8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, February
22 and 23, Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. $27.50-$72.50. www.blumenthalarts.org
From the rooftops of its native Cuba
to global sensation, the classically-trained Grammy nominated Miami-based
septet collaborates with Charlotte Symphony Orchestra for a culturally
adventurous Pops concert that merges Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban tradition with
big orchestral sound.
Antiseen
The veteran Charlotte punk band
celebrates its 30th year
in October and this show - with the “Eat More Possum” lineup playing the bulk
of that 1992 album as well as material from its current lineup - will likely be
its last until then. Guitarist Joe Young says of playing 23-year-old material:
“I felt like I was 33 again.”
A Night in Rio: Brazilian Carnival
Experience
7 p.m. Saturday, February 23,
Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St.
$12-$15. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
NoDa celebrates the music, dancing,
food, arts and crafts of Brazil for the fourth annual Night in Rio. The popular
cultural festival features elaborately costumed performers, samba and Bossa
Nova, dance lessons, capoeira demonstrations and batucada drumming and dance.
Jerrod Niemann
On his latest album, “Free the
Music,” the “Lover Lover” singer proves his versatility on genre-pushing
hick-hop and pop-laced country (the title track and “Get On Up”), traditional
classic country (“Whiskey Kind of Way”), pop balladry (“Only God Could Love You
More”) and horn-laced Tex-Mex (“I’ll Have to Kill the Pain”).
Wayne Hancock
For his first album in four years,
“Ride” (out February 26), the rockabilly-flavored Americana guitarist and
honky-tonk throwback channels his blues through the open road having taken up
motorcycling following a separation from his wife, which gives the record a
aura of freedom and sadness.
Donna the Buffalo
7 p.m. Thursday, February 28,
Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St.
$22-$37. 704-358-9298.
A bison (see below) and a buffalo
playing music across the street from each other? Sounds like a joke, but
festival favorites Tara Nevins and company return with its signature mix of
danceable Zydeco and Cajun flavored reggae and Americana.
The Last Bison
8 p.m. Thursday, February 28,
Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. $10-$12. 704-376-3737.
Culled from the same pool as Mumford
and the Lumineers, this Virginia farmland outfit sounds more firmly rooted in
colonial Appalachia and Irish folk music while it looks as if it might be part
of a “Little House on the Prairie” cult in period dress. It’s lively mix of
mountain and chamber music can certainly draw you in.
Mod Sun/Cisco Adler
The one time drummer for post
hardcore band Scary Kids Scaring Kids is a rapper who calls his style hippy-hop
and mixes electronic, reggae, hip-hop and rock for a sound that's in line with
contemporaries like Mickey Avalon. Whitestarr/Shwayze’s Adler released his solo
debut “Aloha.” It also rides a similar lazy summertime vibe.
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