moe./Truth & Salvage Co./Sons of Bill
Friday
4 p.m., US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy,
Free, www.usnwc.org
The second day of the US National Whitewater Center’s annual July
4 celebration kicks off with cornhole at 2 p.m. followed by live
music from well-read Virginia roots-rockers Sons of Bill, Southern rockers
Truth & Salvage Co. and jam stalwarts moe. Fireworks close out the show.
Plaza Midwood Pig Pickin’
The AMFMs, Temperance League, Amigo, and Hectorina head up the
annual holiday party at Snug Harbor, which will feature a fish fry courtesy of
Twin Tops Fish Camp and live rock n’ roll followed by DJs inside and karaoke on
the back patio while the neighboring Diamond features the Loudermilkes, Pullman
Strike, and Belmont Playboys on the patio.
New Edition/Joe
The full lineup of Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill,
Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe break out everything from “Candy
Girl” to “Hit Me Off” as well as equally huge hits from Bell Biv Devoe and
Gill, Brown, and Tresvant’s solo careers. Opening act Joe just released his
eleventh studio album “Bridges” in June.
Brother Dege
The Baton Rouge bluesman, who gained national attention through
“Django Unchained,” makes blues for the modern age on his new mixtape “Scorched
Earth Policy.” There’s haunting, classic acoustic blues, but it’s done with a
keen knowledge of pop, grunge, and rock that inform the writing and arrangements.
Goddamn Gallows
It’s difficult to create an original sound in 2014, but this
partly acoustic punk act (whose style has been described as gypsy-punk and
hobocore) brings the sound of the punk squats and abandoned buildings it once
called home to the stage performing songs like exorcisms with washboard, banjo,
and ferociousness.
The Neighbourhood
Since playing Charlotte in June 2013 the alternative dream-rock
band has headlined WEND’s sold out Not So Acoustic Xmas and has graduated to
the larger Fillmore. It’s making one more pass and releasing a mixtape before
heading into the studio to record its sophomore effort.
Goo Goo Dolls/Daughtry/Plain White T’s
On the fast track to its thirtieth anniversary in 2015, Johnny
Rzeznik and company team with Daughtry, whose latest album “Bapitized” is more
in line with the Dolls’ adult pop, and seemingly youthful Plain White T’s eight
years after its biggest hit “Hey There Delilah.."
Shinobi Ninja/Pradigy GT
Wednesday 9 p.m., Chop Shop, 399 E. 35th St., $5-$10, www.chopshopnoda.com
The NYC sextet mix Linkin Park's seriousness with the animated, colorful vibe of the Beastie Boys for a party-starting sound that's the next step in blurring musical styles. Local opening act Pradigy GT, who is readying its new album, takes a similar approach to bridging distorted guitar rock, hip-hop, dance, and pop.
The Independents
The veteran horror ska-punk band from SC that’s made up of equal
parts the Ramones, the Misfits and Elvis, is still going strong 22 years after
its birth. It’s latest album “Into the Light” treats death more seriously with
the loss of family members inspiring frontman Evil Presly and guitarist Willy
B this time out.
Kool Keith
Snug Harbor’s weekly dance and hip-hop parties team with Recess
Fest (which takes place later this month) to welcome the eccentric, influential
Ultramagnetic MC’s founder known under many names, including critically and
commercially acclaimed Dr. Octagon as well as Dr. Dooom, for an extremely
intimate, and likely packed, set.
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