Petra's Bar

Alright | Boy Named Sue
2025-05-01 20:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
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

Hazy Sunday
2025-05-04 16:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-18 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

The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session
2025-05-05 19:30, 2025-05-12 19:30, 2025-05-19 19:30, 2025-05-26 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.

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

Karaoke with Klaytastic
2025-05-07 19:00, 2025-05-14 19:00, 2025-05-21 19:00, 2025-05-28 19:00
Every Wednesday at Petra’s is the best karaoke party in Charlotte.
With host @klaytastic!

7pm-12am | No Cover | 21+ (No Exceptions)

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
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

The Rhythm & The Groove: 80's V 90's R&B
2025-05-15 19:00
7pm | $5
• 21+

For those past their School Daze, who are out here trying to Do The Right Thing, Dj She’s A+ and DJ Maal go head to head bringing you the best jams from 80’s and 90’s R&B.

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

TutuTonight: Late Night Show!!
2025-05-20 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $8 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+
Join us for this one of a kind LIVE variety show, featuring live music, comedy, local celebrity interviews, burlesque, drag performances, and MORE—at Petra’s!
Brought to you by TuTu Tuesday and Makeshift Shows, this is TuTu TONIGHT!

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

Gravitate
2025-05-23 19:00
7pm-Midnight
$10
• 21+

Gravitate is pulling you into the essence of Haus
Resident DJs
Oba Shaanti
Steve Howerton
Charles Gatling

Guest DJ
TBA

Live Percussion
Claudio Rafael
Sweat Transfer

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

Rock Box - Illmatic Ones
2025-05-25 16:00
Chief Rocka Aking and DJ Wizdom playing music strictly from all the producers of Nas’ critically acclaimed debut album Illmatic.

4pm – 9pm
$10 at the door (enter via the alley)
21+ with valid ID

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_/

Ultraviolet Sapphic Dance Party
2025-05-30 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Party: 9pm
Tickets: $10 At The Door
• 21+

Ultraviolet is *queer women loving queer women* 🏳️‍🌈, and the vibes are divine ✨ Join us for UltraViolet, a sapphic dance party for queer, lesbian, bisexual, and pansexual+ women, nonbinary, and trans folks. Groove in an auditory oasis.
New community guidelines posted – queer women run the show. Follow their lead!
Supporting Time Out Youth

Saturday Night Karaoke with Klaytastic!
2025-05-31 19:00
Join us for a spocial edition of the best karaoke party in Charlotte.
With host @klaytastic!

7pm-12am | No Cover | 21+
