North Hills Beach Music Goes Thru Summer
The Midtown Music Concert Series at North Hills has been a booming success. Nearly every Thursday afternoon the entire parking lots of North Hills and The Lassiter have been so full, that cars have overflowed into streets in the North Hills subdivision. More dates have been announced:
- June 5 – The Entertainers
- June 12 – Part Time Party Time Band
- June 19 – Sammy O’Banion and Mardi Gras
- June 26 – The Attractions
- July 3 – The Kays
- July 10 – The Tams
- July 17 – The Embers
- July 24 – Billy Scott and the Party Prophets
- July 31 – Liquid Pleasure
"Flashback" Coming to RBC Center
The Mystic Orchestra’s
“Flashback-The Classic Rock Experience” will be making a stop in Raleigh. The 47-city tour is coming to the RBC Center on Sunday, September 14, 2008.
John Mayer and One Republic Coming to TWC
The Time Warner Cable Pavilion will welcome
John Mayer
on August 27.
One Republic
will open.
Be on the lookout for John’s backup guitarist. He’s black and stands stage left. A few years ago he wore a baseball hat pulled down over his eyes, and did spins in a couple of songs. He is none other than David Ryan Harris, the former frontman of the 90’s rock/funk band Follow For Now , which used to play in local clubs (like The Brewery) frequently. After FFN disbanded Harris produced a CD by a friend of his in Arrested Development , Dionne Farris . That CD, “Wild Seed-Wild Flower” featured the hit single “I Know”, which reached Billboard’s #4 spot in 1995. (“I know what you’re doin’….yeah” 101 played it a lot ). The CD features David’s guitar work.
Nobody appreciates John Mayer more than John Mayer, so David’s on stage and can entertain anyone bothered by that.
3 Doors Down/Finger Eleven/Hinder Coming to TWC
Time Warner Cable Pavilion will host
3 Doors Down
,
Finger Eleven
, and
Hinder
on September 16. Tickets are not on sale yet.
Downtown Amphitheater Under The Big Top
The block that has been long-occupied by Sir Walter Chevrolet (
map it
) is slated for long term convention center expansion. The plan is for the main convention hall space to expand under McDowell Street into the future expansion space. The block is currently being used as a staging area for convention center construction, but medium range plans call for a downtown amphitheater.
Opening in May of 2009, the 5,000 seat outdoor amphitheater is planned to feature nearly 50 shows. About half of those will be booked by Live Nation (the company that books and operates Walnut Creek Amphitheater).
The amphitheater will be mostly covered by a tent structure’s with a rich history. It was originally used in Boston until it was
replaced by a more permanent structure
and sent to Denver. Live Nation bought the structure and is giving it to Raleigh. We just have to replace the fabric canopy and erect it ourselves. It’s a win/win situation and excellent example of successful recycling.
Does anyone have any proposals for a name for this facility?
Bud Light Live Adds The Connells
The Connells
have been added to the July 26 show in the
Bud Light Live
series. That is the show that features the Old 97s along with Balsa Gliders, Richard Bacchus & The Luckiest Girls, and The Poonhounds.
Nanci Griffith Coming to Meymandi
February 7, 2009
is the date when
Nanci Griffith
plays Meymandi Hall in downtown Raleigh.
8/18/08 NOTE: Pollstar and Ticketmaster are listing Wednesday, January 21 as the date for this show.
Bud Light Live Adds Blind Melon
Blind Melon has been added to the June 28 Bud Light live schedule. The date already featured Carbon Leaf with Colourslide, and Will West & the Sunshine Kids.
Back in 1991, the band got signed and moved to Durham, hearing about the great music scene in the Triangle during that period. It was during that period at 926 W. Trinity and at the “Yellow House” in Chapel Hill that the band put together one of the biggest CD’s of the 90’s, their self-titled debut.
Ever since the untimely death of singer Shannon Hoon in 1995, the band has floundered and disbanded. In the last year, by popular demand, the band has reunited and added a new lead singer, Travis Warren, formerly of Rain Fur Rent. “For My Friends” is the new CD and “Wishing Well” is the first single from the CD.
G. Love and John Butler Coming To Cary
August 21 is the day when supreme coolness hits Cary’s Booth Amphitheater . G. Love and Special Sauce will be playing along with The John Butler Trio . Tickets are $27.50 advance, $29 day of show, and go on sale May 17 at 10am at Ticketmaster outlets. Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed.
Collective Soul, Blues Traveler, Live Coming to Cary
The Booth Amphitheater will bring in three of the biggest acts of the 90’s.
Collective Soul
,
Blues Traveler
, and
Live
are coming on August 16.
Tickets
are $60 reserved, $30 lawn, and go on sale May 9 at 10am. Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed, but the crowd will likely be SRO.
David Allan Coe Coming to Red’s
Red’s will be hosting David Allan Coe on October 13, darlin’.
Jakob Dylan Coming to Lincoln Theatre
He’s free from The Wallflowers, and he’s coming to see us. On Friday, June 6, Jakob Dylan will play at the Lincoln Theatre.
Aiken CD Released Today
Clay Aiken’s “On My Way Here” gets released in music stores today. It is Aiken’s first release since “A Thousand Different Ways”, released September 19, 2006. His agents have set up a nice little media blitz with the following appearances on major TV shows:
- May 7 – Good Morning America
- May 8 – The View
- May 9 – ABC Nightline, The Today Show
- May 12 – Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- May 16 – Rachel Ray, Jimmy Kimmel Live
- May 20 – Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
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