Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Chop Shop, 399 E. 35th St.
Single day passes are $10, $20 and $15, respectively or $30 for a three day pass. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Chop-Shop/161498290559158?sk=app_154926464573917
Forty-four bands over three days makes for a perfect place to
sample Charlotte music from acts such as Super Ape, Jim Avett, Yardwork, Side
By Side, Pullman Strike, Funky Geezer, Little Bull Lee, Ancient Cities, the
Elves, the Loudermilks, Hello Handshake, Small Talk Industries, Vess, Elonzo, Miami Dice, S.O. Stereo, Lindsey Ryan, Renelvis and many more.
Colin Hay
7 p.m. Sunday, September 9,
McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St. $25-$30. 704-372-1000.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary
of his band Men At Work’s Australian anthem “Down Under,” the
frontman-turned-solo-artist released a new version to roil Australian Olympians
following the 2011 album, “Gathering Mercury,” which is being called his best
work since Men At…
Chris Isaak
7:30 p.m. Monday, September
10, McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St. $34.50-$94.50. 704-372-1000.
The ageless crooning rocker digs into a bucket list of classic
rock n’ roll and country songs by his idols while still hitting on the original
fan favorites that, along with his sharp band and showmanship, make for such a
brilliant live show.
Pan
8 p.m. Tuesday, September
11, Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd. $6-$9. www.etix.com
Named for Peter (not the fluting Greek God), this Columbia
foursome create guitar-rooted, post-rock instrumentals that seem simultaneously
expansive and grand yet whimsical. With comparisons to a mathy Explosions in the Sky
(“Friday Night Lights”) and Fang Island, it’s certainly a band to watch.
Kendrick Lamar
8 p.m. Tuesday, September
11, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $33. www.livenation.com
The 25-year-old rapper hasn’t released a major label album yet,
but he’s become the industry’s new go-to collaborator working recently with Lady
Gaga on a song for his upcoming album “M.A.A.d city” (due in
October). Catch him in a club while you can.
Hunter Valentine
8 p.m. Wednesday, September
12, Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd. $7-$9. www.etix.com
Since its last Charlotte show these Canadian-bred Brooklyn
transplants have become reality stars on Showtime’s third season of the
lesbian-centered series “The Real L Word,” which, of course, focuses on the
poppy hard rock quartet’s inner band drama more than Joan Jett-like hooks.
Danielia Cotton
9 p.m. Wednesday, September
12, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown Ave. $12. www.doubledoorinn.com
The bluesy rock guitarist and
soulful singer faces one hit after another (miscarriage, scarred marriage, and
cancer), but she comes out swinging on her uplifting upcoming survival-themed
album, where she sounds like a female Lenny Kravitz and dares to impressively
cover Prince and Billie Holiday.
Cancellation - The
Outernational show at Tremont Music Hall Friday, which was featured in the
print version of Hot Concerts, has been cancelled. Singer Miles Solay recently
discovered a node on his vocal chord and the group is cancelling tour dates
until he is able to see a doctor.
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