Petra's Bar

Hazy Sunday
2023-04-30 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-16 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-02 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-19 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28205, United States
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

Roman Candles | Ultralush | Kevin Terrell
2023-04-29 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | Show: $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Roman Candles
pop rock
http://www.romancandlesruleok.com/

Ultralush
pop rock
https://www.facebook.com/Ultralush

Kevin Terrell
Alternative Rock
https://linktr.ee/kevinterrell

* Please be advised, Commonwealth Ave will be closed off at 7pm for a street festival the next day. Please carpool or ride share if you plan on coming to this show.

The Eyebrows | Them Pants | BNDR
2023-04-28 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Eyebrows
The Eyebrows are a fiercely independent, three-piece band composed of Jay Garrigan who writes the songs, sings, plays guitar & keys; Darrin Gray who plays the bass and sings; and Shawn Lynch who calls himself a “drummist” and sings. Jay and Shawn have played in bands together since 2000, and have known Darrin a bit longer than that, but it wasn’t until 2018 that the rock-laden three piece came together in its current lineup, with their first gig opening up for Power Pop god Matthew Sweet, and started recording soon thereafter. FIGHT/FLIGHT was tracked and mixed by the legendary Mitch Easter at his Fidelitorium recording studio over the past two years, and was mastered by Bill Skibbe at Third Man Mastering. The vinyl version of the record was also pressed at Third Man Pressing.
Regionally in the SouthEast US, the band is known for their manic live shows and eccentric, off-stage personalities. Currently, The Eyebrows are both booking shows across the SE region, and are almost finished mixing their third album, DOUBLE TAKE, and are planning to release singles over the course of 2023.
https://the-eyebrows.com

Them Pants
A rock band from Winston-Salem, NC made up of members from Alternative Champs, Bandway, Vetiver, and The Husbians. Their debut album “Jeffership Starplane” is out now via streaming platforms.

BNDR
BNDR is a solo project from Jon Lock that combines Electornica, Ambient, and Reggae genres… while conjuring the spirits of Prince and The Notorious BIG. He’s also joined by guitarist Jay Garrigan of The Eyebrows who adds improvisational, etherial guitar sounds.

zzzahara with Mauve Angeles
2023-04-27 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $12 Advance | $15 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

zzzahara
Plenty of people come to Los Angeles looking to make their California dreams a reality. But zzzahara has always been here, turning reality into a dream. Born and raised in Highland Park, where they still reside, zzzahara (the solo moniker of Eyedress/Simps guitarist Zahara Jaime) has witnessed both gang-blighted and gentrified L.A. along the same geographical blocks. Like the transforming city itself, zzzahara has undergone massive personal changes, their characteristic stoicism giving way to a newfound sense of purpose. Liminal Spaces, their debut LP from Lex Records, explores a life hanging in the balance between memory and possibility over frenetic Johnny Marr-esque guitar jangle.
Signing to Lex Records, zzzahara bumped up production values for Liminal Spaces, enlisting industry vets Dave Cooley for mastering and Steve Kaye for mixing. Some of the songs have been with Z for a while, like “Julia,” written when zzzahara was just sixteen about their experiences with manipulative girlfriends. Others are inspired by queer culture, absurdism, love, lust, and feeling lost. Evolving stylistically, maturing emotionally, and yet still attached to a past scorched by trauma and old flames, zzzahara brings pop sensibility and hi-fi quality to Liminal Spaces that makes their work appealing to anyone and everyone: young and old; straight and queer; introverts and extroverts; the hardened L.A. locals and the daydreaming transplants.
https://zzzahara.bandcamp.com/

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

Church of Sinetology
2023-04-22 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Church Of Sinetology is a night of electronic dancefloor therapy featuring live performances and DJ sets by:
Leo Wolf
Benjamin Sochko
Adam Cope
Pain Body
Lon Lon
FZXXX

The Royal City Collective Presents Vibe Sessions
2023-04-21 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Royal City Presents
Vibe Sessions
Featuring:
RoyalCity LiF • Chocolate Kndy • Beloved Zawati • FLLS • Walt • Tony Wavy

Petra's Playhouse: A Queer Variety Show
2023-04-20 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Onya Presents: Petra’s Playhouse
A queer variety show featuring performances by
Andrew Hall
Liam Laughin
Stevia Knixx
Mona Loverly
Fellini
Boom-Boom Bathory
Karen Affection

Sometime In February Album Release with Mindvac & Zephyranthes
2023-04-15 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $9 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Sometime In February
https://linktr.ee/sometimeinfebruary
Mindvac
youtu.be/tf0IWdBbi6Q
Zephyranthes
linktr.ee/zephyranthes

Jamaal Cody | Makeda Iroquois | Suspenceful Music Playing
2023-04-14 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Jamaal Cody
Inspiring the next generation through his dynamic production and devout love for music, Jamaal Cody sets the standard for talent with all the skills to back it up! With an ardent determination to express his creative prowess, Jamaal fully composes 95% percent of his works.
Meet all American drummer, producer, and artist, Jamaal Cody. Graduating from the Musicians Institute of Los Angeles in 2015 Jamaal Codys life quickly became deeply intertwined with music. He has performed alongside a variety of top artists such as 98 Degrees, Asher Roth, Delacey, Nick Lachey, Kymani Marley, Bahari, and Tai Verdes! His drive and precision in execution are widely recognized and largely unmatched.
Alongside performing on tour domestic/ internationally, Jamaal Cody has built a diverse catalog of music for himself over the years. Specializing in Lo-Fi, Cody aims to ease the minds of the anxious while stimulating creativity. And he does this consistently throughout his ‘5 Minutes Till’ series and ‘Demo’ series with many more timeless projects in the works! “Future Audio” Out Now
https://linktr.ee/jamaalcody23

Makeda Iroquois
makedairoquois.com

Suspenceful Music Playing
https://linktr.ee/suspencefulmusicplaying

Young Mister | Bridal Party | La Brava
2023-04-13 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Young Mister
Steven Fiore’s career reads like a legendary round of two truths and a lie: co-writing with Art Garfunkel, a stint with Jeff Goldblum’s jazz band, more than 17 million Spotify streams. But it’s all true – every word of it. In a way, you could say it’s this unfiltered honesty that ultimately powers Fiore’s YOUNG MISTER to be more than just pretty melodies, but rather profoundly moving pieces of musical storytelling.
Hailed by American Songwriter and Consequence of Sound alike for an adroit balance of folk, Americana, and pop – all unwritten with wistful sentimentality – Young Mister began in 201X after Fiore, a successful songwriter for Universal Music Publishing Group for more than a half-decade in Los Angeles, once again began putting himself first as a writer. “I’d been writing a lot under my name, but for other people,” Fiore says, referencing cuts for acts like Howie Day and Natasha Bedingfield. “I needed to do something different.”
linktr.ee/realyoungmister
Bridal Party (Victoria, BC)
Inspired by the innovative studio pop of groups like Stereolab and Steely Dan; Bridal Party uniquely reinterprets and combines the hook-forward songwriting of artists like Tops and Men I Trust with the emotional bombast of Jay Som and Japanese Breakfast. Their debut full-length, Too Much climbed to the #2 slot on !earshot National top 50 college radio chart. Beatroute (BC) magazine describes Bridal Party as “a perfect marriage of indie pop and soul.” Their driving work ethic has sent them on tour across Canada and the USA multiple times and landed them coveted slots in festivals Sled Island, Pop! Montreal, and Rifflandia.
linktr.ee/bridalparty
La Brava
Liza Ortiz is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based on Charlotte, NC. Her most recent work is Latin-influenced electronic music, which she performs under the name, La Brava.
linktr.ee/LizasLinks

¡Bugalú!
2023-04-11 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Party: 8pm
Tickets: $5 At The Door (Enter Via Back Patio)
• 21+ with valid ID

Bugalú is a back patio tropical cocktail and listening experience.
DJs @@zzzzaappp and @martamoons will be bringing the tropical listening vibes.

@perrydactyls will be bringing the tropical cocktail vibes.

It’s also Marta’s birthday so come celebrate and party with us!

Dougie Poole | Coughing Dove | Riggings
2023-04-09 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $15 Advance | $18 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Dougie Poole
A country songwriter from Brooklyn’s indie underground, Dougie Poole blurs the lines between genre and generation on his third solo album, The Rainbow Wheel of Death. Rooted in sharp songwriting, Poole’s golden baritone, and the organic sounds of a live-in-the-studio band, it’s a classic-sounding record for the modern world, stocked with songs that make room for everything from old-school synthesizers to contemporary storytelling.
The Rainbow Wheel of Death’s title nods to the colorful pinwheel that appears onscreen whenever a computer’s application stalls. For Poole — who found himself working as a freelance computer programmer once the pandemic brought his touring schedule to a temporary halt in 2020 — it’s also a reference to the holding pattern that’s left much of society feeling stuck, unable to move ahead in an uncertain world. That feeling was pervasive when he began writing these nine songs, finishing the first handful of tracks in his New York City bedroom and wrapping up the songwriting process in the recording studio itself, this time surrounded by a band of collaborators and instrumentalists.
Once hailed as the “patron saint of millennial malaise” for his sardonic wit and topical, tongue-in-cheek songwriting, Poole broadens his reach here. He fine-tunes his genre-bending approach to country music, too, with The Rainbow Wheel of Death reaching far beyond the genre’s boundaries for new sounds and unexpected textures. “High School Gym” builds a bridge between 2020s lo-fi textures and 1980s pop vibes, while “Must Be In Here Somewhere” — whose narrator sits at a lap top, searching through “every server burning in North Carolina” for a digital souvenir of a long-lost relationship — mixes modern concerns with classic country instrumentation. If records like 2017’s Wideass Highway and 2020’s breakthrough release The Freelancer’s Blues told stories about uninspired Millennials languishing in dead-end jobs and no-good relationships, then The Rainbow Wheel of Death focuses on more universal issues like mortality, love, and the passing of the time.
With The Rainbow Wheel of Death, Dougie Poole breathes new life into country music, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work — drum machines, acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and his deep-set voice — while pushing toward something warm, organic, and prismatic.
https://www.dougiepoole.com/links/

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

Riggings
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fGDahYX2XpTGKPSjDVUGR

Groove 8 | Fuzz Jaxx | DJHaych4Now
2023-04-08 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Groove 8
Jazz funk reminiscent of the 70’s and melded with the acid jazz coming from the soul edges of the UK in the 90’s. The band blends all of its musical influences into its own powerful original sound. Horns, guitars, percussion, keys, drums and bass. Groove 8 aims to make you move to the sounds of their rhythms. The soundtrack of your soul.
http://www.groove8.com/
Joined by
Fuzz Jaxx
DJHaych4Now
https://djhaych4now.bandcamp.com/

Zine Is Risen: A Visual & Poetry Gallery Show
2023-04-07 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID
Zine is Risen is a gallery opening and zine release showcasing visual artists and poets together in one show. Step into a new season with us – revive & brighten the corners after these past few cold, dark months. See the gallery, then take it home with you in zine form.
Performances by Sweat Transfer, Simon SMTHNG, Quad, Sweet Boy, plus live poetry by d’Angelo Dia, and Alex Osborne. Back patio sounds provided by Blackasthecosmos.
Artists:
Alex Lippert
Alex Osborne
Amber Comber
Andrew
Ashley Columbus
Ashley Proctor
Blaine Hurdle
Caroline Humphrey
d’Angelo Dia
Dionne Hunter
JAM
Jason Boomhower
Jenn Garrison
Jordan Hoban
Lauren McDowell
Lindsey Miller
Lowkeyprose
Matt Metzgar
Nathan Hemphill
Nicholas Holman
Nicole Story
Pino
Robert Childers
…& more?

Piano Karaoke & Sing Along with Ryan Stamey
2023-04-04 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

MOA | The Mystery Plan | That Guy Smitty
2023-04-01 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets : $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

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

The Mystery Plan
Moody, folk, post punk, sometimes electronic, sometimes cellos. Sort of sorry and glad together.
themysteryplan.bandcamp.com

That Guy Smitty
Professional purveyor of all things groovin’

It's Snakes | EZ Shakes | Neon Deaths
2023-03-31 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

It’s Snakes
Starting in early 2015, singer Hope Nicholls took tentative steps in the daunting shoes of Phil Collins and Levon Helms, attempting to keep the beat on drums while crooning. The former vocalist for 80’s college rock main-stays Fetchin Bones, 90’s pissed-off Sugarsmack and 2000’s secret Snagglepuss hit the skins with a vengeance and zero shites given. Aaron Pitkin added his signature riffage: It’s Snakes marked his return to guitar, a first since the ‘Bones epoch. Long time collaborator Darrin Gray (bass) and fellow member of Snagglepuss coached Nicholls on drumming and believed it just might work. Guitarist Greg Walsh believed as well and the dream was real.
Nicholls took the name It’s Snakes from a Lynda Barry comic strip that featured a nonchalant retail encounter with Medusa, legendary snake goddess and first female super villain.
https://snakeytownnc.com/

EZ Shakes
An American Alternative Country Rock Band from Columbia SC. 2017-Present
https://linktr.ee/ezshakes

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

Lawless Broadway Presents Sandworms: The Musical
2023-03-30 19:00
Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm
Tickets: $9 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Sandworms: The Musical
Join us for our First Lawless Broadway of ’23 with a special interpretation of one of our favorite ghostly movies. Join us as we raise the dead in our favorite artistic production.

Erin & Rusty Wedding After Party
2023-03-25 20:00
Free Show!

The Q-Tip Bandits | Yugo | Ambyr
2023-03-24 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

The Q-Tip Bandits
Since their inception in early 2018, The Q-Tip Bandits have emerged into the Boston music scene as an energetic and vibrant act that continues to touch audience’s hearts while getting them up on their feet. Their smooth yet powerful sound is backed by the raw energy of rock and the coolness and colors of R&B and funk — with palpable grooves coated with savory, soul-inspired riffs, anthemic horns and meaningful lyrics.
Described as “an indie-pop delight” by The Deli Mag, their debut single “Willow” made waves across the Atlantic, reaching 50,000 streams on Spotify within the first 3 weeks of release and garnering enough momentum for the band to record their debut EP, Ain’t It Great. It was met with great enthusiasm, despite being released amidst a global pandemic, and was called “a must add to your summer playlist” by The Courier.
linktr.ee/theqtipbandits

Yugo
Drawing from both ‘80s and modern pop influences, Yugo’s sound is both new and nostalgic at the same time. After a run in Nashville, Tennessee, Yugo is now based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band consists of Jamey Meeker, Josiah Maltby, Daniel Kim, Austin Gray, and Kelly Hollar.
yugoband.com/links

Ambyr
Pop
https://linktr.ee/imambyr

Piano Trio | Okapi | Ghost Trees
2023-03-18 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Piano Trio
Improvisational jazz from Baltimore, MD featuring Jil Christensen – piano, David Menestres – bass, and Will Redman – drums and compositions
https://sensitivedocuments.bandcamp.com/album/piano-trio

Okapi
OKAPI is a musical duo utilizing upright bass, cello, and voice to create uniquely raw and cathartic orchestrations that are both intimate and aggressive.
linktr.ee/okapiband

Ghost Trees
Free jazz duo from CLT featuring Brent Bagwell – tenor saxophone and Seth Nanaa – drums
www.ghost-trees.com

Featherpocket | Clementine Was Right | Hiram
2023-03-17 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Featherpocket
Cosmic country from CLT
http://www.featherpocket.com/

Clementine Was Right
Bootgaze from New Mexico/Arkansas
https://theblueturn.com/clementinewasright/

Hiram
Some yeehaw bullshit Emo for farmers
hiramtheband.bandcamp.com

Rebekah Todd with Fred Heintz
2023-03-16 20:00
Doors 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

Rebekah Todd
Rebekah Todd approaches the stage as an open book. The audience is taken on a dynamic journey from minimal whispers to soaring and roaring vocals that tell tales of times passed and hopes for the future. This powerhouse vocalist brings a blend of old school soul and new school americana. Originally from the tiny crossroads of Benson, NC, these days when Todd is asked where she is based, she often answers “my van”. Whether solo or full band, one is sure to leave the musical space feeling whiplashed from the raw emotion and human experience that Todd brings to each and every performance.
Todd currently has three releases under her belt; an EP, two LP’s with a third full length album “Realign” just released. Todd has received countless awards and recognitions including 2013 Carolina Music Awards “Best Female Musician,” 2016 winner of Floyd Fest “On The Rise” Competition, 2017 Wilma Magazine’s “Woman to Watch,” 2018 Encore Magazine’s “Best Female Musician” and much more. The band is adored at festivals and Rebekah is known for exhilarating performances with acts such as Keller Williams, Big Something, Vince Herman, Andy Frasco, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz and has been billed alongside acts such as Karl Denson, Mavis Staples, Dr Dog, Dumpstaphunk, Artimus Pyle, Shovels & Rope, Hiss Golden Messenger, Citizen Cope, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers and Rusted Root. In addition to having her own podcast (Rebekah Toddcast), she has been featured on Michael Franti’s podcast “Stay Human.”

LIVE Performance
Official Music Video for “Mother’s Beauty”

Fred Heintz
Lead singer and guitarist of soul/funk rock band Late Night Special.
linktr.ee/LateNightSpecial

Attack Of The Daq: A Humbug Take Over
2023-03-14 19:00
No Show, No Cover!
7pm-11pm
Our friends at Humbug are taking over our space for one night only while they get their permanent cocktail bar location built out in Villa Heights. Stop by for one of the best daiquiris you’ve ever had.
Humbug is a new bar concept in Charlotte, NC, started by two local bartenders, Larry Suggs and Andrew Schools. Their philosophy behind the beverage program is to be ‘Always Delicious, Never Pretentious. They are bridging the gap between the Modern Craft Cocktail Bar and the laid back neighborhood bars they enjoy frequenting themselves.

Ego Death Machine | Teen Mortgage | Babe Haven
2023-03-12 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $9 Advance | $12 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

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

Teen Mortgage
Garage punk two piece Teen Mortgage climbed out of Washington DC’s primordial hardcore soup in 2017. Drenched in the left – over fuzz and sludge of their local scene, the duo quickly bulldozed their way to a regional reputation after assaulting the publics’ ears on incessant east coast tours and opening for notable bands such as Ron Gallo, Surf Curse, Big Business, Alex Lahey, The Chats, Bass Drum of Death, JEFF The Brotherhood, Mike Krol, The Coathangers, Meatbodies etc.
linktr.ee/teen_mortgage

Babe Haven
Appalachian riot punk
https://linktr.ee/babehaven

Nites on TV Presents: Blanket Fort's Rejoice
2023-03-11 20:00
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7 Advance | $10 Day Of
• 21+ with valid ID

nites on tv presents: blanket fort’s rejoice
with special guests
human pippi armstrong
kevin jay z
lots of nothing
hosted by casey malone
