Petra's Bar

Palmyra “Restless" Tour with special guest Joseph Terrell and TBD
2025-04-25 20:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $12
• 21+
Palmyra
Established in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Palmyra captures the collective spirit of three Virginia natives: Teddy Chipouras, Mānoa Bell, and Sasha Landon.
Palmyra straddles at least two musical worlds. They are, on one hand, a band from the South that plays traditional instruments and indeed once lived in the old-time locus of Floyd, Virginia. Comparisons to and a kinship with The Avett Brothers and even Old Crow Medicine Show are inevitable. On the other hand, Palmyra writes about grief, gender dysphoria and identity, and coming of age in songs that flirt with soul, post-rock, and even emo; the South, too, is the place of My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Cat Power, and now, Palmyra.
The band’s first full length LP, Restless, is out March 2025 on Oh Boy Records. Framed by moments of struggle, solidarity, and hard-won growth, Restless is an unqualified ringer for anyone who loves the space where the roar of indie rock collides with raw folk.
https://linktr.ee/palmyratheband

Joseph Terrell
Joseph Terrell has spent 10 years singing, writing songs, and playing guitar with Americana quartet Mipso. His debut solo album “Good For Nothing Howl” (Sleepy Cat Records) features talking roses, screaming oak trees, and the fortune-telling powers of persimmons. The result is a kaleidoscope of folk tradition and sonic playfulness with images of Terrell’s native North Carolina woods sparkling in the foreground.
https://linktr.ee/josephterrell

The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session
2025-04-28 19:30, 2025-05-05 19:30, 2025-05-12 19:30, 2025-05-19 19:30, 2025-05-26 19:30, 2025-06-02 19:30, 2025-06-09 19:30, 2025-06-16 19:30
Doors: 7pm | Music: 7:30pm-10pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with Valid ID

Bill Hanna was a legend in Charlotte. He was the godfather of Jazz and we’re keeping his legacy alive each and every Monday night. Come join us to see some of Charlotte’s best musicians perform in an intimate setting.
Limited seating is 1st come 1st serve.

Curiosidades de Bombrille | Paul Giallorenzo Trio | Ghost Trees
2025-04-29 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Music: 8pm
$10 at the door
• 21+

Curiosidades de Bombrille
avant-garde / world
https://curiosidadesdebombrile.bandcamp.com/

Paul Giallorenzo Trio
Paul Giallorenzo is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, producer, and sound designer using piano, synthesizer, keyboards, and electronics in a diverse range of contexts with a wide array of Chicago and international musicians in improvised, avant-jazz, experimental, and electro/acoustic music, performing regularly locally and throughout North America and Europe.
http://paulgiallorenzo.com

Ghost Trees
Ghost Trees are Seth Nanaa (drums) and Brent Bagwell (tenor saxophone).
https://www.ghost-trees.com/

Alright | Boy Named Sue
2025-05-01 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (with fees) | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Alright
Fuzzed out indie punk from Charlotte, NC
https://linktr.ee/AlrightNC

Boy Named Sue
Rockin’ Roll band from North Carolina
https://linktr.ee/boynamedsue

World Sauntering Day | Roman Candles | The Trick Threat
2025-05-02 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (plus fees) | $10 at the door
• 21+

World Sauntering Day
https://worldsaunteringday.com/

Roman Candles
romancandlesruleok.bandcamp.com

The Trick Threat
https://linktr.ee/thetrickthreat

Afield | It's Snakes | DJ Fat Keith Richards
2025-05-03 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (plus fees) | $10 at the door
• 21+
Afield

It’s Snakes
snakeytownnc.com

DJ Fat Keith Richards

Bermuda Search Party: Fools On Parade Tour with CANNIBAL KIDS
2025-05-06 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $15
• 21+
Bermuda Search Party
Unapologetically energetic, uplifting and with a live show that has been described as a “celebration of life”, Bermuda Search Party have emerged as a vibrant act that continues to touch audience’s hearts while getting them up on their feet.
After meeting in college and cutting their teeth in the Boston DIY music scene, the band recorded and released their self-produced debut LP, Melancholy Flowers, in 2022. Dynamic yet intimate, Melancholy Flowers features the vocal stylings and songwriting of both guitarist Leo Son and bassist Claire Davis, and smooth and soaring trumpet and trombone from Maclin Tucker and Hoyt Parquet. The band toured in support of the record throughout the year, culminating in four Boston Music Awards nominations, for Live and Pop Act of the Year, Song of the Year for “Daisy,” and Album of the Year.
Since then, the band has played hundreds of stages across the country, making their way from coast to coast and hitting festivals along the way including Boston Calling, Levitate Music Festival, SXSW, and Treefort Music Festival, before returning to the studio in September 2023 with producer Eric Palmquist (half•alive, Tate McRae, Bad Suns, Hunny) and signing with Nettwerk Music Group.
https://www.bermudasearchparty.com/

CANNIBAL KIDS
Cannibal Kids, hailing from South Florida, have been captivating audiences with their vibrant blend of tropical-pop, infectious melodies, and dynamic performances.
Their live performances have been equally impressive, sharing stages with artists like Young the Giant, Magic City Hippies, Flipturn & Phoneboy. They’ve completed nationwide tours and have a strong following in Florida, with seven sold-out shows in the past 2 years. Drawing inspiration from Japanese City Pop, jazz, indie, and alt rock—citing influences such as Hiroshi Sato & Astrud Gilberto Cannibal Kids have crafted a unique sound that resonates with a broad audience.
https://linktr.ee/cannibalkids

Night Class: Unserious Power Point
2025-05-08 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
$10 At the door
• 21+

We’re turning Petra’s into a schoolhouse (but make it sultry) and this isn’t your grandpa’s math lesson. You have five minutes to teach the audience about a topic of your choice, and we are looking to be humored, enlightened….even stirred, if you will.

Hosted by professors Miss Frizzle and Bill Nye (but sluttier)
Attendance taken by Burlesque Headmistress

Submission link: https://forms.gle/PuRMBRq1jGAUeY1w6

$25 cash prize each for winners in three categories, determined by audience vote:

Funniest presentation
Most insightful presentation
Hottest presentation

Timeline

Syllabus due: August 10 at 11:59 pm EST
Selection notifications: August 13
Slides due: August 24 at 11:59 pm EST

Guidelines:

Presentations cannot be longer than 5 minutes.
No more than three presenters per presentation. The names of all presenters must be submitted with this form – you may not add presenters after being selected.
Presentations communicating themes based in racism, homophobia, transphobia, gender discrimination, fatphobia, ableism, and other forms of bigotry are not welcome. The event organizers reserve the right to cut the mic for any presentations communicating discriminatory themes.

Please reach out to the event organizers with any questions you may have:

Alexx Baerwald Simard: alexx.baer.sim@gmail.com
Adrian Parrish: beardrian@gmail.com

Submission link: https://forms.gle/PuRMBRq1jGAUeY1w6

Woody | Tobacco Road | Forevergreen
2025-05-09 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (plus fees) | $10 at the door
• 21+

Woody
https://linktr.ee/woodyweareaband

Tobacco Road
https://linktr.ee/tobaccoroad

Forevergreen
https://open.spotify.com/artist/58J3x3UvoNwVEiuhjRfQlt

Val Merza | Joseph Gallo | Marissa Missing
2025-05-10 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $9 Advance (with fees) | $12 at the door
• 21+
Val Merza
Pop artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina
valmerza.com/links
Joseph Gallo
https://linktr.ee/josephgallomusic

Marissa Missing
https://linktr.ee/marissamissing

Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey
2025-05-13 19:00, 2025-06-03 19:00
Every 1st Tuesday!
Pick a song, grab the Mic, and host Ryan Stamey will accompany you on piano while you take the stage! Come grab a drink, sing your heart out, make requests, or just sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
8pm-11pm
7:30 Signup
$5 At The Door
21+ with valid ID

Blue Cactus with Carolina Down Boys
2025-05-16 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $15 at the door
• 21
Blue Cactus
Blue Cactus got their start among the active honky-tonk circuit of North Carolina, developing an electrified twang that now branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country, and psychedelic-tinged rock. Having released two records to critical acclaim, they have grown a cult following in the South and beyond, their introspective lyricism and blistering guitar techniques making the band potent in the studio and on stage. Their songs are currently featured in NPR Live Sessions and Billboard with albums reviewed in Paste, American Songwriter, and No Depression who praised their ability to paint “beautiful pictures of limitless possibility” in roots music. Their third studio album, Believer, is set to release April 25 via Sleepy Cat Records.
https://linktr.ee/bluecactus

Carolina Down Boys
Americana. Complicated. Queer. ⚡️
https://open.spotify.com/artist/39gU9lLCElbdfbi5GeFYOP

The Menders | Sinners & Saints | The Cambria Iron Co. | Ali Forrest
2025-05-17 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $9 Adv (with fees) | $12 at the door
• 21+
The Menders
Goddamn NC RocknRoll!
https://www.themendersnc.com/

Sinners & Saints
best country / folk band since 2011 😉
https://sinnersandsaints.bandcamp.com/

The Cambria Iron Co
rock and roll
https://bobfleming1.bandcamp.com/

Ali Forrest
songwriter from CLT
https://linktr.ee/normalalicat

AGH! A Variety Show For A Cause
2025-05-22 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $9 Adv (plus fees) | $12 At The Door
• 21+
AGH! A variety show for a cause:
Ali Forrest and Anna Goldstein bring together their favorite musicians, comedians, puppets, weirdos, and general aficionados to raise money for a cause they care about. Join us May 22nd for A Good Hang to raise money for Time Out Youth.

Performers:
Pip the puppet: Anna Goldstein & Katie Kinser // Ben Burrows // Eric Maust // Avery Powers // Ali Forrest

Five Door Sedan | The Groove Skeletons | Hillmouse
2025-05-24 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (with fees) | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Five Door Sedan
Indie/Alt Rock from Charleston, SC
https://linktr.ee/fivedoorsedan

The Groove Skeletons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiCEQkdu6JM

Hillmouse
https://linktr.ee/hillmouse

An Evening with Blackhawk
2025-05-27 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $7 adv (plus fees) | $10 at the door
• 21+
Blackhawk
Blackhawk is a project co-led by Elijah Freeman (sax) and Ariel Mejia (trumpet). Their goal is to bring authentic Hard Bop to the Charlotte area and beyond. Mejia & Freeman have worked closely together, performing and curating arrangements of their own originals as well as bringing to light some of the lesser-known standards and compositions from the jazz realm, specifically in the Hard Bop style.
This group has recorded three albums, one of which is available on all streaming services (The Love Standards, 2023). Another is in the works, which was recorded at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Bergenline | North By North | Ma
2025-05-29 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $8 Adv (plus fees) | $12 at the door
• 21+
Bergenline
Rock and roll from CLT
https://manylink.co/@BergenlineBand

North By North
North by North is the rock & roll dream of two weirdos from Chicago, IL. Their garage-y power-pop sound has been forged through years of teen angst, twenty-something alienation, sleeping in vans, and practically living on a stage.
Anchored by syrupy vocal hooks, roaring guitar and bombastic drums, North by North produces a huge sound that has captivated thousands of people over hundreds of performances and festivals around the world.
https://linktr.ee/northbynorthmusic

Ma
https://www.instagram.com/fueledbypho_/

Queerly: A Variety Show
2025-06-06 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (with fees) | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Queerly is a variety show highlighting local queer comedy, drag, and live music.
Hosted by Adrian Parrish.

Tiny City Album Release with Creatures Of The Sun & Saint Logic
2025-06-07 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance (plus fees) | $10 At the door
• 21+
Tiny City
Tiny City is an indie rock band, carving a fresh path between post-punk and power pop. From Charlotte, NC, four best friends, Derek (vox, drums), Brendan (guitar, keys, vox), Caleb (guitar), and Nick (bass), are on a quest to redefine the listening experience. Danceability, driving riffs, captivating choruses, and an eclectic perspective on music and sound define Tiny City. Often likened to the musical stylistic of Spoon and Pavement and drawing influence from a wide array of musical pioneers, from legends like Talking Heads and Otis Redding to modern greats Modest Mouse to The Strokes, Tiny City’s sound is familiar, yet unique in all ways. The human experience, curiosity, monotony, life, death. I hope it’s with you.
https://linktr.ee/tinycitymusic

Creatures Of The Sun
surfy garage rock from CLT
https://creaturesofthesun.bandcamp.com/

Saint Logic
https://open.spotify.com/album/2tnEknwKAqFnm3hmkiUOF7

Raspberry Pie | Pleasantly Wild | Shankai & The Goonie Tunez
2025-06-12 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $9 Adv (with fees) | $12 At the door
• 21+
Raspberry Pie
With the sounds of late 70s funk and disco, combined with a humorous lyrical sensibility, Raspberry Pie have been packing dance floors since 2015. Their tasty grooves and singalong choruses can turn any venue into a dance hall, with audience members becoming active participants in a full body funk experience. They’ve played sold out shows throughout the southeast, and have headlined at several national comic cons to rave reception.
https://www.raspberrypieinthesky.com/

Pleasantly Wild
funk/ surf / pop
https://www.pleasantlywildmusic.com/

Shankai & The Goonie Tunez

Satelite Dog | Nathan Harris & The Flood | Emerson Bruno
2025-06-13 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $9 Advance (plus fees) | $12 At the door
• 21+
Satelite Dog
https://linktr.ee/satellitedog

Nathan Harris & The Flood
https://linktr.ee/nathanharrismusic

Emerson Bruno
https://linktr.ee/emersonbrunomusic

Blackhawk Quintet with The Al Sergel Trio
2025-06-14 20:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $7 Adv (plus online fees) | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Blackhawk
Blackhawk is a project co-led by Elijah Freeman (sax) and Ariel Mejia (trumpet). Their goal is to bring authentic Hard Bop to the Charlotte area and beyond. Mejia & Freeman have worked closely together, performing and curating arrangements of their own originals as well as bringing to light some of the lesser-known standards and compositions from the jazz realm, specifically in the Hard Bop style.
This group has recorded three albums, one of which is available on all streaming services (The Love Standards, 2023). Another is in the works, which was recorded at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
This will be the home coming show for Elijah!

The Al Sergel Trio
The Al Sergel Trio featuring Al Sergel (drums), Ron Brendle (bass), Troy Conn (guitar)
