rebellion - Chapter One” is out now with “Chapter Two” to
follow soon.
Wilson
7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 18, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave.
$10-$12. www.tremontmusichall.com
The Detroit quintet approaches metal with a sense of humor
and a fondness for grooves (think Maylene’s Northern cousins) as it twists
between assaulting riffs and boogieing hooks with a nod to party metal and its
musical Motor City roots.
Scott Weiland
8 p.m. Sunday, August 18, The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music
Factory Blvd. $37.50. www.livenation.com
While he and his former band mates have it out in court over
the Stone Temple Pilots’ name, the infamous vocalist who was fired from the
group in February (STP hired Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington) performs songs
from the group’s 20 year history, focusing primarily on its most successful
records on the Purple at the Core Tour.
Bruno Mars/Fitz &
the Tantrums
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, Time Warner Cable Arena, 333
E. Trade St. $61.95-$78. www.ticketmaster.com
The Hawaiian hit maker brings retro Motown-style soul and
showmanship to the modern era with a glitzy show that includes not only his own
massive hits, but the others (“Billionaire”)
he’s had a hand in. Here’s hoping for a hint of his spot-on Michael Jackson
impersonation too. Fitz leads a funky buzzing soul-pop unit that serving up modest hits of its own.
John Cowan
8 p.m. Thursday, August 22, Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E . 36th
St. $20-$30. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
As the voice of New Grass Revival he was the first to mix
bluegrass, rock, soul and gospel and he’s continued to do that as a solo
artist. The go-to session bassist and dynamite singer celebrates his 60th
birthday (officialy August 24) on tour this week.
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