Melanie
Fiona
Friday 8 p.m., Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St., $35/$65
VIP, www.amossouthend.com
The
Canadian R&B singer behind hits “4AM” and “It Kills Me” is regrouping as an
independent artist with a new single, “Cold Piece,” which packs plenty of
attitude. She’s paired with fellow smooth crooner J. Holiday (“Bed,” “Suffocate”)
and `90s R&B quintet Silk, who helped add the phrase “Freak Me” to urban
slang dictionaries back in 1994.
Mipso
& David Holt
Saturday 8 p.m., Neighorhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St., $17-$20, www.visulite.com
Titling
its second album, “Dark Holler Pop,” gives this harmony-driven Chapel Hill trio
a built-in calling card. There’s no better description for a record that’s a
who’s who of the triangle’s music scene. The innovative group keeps good
company in Grammy winning PBS’ “Folkways” host and NC music historian Holt.
Michael
Franti & Spearhead
Sunday 7:30 p.m., The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music
Factory Blvd., $33, www.livenation.com
On
his eighth studio album, “All People,” the veteran California activist/musician
continues to seamlessly blend rock, reggae, hip-hop, folk and funk into
hook-laden pop songs while sticking with the positive messages of unity and
tolerance that have long been at the forefront of his music. Canadian it-girl
Serena Ryder opens the show.
IAmDynamite
Sunday 9 p.m., Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave., $8-$10,
www.tremontmusichall.com
This
rock duo is likely the best band you haven’t heard. As an opening act it’s
converted Sum 41 and Blue October fans with catchy song after catchy song.
You’ll doubt whether the pair - out on its “Hey Girl” tour before its second
album is released next year - is capable of writing a dud.
Joe
Bonamassa
Tuesday 8 p.m., Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E.
Independence Blvd., $97.30-$147, www.ticketmaster.com
While
other young blues guitarists were copping classic licks, this now 36-year-old
wunderkind was carving out his own style, which he delivers to audiences with
an acoustic opening set and a show-stopping electric set for a show that clocks
in at nearly three hours. Both are filled with eclectic covers from “Jelly
Roll” to “Sloe Gin.”
Big
Bad Voodoo Daddy
Wednesday 8 p.m., Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St., $27-$32, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
Hard
to believe it’s been 17 years since the movie “Swingers” gave this California
swing revivalist and actor Vince Vaughn a kick in the career. BBVD was already
steeped in the swing tradition before the swing craze took hold. It celebrates 20
years with a signature dancefloor-igniting set.
Kevin
Devine
Thursday 8 p.m., Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St.,
$13-$16, www.eveningmuse.com
Don’t
let the singer-songwriter tag fool you. Like Ted Leo, the Brooklyn band leader
is as capable of rocking out to charging guitar as he is delving into folkier
acoustic pop. He does both with two recently released Kickstarter-funded
albums, “Bulldozer” and “Bubblegum.” With Now Now.
Trombone
Shorty
Thursday 8 p.m., Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th.
St., $25-$27, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
The
legacy musician’s place was destined as a band leader parading brass bands
through the streets of New Orleans at age 6. The now 27-year-old, Treme-raised horn
player continues to push the boundaries of jazz, funk, and hip-hop with rock and R&B thrown in, often
collaborating with an eclectic mix of his peers and industry legends.
Papadosio
Thursday 9:30 p.m., Chop Shop, 399 E. 35th
St., $10-$12, www.chopshopnoda.com
This
Asheville based outfit merges the no longer so dissimilar worlds of electronic
music and jam rock pinning matter-of-fact, everyman-style harmonies and the
occasional flicker of bluegrass and folk music on trippy psychedelic
atmospherics and dance-music bloops and bleeps - making it a favorite on the
festival circuit.
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