All shows subject to change – please call the venues for ticket info…
MAY
Friday the 19th
New Edition, K-Ci & Jojo – Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta
Montgomery Gentry, Jason Aldean, Pat Green – HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta
Grupo Fantasma – The EARL, Atlanta
Baleen – The Masquerade, Atlanta
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons – Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, Peachtree City, GA
Dubconscious – 40 Watt Club, Athens
Blueground Undergrass, The Ike Reilly Assassination – Melting Point, Athens
Blue Dogs, Sun Domingo – Party On The Point, Mount Pleasant, SC
Bonepony – The Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC
Randall Bramblett – Doc’s Gumbo Grille, Columbia
Ricky Skaggs – The Handlebar, Greenville
Tab Benoit – Double Door, Charlotte
Pelican, Mono, The Life & Times – Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL
Corey Smith – Rafter’s Blues Bar, Saint Simons Island
Saturday the 20th
“SoCo Music Experience” w/Cowboy Mouth, Family Force 5, Ozomatli, Theresa Andersson – Centennial Park, Atlanta
K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor – Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta
Dwight Yoakam, Lonestar, Ryan Shupe & The Rubber Band – HiFi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta
“Champions On Ice” – Philips Arena, Atlanta
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta
World Party – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons – Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, Peachtree City, GA
Tab Benoit – Chip’s, Winder, GA
Neal McCoy– Barnes Mable House Amphitheatre, Mableton, GA
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band – Hillside Bluegrass Festival, Cochran, GA
Baleen – Johnson’s Pub, Charleston
Blueground Undergrass – The Pour House, Charleston
Randall Bramblett, Robert Jr., Lockwood – Blind Willie Blues Festival, Thomson, GA
Sevendust – Fairgrounds, Greenville
Angie Aparo, Bain Mattox – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte
The Lettermen – Keppel Auditorium, Salisbury, NC
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Train – Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Delbert McClinton – Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte
Dubconscious – Visulite Theatre, Charlotte
Medeski Martin and Wood – Freebird Live, Jacksonville
Sunday the 21st
“SoCo Music Experience” w/The Flaming Lips, Big Star, De La Soul, The Gourds, The Moaners – Centennial Park, Atlanta
The Saw Doctors – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
Kings X – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte
Intellekt – Common Grounds, Gainesville
Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band – Atlantic Theater, Atlantic Beach, FL
Cattle Decapitation, Necrophagist, Neuraxis, Arsis, Alarum – Thee Imperial, Jacksonville
Monday the 22nd
Apes, Deerhunter, The Liars – Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta
The Saw Doctors – The Handlebar, Greenville
Tuesday the 23rd
His Name Is Alive, NOMO, The Partisan – Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta
Kings X – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta
June, The Forecast, This Day & Age, Valencia – The Masquerade, Atlanta
Wednesday the 24th
Mary Wilson Of The Supremes – Hilton Hotel, Atlanta
Lil’ Brian Terry & The Zydeco Travelers – Wild Wings, Augusta
James Brown – Peace Center, Greenville
Unknown Hinson – The Handlebar, Greenville
Showbread, he Is Legend, Classic Case, The Fall of Troy – Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte
Thursday the 25th
Kenny Neal – Blind Willie’s, Atlanta
Sam Thacker – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta
Unknown Hinson – Star Bar, Atlanta
Showbread, Classic Case, The Fall of Troy, He Is Legend, Permanent Me – The Masquerade, Atlanta
The Strokes, Apples In Stereo – Centre Stage @ The Plex, North Charleston
Edwin McCain Band – Taste Of The Gardens, Sumter, SC
Cattle Decapitation, Arsis, Alarum, Necrophagist, Neuraxis – Sector 7G Augusta
Marian McPartland – Peace Center, Greenville
M.C. Hammer, Sevendust, Coastline, Julie Roberts, Soil, The Dickens, HourCast, Dakkota – Food Lion Speed Street, Charlotte
This article appears in May 17-24, 2006.