Distracted Eyes | The Great Indoors | Quinn Rash
2023-09-15 20:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Showtime @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Advance
• 21+ with valid ID

Distracted Eyes
Debut solo project of Mary Grace McKusick (Petrov)
https://www.instagram.com/distractedeyes/

The Great Indoors
Indoor/Outdoor Rock
https://www.instagram.com/thegreatindoorsband/

Quinn Rash
experimental / punk / dance
https://quinnrash.bandcamp.com/track/exhausted

Sam On Someday
2023-09-21 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $10 Advanced | $12 Day Of
Musician Discount Tickets: $8 – (use code CLTfam)
• 21+ with valid ID

Sam on Someday
Sam on Someday is an ongoing live music series hosted by Time Sawyer’s Sam Tayloe that brings together diverse songwriters and musicians in collaborative performances. The show always shines a spotlight on songwriting, whether it’s freshly minted songs by local songwriters, or favorite covers.
Musical guests include fan favorites from the Charlotte and North Carolina music community, as well as touring bands and artists.
Each Sam on Someday is a unique, one-time-only event that is not to be missed. It’s a genre-busting experience where a rapper, a banjo player, a folk singer, a violinist and a blues guitarist might share the stage and create something completely new together.
The project started as a weekly livestream every Sunday during the pandemic but has since grown and flourished as live events at some of Charlotte’s great music venues. Now it can show up anywhere and anytime, so “Sam on Sunday” has become “Sam on Someday.”
But one thing hasn’t changed: Sam on Someday is still a way to reconnect with live music and with friends in an intimate setting. It’s a warm and welcoming celebration of Charlotte’s music scene.
Through his full band vehicle, Time Sawyer, Sam Tayloe blends a grassroots feel with heart-felt lyrics. From introspective ballads to high-energy crowd-pleasers, Time Sawyer’s songs land in that rootsy sweet spot where folk, alt-country and rock gather for a good time.

WALT | 3amsound | Jooselord | NunAfterHours | Matty | DJ Toast
2023-09-22 20:00
Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

WALT presents 4 The Race special guests 3amsound, Jooselord, NunAfterHours, Matty, and DJ Toast

Alan Charmer | La Brava | Dr MoFo
2023-09-23 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Alan Charmer
https://linktr.ee/alancharmer

La Brava
https://linktr.ee/LizasLinks

Dr MoFo
https://www.instagram.com/doctor.mofo

The Abbey Elmore Band | Clay Johnson & The Hard Promises
2023-09-28 20:00
Doors @ 8p | Show @ 9p
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Abbey Elmore Band
An indie pop group from the Carolinas
linktr.ee/theabbeyelmoreband

Clay Johnson & The Hard Promises
High Energy Americana from Spartanburg, SC
https://clayjohnsonmusic.com/

Lillie Mae | Darby Wilcox | Ryan Lockhart
2023-09-29 20:00
Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $15
• 21+ with valid ID

Lillie Mae
Music has always been a major part of Lillie Mae’s life. At the age of 3, Mae started performing and playing with her family band at churches, fairs, festivals and theme parks. The family moved to Nashville when she was 8, expanding their profile and her own experience as traveling and performing became the norm.
At age 14, Lillie Mae and her siblings formed the band Jypsi and signed with Arista Records. They garnered two Top 40 singles on Billboard’s Hot Country chart however, that success didn’t last. The fickleness of the major label system caused Jypsi’s album to be shelved before it was released.
Lillie Mae would go on to find success as a studio musician, performing with many top musicians, including Dwight Yoakam, the Grammy-nominated Michael Kiwanuka, Dean Fertitta and Jack White. She met the Third Man crew when White’s long-time engineer Josh Smith suggested that she and her sister Scarlett record for The Lone Ranger soundtrack. Around that time, White was putting the finishing touches on his solo debut, Blunderbuss, and enlisted Mae to perform on “Take Me With You When You Go.” White then invited Lillie to join his all-female touring band and with Jypsi on hiatus, she accepted the offer.
Those journeys with White brought her to some of the biggest festival and concert halls in the world. From Neil Young’s legendary Bridge School benefit show to playing fiddle for Robert Plant and even opening for him. When touring commenced with White, she’d go on to release two albums via his Third Man Records label – 2017’s Forever and Then Some and 2019’s Other Girls.
In 2021, Lillie Mae got to work on her next album Festival Eyes with Texas producer Beau Bedford and her family serving as her backing band. The eight track collection is set for release in late 2023. Lillie Mae also performs select dates with Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers.
https://lilliemaemusic.com/

Darby Wilcox
Stunning. Incisive. Heartbreaking. Her songs are places you’ve been before.
https://darbywilcox.bandcamp.com/

Ryan Lockhart
singer/songwriter
(vocalist of Funeral Chic & Narratives)

Narrowcast | Solis | MOA
2023-09-30 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Narrowcast
somewhere between indie rock and shoegaze
www.narrowcast.band

Solis
Dream Pop from Charlotte, NC
https://www.soundofsolis.com/

MOA
Moa’s music is like diving into a bottomless well only to discover you’re floating untethered
linktr.ee/moa_nc

Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey
2023-10-03 19:00, 2023-11-07 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

Austin & The Powers | Ravine | ET
2023-10-05 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Austin & The Powers
indie band from Pennsylvania.
linktr.ee/austinandthepowers

Ravine
emo indie pop-rock from nashville
linktr.ee/ravinemusic

ET
singer/songwriter
https://www.youtube.com/@ericthompson9881

Haunted Gallery: An Art Show
2023-10-06 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
The creeps come out this night. Friday, October 6th. Petra’s Art Lounge presents: Haunted Gallery, an art show featuring cursed and mystical items conjured from the twisted hands of 12 Charlotte ghouls.
Sink into the chill of the season with performances from Pretty Baby, Human Pippi Armstrong, and Andrew Fletcher who will start off the evening, striking a foreboding mood on the baby grand piano. Plus, a back patio DJ set by Elijah “Bloodweiser” Von Cramon.
Artists:  Jeff “Howlerweeno” Howlett, Elijah “Bloodweiser” Von Crayon,  Saymond “The Hate” Arroyo, Quỳnh “Blood Fart” Vu, Robert “Draculabob” Childers, Winn “Swamp Witch” Seltzer, Corey “The Gorey” Zeigler, Nicholas “Coffin Dove” Holman,  Kassie “Crypt Carver” Bond,  Eric/a “Eldritch Horror” Gilstrap, Sofi “Spooki” LaVergne,  Jade “Jack O Lantern” Hartz

xtine g | Yer Flowers | Kadey Ballard
2023-10-07 20:00
Doors: 8p | Show: 9p
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

xtine g
xtine g is a singer-songwriter originally hailing from Philadelphia but has lived in Charlotte, NC for the better part of a decade. With her solo electric guitar and lilting vocals, she tells deeply personal and intimate stories about love, loss, and finding a place you can call home. Her songwriting is heavily inspired by the expressive melodies of 70s country and folk and by the guitar tone and accessibility of modern indie-pop.
https://www.xtinegmusic.com/

Yer Flowers
Country / Rock from Knoxville, TN. This Barbie is a redneck
linktr.ee/yerflowers

Kadey Ballard
Psych-folk singer songwriter
linktr.ee/kadeylynn

Comedy Night with host Kaleigh Cutright
2023-10-13 19:00
Doors @ 7 | Show @ 8
Tickets: $12
• 21+ with valid ID

Comedy by Gayle Murray & Mimi Benfield.
Hosted by Kaleigh Cutright.

Stormwatchers | Leaving Echoes | Neon Deaths
2023-10-14 20:00
Show @ 9p!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Stormwatchers
https://stormwatchers.bandcamp.com

Leaving Echoes
https://leavingechoes.bandcamp.com

Neon Deaths
https://neondeaths.bandcamp.com/

Confluence Music Festival
2023-10-19 18:00
Doors @ 6pm
Tickets: $10
• 21+ with valid ID

10pm – Natalie Carr
9pm – Sorry, Peach
8pm – Nathan Kam
7pm – Lynnsea

This multiday conference+festival is a can’t-miss for anyone in the Southeast connected to the music industry, including fans.
Over two days and nights, Confluence will inspire, connect, elevate, and celebrate the Charlotte and Carolinas’ music community.
Confluence consists of:
Conference: Wednesday, Oct 18, and Thursday, Oct. 19 from 9 am to 4 pm. Conference sessions will take place in multiple venues inside the AvidXchange NC Music Factory. Registration and check-in at is The Hamilton (820 Hamilton St.)
Music: Live showcase sets by 40+ regional acts from across the Carolinas in multiple independent music venues in the heart of Charlotte. Venues include Neighborhood Theatre, Petra’s, Snug Harbor, Visulite Theatre, Stage Door Theatre, Pianodrome, and Free Range Brewing.

For the most recent schedule plus a list of speakers and performers, visit www.confluencecarolinas.com.
WHO SHOULD COME? Artists, producers, songwriters, musicians, promoters, talent buyers, record labels, media professionals, publicists, agencies, nonprofits, and more. Confluence is not just for artists and industry professionals; it’s for music enthusiasts too. At dozens of showcase sets over two nights, we invite the local community to experience the incredible talent in this region and support the venues that power the scene.

CONFERENCE & MULITI-DAY TICKET OPTIONS:
Confluence Conference: 2-Day Conference Pass
Confluence Music Pass – access to two evenings of live music at multiple venues
Confluence All Access Pass: includes 2-Day Confluence Conference Pass PLUS 2 evenings of live music, and a special invitation to the VIP Opening Party on October 17th.
Single venue tickets sold at the door.
ABOUT: Confluence is produced by Charlotte Center City Partners, a nonprofit missioned with the vibrancy of Charlotte’s urban core, and Music Everywhere CLT, a nonprofit initiative to develop Charlotte’s music scene and economy.

Mom Rock | Cassettiquette | The Phantom Friends
2023-10-20 20:00
Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $12 Advance | $15 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Mom Rock
Forming in Boston in 2018, Canadian-American indie rock outfit Mom Rock combines the forces of Curtis Heimburger, Wilson Reardon, and Tara Maggiulli. They got their start taking Boston’s college party scene by storm, and have since stolen the hearts of show-goers with electric live sets, infectious original tunes, and signature themed get-ups.
With nothing but organic grassroots efforts, Mom Rock have surpassed 7,000,000 streams on Spotify alone and have reached a global audience of over 600,000 listeners. They’ve released four EPs to date, and have been slated to play on stages of festivals like Shaky Knees, Music Midtown, Osheaga, and Mile of Music. They were recently featured as Rolling Stone’s Hot Band in their 2022 Hot Issue, and are a 2023 Salt Lick Incubator grant recipient. Mom Rock are currently based in Nashville, and are available for any Little League games you need players for.
linktr.ee/momrock

Cassettiquette
Indie Rock

The Phantom Friends
Progressive Indie Rock from Charlotte, NC
linktr.ee/thephantomfriends

Bob Fleming & Cambria Iron Co | The Deeds | Aluminum 6
2023-10-21 20:00
Show @ 9p
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Bob Fleming & Cambria Iron Co
The Deeds
Aluminum 6

Clarity Eley | The Bleus | Tecoby Hines
2023-10-26 20:00
Show at 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | Show: $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Clarity Eley
Clarity’s music is described as dream-like to the ears it reaches. Her voice, textured with colorful layers and an eclectic yet delicate quality – utilizing timeless progressions, trance like harmonies, and introspective lyrics that uncover stories of love, betrayal, heartbreak, and reflection. Clarity finds herself putting words to intangible moments, connecting listeners to the expression of raw emotion with grace.
https://www.clarityeley.com/

The Bleus
An erotic swing between R&B and Jazz, The Bleus serenades their listeners with powerfully sweet melodic tones. Sweeping listeners up like the wind picks up your hair.
https://linktr.ee/TheBleus

Tecoby Hines
The most exciting new wave of gifted MCs is from Charlotte, and riding the crest is Tecoby, With his most recent EP, 2023 “Soul Sip”. Hines solidified his place as one of his cities most insightful and articulate rappers, a lyrical acrobat as assertive as he is pensive, as introspective as he is socially conscious.
https://tecobyhines.bandcamp.com/album/soul-sip

QUAD | Glad Rags | Mauve Angeles
2023-10-27 20:00
Show @ 9p
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

QUAD
pleasure punk from Charlotte
https://quadisgod.bandcamp.com/

Glad Rags
Behind the production of founding member Mabel Gladly, Glad Rags’ new sound fuses art rock, new wave, experimental jazz, krautrock, disco, funk and soul, thus creating their original blend of psychedelic orchestral synth pop. While joined by many collaborators on their studio projects, Glad Rags keeps their live shows raw with high-energy interpretations of their songs featuring the five core members.
https://www.gladragsmusic.com/

Mauve Angeles
darkwave, synth-pop, labyrinth-core
linktr.ee/Mauveangeles

Meltt | Whistler | Kismet Kind
2023-10-28 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Meltt
Meltt – a mind-bending alternative-rock band with a love for heavy riffs, colourful instrumentation, detail oriented production, and under it all, multi-layered song-writing. Let them sonically paint your soundscape and sweep you into an ethereal dream.
https://linktr.ee/meltt

Whistler
Indie Rock from Charlotte, NC
https://www.whistler.band/

Kismet Kind
youtube.com/@kismetkind

Petrafied Halloween Bash 2023
2023-10-31 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Performances by
HNY WLSN, Lil Skritt, and Florecienta
Back patio sounds provided by
DJ Monsterpiece
Costume contest with $100 CASH prize!

Demon Barber Of Central Ave: A Drag Production
2023-11-02 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $15 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Lawless Broadway Presents
Join us on November 2nd as a great way to close out the spooky season. We’ll follow the Tale of the Demon Barber getting his revenge and finding himself along the way in the endearing turn of the century family drama.

Believers & Cowards: An Art Show
2023-11-03 20:00
Show @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Believers & Cowards
A cowboy and alien visual art show for a bent and strange, picasso deli of a world. Challenging this reality and realities yet to come. All are welcome to express your inner universe outwardly, so alien to others. Dress up cowboy, dress up cowgirl. How it feels when eyes meet eyes. Jordan Peel to you. A vibe experiment extended to you by brilliant, inventive CLT / Plaza Midwood creators. Play on words. Play on sight. Present yourself to see Experimental might, thru telescope-elemental lenses. Power of kaleidoscope in hand to make Believers & Cowards play peacefully again. – J.A.M
Art by Polly Doolittle, Quỳnh Vu,  Drudsy, It’s Smiley,  Da Genius,  Nome, Threeofive, Mono Feo,  Tory Silinski,  Give,  Pino, and  Jam
Performances by FLLS, MOLD! (Miami, FL), and Nia Zhané
Seebirdgo (Back patio DJ set!)

Kenzie Katlyn | Good Deal | Zachary King
2023-11-04 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Kenzie Katlyn
indie pop
linktr.ee/kenziekatlyn

Good Deal
indie rock
linktr.ee/gooddealband

Zachary King
folk
youtu.be/kbs8itel7dc

Alexa Jenson | Leon Rosen | Cigarettes At Sunset
2023-11-09 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Alexa Jenson
A young, angsty, female singer-songwriter walks into a rock ‘n’ roll club for the first time, rounds up the most talented musicians in the joint, forms a band that brings sass, skill, and energy to any stereo or stage, and has a damn good time doing it.
https://linktr.ee/alexajenson

Leon Rosen
Leon is a child of the hippies livin in neverneverland with songs and memories
linktr.ee/leonrosen

Cigarettes At Sunset
indie rock
https://www.cigarettesatsunset.com/

Unwed Sailor | Tongues Of Fire | Ego Death Machine
2023-11-10 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $12 Advance | $15 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Unwed Sailor
After two decades of critically acclaimed and fan-adored releases, Unwed Sailor has become a fixture within the indie rock/pop landscape. A familiar and unceasing tide. A steady hand through turbulent channels.
The instrumental post rock ambience of Unwed Sailor has been guided by the vision of Johnathon Ford (Pedro the Lion/Roadside Monument). Since starting the band in Seattle, WA in 1998, Ford has combined elements of post rock, new age, new wave, ambient, shoegaze & film music to create the unique sound and vision of Unwed Sailor.
linktr.ee/unwedsailor

Tongues of Fire
Post Punk // Garage Rock from Asheville NC
tonguesofire.bandcamp.com

Ego Death Machine
Noise rock from CLT
https://egodeathmachine.bandcamp.com/

TuTu Tonight!
2023-11-14 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $5
• 21+ with valid ID

Brought to you by TuTu Tuesday and Makeshift Shows, this is TuTu TONIGHT!
Join us for this one of a kind LIVE variety show, featuring live music, comedy, local celebrity interviews, burlesque, drag performances, and MORE—all right here at Petra’s!

Split Penny | Jordan Sledge | Blake Anthony & The Campfire
2023-11-16 20:00
Show @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Split Penny
4 piece Rock/Jam band hailing from the Charlotte, NC area
https://splitpennyband.com/

Jordan Sledge
Songwriter, Singer
open.spotify.com/artist/4m2inTOZNcIiwoJwdjezK7

Blake Anthony & The Campfire
Alt. Rock/ Folk/ Soul
https://blakenc.com/

Siege Hardee | Matthew Paul Butler | Phill Reynolds
2023-11-17 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Siege Hardee
C.J. “Siege” Hardee a multi-instrumentalist/producer/songwriter out of Charlotte, N.C. Siege started gigging at 15 with his band “Older Brother”. After that, Toured extensively nationally and internationally with “Matrimony” and “Bassh”. His new solo project (Siege Hardee) screams for the windows to be down. Grooves and underlying vibes of hope that reminds you of The Talking Heads and demand you nod your head.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CDCrVBnRSh91VUKT40w72

Matthew Paul Butler
Folk/Soul/Gospel from Durham, NC
Rivertown Records NC
http://MatthewPaulButler.bandcamp.com

Phill Reynolds
Post Folk Troubadour
https://phillreynolds.bandcamp.com/music

Crenshaw Pentecostal | The Gone Ghosts | VESS
2023-11-18 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Crenshaw Pentecostal
Carolina Grunge Country
linktr.ee/CrenshawPentecostal

The Gone Ghosts
kick-ass Alt-Country / Rock band from Carrboro, NC
http://www.thegoneghosts.com/

VESS
Jeremy Michael Vess is an indie artist born and raised in North Carolina.
https://thevess.com/
