Clutch/Prong
7 p.m. Friday, July 20, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St.
$19-$22. www.etix.com
On the heels of its new 7” single Clutch headlines Charlotte
for the first time since its 2009 holiday tour with a set list that’s a
speckling of its 22-year output, while influential metal vet Prong boasts a
well-received new album “Carved Into Stone.”
With Lionize.
JD McPherson
8 p.m. Friday, July 20, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $12-$15.
704-358-9200.
As if plucked from another era, this Oklahoma vintage soul
band leader channels a young Little Richard - similar to the way Amy Winehouse
once stoked the embers of girl groups like the Ronettes. He’s gained favor with
the UK music press as well.
Charles Walker Band
10 p.m. Friday, July 20, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown
Ave. $10. 704-376-1446.
Looking like action heroes from `70s Blaxploitation films, this
Milwaukee combo’s retro blend of funk and blues is punctuated by its band
leader’s ever present organ and showy saxophone and vocalist Porsche Cameron’s
edgy soul delivery.
Summer Music Festival
6 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $54.25-$144.25. www.livenation.com
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Patti LaBelle head up
this multi-generational R&B fest which includes the `60s and `70s soul of
the O’Jays, the smooth `80s and `90s grooves of Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, and
the modern hip-hop-tinged R&B of singer Tank.
311/Slightly
Stoopid/The Aggrolites
6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,
707 Pavilion Blvd. $32-$61.85. www.livenation.com
It’s a bill of feel-good summer-ready tunes when 311’s
annual summer Unity Tour returns this time with the beachy Southern California
reggae-rock of Slightly Stoopid and the soul-infused old school reggae of the
Aggrolites.
A Place to Bury
Strangers/Hunters
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave.
$15-$18. www.etix.com
Don’t let the “noise rock” tag fool you, NYC’s APTBS make
listenable, distorted, dark rock like Jesus & Mary Chain spliced with Joy
Division. The punkier Hunters take a similar musical approach, but with female
vocals akin to Ting Tings.
Lydia Loveless
8 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson
St. $10-$12. 704-376-3737.
With her matter-of-fact delivery, a voice that sounds like
Neko Case’s spunkier sister, and blatantly honest stage banter this funny
Ohioan singer-songwriter is a hidden gem whose lyrics and heart are bound to
charm.
Josh Ritter
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon
St. $25.50-$29.50. 704-372-1000.
Long revered for literate folk-rock that draws comparisons
to Bob Dylan, the songwriter and band leader is equally adept on stage where he
is backed by a charging rock combo that creates an atmosphere that’s far from a
chill, sit-down singer-songwriter experience (although that's what you get in the above video).
Jason Aldean
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,
707 Pavilion Blvd. $40.25-$73. www.livenation.com
With a new album set for fall (preceded by the new single
“Take a Little Ride”), the country headliner continues to host his My Kinda Party
Tour with openers Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley and DJ Silver keeping the momentum
going once tailgaters enter the venue.
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