SuttleBand brings the show to Long Branch

Right off, it’s a pretty sure bet that SuttleBand will be ready to rock Saturday at the Long Branch in Rock Hill. “We are super excited to play at the Long Branch,” band namesake Bryman Suttle said. “I’ve always wanted to play on that stage.”

Even though this venue is historically considered country music oriented, crossover styles do get plenty of attention. And that’s exactly the plan for Suttle and company, who view this event as a restart of sorts, let’s call it the 2.0 version of the band. “This show is going to be awesome, as it is really the re-launch of SuttleBand with new drummer, Dave Sarn.”

The band, with Bron Allen, vocals; Aaron Thomas, bass; and Title Wilkes, vocals/percussion, will have an addition for Saturday’s show. “We are really excited to have former Chronic trumpet/electronic horn player Craig Sorrells joining us,” Suttle said.

Musically, SuttleBand aims its sound in the general direction of all things rock, soul, groove or somewhere in between. As testament, a sampling of the song list reveals a variety of covers from the Beatles and Boz Scaggs to James Brown, Janes Addition, Jimi Hendrix, as well as Marshall Tucker, Rolling Stones and Bob Seger. Original tunes fill out the rest of their song list.

Plan for a rocking experience from SuttleBand Saturday along with guest support SmackLily at the Long Branch, 761 Riverview Road, Rock Hill. For show details, call 327-3338. For more on the music, check suttleband.com.

Elsewhere

Time flies when you’re rocking hard. Twenty years have come and gone since Tremont Music Hall first opened its doors in Charlotte. To commemorate this milestone, a calvalcade of artists and bands will converge Saturday in tribute, mixing reunions of known favorites with a collection of groups hailed as bright flashes of musical glory.

From the first, Tremont’s intent was to expand musical possibilities and expose the potent, the hard to pigeonhole, and even the disenfranchised bands, many blessed with artistic skills unknown in a world of mainstream or middle-of-the-road.

To that end, the lineup promises an experience befitting the venue – AntiSeen, Animal Bag, It Could Be Nothing and Kudzu Ganja, along with an array of other groups.

Rally round to rock Saturday and commemorate the anniversary live at Tremont Music Hall, 400 W. Tremont Ave., Charlotte. Details: 704-343-9494, go to tremontmusichall.com or find them on Facebook.

Upcoming

Friday: Whiskey Prophets at Luke’s, Rock Hill; Well Known Strangers at Lando Beach Tavern, Edgemoor; DeCarlo at Bradshaw Social House-Ballantyne, Charlotte; Shannon Lee at DVine Wine, Charlotte; Sovereign EP Release with Everthrone, Shadows of Deceit, more at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Auxilia, SkinKage, Black Pope, more at Amos’ Southend, Charlotte; Perfect Strangers Acoustic at Yellow Rose-Touchstone, Charlotte; Tim Murray at EagleSpeak Coffee House, Charlotte; The Barr Brothers at Visulite Theater, Charlotte; Eric Sardinas & Big Motor at Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Late Bloomer, The Mineral Girls, more at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; The Armory at Tin Roof, Charlotte; Robert Glasper Trio at McGlohon Theater, Charlotte; Charles Craig at Stage Door Theater, Charlotte; Young Widows, Shannon Wright, more at Milestone, Charlotte; Stewart Maulden & Friends at Puckett’s Farm Equipment, Charlotte; Jennifer Knapp, Ultima Nota at Evening Muse, Charlotte;

Saturday: Tantrum at Luke’s Sports Bar & Grill, Rock Hill; Whiskey All-Star Grass Trio at Cheap Seats Sports Bar & Grill, Rock Hill; Hoodwinked at Empire Pizza II-Newport, Rock Hill; Rockaholics at Casual Water-Tega Cay, Fort Mill; Crashbox at Wild Wing-Ayrsley, Charlotte; Departure, 5 on Sundays at Amos’ Southend, Charlotte; Jem Crossland & The Hypertonics at Riverview Raw Bar, Charlotte; Covering Carolinas at Comet Grill, Charlotte; Toni Naples Band at EagleSpeak Coffee House, Charlotte; 20th Anniversary: AntiSeen, Animal Bag, Kudzu Ganja, It Could Be Nothing, more at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; The Clarks at Visulite Theater, Charlotte; Eric Gales at Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Charlotte Symphony: “The Music of Led Zeppelin” at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte; Spring Jam with Keith Sweat, Ginuwine, more at Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte; Pistol Town at RiRa, Charlotte; Double Trouble at Ricky J’s Sports Bar & Grill, Charlotte; G. Love & Special Sauce, Matt Costa at The Fillmore, Charlotte; Funk Bishops of Funk at Texicali Taco & Tequila Bar-NC Music Factory, Charlotte; Colt Ford at Coyote Joe’s, Charlotte; The Bloodworth Project at Puckett’s Farm Equipment, Charlotte; Freakshow at Chop Shop, Charlotte; Public, Matthew Perryman Jones, Molly Parden, at Evening Muse, Charlotte.

Sunday: Ballantyne School of Music Spring Jam 2015 at Visulite Theatre, Charlotte; Swell Friends, Black Pope, Kang, more at Milestone, Charlotte; Del McCoury & David Grisman, The Josh Daniel/Mark Schimick Project at Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte.

Monday: Knocturnal at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Juliana Hatfield Three at Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte; Open Mic with Tyler Keith at Evening Muse, Charlotte.

Tuesday: Lil Wyte, Benihana Kenobi, more at Tremont Music Hall, Charlottte; Clean Gandit, Meg Mac at Amos’ Southend, Charlotte; Black Milk, Nat Turner, more at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Jon Linker at Tin Roof, Charlotte; Full of Hell, Funeral Chic, more at Milestone, Charlotte; Charlotte Symphony: Sir James Galway at Belk Theater, Charlotte; Coast 2 Coast Artist Showcase at Chop Shop, Charlotte; Ben Frost at Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte.

Wednesday: Leslie & Rico Duo at Mickey & Mooch, Arboretum-Pineville, Charlotte; Pianos Become the Teeth, Rothschild, Bear Light Symphony at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Skyla Burrell Blues Band at Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Dead Sea, Scrilla, D&D Sluggers at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Trisha Yearwood at Coyote Joe’s, Charlotte; All People, Corporate Fandango, more at Milestone, Charlotte; Zach Moss & Lisa De Novo at Texicali Taco & Tequila Bar-NC Music Factory, Charlotte; Ledisi, Raheem Devaughm, Leela James at The Fillmore, Charlotte; Miles Tackett & The 3 Times at Evening Muse, Charlotte.

Thursday: Elder, Mos Generator at Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte; Kelly Mullen at Comet Grill, Charlotte; Ghost Owl, Stokeswood at Visulite Theater, Charlotte; Cold Cold Sweat, Modern Primitives at Double Door Inn, Charlotte; Shiprocked, Swaring at Motorists, DTCA at Snug Harbor, Charlotte; Olivia Lane at Whisky River, Charlotte; Pluto for Planet at Tin Roof, Charlotte; Pop Up Concert at Showroom Gallery, Charlotte; Dirty South Revolutionaries at Milestone, Charlotte; Food, Art, Music Rally with Cameron Floyd Band, Toronto in the Summer at Chop Shop, Charlotte; Northern Faces, Vinyl Thief, more at Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte; Carolina Spence, Lauren Shera at Evening Muse, Charlotte.

“And that was all she wrote.”

This story was originally published March 19, 2015 at 1:27 PM with the headline "SuttleBand brings the show to Long Branch."