3 p.m. Saturday, March 13, Tremont,
400 W. Tremont Ave. $10. 704-343-9494.
Over ten Charlotte artists will
raise money for the singer for Charlotte-based trio Paint Fumes who was struck
by a car in February shortly before the group was scheduled to stop at SXSW.
Funds raised will go to Von Cramon’s medical care. He suffered fractures to his
pelvis and shoulder and broke a femur and multiple teeth.
Nantucket
The long-running soulful
Jacksonville, NC Southern guitar rockers return to celebrate the 35th anniversary of its career-making
self-titled debut (which featured the hit “Heartbreaker”). Its sound is still
big on swelling harmonies and rippling guitars with touches of R&B and
beach music. Expect new releases soon.
Pink
8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Time
Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade St. $40.70-$116.85. www.ticketmaster.com
There’s no question her vocals and number of hits make her
a major player in pop music, but it’s her daring live show - where she relies
not just on hired dancers and acrobats but performs some of the biggest stunts
herself - that puts her on par with some of the biggest live draws around.
Jill Andrews
Before heading out with Joan Osborne
later this month, the Knoxville singer-songwriter (formerly of the roots music
duo the Everybodyfields) brings her honey dipped vocals and mature pop songs
that, as a solo artist, swing with the jazzy playfulness of contemporaries like
Sara Bareilles.
Soulfly
The former Sepultura frontman brings the family for the
Maximum Cavalera tour. Sons Zyon 19, and Igor, 17, and stepson Richie, 25, are
members of opening bands Lody Kong and Incite, respectively, making for an
evening of Cavalera metal.
Roomful of Strangers
The demonstrative, masked Orlando foursome makes the sort
of in-your-face, talky punk of Jello Biafra jamming with a spastic Detroit
garage band. Its fittingly paired with a colorful cast of locals in Secret
Hospital, Hectorina, and Dr. Cirkustien.
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
Bluegrass continues to get a youthful makeover with
artists like this female-fronted quintet who builds on a traditional base with
her soulful voice and the band’s bright instrumentation and textured harmonies.
It’s bluegrass that can resonate with both young Americana fans and oldtimers.
Spindrift/Gram Rabbit
With an obsession with the peyote peppered psychedelic
west that would make Jim Morrison smile, Spindrift teams with its fellow Joshua
Tree dwellers (where both bands record) to spread its hypnotic mix of cinematic
scores and cowboy psychedelia. Gram Rabbit combine a similarly strange versatile mix that touches on desert rock and electronica as well as a bit of Gwen Stefani and Peggy Lee.
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