Minus the Bear
It’s been a year and a half since 2012’s “Infinity Overhead”
album and the influential Seattle indie-rock favorite is only just gearing up
for its next go of songwriting, but the band’s keeping its live skills sharp
and Southeastern fans pacified with a rare weekend in the Carolinas.
The Hawthornes
The Charlotte foursome, which combines funk basslines, anthemic
rock guitar, a touch of prog and jazz, and vocals that marry elements of Seal
and Michael McDonald celebrate the release of its new album, “More Than Eyes
Can See.”
Sarah Jarosz
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter and banjo and mandolin prodigy
picks up where artists like Nickel Creek left off - bridging nimble picking
bluegrass with orchestral folk. Her third album, “Build Me Up From Bones” is
her darkest, edgiest, and artiest effort yet.
Sinners & Saints
Saturday 10 p.m., Petra’s,1919 Commonwealth Ave., $5,
www.petraspianobar.com
The Charlotte acoustic duo follows 2012’s impressive “Stupid
Little Songs” debut with its first full-length, “Love and Misery.” If you
prefer the Avett Brothers’ stripped down “Gleam” EPs or watching the Cabin
stage at Merlefest with the sun in your eyes, then try this pair’s raw,
heart-on-sleeve folk.
Don Williams
On the recent Greenville, SC stop of his current tour, the
oft-covered, award-winning 74-year-old Texan behind `70s and `80s country
classics like "Tulsa Time" and "It Must Be Love" shared stories laced with dry
humor and kept the focus on songs, not flash.
Ava Luna
This Brooklyn art house, no-wave throwback makes Of Montreal
sound like an FM pop band with its strange combination of soul singing, funky
percussion, quirky synth, disjointed arrangements, and nods to distant cousins
like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Le Tigre, `80s R&B, and Talking Heads.
Middle Class Rut
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave., $12-$14, www.tremontmusichall.com
Before heading out as openers on Chevelle's upcoming tour, this Chicago duo who expanded its sound and lineup for its 2013 album "Pick Up Your Head," headlines with a garage rock-meets-Jane's Addiction vibe. With Dinosaur Pile Up and Brick + Mortar.
Switchfoot
The San Diego pop-rock band infuses its ninth album with modern,
electronic edge that fits nicely as an airy companion to its surf documentary,
“Fading West.” Like U2, it smartly approaches the sonic evolution without
losing its individuality to technology. With Swedish dance-pop juggernaut the
Royal Concept.
Children of Bodom
Wednesday 8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory
Blvd., $30.50, www.livenation.com
As an opening band on major metal tours this veteran Finnish death
metal act is often a show-stealer. As it casts its own “Halo of Blood” over North
America during this sixth week headlining tour it competes for that title with
even older opening act Death Angel and fellow Scandinavians Tyr.
2 Chainz
With “B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME” continuing its late 2013 streak riding
Billboard’s R&B and hip-hop album charts (where he still hovers around #15),
the gruff Georgia rapper embarks on the 2 Good to Be T.R.U. tour with Pusha T and
August Alsina.
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