Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden
With likeminded peers, this dreamy rock outfit is changing the
sound of Nashville with a multimedia Kickstarter campaign for its new album
“The Shape the Color the Feel” and a sound that’s Interpol-meets-Sundays or
Cardigans with shoegazer guitars so fluid they sound like they’re underwater. With
Christy Snow.
The Fresh Beat Band
Preschool parents could do worse than this peppy fictional band
from the Nick Jr. series that’s built on positive pop music and hits on
everything from country-western to Bollywood to hip-hop - the latter thanks in
part to the group’s comedic secret weapon Twist (actor Jon Beavers, who shows
up in the “Gotham” pilot).
Beat ALS Fundraiser
When organizer Christine Strzepek’s music fan mother Elaine
Goslee died from ALS in 2013, her daughter created this annual event to raise
and awareness for the cause. Acts include Trial By Fire (the Journey tribute),
Ghost Pilot, Beyond the Fade, Butterfly Corpse, Fiftywatt Freight Train,
Sidewalk Picasso, Fuse Band, Small Talk Assassin and Dust ‘n D Attic. Food
trucks will be on hand.
Avery Sunshine/Kindred the Family Soul
There’s something refreshing yet familiar about soul singer Avery
Sunshine, whose sophomore album recalls
classic soul greats and `80s R&B with a touch of jazz. The Atlanta duo (with guitarist/vocalist Big
Dane Johnson) joins another equally accomplished pair in married duo Kindred.
Lil Debbie
Tuesday 9 p.m., Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St., $12-$15, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
The polarizing California rapper best known for her work with
Kreayshawn in the female trio White Girl Mob and later with Houston rapper RiFF
RaFF is clocking YouTube hits into the millions for her minimalist hip-hop
while claiming to the press that Miley stole her schtick.
Jews & Catholics
If you’re hungry for the golden age of alt-rock (Sonic Youth,
Dinosaur, Jr.) this Winston-Salem trio, who makes its Charlotte debut with new
drummer Jay King, stirs up fuzzy, dissonant, unpredictable indie-rock that’s
not afraid of a hook. Expect new material from next year’s 10th
anniversary release. With Spirit System and Dinner Rabbits.
Blossoms/Andy the Doorbum
Wednesday 10 p.m., Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St., Free,
www.snugrock.com
The Charlotte indie-rock quartet, which sounds like a melancholy
dream pop outfit filtered through a wall of aluminum mesh - beautiful, but
uncomfortable - finishes out its
month-long residency with Charlotte’s own performance art guru, whose
unprecedented June album release show made jaws drop. With the MoBros and DJ
Cody.
Alien Ant Farm
Best known for tongue-in-cheek videos and 2001’s refreshing spin
on Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” the California quartet returns with the
ANTarchy in the USA tour and a long-awaited, new PledgeMusic-funded album,
“Always and Forever,” arriving later this year.
Yonder Mountain String Band
Even if fans of the Colorado, progressive bluegrass combo aren’t
in Charlotte to witness the improvisational noodling and nimble picking, they
can stream the band’s set at the Fillmore as part of LiveNation and Yahoo’s
streaming concert series - one of 365 aired on Yahoo Screen’s LiveNation
Channel this year.
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