Petra's Bar

CLOSED
2023-12-25 - 2023-12-26, 2023-12-24 - 2023-12-25, 2023-12-21 - 2023-12-22 | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
Sorry we’re closed.
We’re either enjoying a much needed day off or we’re hosting a private event.
See ya next time!

FLLS Annual Birthday/Xmas Show w/ Jahmonte, Rizkey, & Kirk Collins JR
2023-12-23 20:00 (America/New_York)
Doors @ 8, Show @ 9!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

FLLS Annual Birthday/Xmas Show
Music from Jahmonte, Rizkey, & Kirk Collins JR

Moonshaker | Family Video | Bonzii
2023-12-22 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Moonshaker
CLT – Blues Rock
https://www.moonshakermusic.com/

Family Video
synthy, surfy, shreddy, feel-bad indie pop. charlotte, nc
http://www.familyvideomusic.com

Bonzii
A Psychedelic collective noodle soup fusion band
Charleston SC
https://www.instagram.com/bonzi.i

Hazy Sunday
2023-12-17 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-03 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-19 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-05 16:00 - 21:00
Highly curated.
Charlotte’s best day party is on our back patio every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday with Probably Will and Ray Krol.
4pm – 9pm
$10 at the door (enter via the alley)
21+ with valid ID

Tali Roots | Dorian Gris | Petah Iah
2023-12-16 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Tali Roots
Tali Roots Is a Chilean singer & songwriter based in North Carolina. Her sound is easily identified by her soft and firm vocal tones. Mostly her music stands out in the reggae genre, clearly noticing her Latin roots as well as her vocal accents influenced by genres such as Blues, Roots, Rocksteady among others.
https://linktr.ee/talirootsmusic

Dorian Gris
alternative rock group with punk undertones
http://www.doriangris.com/

Petah Iah
es un escritor de canciones y compositor de música reggae, nacido en el desierto de Atacama
https://youtu.be/4-46lJtx_zs

January Knife | T.C. Costello | Val Merza
2023-12-15 20:00
Doors @ 8pm | Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

January Knife
One-Man electro punk rock wrecking crew from Charlotte NC
linktr.ee/januaryknife

T.C. Costello
Carolina Celtic Punk Accordion
https://tccostello.com/

Val Merza
Singer/Songwriter from Charlotte, NC
valmerza.com/links

Mike Strauss Band | June Star | Billy Jones
2023-12-14 19:00 - 23:30
• 21+ with valid ID

Doors @ 8pm | Show @ 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of

Mike Strauss Band
For over 10 years, Mike Strauss has been a prominent character in the Charlotte music scene. Throughout the years, Mike has put together an impressive catalog of rural rock featuring songs described as warm, lyrical and gritty.http://www.mikestraussband.com

June Star
Baltimore Maryland’s June Star (Andrew Grimm and Dave Hadley), with aching vocals and plaintive folk arrangements, comes off like a Smog-era Bill Callahan if he had chosen to dive inward or The Jayhawks if they were more keen to stark emotional realism. Grimm’s rich baritone voice and Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the looming shadow of death.
https://www.junestar.com/

Billy Jones
Singer / Songwriter

TuTu Tonight! A Very Midwood Christmas
2023-12-12 19:00
Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm
Tickets: $5
• 21+with valid ID
Join us for our holiday edition of Charlotte’s ONLY live late night show! With a house band that’ll knock your stockings right off, burlesque and drag performances, comedy and plenty of other shenanigans, this show is guaranteed to be the most bang for your buck!

Baran Dance presents Tiny Dances 2023: ROOTED - Night Two!
2023-12-10 17:00
Doors: 5pm | Performance: 6pm
Tickets: $15 Advance | $18 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID | Seats are 1st come 1st serve
Join Baran Dance for an intimate concert of small works with big feels. Featuring choreography by Audrey Baran, Lydia Heidt, Carolina Quiros, and Danielle Roman with music by North Carolina artists, this performance hits close to home! The weekend includes opening musical sets by Rasmus Leon (Saturday, 12/9) and Coughing Dove (Sunday, 12/10).

Baran Dance presents Tiny Dances 2023: ROOTED - Night One!
2023-12-09 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Performance: 8pm
Tickets: $15 Advance | $18 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID | Seats 1st are Come 1st Serve

Join Baran Dance for an intimate concert of small works with big feels. Featuring choreography by Audrey Baran, Lydia Heidt, Carolina Quiros, and Danielle Roman with music by North Carolina artists, this performance hits close to home! The weekend includes opening musical sets by Rasmus Leon (Saturday, 12/9) and Coughing Dove (Sunday, 12/10).

Woody | Jason Scavone | Looms
2023-12-08 20:00
Doors at 8, Show at 9!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Woody
Woody is a 4 piece Charlotte based indie rock band consisting of Jacob Pallidino on drums, Cohen Malz on bass, John Carstarphen on guitar, and David Finch on pedal steel. With different musical backgrounds they fuse together a super unique sound.
https://orcd.co/od0arkr

Jason Scavone
Jason Scavone is a singer/songwriter, and record producer from Charlotte, NC.
https://linktr.ee/jasonscavone

Looms (solo)
Looms is a Brooklyn-based band that has been in the scene for over a decade generating significant praise in the area. They have collaborated with members of Wilco and headlined shows at Elsewhere and OWL. New EP ‘The Dogs of Doubt’ is out October 17.
http://www.loomsmusicnyc.com/

Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey
2023-12-05 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

Blue Cactus | She Returns From War | Carolina Down Boys
2023-12-02 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $12
• 21+ with valid ID

Blue Cactus
Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, make Dream Country: a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak and harkens comparisons eclectic and iconic as Bobbie Gentry, Fleetwood Mac, and David Bowie.
Between the comfort of classic country and the glamor of 70s rock, Blue Cactus resuscitate a fleeting style of honest-to-goodness country m usic considered valueless to a “new” country music where songwriting is officiated by financial analysts and teams of marketing plutocrats instead of woebegone troubadours. With a high lonesome twang, an Emmylou-like southern drawl, and blistering guitar techniques, Blue Cactus exercises the honky-tonk muscles to firmly bear the flag for a new generation of country music.
https://www.bluecactusmusic.com

She Returns From War
Hailing from the historically rich city of Charleston, South Carolina, Americana music artist Hunter Park is defining what it means to not only live in the modern south, but to be a trans woman and artist within this landscape. Combining folk-infused vocal melodies and evocative lyrics that capture the unfiltered human experience, She Returns From War is taking her seat in the Americana music world with grace, strength, and passion. –And her journey has been a wild one.
Since founding the project in 2014, She Returns From War has released many singles, including her second full-length album, Mirrored Moon Dance Hall in 2018. The 11-track release dives into the themes of love, loss, and self-exploration. Now, in 2023, the project shows no signs of slowing down. From opening for Bernie Sanders at his presidential rally in Charleston, to performing at national festivals like Stagecoach and High Water Festival and with artists such as Pat Benatar, Band of Horses, and Nikki Lane, She Returns From War is sharing with the world what the modern south should look and feel like: inclusive, compassionate, unfiltered, and loving.
https://shereturnsfromwar.bandcamp.com/

Carolina Down Boys
Songwriter duo of Heather Himes and Leah Smith, formerly of Dust & Ashes.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/39gU9lLCElbdfbi5GeFYOP

Petra's 5th Annual Staff & Friends Art Show
2023-12-01 20:00
Show @ 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Petra’s 5th Annual Staff and Friends art show, featuring art by Petra’s staff + a few of our friends!

Music by Flannelmouth | Elonzo Wesley | Boy A/C | DJ Fat Keith Richards

Aaron Chance Wilson | David Gillespie | Kevin Capehart
2023-11-30 20:00
Show at 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Aaron Chance Wilson
Dubbed “Folk Rock with a Country Twang,” Aaron Chance Wilson is a songwriter/musician native to the piedmont area of North Carolina. Raised on Classic Rock, Country, and 90s Alternative, ‘AC’ Wilson has crafted a unique sound that draws influence from all corners of the musical universe.
aaronchancewilson.com

David Gillespie
Singer/Songwriter based in Concord, NC
linktr.ee/davidgillespiemusic

Kevin Capehart
linktr.ee/kevincapehart

Alan Charmer | 2 Slices | Top Achiever
2023-11-25 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Alan Charmer
https://linktr.ee/alancharmer
2 Slices
linktr.ee/2slicesofficial
Top Achiever
linktr.ee/topachiever

The Real Dolls | Toward Space | Neon Deaths
2023-11-24 20:00
Show at 9pm!
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Real Dolls
The cowboy glam you didn’t know you needed
https://www.instagram.com/real.dolls.band/

Toward Space
Spooky garage pop from Richmond, VA!
https://towardspace.bandcamp.com

Neon Deaths
CLT NC // Catchy Doom, Slashed riffs, Heavy & light
https://www.instagram.com/neondeaths/

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/

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

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/

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!

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/

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/

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
