Something Clever
The Charlotte-based metallic hard rock band celebrates the
release of “Season of Darkness.” The album creates a melodic metal assault with
thick riffs and intricate fretwork, crisp basslines, pummeling tempos and vocal
dynamics. The anthem “Best Laid Plans” would be a perfect score for a WWE or
UFC promo.
Mipso
Friday
7:30 p.m., Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Free,
www.folksociety.org
The NC new grass outfit, whose 2013 album title “Dark Holler Pop”
is an apt description as any of the band’s fresh take on roots music, brings
youthful, spirited, but still tradition-based, modern bluegrass to the
Charlotte Folk Society’s monthly free concert series.
J. Roddy Walston & the Business/Moon Taxi/Jessica Hernandez
The long buzzed about Southern rock outfit is enjoying sell out
concerts and long awaited popularity following 2013’s “Essential Tremors,”
which was boosted by “Sweat Shock’s” inclusion in a Coors Light commercial last
fall. Nashville’s Moon Taxi and soul/blues-rock singer Hernandez make for an
impressive lineup.
Andy Grammer/Alex & Sierra
The acoustic pop singer-songwriter behind 2011’s “Keep Your Head
Up” continues making positive pop songs like his latest ode to fidelity on the
road “Honey, I’m Good.” He’s joined by 2013 “X Factor” winners Alex &
Sierra, who first charmed Simon Cowell with their unique take on Britney
Spears’ “Toxic.”
Adventure Club
Crafting a dynamic mix of the abrasive and accessible by blending
dizzying dubstep, gentler electropop, and dancefloor atmospherics often with
the aid of delicate guest vocals, the Canadian production duo is making a name
for itself in dance music.
Pat Green/Hudson Moore
With the single “Girls From Texas” (with Lyle Lovett) from his
forthcoming album, country singer Pat Green returns to his independent Texas
roots and in doing so brings 24 year old Ft. Worth songwriter Moore on the
road. Like Green, the rising country singer bridges Nashville gloss and red
dirt grit.
Green River Revival
Saturday 1 p.m., US National Whitewater Center, 5000
Whitewater Center Pkwy,
The US National Whitewater Center’s fifth annual St. Patrick’s
Day 5K run is followed by an afternoon concert featuring Charlotte’s Matrimony
and Durham’s quirky roots-pop combo Bombadil, who announce the departure of
multi-instrumentalist Stuart Robinson just weeks before the March 24 release of
its new album “Hold On.”
Anthony D’Amato/Liz Longley
D’Amato is one of the most gifted folk-rock singer-songwriters to
come along since Josh Ritter with whom he shares a literary Dylanesque quality.
He recorded his acclaimed “The Shipwreck from the Shore” with members of
Megafaun and Bon Iver and Ritter’s bands and joins Longley as she celebrates
the release of her new self-titled album.
Sarah McLachlan
Tuesday 8 p.m., Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E.
Independence Blvd., $55.27-$99.18, www.ticketmaster.com
Not since Lilith Fair has the Canadian songstress best known for
her beloved `90s albums, gut wrenching ASPCA commercials, and the dormant femme-fest,
graced a Charlotte stage. Her “Shine On Tour” boasts over 2 hours of
career-spanning songs, so it should please old and new fans.
Steve Aoki
The Grammy nominated DJ and Dim Mak Records founder’s latest live
production - the Neon Future Experience, which follows the September release of
his latest all-star album - boasts custom built LED cubes with mirrored panels
that mimic much larger festival sets and create visual depth to reflect the pumping
electro-pop soundtrack.
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