Rye Rye/Eryn Woods
This female Baltimore rapper falls between bubblegum electro club
and the smart world hip-hop of sometime collaborator M.I.A. Famously mohawked
singer Woods - last here during Charlotte Pride! - packs a quirky voice and
colorful style reminiscent of Charlotte’s own Hope Nicholls.
Coconut Grove Band, Fair Play with Carey Simms, and Ben Gatlin
Band
Saturday 6 p.m., Thoroughbred Lounge, 4925 Rozzels
Ferry Rd., $10 minimum donation, 704-395-9735.
Having raised $10,000 for brain tumor research in honor of his
cancer-survivor brother for his 50th birthday last year, Tommy
Ballard is doing it again with a concert that’s open to the public. Music
includes Craig Woolard sitting in with the bands and a DJ between acts.
Jay Z
Saturday 8 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade
St., $42.55-$143.20
With barely a break for the holidays, the hip-hop mogul picks up
his “Magna Carter World Tour” with a long-awaited return to Charlotte. The set
list boasts well over 20 songs and, according to reviews, a level of intimacy
rarely seen at an arena-sized hip-hop show.
Raimee
Like Lacuna Coil and a less commercial Evanescence, the Boone, NC
goth-metal outfit marries scale-climbing female vocals and piano, classical flourishes,
heavy distortion, and classic metal arrangements with a dreamy, dark fairytale
feel. It teams with Luna’s Lament and Avalon Steel.
Paleface/Time Sawyer
Saturday 10 p.m., Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St.,
$8-$10, www.eveningmuse.com
The frontman and visual artist, whose brush with mainstream
stardom in the `90s never quite materialized, remains one of the country’s most
underrated songwriters. His live show is punctuated by partner/drummer Mo
Samalot (featured on vocals in the above video). Elkin’s cleverly named Time Sawyer is a rocking bluegrass folk-band that’s
reach extends well outside those parameters.
Beach Weather/Edward Appleby
These two minimalist Alabama acts (the musical alter-egos of
individual composers) create quiet, cinematic tracks that seem fit to score a
dream sequence, a slow, sleepy montage, or picturesque landscapes on the open
road.
Run Engine
The Charlotte foursome drifts between hard charging guitar rock
and radio-ready `90s style pop-rock that features jangly Tom Petty-like guitars
and ample harmonies. Andy Wood’s deep Chris Cornell-meets-Darius Rucker
baritone, which you might expect to find in a classic country song, threads
through it all.
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