Encountering the band Evelynn Rose, tonight at McHale's On Main in Rock Hill, might present a dichotomy to those unfamiliar with this group. By the name, you might be expecting a fancy, perhaps slightly old-fashioned or whimsical female-fronted or all-girl group. Guess again.
Even song titles like "Everyone Knows" "Off The Wagon" "Whiskey Woman" "Someone New" and "Like Royalty," are deceptive. But any sound sampling, along with a good gander at this Charlotte-based bunch, quickly tells the true tale. The feisty foursome - Joseph William, vocals/guitar; Mike Hawk, drums; Joshua Wade, bass; and Chris Black, lead guitar - are actually brazen rockers hellbent on heavy-handed Southern guitar-driven "boozen" blues.
Together since 2008, Evelynn Rose plays rock with an edge plus a glancing blow of Americana but mostly downright hard and heavy meets bluesy for that sort of sound that'll play tricks on your mind. There's more than a welcome bit of Black Crowes here, maybe some Avett Brothers added to an update of an Allman and Skynyrd stance, but vocally - especially in the song "Everyone Knows" there's more than a dash of Danzig crossed with The Cult. What we have here is spirited, temperamental, moody magic in music, and surely more rock revelations from Evelynn Rose, tonight at McHale's On Main, 122 East Main Street in downtown Rock Hill. For more information call 329-8580. Find more on the band and their music at evelynnrose.com; myspace.com/evelynnrose; and under their name on Facebook.
Familiarity breeds fun from the band Outsider - Saturday at The Ponderosa in Rock Hill - enticing all comers with covers of favorites and hits. Classic rock, Americana and rock tunes make up the song list of this four piece band formed in 2009/2010 and combined three former members of the band Lonesome Ride -- Eric Marder, bass/vocals; Jonathan Parker, drums/vocals; Ray Stewart, guitars; and a new lead singer: Cari Jackson. With rock that ranges from Led Zeppelin to Skynyrd, they promise "a little something for everyone. Check myspace.com/ theponderosasc or call 366-2258 for show details. Visit myspace.com/outsiderlive for more on the band.
After all the snow and ice, it's time to get out and about for some fiery live music action. Here's a listing through this weekend and beyond:
Tonight: Crosshare at The End Zone, Rock Hill; The Oneppo Brothers at Fast Lanes, Rock Hill; Hoodwinked at Scandal's, Rock Hill; High Caliber Band at The Ponderosa, Rock Hill; S.O.Stereo, House of Fools, Lucky 5 at Amos Southend, Charlotte; Reigning Sound, Temperance League, Little Bull Lee, The Unawares at The Visulite Theater, Charlotte; Lyra Shines, Leaderless, Good Day, Reflection, So Wrote the Traveler at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; The Dirty Guv'Nars, Chobey Badgio Band at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Patrick Davis; Josh Roberts and The Hinges with Caleb Caudle and The Bayonets at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Modern Primitives, Ladycop, Women and Werewolves at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Dallas and The House Rockers at The Saloon-NC Music Factory, Charlotte; Drop D at Wild Wing Café-Ayrsley-South, Charlotte; Crash Box at Wild Wing Café-Epicenter, Charlotte; Cory Hunt and The Bounty Hunters at Puckett's Farm Equipment, Charlotte; 'Reggae at the Lake' at Amos, Lake Norman and Black Glass at Amici's, Concord.
Saturday: Short Wave Society at McHale's On Main, Rock Hill; The Oneppo Brothers at Luke's, Rock Hill; Outsider at The Ponderosa, Rock Hill; Groove Stain at The Money, Rock Hill; The Smilin' Dogs Acoustic at Mac's Steele Creek, Charlotte; Anberlin, Circa Survive, Foxy Shazam at Amos Southend, Charlotte; Laura Thurston-One Woman Band at Common Market-Plaza Midwood, Charlotte; Actions Louder Then Words, Labyrinthe, Evangel, At Last We Rise at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte Abbey Road Live at The Visulite Theater, Charlotte; Myers Park Battle of The Bands: Transmission Fields, Rayland Baxter at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Contagious Blues Band The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Kachina, Fat Camp, Jay Garrigan at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Steve Aoki, Porter Robinson, Kevin Focus, Your Dirty Habit at Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte; Jem Crossland and The Hypertonics with JT and the Dragpipes at Puckett's Farm Equipment, Charlotte; First Call Kings at The Saloon-NC Music Factory-Charlotte; Good People Duo at Wild Wing Café-Ayrsley-South, Charlotte; Joystick at Wild Wing Café-Epicenter, Charlotte and Black Glass at Skagnetti's, Kernersville.
Sunday: Battle of the Bands with Soup, The Metric System, A Vision of Silence, Before the Ancients, more at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Hip Hop Showcase at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Hang Out Jams with Sergey at Snug Harbor, Charlotte and Tim and Steve Acoustic at Philips Steak and Pasta House, Salisbury.
Monday: Fusebox Poet, This Is Home, Sumerlin, Swift Kicks, Maher at The Money, Rock Hill; The Monday Nite All-Stars at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; The Lesser Pauls, The One Through Tens, West Mary at Snug Harbor, Charlotte and Find Your Muse Open Mic at The Evening Muse, Charlotte.
Tuesday: Wyley Buck's Birthday Bash with Appalucia, Moses Cherry and the Topless Gospel Choir at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Led Zeppelin 2 at The Fillmore-NC Music Factory, Charlotte; Bill Hanna Jazz Jam The Double Door Inn, Charlotte and The WinTour by Metal Review with Society's Plague, Up In Arms, more at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte.
Wednesday: The Oneppo Brothers at The End Zone, Rock Hill; Comedy Night with Aaron at Scandal's, Rock Hill; Broken at Birth at The Money, Rock Hill; Grant Hart, The Venables, GoGoPilot at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Wanderlust with Devon Elizabeth at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Songwriters Showcase with Etta Lea, Rob McHale, Rick Spreitzer at The Evening Muse, Charlotte; Rock Star Live Band Karaoke at The Saloon -NC Music Factory, Charlotte and Bluegrass with Toby Creek at Puckett's Farm Equipment, Charlotte.
Thursday: Falling Through April, Another Day Falls, Beyond The Fade, Peyton Maddux at Amos Southend, Charlotte; Ladies Night with Chasing Edison, Consider the Source at The Double Door Inn, Charlotte; JJ Grey and Mofro, Ponderosa at The Visulite Theater, Charlotte and Dana; Susan Robinson at The Evening Muse, Charlotte and Open mic with Shawn at Puckett's Farm Equipment, Charlotte.
And that was, "all she wrote."
