Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
Friday
8 p.m., McGlohon Theater, 345 N. College St., $20-$44.50,
www.blumenthalarts.org
In its 40 years the E Street Band’s sister group has shared many
members with Springsteen’s famous backing unit - most notably former Jukes
co-leader Steven Van Zandt as well as members of Conan O’Brien’s late night
talk show band Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg and Mark Pender.
Ingrid Michaelson
On her 2014 album, “Lights Out,” the spectacled singer-songwriter
opts for grander arrangements that at times echo Tori Amos and Sara Bareilles
and reveal her inner rock goddess which is a step away from the sparse ear-worm
folk-pop of early hits like “Be OK” and the Old Navy elevated “The Way I Am.”
Leon Russell
Friday
8 p.m., Don Gibson Theatre, 318 Washington St., Shelby, $34.50,
www.dongibsontheatre.com
The hirsute Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer turned studio session work
for the stars and stellar songwriting into a legendary career that included hits
(often for others) such as “Superstar” and “Song For You” as well as his own
unique Southern-steeped R&B, blues, and roots music.
The Bros. Landreth
The Canadian foursome led by brothers Joey and David Landreth
flirt with mainstream country through soulful Southern rock harmonies and rootsy
blues guitar that’s more akin to the Allman Brothers and Shawn Mullins than
fellow Canadians Bryan Adams or Neil Young.
Kongos
Saturday 8 p.m., Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory
Blvd., $27.51, www.livenation.com
A-list rockers like Pete Wentz and Kings of Leon - whose audience
got a taste of the South African quartet opening amphitheaters last summer -
are fans of the “Come With Me Now” band who have become regulars on SiriusXM. Its
paired with fellow up-and-comers Sir Sly and Colony House.
Annabelle’s Curse
On its second album, “Hollow Creature,” the Bristol, VA band
inject bluegrass banjo and mandolin into psychedelic folk and rock. A song like
“A Tale of Two Tattered Hearts,” for instance, forms a link between Death Cab
for Cutie, “We Will Rock You” and modern indie-folk, which sounds about right
for a band produced by folk-grass eccentric David Mayfield.
Glen Hansard
Monday
7:30 p.m., Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St., $29.50-$44.50,
www.blumenthalarts.org
The Oscar winning Frames’ frontman, who skyrocketed to fame as
part of the Swell Season and in the film “Once,” pays tribute to his friend
Jason Molina and his project Songs: Ohia on the second anniversary of Molina’s
March 2013 death. The intimate shows also feature musicians from Hansard’s 2012
“Rhyme and Repose.”
JMSN
Wednesday 8 p.m., Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th
St., $10-$12, www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
He may look like a hippy running naked with cows and covered in
squid in his trippy videos, but the singer/producer is no one man jam band.
He’s a stunning falsetto R&B singer, equal parts Michael Jackson and
experimental, that you’ve probably already heard on Kendrick Lamaar’s “Good
Kid/M.A.A.D. City” album. With Rochelle Jordan.
Genevieve
As singer for the underrated Chicago-based rock band Company of
Thieves, which disbanded last year, Genevieve Schatz was a powerhouse
frontwoman with a knack for injecting atmospheric pop-rock with soul and blues.
She does the same on the more mainstream solo pop EP “Show Your Colors,” which
is out in March. With Reeve Coobs.
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