The Carpenter Ants
8 p.m. Friday, June 8, Rodi, 245 W. Garrison Blvd. Free. www.rodiworld.com
This WV institution (at 25 years together) fuses rootsy
country, soul, gospel, funk, and rock. It brings that sound to its latest Don
Dixon-produced album “Uncles and Ants.” NPR listeners may be familiar with
guitarist Michael Lipton from his role as house guitarist on “Mountain Stage.”
Dan Sartain
8 p.m. Friday, June 8, Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd.
$10-$12. www.etix.com
Calling his new album “Too Tough to
Live” “a tribute to when punk was real,” the indie singer/troubadour speeds
through 13 tracks of delightfully subversive garage punk in 20 minutes (with
the help of the Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin). With Temperance League and
Baby Shaker.
Bad Veins
9 p.m. Friday, June 8, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. $8. www.etix.com
On its sophomore album, “This Mess We
Made,” the Ohio duo creates quirky, groovy indie-rock that’s downright sunny
with its big (prerecorded) orchestral arrangements and bleeping synthesizers
mingling on the dancefloor.
Gov’t Mule/Dr. John
7 p.m. Saturday, June 9, Time Warner Cable Uptown
Amphitheatre, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $32-$45.35. www.livenation.com
The Asheville born (and sometimes
Allman Brothers’) guitarist and his veteran blues rock trio headline, but it’s
a opening set by the New Orleans legend - riding high on his recent Dan
Auerbach-produced rock crossover album “Locked Down,” that’s the rare treat.
Of Montreal/Chappo
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St. $15/$30 VIP. 704-358-9298.
The former is an Athens art-rock outfit who continues to
push musical boundaries on its latest mix of hooks and pop experimentation,
while the latter is a funky Brooklyn buzz band thanks to an iPod Touch
commercial that took its song “Come Home” to millions.
Against Me!
7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Amos’ Southend, 1423 S. Tryon St.
$13-$16. www.etix.com
Frontman Tom Gabel became rock’s first openly transgender
artist in May. With songs like “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” on its set list
and Gabel now living as Laura Jane Grace at the helm, the veteran Florida punk
band - never one to shy away from addressing social concerns in its lyrics -
begins a new chapter.
Cast Iron Filter
7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $15.
704-358-9200
This Davidson iron-grass outfit was not only a favorite
locally during its late `90s/early `00s run but toured nationally making a name
for itself in jam and roots music circles. After a lengthy hiatus it returns for a string of
summer reunion shows.
Wretched
7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave.
$8-$10. www.etix.com
After a national Spring tour, the Charlotte metalcore outfit
returns home long enough to finally celebrate the release of its progressive
new album “Son of Perdition” (which was released in March) before heading to
the East and Midwest with King Conquer and on to Canada with 3 Inches of Blood.
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