Carnival of Madness
5 p.m. Friday, August 30, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $17-$57.50. www.livenation.com
If black and white and gray represent
the varying shades of metal, this annual hard rock tour hits on its varied
gradations from the Southern rock of Shinedown to the catchy, anthemic hard rock of Papa
Roach (which has taken a page from 30 Seconds to Mars of late) to the Christian alternative and industrial metal of Skillet and We As Human
to the melodic assault of female fronted metal band In This Moment.
Megan & Liz
6:30 p.m. Friday, August 30, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St.
$13-$15. www.amossouthend.com
The YouTube-approved, Michigan-based twin sister act combines
the positive shout-anthems of Icona Pop, the sweet, cheerleader pop of Disney
grads like Hilary Duff and Aly & AJ, and the girly, carefree feel of beachy
songwriters like Colbie Caillat. Its debut album is out this fall.
Matthew Mayfield
8 p.m. Saturday, August 31, Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson
St. $8-$10. www.eveningmuse.com
The former Moses Mayfield singer approaches pop-rock with
more heft and haunting than many of his TV drama scoring peers (his songs have
been used in “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Hart of Dixie”) thanks to a dark, distorted
rock undercurrent and a Springsteen-like scratch in his voice. He embarks on an
acoustic tour in support of his impressive new EP, “Irons in the Fire.”
Analog Daze
8 p.m. Saturday, August 31, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown
Ave. $10. www.doubledoorinn.com
The appropriately tagged Charlotte band, which trades in
grooving and gritty classic blues-rock flavored with Southern, psychedelic,
classic, and early modern rock, celebrates the release of its (again well
titled) album “Throwback Anthems” with the Kevin Marshall Band and Gigi Dover
& Big Love. The first 100 people receive a free download.
JP Harris & the
Tough Choices
6 p.m. Sunday, September 1, Thirsty Beaver, 1225 Central
Ave. Free. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Thirsty-Beaver-Saloon/155129104571598
Fans of true honky tonk and classic country
music get a pass to sleep in late Monday morning following a likely marathon
from this Southern traditional songwriter who snubs his nose at his home of
Music City with a blatantly old school sound that rocks more than rolls live.
Muse
7 p.m. Tuesday, September 3, Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E.
Trade St. $45.15-$67.10. www.ticketmaster.com
The influential British arena rock band’s last world tour
was one of the best of 2010, though it missed Charlotte. With it's Queen-meets-James-Bond soundtrack feel, its album “The
2nd Law” may not have resonated as much as its inescapable
mainstream breakthrough, “The Uprsising.” But you can bet the theatrical trio will perform
a grand, memorable and cinematic-sounding rock show as if scoring the apocalypse.
Goodie Mob (cancelled)
8 p.m. Thursday, September 5, The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music
Factory. $30.50. www.livenation.com
Although now famous for his non hip-hop pursuits (“The
Voice,” Gnarls Barkley, “Forget You”), Ceelo Green reteams with Big Gipp,
Khujo, and T-Mo for a Goodie Mob reunion and album (this week's cleverly titled “Age
Against the Machine”), which Green says goes beyond hip-hop and is just the
first act for the reignited veteran unit.
Black Flag
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 4, Chop Shop, 399 E. 35th
St. $20-$25. www.chopshopnoda.com
Although entangled in an un-punk rock lawsuit with Flag -
another touring version of former members playing Black Flag songs - over trademark
infringement, founder Greg Ginn and vocalist Ron Reyes (from the “Jealous
Again” era) are revisiting the seminal punk group’s influential catalog as well
as creating its first new material since 1985.
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Goodie Mob was cancelled last week.
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