SOUNDWAVE

SEPTEMBER 22

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

The Dead Tongues, Alexa Rose (Evening Muse) The Dead Tongues is a solo project of North Carolina folk-fusion artist Ryan Gustafson. State Champs (Fillmore) Albany, New York pop-punk band State Champs specialize in songs that balance joy and angst. Monachopsis, Family Video, Halloween Costume Contest (The Milestone) Charlotte progressive indie-rock quintet Monachopsis originally hailed from Myrtle Beach. Motionless In White (Underground) Motionless in White blend the raw fury of metalcore with the dramatic atmospherics of goth-metal. NO FUTURE Residency: The Emotron, Cheesus Crust, DJ Fat Keith Richards (Snug Harbor) The Emotron is a local performance art project based on composition on a vintage MIDI sequencer.

SEPTEMBER 23

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Anberlin (Fillmore) Orlando’s Anberlin present an alternative pop-rock sound inflected with the earnestness of emo. Adelitas Way (Underground) Las Vegas rockers Adelitas Way land at the crossroads of grunge, alt metal and hard rock. A-Minor, Sonido Sanchez, Zzzzaappp (Snug Harbor) An end of summer jam with three DJs. Stephen Day, Carly Bannister (Evening Muse) Nashville’s Carly Bannister offers a refreshing take on the Music City sound. Here Come the Mummies (Neighborhood Theatre) It’s terror from beyond the grave when this crack funk rock band plays under wraps in mummy garb. Islander, Fear Until Fury (Amos’ Southend) Islander is an American alternative metal band from Greenville, South Carolina. Eliza Neals (US National Whitewater Center) Eliza Neals is a blues-rock powerhouse vocalist, musician, producer and recording artist from Detroit.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Son Volt, John R. Miller (Visulite) Alt country rock veterans Son Volt define the genre. Carolina Songwriters (Petra’s) Carolina Songwriter Night with Danny Platt, Molly McGinn & David Childers.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

Thomas Robinson (Middle C Jazz) Thomas Robinson performs the blue-eyed soul songs of Hall & Oates, Robin Thicke, Ed Sheeran and more.

SEPTEMBER 24

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Erin & the Wildfire, Travers Brothership (Camp North End) Travers Brothership transforms soulful, blues-based rock ‘n’ roll into psychedelic jam. Red Wanting Blue, Anthony D’Amato (Neighborhood Theatre) Red Wanting Blue have been hailed as Midwestern rock heroes by American Songwriter magazine. Candlebox (Underground) Seattle post-grungers Candlebox are rooted in bluesbased, classic-style hard rock. That Guy Smitty, Jay Cooper (Snug Harbor) An iconic DJ presents “Deep Fried Disco.” Alright, Gnawing, Dead Billionaires, Dipstick (The Milestone) Dead Billionaires play ramshackle rock ’n’ roll from Richmond, Virginia. Brother Smith (US National Whitewater Center) Kentucky’s Brother Smith went from roots-driven acoustic duo to progressive and eclectic ensemble.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

Julian Vaughn (Middle C Jazz) A Vaughn show includes love songs, funky songs, dance songs, ballads and the occasional fusion tune.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Sean McConnell, Tristan Bushman (Evening Muse) Singer-songwriter McConnell makes music that reflects the chaotic time in which it was made. Social Club) In Game of Thrones lore, Valar morghulis translates to “all men must die” in High Valyrian. Venus Invictus, Death Of August, Midnite Massacre (Tommy’s Pub) Venus Invictus is a self-described “independent Charlotte band that offers lively, high-energy music. Trey Anastasio (CMCU Amphitheatre) Phish cofounder Anastasio explores musical pathways including atonal fugues and experimental free jazz. Aaron Kamm and the One Drops (US National Whitewater Center) AKatOD merge roots reggae, Mississippi River blues, improv-laced jams, and soulful vocals. Flame Tides, Careless Romantic, Thomas Palmes & The Groove Skeletons (Evening Muse) Charlotte’s groovy blues-rock duo Flame Tides share a stage with Q.C. alt-rock quartet Careless Romantic. Ultima Nota, DJ Nick Martin (Snug Harbor) Five-piece Ultima Nota boasts members from Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico and El Salvador.

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

State Property (Underground) Launched by Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel, State Property is a slick rap consortium. NiiTO, Aarik (Evening Muse) NiiTO’s sound blurs the lines between R&B, rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, blues and more.

SEPTEMBER 26

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Alan Davis (Tommy’s Pub) A Celtic session of jigs, reels, airs, and tunes cursing Oliver Cromwell.

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Band of Horses (Fillmore) Band of Horses specialize in woodsy mid-tempo rock and reverb-laden vocals. Somnuri, And I Become Death, Angel Massacre (The Milestone) Somnuri is a Brooklyn-based sludge-metal trio. Sam on Sunday: Stillhouse Junkies (Evening Muse) Colorado band that plays a delirious, head-spinning mixture of roots, blues, funk, swing and bluegrass music.

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

Jelly Roll (CMCU Amphitheatre)

A 2013 dispute with Waffle House helped launch this

Tennessee hardcore rapper’s career.

SEPTEMBER 25

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Lil Skritt, Dorm Rooms, Atticus Lane (Petra’s) Dorm rooms are a local indie-pop outfit created in a dorm room, naturally. Valar Morghulis, The Silencing Machine (Skylark

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

Mod Son (Underground) Minnesota rapper Derek Smith drummed in Four Letter Lie before striking out on his own as Mod Sun.

SEPTEMBER 27

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Find Your Muse Open Mic (Evening Muse) Two songs or 10 minutes maximum (all originals preferred). Spoken-word and standup welcomed. Cabinet (Heist Brewery) Northeast Pennsylvania’s Cabinet specialize in psychedelic roots rock and folk-grass.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session (Petra’s) A rotating crew of top jazz players pay tribute to Charlotte’s godfather of jazz.

SEPTEMBER 28

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Anthony Green (Amos’ Southend) Singer Anthony Green has had a hand in many bands throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Lorna Shore (Neighborhood Theatre) Lorna Shore are brutal purveyors of deathcore and metalcore. Holy Wave, Peel Dream Magazine, Boy A/C (Snug Harbor) Holy wave is an eclectic band of multiinstrumentalists from El Paso, TX. Jordy Searcy, William Hinson, Marielle Kraft (Evening Muse) Searchy pens poignant, insightful lyrics that pinpoint the human experience. Jeffrey Dallet, The OTS, Januryknife (The Milestone) Jeffrey Dallet is a touring Denver, Colorado singersongwriter-guitarist

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Greta Rose, Steve Simpson, Al Lemmond & Duane Centola (Tommy’s Pub) A songwriters session featuring influences and originals with host Paul Lover

SEPTEMBER 29

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Otherwise, September Mourning (Amos’ Southend) Las Vegas’ Otherwise explore plaintive post-grunge and aggressive hard rock. NO FUTURE Residency: Aloha Broha, Duckbeak, DJs Fat Keith Richards, KK & StewDoggy (Snug Harbor) Aloha Broha play fractured punk and ska-inflected pop. Crumbsnatchers, Fortezza, Jordyn Zaino (Evening Muse) Fortezza combines influences ranging from garage punk to avant-garde jazz . Petrov, House & Home, Suntitle, Woah (The Milestone) Charlotte’s Petrov pairs careening post-punk guitars and soaring pop melodies with unmatched passion.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Eric Hutchinson (Neighborhood Theatre) Eric Hutchinson plays introspective, and jazz-tinged music that weighs happiness against sadness.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

Tyra Scott (Middle C Jazz) Tyra Scott sings Natalie Cole.

SEPTEMBER 30

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Okkervil River, Damien Jurado (Neighborhood Theatre) Texas-based indie rockers take their name from a Russian short story. Moa, Modern Moxie, Kadey Ballard (Visulite) Moa weaves a velvety shroud of keyboards, evoking haunted music-box melodies. Kristen Ford, Sail The Rain, The Whiskey Predicament (The Milestone) The Whiskey Predicament is a one-man band consisting of CLT singer-songwriter-guitarist Nate Fey. SHIPROCKED! (Snug Harbor) A “night of 1,000 Bowies.”

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Scha er the Darklord, Mega Ran (Amos’ Southend) Mega Ran’s album Live 95 combines autobiographical narratives and hard-hitting messages. Celeste Moonchild, Chocolate Kendy, Jashanta, Sidenote (Petra’s) Neo-soul artist Celeste Moonchild keeps it funky with strong jazz and hip-hop in uences.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Leslie Mendelson, Casey Noel (Evening Muse) Mendelson is an artist boasting a loyal audience ready to embrace the ethos of the urban hippie. Brooks & Dunn (PNC Music Pavilion) The kings of the 1990s line-dancing craze keep boot scooting and boogeying in the not-so-new millennium. Time Sawyer (US National Whitewater Center) Time Sawyer propel their version of eclectic folk rock with some of the nest songwriting in the region.

OCTOBER 1

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

Goodnight Texas (Visulite) Goodnight Texas exists at the windblown crossroads of blues, folk, country and rock. The Bones of J.R. Jones (Evening Muse) Jones weaves his own tapestry of American roots music, a classic sound for the modern world.

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Bella Poarch and Sub Urban (Underground) Filipina-American pop singer and TikTok star Bella Poarch teams with producer Sub Urban. The 502s (Evening Muse) Five-piece indie-folk band The 502s are a selfdescribed ray of Florida sunshine (minus the COVID). Gustaf, Patois Counselors, Heavy Liquid (Snug Harbor) Psychedelic art punks Gustaf frequently indulge in crude comedy. Rebelution (CMCU Amphitheatre) Rebelution play an amalgam of pop-tinged reggae, breezy alt-rock, and groove-laden hip-hop.

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music (Neighborhood Theatre) Jonathan McReynolds is an award-winning gospel artist. Stitchy C, Jones McShine, Poetic Met, Rashaddre (The Milestone) This massive and eclectic hip-hop show also features other rappers not included above. AKITA, Folk Rap Band, Chad Andrew Harris & The Blue Herons (Tommy’s Pub) FRB features laid-back slinky grooves, curls of honeytoned guitar, bouncing bass and jazzy hip-hop drums.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

Ziad Jazz Quartet (Bechtler Museum) The Ziad Jazz Quartet explores the great jazz pianists.

OCTOBER 2

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Dylan LeBlanc, The Jenkins Twins (Evening Muse) LeBlanc’s new record Renegade is intense rock ‘n’ roll, the culmination of a decade on the road. Cosmic Collective Leone, iRa evRywhR (Snug Harbor) Cosmic Collective is a mutable, genre-bending jazz ensemble. Bob Fleming & Cambria Iron Co., Mahto & The Loose Balloons, Merit Badge (Petra’s) Bob Fleming & Cambria Iron Co. are purveyors of gritty Southern rock ‘n’ roll.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA

The Pinkerton Raid, Sway in the Trees (Evening Muse) The Pinkerton Raid pushes at the borders of folk, Americana and indie rock.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/ INSTRUMENTAL

Justin-Lee Shultz (Middle C Jazz) Fourteen-year-old keyboardist and jazz prodigy Justin-Lee Shultz graces the Middle C Jazz stage.

OCTOBER 3

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

School of Rock Cornelius Showcase (Amos’ Southend) The program features six bands of youths from three performance programs. Fozzy (Underground) Supposedly long-lost metal pioneers, Fozzy is actually WWF wrestler Chris Jericho fronting Atlanta rapmetal out t Stuck Mojo. The Coursing, Neverfall, Detest The Throne, Half L1fe (The Milestone) A con uence of various metal and noise subgenres.

COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

Moneybagg Yo (Fillmore) Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo brings grit and menace to his rhymes about street life.

OCTOBER 4

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Thrice (Fillmore) Orange County post-hardcore out t Thrice have dropped ve consecutive indie top ve releases. Great Wide Nothing, Duckbeak, Bhava, Earth That Was (The Milestone) Charlotte sci- rock duo Earth That Was share a bill with Queen City emo psych rockers Bhava. The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session (Petra’s) A rotating crew of top jazz players pay tribute to charlotte’s godfather of jazz.

RAP/HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK/R&B

Boldy James, jaH-Monte Ogbon (Snug Harbor) Detroit rapper Boldy James specializes in spare, melancholy and psychedelic storytelling.

OCTOBER 5

ROCK/PUNK/METAL

Jackie Venson (Evening Muse) Singer-songwriter Venson abandoned the straightlaced world of classical for the raw power of blues and soul.

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SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2021

WED SEPTEMBER 22 THE DEAD TONGUES

W/ ALEXA ROSE

THU SEPTEMBER 23 STEPHEN DAY

W/ CARLY BANNISTER

SAT SEPTEMBER 25 SEAN MCCONNELL

W/ TRISTAN BUSHMAN NiiTO

W/ AARICK

SUN SEPTEMBER 26 SAM ON SUNDAY

W/ STILLHOUSE JUNKIES

mon september 27 FIND YOUR MUSE OPEN MIC

TUE SEPTEMBER 28 JORDY SEARCY

W/ WILLIAM HINSON & MARIELLE KRAFT

WED SEPTEMBER 29 CRUMBSNATCHERS

W/ FORTEZZA & JORDYN ZAINO

THU SEPTEMBER 30 LESLIE MENDELSON

W/ CASEY NOEL

FRI OCTOBER 1 THE BONES OF J.R. JONES THE 502’S COULD IT GET BETTER THAN THIS TOUR

SAT OCTOBER 2 DYLAN LEBLANC

W/ THE JENKINS TWINS THE PINKERTON RAID

W/ SWAY IN THE TREES (STEVEN HALL)

TUE OCTOBER 5 JACKIE VENSON