Petra's Bar

Crenshaw Pentecostal | Heffner | Hillmouse
2023-08-11 20:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Crenshaw Pentecostal
Carolina Grunge Country
https://linktr.ee/CrenshawPentecostal

Heffner
BURSTING ONTO THE ATHENS, GA GUITAR MUSIC SCENE IN FALL 2019, HEFFNER IS A 5 PIECE OF “PERFECT HEAVEN”.
https://www.heffnerband.com/

Hillmouse
Alt-country from Columbia, SC
https://linktr.ee/hillmouse

The Shootouts | Wes & The Railroaders | Jason Moss & The Hosses
2023-08-12 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $15
• 21+ with valid ID

The Shootouts
The Shootouts’ sound is reflective of their Northeast Ohio “Rustbelt” roots. Akron, Ohio – the city that produced the Pretenders, the Black Keys, and Devo – isn’t a place normally associated with country music, but these influences are as integral to their sound as those of the country music greats. The bulk of Stampede was recorded at Son of Moondog Studios over a five-day period that brought Benson, Seifert and Asleep at the Wheel to Northeast Ohio to work with the Shootouts on the band’s home turf.
Stampede also finds the Shootouts working with a notable array of Americana heavy-hitters. There’s the high-speed opening kiss-off “Better Things to Do,” which features Marty Stuart’s unmistakable bluegrass-tinged mandolin. Benson and members of Asleep at the Wheel get in on the fun with the western swing-rooted “One Step Forward.” Raul Malo of The Mavericks lends soaring harmony vocals to “I’ll Never Need Anyone More,” a song written by Cleveland music legend Michael Stanley, who passed away in 2021. Country hit songwriter Jim Lauderdale joins the Shootouts on the Bakersfield-esque “Tomorrow’s Knockin’” while famed guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer Buddy Miller sings with the band on the California-country-rock number “Anywhere But Here.”
https://linktr.ee/shootoutsmusic

Wes & The Railroaders
Honk and Tonk from Charlotte NC.
wesandtherailroaders.bandcamp.com

Jason Moss & The Hosses
Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Juke Joint Swing, Country

Nordista Freeze | Crumbsnatchers | Featherpocket
2023-08-17 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $12
• 21+ with valid ID

Nordista Freeze
Where did Nordista Freeze come from? Everyone who saw it happen has a different explanation, but they agree on one thing: a flaming blue orb came flying out of the sky and smashed into the earth, and there, lying sprawled in the crater, was a man wearing only his underwear with a tambourine in his hand. He rose to his knees, vomited profusely, and took off running over the rim of the crater and into the distance yelling “Na Na”. Where did he come from?!
Maybe outer space? His first two records were called Space Travel and Cosmic Haus. Is he a time traveler from the past? His 60s pysch-pop anthems and bouncy flow say so. A time traveler from the future? Many believe he’s like a Terminator 2 Terminator sent back to save the music industry from self-destruction. All this is speculation. His origin notwithstanding, he’s brought a transcendent message, a secret of life that transmits through his legendary live performance. Come hear it and believe.
https://hoo.be/nordistafreeze

Crumbsnatchers
Hailing from Nashville, Crumbsnatchers’ catchy songs echo the wit of Pixies and Talking Heads, backed by the fervent force of Beastie Boys. Their contagiously immersive music has a habit of crushing your inhibitions into a fine paste and then painting the word “PARTY” on your brain with it.
https://linktr.ee/crumbsnatchers

Featherpocket
Cosmic country
youtu.be/YkTkl8dsjto

The Business People | Noir Noir | The Phantom Friends
2023-08-18 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Business People
A pocket rock band from Charlotte, NC.
thebusinesspeopleband.bandcamp.com

Noir Noir
Soul Gaze
linktr.ee/noirnoirmusic

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

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
2023-08-19 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $15
• 21+ with valid ID

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
You’ve heard this before, but the whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E’Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk. From club and festival stages across North America and Europe, and tours of Africa, Southeast and Central Asia as a Cultural Ambassador for the US Department of State, to their NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring Béla Fleck, the Fourchestra’s live shows make even the most jaded listeners forget where they are… even if just for a precious moment.
This may seem an odd thing to say, but on the verge of releasing their eighth studio recording, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is only now truly embracing their identity as a group. For many years, Jonathan’s live band was a fluid lineup of top-notch musicians, and even included an “all-star” version with bassist MonoNeon (Prince, Nas), drummer Sput Searight (Snarky Puppy, Snoop Dogg) and percussionist Weedie Braimah (Trombone Shorty, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), as well as a number of other marquee players. Now, however, the Fourchestra is a decidedly indivisible band, and Jonathan is writing for the trio, not just the pans.
linktr.ee/jonathanscales

Coughing Dove Album Fundraiser
2023-08-25 20:00
Doors @ 8 | Show @ 9
$7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Coughing Dove
Coughing Dove Coughing Dove is the Charlotte-based project of Nicholas Holman, and his second album under the name and first for Self Aware Records (Late Bloomer, Faye) is a quiet record of folk rock and alt-country that manages to sound both dusty and polished at the same time.
https://linktr.ee/coughingdove

Suspence | Indigo Jo | 6Cardinal | Harrison Bergamot
https://linktr.ee/suspencefulmusicplaying
youtu.be/Lky1bRA0cio
on.soundcloud.com/gjBrC
harrisonbergamot.carrd.co

Yellow Sky Way
https://www.yellowskyway.com/

Joshua Cotterino | Rodolphe Coster | Raddre
2023-08-26 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Joshua Cotterino
Experimental Pop with a clenched Punk fist momentum
linktr.ee/joshua_cotterino

Rodolphe Coster
Multidisciplinary artist and legendary activist from the Brussels scene, Rodolphe Coster has already lived several lives, died several deaths, and had as many resurrections.
https://on.soundcloud.com/P3AaE

Raddre
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Zsqp5PYJeiOrgpfQN8Okh

Patt and Sara | Benji Hughes | Kerry Mac
2023-08-31 19:00
Doors @ 7 | Show @ 8
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Patt and Sara
“Sent from outer space, Patt and Sara were sent to spread their love and music to the world”

Benji Hughes
benjihughesmusic.com

Kerry Mac
singer / songwriter

WRLD KEEPS TURNING: An Art Show
2023-09-01 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

WRLD KEEPS TURNING 🌎🌍🌏
It’s a @phazegawd704 curated gallery takeover: a view into the modern moods and moves of these working Charlotte artists & performers. Earth is in peril – and it’s a mad wrld – but we must continue to create and exchange energy. Let’s get together and keep it moving.

Art by
@bando.kicks
@nome_three0five
@mimifabulow
@6jam_i_am
@phazegawd704
@najialalii
@tony.wavy
+ more

Performances by
@phazegawd704
@psy.kof
@yacomane
@electrobro_o
+ a back patio DJ set by @djtoast.clt

Willingdon | Ambyr | Lynsea
2023-09-02 20:00
Showtime @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Willingdon
former bunk bed neighbors band from charlotte, nc
linktr.ee/Willingdon

Ambyr
Pop
https://linktr.ee/imambyr

Lynsea
Singer songwriter
linktr.ee/imlynsea

Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey
2023-09-05 19:00, 2023-10-03 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

Joseph Mathis | Eli Winter | Mark Mathis
2023-09-07 20:00
Doors at 8 | Show at 9
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21 + with valid ID

Joseph Mathis
https://hyperfollow.com/josephmathis

Eli Winter
https://linktr.ee/eliwinter

Mark Mathis
(Of Public Radio)

Azul presents: Divas, Dolls, & Disco
2023-09-08 20:00
Show @ 9p
$7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Azul
Azul is a queer Latinx musician that oscillates from tender moments of grief and love to disco dance bops, music numbers on betrayal, and the stress of living in our modern world. Oh and sometimes it is in Spanish. She sings and plays trumpet with her best friends and her goal is to always connect with her listeners.
After releasing her debut original EP in 2021 “The View From Here,” Azul has played all over NC and opened for several nationally touring acts. The INDY Week said about her debut single, “Magic,” “Magic” feels like a true pop song—lush, catchy, persuasive, and full of the kind of pent-up drama that makes the quest for greater belief and optimism feel fresh. Zapata’s voice is bold and reaching; this is a single with the thrill of a big beginning.”
https://www.azulzapata.com/

Pet Bug | The Orderlys | SWAE
2023-09-09 20:00
Showtime @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Pet Bug
(members of The Mother Superior, The Mineral Girls, Gun Jr., Hiram, The Real Dolls, DOZR, Gravewaves, Futurists, Ol’ Sport & ModernEverything.)
https://www.instagram.com/petbugmuzk/

The Orderlys
https://www.instagram.com/theorderlys/

SWAE
https://open.spotify.com/track/32dYWJtA8didXZU2FuoALW

Distracted Eyes | The Great Indoors | Quinn Rash
2023-09-15 20:00
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

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
