Brad Paisley
4:30 p.m. Friday, September 14, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $38.25-$79. www.livenation.com
The recent CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee heads up a bill so
big it might as well be a festival with the Band Perry, “American Idol”
winner Scotty McCreery of Garner, Kristen Kelly, “One Tree Hill’s” Jana Kramer, and Love
and Theft, which features Charlotte-bred Eric Gunderson.
Big K.R.I.T.
The Mississippi emcee is one of 2012’s hottest young artists with
number ones across the board (R&B/hip-hop, rap, digital) for June’s
non-mixtape debut, “Live from the Underground” and its single “Country S***.”
He heads up an eight artist bill that includes Tito Lopez, Slim Thug, and
Royal-Tee.
Datsik
Since ringing in the New Year at The Fillmore, the Canadian dubstep
DJ/producer and frequent remixer has released his first official album - a
surprisingly eclectic and futuristic guest-heavy affair titled “Vitamin D” -
and launched his own label.
Mary J. Blige/D’Angelo
7 p.m. Saturday, September 15, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $38.75-$116.55. www.livenation.com
Blige, fresh from her
Presidential opening gig at the DNC, is paired with the R&B/hip-hopper –
who is making a long-awaited comeback after years of silence. They co-headline
the Liberation Tour.
106.5 The End’s Weenie Roast
12 p.m. Sunday, September 16, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $24.50-$68. www.livenation.com
WEND turns back the clock with `90s acts the Offspring, Garbage,
Our Lady Peace and Eve 6, while later entries Flogging Molly, Coheed and
Cambria, Anberlin, and Switchfoot join rising acts Foxy Shazam, Evans Blue and
Charlotte’s Paper Tongues, Drop D, and Vess.
Metric
One of the best live acts touring, this Canadian guitar and
synth-rock four-piece create bold, yet beautiful infectious tracks elevated by
singer Emily Haines' dreamy vocals and dynamic stage presence.
Passion Pit
8 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory
Blvd. $33. www.livenation.com
Two months after postponing its July show due to singer Michael
Angelakos’ mental state, the electro-dance outfit returns for a makeup date
with new supporting acts the Neighborhood and Pacific Air.
Randall Shreve & the Sideshow
9 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, Double Door, 1218 Charlottetown Ave. $5. 704-376-1446.
Call it cabaret or burlesque rock, the former drummer reinvented his sound from more generic (but still quality), contemporary rock to a colorful vaudeville which comes across like Ours' Jimmy Gnecco or Jeff Buckley playing ringmaster in Amanda Palmer's circus.
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