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Friday LIVE! at the Factory Season Pass2013-05-03T17:59:00-04:002013-06-28T23:00:00-04:00By purchasing the season pass, your name will be on the will call list at the entrance each week for Friday LIVE! Tickets include admission to OSSO, The Saloon, Label, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Saddle Up Saloon VGBG and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure!  Friday LIVE! is presented by Hendrick MINI, Bud Light, Charlotte Center City Partners, DFV Wines and Primo Cards.  Enjoy! Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/e00014a1-2661-4905-9263-ec681a5fc311/small.jpg
Fuel at Friday LIVE!2013-05-24T18:00:00-04:002013-05-24T23:00:00-04:00This is week #4 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur.   This week its Fuel with The Hot GatesFuel has nothing to prove. The band has sold over 3.5 million albums in the U.S. and scored a trio of top 5 singles, “Shimmer,” “Innocent” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands”), the latter of which remained at 1 for 12 weeks. In addition, Fuel have sold out tours all over the world, headlining venues and opening for bands including Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Creed and 3 Doors Down. Fuel are primed to pick up where they left off with their latest release, Angels And Devils, with new band members in tow to help add to an already formidable list of achievements.Since they burst onto the scene with their 1998 full-length debut Sunburn, Fuel has been a staple on rock radio regardless of the ebb and flow of ephemeral musical trends. After the massive success of “Shimmer,” Fuel released 2000’s Something Like Human, which featured the hit singles “Innocent” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” and achieved double platinum status. After 3 years filled with touring, Fuel released 2003’s Natural Selection, which featured the hit “Falls On Me.” The steady schedule of hit songs and sold out tours was interrupted in 2004 when the band and singer Brett Scallions decided to amicably part ways.For rock bands, lineup changes can be healthy, providing new options, renewed enthusiasm and a new aesthetic. But even in the best circumstances, they can also be difficult, resulting in growing pains and frequently, a learning curve that must be navigated to continue to move forward. “There’s been a lot of turmoil within the band over the past few years and a lot of that is reflected in these songs,” says guitarist and chief songwriter Carl Bell. “When change happens it brings out the best and the worst in people, and I’d like to think that for us it was mostly the best.”   Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/3816d4b0-d934-44d8-9c4b-904c9b26b2e6/small.jpg
Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project (Ed Roland of Collective Soul) with Simplified2013-05-31T18:00:00-04:002013-05-31T23:00:00-04:00This is week #5 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur.   This week it's Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project (Ed Roland of Collective Soul) Plus special guests, Simplified For the past 2 decades, Atlanta native Ed Roland has been the front man and heart of the platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul. He’s written seven #1 radio hits (as well as dozens of other beloved songs) and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.With the Sweet Tea Project, Roland has teamed up with a group of friends and musicians for a new approach to his classic hit-making style. Featuring an eclectic collection of songs that range from hard driving to heart touching with one common thread – Ed Roland. Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/92ce6e9a-f136-4aa7-ae9c-4e2a73127e75/small.jpg
Modern English at Friday LIVE!2013-06-07T18:00:00-04:002013-06-07T23:00:00-04:00This is week #6 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's Modern English!Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You," "Hands Across the Sea," and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 with some new members.  The original members reformed in 2009 and are currently touring with plans for a new release in 2013! Formed in Colchester, Essex, England, in 1979 by Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals), and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals), Modern English were originally known as The Lepers. The group expanded to "Modern English" when Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen Walker (keyboards) were subsequently added to the line-up of the band. After a single on their own 'Limp' label in 1979, the band signed to 4AD the following year, with two further singles released, and a session for John Peel recorded before the band's debut album, Mesh & Lace, in 1981, the band in the early days showing a strong Joy Division influence. A second Peel session was recorded in October 1981. The follow-up, After The Snow (April 1982), was more keyboard-oriented and was compared to Simple Minds and Duran Duran. It was also released in the United States by Sire Records the following year, where it reached number 70 on the Billboard chart, and sold over 500,000 copies. Grey said of the album, "We used to think 'God, we'll never make a pop record. We're artists!', but things don't always turn out as you planned and when you actually create a pop record, it's so much more of a thrill than anything else". The second single from the album was also a hit in the US, the jangly "I Melt With You" reaching number 78. When he reviewed the album, Johnny Waller of Sounds described the track as "A dreamy, creamy celebration of love and lust, which deserves to be showcased on as 12" single all by itself, with no b-side", while his colleague Tony Mitchell described it as "susburban amateurism at its most unrewarding". The band relocated to New York City and worked on a third album, Ricochet Days, which again made the top 100 in the US, after which the band left 4AD and were solely signed to Sire. The single "Stop Start" (1986) was the last record Modern English record released by Sire, the band splitting up. Grey and Conroy along with Modern English worked with This Mortal Coil before re-forming Modern English with Mick Conroy and Aaron Davidson for a new album in 1990, Pillow Lips, now on the American TVT label. The album featured a re-recorded "I Melt With You", which was released as a single, and saw the band again in the Billboard top 100. The band split up for a second time in 1991, after contractual problems with TVT, with Grey forming Engine. In 1995, with the legal issues with TVT sorted out, Engine evolved into the next incarnation of Modern English and signed to the Imago label, with Grey and Matthew Shipley (keybaords). This line-up recorded the 1996 album Everything Is Mad. Robbie Grey toured the US with a new Modern English lineup coast to coast across the US and recorded a new album with Hugh Jones (producer of Melt With You). The songs written with guitarist Steven Walker and other memebers came together on the road and back home in London between tours , after a few years on the shelf this collection of songs was released in May 2010 called "Soundtrack", along side the reissued and remastered "Stop Start" album also released at the same time.  The original members reunited & reformed in 2009 and are currently touring; planning for a new release in 2013!   Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/ef2932d2-9cfb-4e93-afd4-d4df003b47a4/small.jpg
Yacht Rock Revue at Friday LIVE!2013-06-14T18:00:00-04:002013-06-14T23:00:00-04:00This is week #7 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's The Yacht Rock Revue™ ! The Greatest Show on Surf and the finest tribute to ‘70s light rock to ever perform anywhere.  Ever.  Their spot-on renditions of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the rest of the Time-Life Infomercial Catalog have enthralled fans across the United States.  It goes without saying they have taken their act to the high seas, performing showcase sets on music cruises with Weezer, Kid Rock, Train, Zac Brown Band, Sister Hazel, and fitness guru Jillian Michaels. By blurring the lines between a tribute, an original act, and a comedic troupe, the Yacht Rock Revue™ has forged a unique niche market and a special bond with their fans.  The band attacks each song as if it were their own, and the energy exchanged between the band and the crowd has more in common with a stadium U2 show than that of a typical bar band. The band has won accolades ranging from “Best Place to Get Drunk With Your Dad” to “Best Overall Music Act in Atlanta” to “Best Place to Start an Extramarital Affair,” and has been name-dropped by the New York Times, Pitchfork, the Guardian UK, Spin, TimeOut New York, Billboard, MTV.com, and (probably) your mom at her last cocktail party. Speaking of name-dropping, members of the band have played on-stage with members of Weezer, Billy Joel, Walter Egan, .38 Special, John Mayer, Zac Brown Band, Little River Band, Sheryl Crow, Noel Gallagher, Starbuck, Sarah McLachlan, Don Henley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Finn, Jellyfish, Devo, Nine Inch Nails, Joan Jett, Wet Willie, Bon Jovi, Skid Row, and the Saturday Night Live Band.  (None of those were a joke.) Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/e5a89006-099b-4414-b356-341b2154c675/small.jpg
Cowboy Mouth with Jon Linker Band at Friday LIVE!2013-06-21T18:00:00-04:002013-06-21T23:00:00-04:00This is week #8 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's COWBOY MOUTH!The term 'Cowboy Mouth' has been used in the poetry of Shakespeare and Bob Dylan as well as a play by Patti Smith and Sam Shepard. Usually meaning One with a loud and raucous voice, it describes the band well. With over 2500 concerts under their belt and many years of reviews lauding their live show,there is still one quote which best captures their show..... "...on a bad night they'll tear the roof off the joint and on a good night, they'll save your soul." Cake Magazine Cowboy Mouth is New Orleans rock n' roll. Annually presenting roughly 150 shows, releasing nearly a dozen records, and featured on TV shows and radio stations everywhere, Cowboy Mouth has been seen and heard by millions of fans worldwide. For more than 15 years, the members of Cowboy Mouth have preached and shouted at the top of their lungs the joys of being alive and the joys of being in and from New Orleans, sharing a slice of Mardi Gras heaven with fans around the world. As frontman Fred LeBlanc has said,"If The Neville Brothers and The Clash had a baby, it would be Cowboy Mouth." The band's 11 album releases include two records on MCA, one on Atlantic and several on their own Cowboy Mouth Records label. So far, the band has enjoyed domestic sales of over 500,000 units. But the album sales pale in comparison to the number of tickets the band sells to their live events. Cowboy Mouth shows are legendary, and have been witnessed by more than 9 million fans to date. Always on the road, they've toured several times with their friends in Hootie and the Blowfish, BareNaked Ladies, Sister Hazel and Better Then Ezra as well as other well known supporting acts. Crowd participation is a must at a Cowboy Mouth show. Led by Fred's larger-than-life presence, the band's performances are high-energy and extraordinarily intense, usually leaving audiences as drenched and spent as the band. Cowboy Mouth fans range from ages five to age eighty-five, but they have one thing in common - as Fred confides to the audience, "Cowboy Mouth is about pretending that you're five years old, naked as a jaybird and about to turn the hose on your parents, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it." A Cowboy Mouth show is always full of surprises, and have included guest appearances by Harry Shearer, Steve Van Zandt, Rob Thomas , John Popper, Art Neville, Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berry's piano player), Kyle Turley, and Tom Arnold (Best Damn Sports Show), to name a few. Their audience stretches from the festivals and colleges to the clubs and theaters they headline around the country. The band has also made several film and television appearances, including the Steven Soderburgh film "The Underneath," MTV and VH1, Live with Regis and Kelly, Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Late Show with Craig Kilborn. The band is led by Fred LeBlanc, Cowboy Mouth's maniacal drummer/lead Singer (think the Tasmanian Devil playing drums like Keith Moon with a voice like Bo Diddley) and John Thomas Griffith on lead vocals and lead guitar. Fred came to Cowboy Mouth after four years with the southern punk band Dash Rip Rock. Also an accomplished producer, Fred mixed the band's first two studio recordings and also earned a gold record for producing Deadeye Dick hit song from the movie Dumb And Dumber, "New Age Girl." Griffith, (the Griff) had been friends with Fred for years before the two talked about forming Cowboy Mouth together along with two local New Orleans musicians. As the lead singer of the the Red Rockers, Griff had a top-selling album on Columbia Records. Their hit song "China" was one of the first hits on MTV, and is still played on the radio today. Griff has opened on tour with bands like The Go-Gos and U2, and was recently inducted into the Texas Guitar Players' Hall of Fame. Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28206USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/42bb8175-836b-4544-8fa2-fb5a9ac61c57/small.jpg
Cracker with American Aquarium at Friday LIVE!2013-06-28T18:00:00-04:002013-06-28T23:00:00-04:00This is the final week of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. Tonight its Cracker with special guests American AquariumAlt-rock icons Cracker have signed with 429 Records and are preparing to unleash a collection of new songs, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY. Long-time musical co-horts David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have teamed up again with drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida and along with stellar producer David Barbe (Drive By Truckers), have created a uniquely eclectic trove of new tunes. Well-worn words used to describe their sound—brash, irreverent, sharp-witted, anthemic and riveting—all descriptives are in full-effect on the new project that bursts with their trademark rock, punk, glam, surf and country aesthetic. Friends John Doe, Patterson Hood and Adam Duritz also make spirited guest turns on SUNRISE…Their 429 Records debut is in-stores on May 5 and the first single to radio is “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me” (add date April 7).Taking a new approach to their creative process, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY is a truly collaborative effort for the band. Suprisingly self-disciplined, the whole band would take time out to write together one week every two months between tours over the course of a year. Focusing on a goal of two songs per day, their individual musical influences combined in refreshing and distinctive ways. On the outside it was a straight-ahead work ethic, but the process resulted in the band clicking creatively with a renewed energy.Says Lowery: “We weren’t kicking back on an island in the Caribbean, waiting for the muse to hit us. We got down to work, found the punk and glam rock in our blood and woke up to Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey.” Fountain Plaza at the NC Music Factory1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.CharlotteNC28201USAhttps://ticketleap-media-master.s3.amazonaws.com/c193cf3e-9a65-4d2d-a3cc-16ba725a07a6/small.jpg

NC MUSIC FACTORY
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Upcoming Events

May 3, 5:59PM - Jun 28, 11:00PM
Friday LIVE! at the Factory Season Pass
Charlotte, NC
Fri, May 24, 6:00PM - 11:00PM
Fuel at Friday LIVE!
Charlotte, NC
Fri, May 31, 6:00PM - 11:00PM
Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project (Ed Roland of Collective Soul) with Simplified
Charlotte, NC
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Upcoming Events

Friday LIVE! at the Factory Season Pass

By purchasing the season pass, your name will be on the will call list at the entrance each week for Friday LIVE! Tickets include admission to OSSO, The Saloon, Label, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Saddle Up Saloon VGBG and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure!  Friday LIVE! is presented by Hendrick MINI, Bud Light, Charlotte Center City Partners, DFV Wines and Primo Cards.  Enjoy!

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  1. Friday, May 3, 2013, 5:59 PM to Friday, June 28, 2013, 11:00 PM

Fuel at Friday LIVE!

This is week #4 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur.   This week its Fuel with The Hot GatesFuel has nothing to prove. The band has sold over 3.5 million albums in the U.S. and scored a trio of top 5 singles, “Shimmer,” “Innocent” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands”), the latter of which remained at 1 for 12 weeks. In addition, Fuel have sold out tours all over the world, headlining venues and opening for bands including Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Creed and 3 Doors Down. Fuel are primed to pick up where they left off with their latest release, Angels And Devils, with new band members in tow to help add to an already formidable list of achievements.Since they burst onto the scene with their 1998 full-length debut Sunburn, Fuel has been a staple on rock radio regardless of the ebb and flow of ephemeral musical trends. After the massive success of “Shimmer,” Fuel released 2000’s Something Like Human, which featured the hit singles “Innocent” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” and achieved double platinum status. After 3 years filled with touring, Fuel released 2003’s Natural Selection, which featured the hit “Falls On Me.” The steady schedule of hit songs and sold out tours was interrupted in 2004 when the band and singer Brett Scallions decided to amicably part ways.For rock bands, lineup changes can be healthy, providing new options, renewed enthusiasm and a new aesthetic. But even in the best circumstances, they can also be difficult, resulting in growing pains and frequently, a learning curve that must be navigated to continue to move forward. “There’s been a lot of turmoil within the band over the past few years and a lot of that is reflected in these songs,” says guitarist and chief songwriter Carl Bell. “When change happens it brings out the best and the worst in people, and I’d like to think that for us it was mostly the best.”  

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  1. Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project (Ed Roland of Collective Soul) with Simplified

This is week #5 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur.   This week it's Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project (Ed Roland of Collective Soul) Plus special guests, Simplified For the past 2 decades, Atlanta native Ed Roland has been the front man and heart of the platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul. He’s written seven #1 radio hits (as well as dozens of other beloved songs) and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.With the Sweet Tea Project, Roland has teamed up with a group of friends and musicians for a new approach to his classic hit-making style. Featuring an eclectic collection of songs that range from hard driving to heart touching with one common thread – Ed Roland.

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  1. Friday, May 31, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Modern English at Friday LIVE!

This is week #6 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's Modern English!Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You," "Hands Across the Sea," and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 with some new members.  The original members reformed in 2009 and are currently touring with plans for a new release in 2013! Formed in Colchester, Essex, England, in 1979 by Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals), and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals), Modern English were originally known as The Lepers. The group expanded to "Modern English" when Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen Walker (keyboards) were subsequently added to the line-up of the band. After a single on their own 'Limp' label in 1979, the band signed to 4AD the following year, with two further singles released, and a session for John Peel recorded before the band's debut album, Mesh & Lace, in 1981, the band in the early days showing a strong Joy Division influence. A second Peel session was recorded in October 1981. The follow-up, After The Snow (April 1982), was more keyboard-oriented and was compared to Simple Minds and Duran Duran. It was also released in the United States by Sire Records the following year, where it reached number 70 on the Billboard chart, and sold over 500,000 copies. Grey said of the album, "We used to think 'God, we'll never make a pop record. We're artists!', but things don't always turn out as you planned and when you actually create a pop record, it's so much more of a thrill than anything else". The second single from the album was also a hit in the US, the jangly "I Melt With You" reaching number 78. When he reviewed the album, Johnny Waller of Sounds described the track as "A dreamy, creamy celebration of love and lust, which deserves to be showcased on as 12" single all by itself, with no b-side", while his colleague Tony Mitchell described it as "susburban amateurism at its most unrewarding". The band relocated to New York City and worked on a third album, Ricochet Days, which again made the top 100 in the US, after which the band left 4AD and were solely signed to Sire. The single "Stop Start" (1986) was the last record Modern English record released by Sire, the band splitting up. Grey and Conroy along with Modern English worked with This Mortal Coil before re-forming Modern English with Mick Conroy and Aaron Davidson for a new album in 1990, Pillow Lips, now on the American TVT label. The album featured a re-recorded "I Melt With You", which was released as a single, and saw the band again in the Billboard top 100. The band split up for a second time in 1991, after contractual problems with TVT, with Grey forming Engine. In 1995, with the legal issues with TVT sorted out, Engine evolved into the next incarnation of Modern English and signed to the Imago label, with Grey and Matthew Shipley (keybaords). This line-up recorded the 1996 album Everything Is Mad. Robbie Grey toured the US with a new Modern English lineup coast to coast across the US and recorded a new album with Hugh Jones (producer of Melt With You). The songs written with guitarist Steven Walker and other memebers came together on the road and back home in London between tours , after a few years on the shelf this collection of songs was released in May 2010 called "Soundtrack", along side the reissued and remastered "Stop Start" album also released at the same time.  The original members reunited & reformed in 2009 and are currently touring; planning for a new release in 2013!  

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  1. Friday, June 7, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Yacht Rock Revue at Friday LIVE!

This is week #7 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's The Yacht Rock Revue™ ! The Greatest Show on Surf and the finest tribute to ‘70s light rock to ever perform anywhere.  Ever.  Their spot-on renditions of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the rest of the Time-Life Infomercial Catalog have enthralled fans across the United States.  It goes without saying they have taken their act to the high seas, performing showcase sets on music cruises with Weezer, Kid Rock, Train, Zac Brown Band, Sister Hazel, and fitness guru Jillian Michaels. By blurring the lines between a tribute, an original act, and a comedic troupe, the Yacht Rock Revue™ has forged a unique niche market and a special bond with their fans.  The band attacks each song as if it were their own, and the energy exchanged between the band and the crowd has more in common with a stadium U2 show than that of a typical bar band. The band has won accolades ranging from “Best Place to Get Drunk With Your Dad” to “Best Overall Music Act in Atlanta” to “Best Place to Start an Extramarital Affair,” and has been name-dropped by the New York Times, Pitchfork, the Guardian UK, Spin, TimeOut New York, Billboard, MTV.com, and (probably) your mom at her last cocktail party. Speaking of name-dropping, members of the band have played on-stage with members of Weezer, Billy Joel, Walter Egan, .38 Special, John Mayer, Zac Brown Band, Little River Band, Sheryl Crow, Noel Gallagher, Starbuck, Sarah McLachlan, Don Henley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Finn, Jellyfish, Devo, Nine Inch Nails, Joan Jett, Wet Willie, Bon Jovi, Skid Row, and the Saturday Night Live Band.  (None of those were a joke.)

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  1. Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Cowboy Mouth with Jon Linker Band at Friday LIVE!

This is week #8 of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. This week it's COWBOY MOUTH!The term 'Cowboy Mouth' has been used in the poetry of Shakespeare and Bob Dylan as well as a play by Patti Smith and Sam Shepard. Usually meaning One with a loud and raucous voice, it describes the band well. With over 2500 concerts under their belt and many years of reviews lauding their live show,there is still one quote which best captures their show..... "...on a bad night they'll tear the roof off the joint and on a good night, they'll save your soul." Cake Magazine Cowboy Mouth is New Orleans rock n' roll. Annually presenting roughly 150 shows, releasing nearly a dozen records, and featured on TV shows and radio stations everywhere, Cowboy Mouth has been seen and heard by millions of fans worldwide. For more than 15 years, the members of Cowboy Mouth have preached and shouted at the top of their lungs the joys of being alive and the joys of being in and from New Orleans, sharing a slice of Mardi Gras heaven with fans around the world. As frontman Fred LeBlanc has said,"If The Neville Brothers and The Clash had a baby, it would be Cowboy Mouth." The band's 11 album releases include two records on MCA, one on Atlantic and several on their own Cowboy Mouth Records label. So far, the band has enjoyed domestic sales of over 500,000 units. But the album sales pale in comparison to the number of tickets the band sells to their live events. Cowboy Mouth shows are legendary, and have been witnessed by more than 9 million fans to date. Always on the road, they've toured several times with their friends in Hootie and the Blowfish, BareNaked Ladies, Sister Hazel and Better Then Ezra as well as other well known supporting acts. Crowd participation is a must at a Cowboy Mouth show. Led by Fred's larger-than-life presence, the band's performances are high-energy and extraordinarily intense, usually leaving audiences as drenched and spent as the band. Cowboy Mouth fans range from ages five to age eighty-five, but they have one thing in common - as Fred confides to the audience, "Cowboy Mouth is about pretending that you're five years old, naked as a jaybird and about to turn the hose on your parents, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it." A Cowboy Mouth show is always full of surprises, and have included guest appearances by Harry Shearer, Steve Van Zandt, Rob Thomas , John Popper, Art Neville, Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berry's piano player), Kyle Turley, and Tom Arnold (Best Damn Sports Show), to name a few. Their audience stretches from the festivals and colleges to the clubs and theaters they headline around the country. The band has also made several film and television appearances, including the Steven Soderburgh film "The Underneath," MTV and VH1, Live with Regis and Kelly, Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Late Show with Craig Kilborn. The band is led by Fred LeBlanc, Cowboy Mouth's maniacal drummer/lead Singer (think the Tasmanian Devil playing drums like Keith Moon with a voice like Bo Diddley) and John Thomas Griffith on lead vocals and lead guitar. Fred came to Cowboy Mouth after four years with the southern punk band Dash Rip Rock. Also an accomplished producer, Fred mixed the band's first two studio recordings and also earned a gold record for producing Deadeye Dick hit song from the movie Dumb And Dumber, "New Age Girl." Griffith, (the Griff) had been friends with Fred for years before the two talked about forming Cowboy Mouth together along with two local New Orleans musicians. As the lead singer of the the Red Rockers, Griff had a top-selling album on Columbia Records. Their hit song "China" was one of the first hits on MTV, and is still played on the radio today. Griff has opened on tour with bands like The Go-Gos and U2, and was recently inducted into the Texas Guitar Players' Hall of Fame.

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  1. Friday, June 21, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Cracker with American Aquarium at Friday LIVE!

This is the final week of the Bud Light Friday Summer Concert Series at NC Music Factory.  Friday LIVE! at the Factory is Charlotte's largest weekend kickoff party!  Tickets include admission to The Saloon, OSSO, Wet Willies, Small Bar, Label, Saddle Up Saloon, VGBG Beer Hall and Garden and Matties Diner. A portion of the proceeds from Friday Live! will benefit Amped for a Cure.  Friday LIVE! is presented by Charlotte Center City Partners, Bud Light, Hendrick MINI, Clear Channel Radio, Creative Loafing, Red Bull, DFV Wines, Primo Cards and Kinky Liqueur. Tonight its Cracker with special guests American AquariumAlt-rock icons Cracker have signed with 429 Records and are preparing to unleash a collection of new songs, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY. Long-time musical co-horts David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have teamed up again with drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida and along with stellar producer David Barbe (Drive By Truckers), have created a uniquely eclectic trove of new tunes. Well-worn words used to describe their sound—brash, irreverent, sharp-witted, anthemic and riveting—all descriptives are in full-effect on the new project that bursts with their trademark rock, punk, glam, surf and country aesthetic. Friends John Doe, Patterson Hood and Adam Duritz also make spirited guest turns on SUNRISE…Their 429 Records debut is in-stores on May 5 and the first single to radio is “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me” (add date April 7).Taking a new approach to their creative process, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY is a truly collaborative effort for the band. Suprisingly self-disciplined, the whole band would take time out to write together one week every two months between tours over the course of a year. Focusing on a goal of two songs per day, their individual musical influences combined in refreshing and distinctive ways. On the outside it was a straight-ahead work ethic, but the process resulted in the band clicking creatively with a renewed energy.Says Lowery: “We weren’t kicking back on an island in the Caribbean, waiting for the muse to hit us. We got down to work, found the punk and glam rock in our blood and woke up to Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey.”

when:
  1. Friday, June 28, 2013, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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