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Laurie

For heights and depths no words can reach, Music is the soul's own speech

About Me

“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” ~Katherine Hepburn
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think." ~Horace
"Words are the pen of the heart, but music is the pen of the soul." ~Shneur Zalman
"Native Americans describe spirituality as having a 'moist heart,' perhaps because native wisdom knows the soil of the human heart is necessarily watered with tears, and that tears keep the ground soft. From such ground new life is born." ~Maria Harris in Dance of the Spirit.
"Sometimes the wind whispers and sometimes it howls" ~Mary Youngblood
"The whole point of living is to believe the best is yet to come" ~Peter Ustinov
"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary." ~Martin Luther
"Do all the good you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can." ~John Wesley
"For each ecstatic instant
We must an anguish pay
In keen and quivering ratio
To the ecstasy.
For each beloved hour
Sharp pittances of years
Bitter contested farthings
And coffers heaped with tears." ~Emily Dickinson
"Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Harold Thurman Whitman
"No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever." ~Francois Muriac
"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just to enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.~Thornton Wilder
"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors." African Proverb
**Kind recognition, awards and support from our music community**
*"Best Supporter of Local Music" Critic's Pick Award - Creative Loafing
*In-Studio Guest Interview - WSGE 91.7FM w/Randy Walker-Gaston County Roundtable
*Crown Town Showdown performance judge
*Finalist for "Best Promoter" and Winner for "Best Artist Website" - Charlotte Music Awards
*"Laurie K*'s Top Ten For Play" feature column - Creative Loafing
*"Promoter Profile" Article - Southeast Performer Magazine
*The First Couple of Charlotte Music" feature article - Charlotte Uptown Magazine
*"#1 Fan" article - skirt! Magazine
*"On the scene - How the local landscape has changed over two decades" - Creative Loafing
*In-Studio Guest Interview - 106.5 The End "90 Minutes w/Divakar"
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Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers - live from The Rocket Club, Asheville, NC - May 31, 2008
Jukebox the Ghost "Hold It In" OFFICIAL from Guy Manly on Vimeo .
A perfect power-pop song:
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I'd like to meet:

Those whose songs can touch my heart. And David Bowie. And Mark Kozelek.

Music:

Charlotte music is where it's at! Behind that..Mark Kozelek, My Morning Jacket, Patrick Park, Josh Ritter, Lindsey Buckingham, Iain Matthews, Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers, Richard Thompson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Michael Penn, Joshua James, David Gilmour, Sunshone Still, Tyler Ramsey, Townes Van Zandt, Band of Horses, Ryan Adams, The Moody Blues, Trespassers William, Pink Floyd, Queen, Emmit Rhodes, Tracy Chapman, Mercury Rev, Hopewell, Gus Black, Simple Kid, John Gorka, Firefall, Nils Lofgren, Summerbirds in the Cellar, Harry Nilsson, The Monkees, David Bowie, Marc Bolan & T-Rex, Bruce Springsteen, Slave to the System, Matchbox Twenty, John Lennon, The Beatles, Vetiver, Enigma, Todd Rundgren, Kevin Gordon, Rod Picott, No River City, Chris Smither, Paul Speer, David Lanz, Spirit, Todd Thibaud, 10cc, Joe Walsh, Jeffrey Foucault, Carey Ott, Goldspot, Lynden, Ellis Paul, Tim Noah, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Queensryche, Rodney Crowell, Jon Dee Graham, Jimmy LaFave, Martin Stephenson, Richard Shindell, Michael Kelsh, Jim White, Aimee Mann, Gin Blossoms, The Smithereens, I See Hawks in LA, Elliott Murphy, Peter Murphy, Pete Yorn, The Bee Gees, Boz Scaggs, Kim Richey, Jackson Browne, Cowboy Junkies, kd Lang, Enya, Sparks, Spottiswoode and His Enemies, Nels Andrews, The Cure, New Order, Joy Division, Crowded House, The Doors, Nick Lowe, Neko Case, Daniel Lanois, Moby, Chris Isaak, Dean Martin, Englebert Humperdink, BoDeans, Poco, Al DiMeola, Los Lobos, Melissa Etheridge, Roxy Music, Vangelis, Patrick O'Hearn, Steve Roach, Sacred Spirits, Michael Stearns, Jonn Serrie, Robert Mirabel, Douglas Spotted Eagle..and let's not forget Bubblegum and Cajun Creole Bands!.....

Movies:

Field of Dreams, A Beautiful Mind, Benny & Joon, Meet Joe Black, Chocolat, Arthur, Contact, Amelie, ET, The Philadelphia Story, Frequency, Cyrano de Bergerac, An Affair to Remember, House of Sand and Fog, Fried Green Tomatoes, Elephant Man, The Princess Bride, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Green Mile, Tender Mercies, MirrorMask, LOTR, Memento, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Say Anything, Pan's Labyrinth, V for Vendetta

Television:

Boston Legal, House, Entourage, Brothers & Sisters, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Office, Dirty Sexy Money, Lost, Planet Earth and Family Guy. (John from Cincinnati (RIP), Six Feet Under (RIP), St. Elsewhere (RIP), The West Wing (RIP) Sports Night (RIP), Twin Peaks (RIP), Cleveland Indians Baseball games when televised here.

Books:

Dr. Wayne Dyer, Neil Gaiman, Dean Koontz. Recently finished "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. Hopefully someday I'll finish up "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts, "Wabi Sabi Simple" by Richard R. Powell, "The Architecture of all Abundance" by Lenedra J Carroll and "Conversations with Tom Petty".

Heroes:

Hard workers who overcome obstacles to become successful...however they would define success.

My Blog

Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 6/11/08-6/18/08

CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTERJune 11, 2008 - June 18, 2008 " Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence"~ Robert Fripp ~ Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special...
Posted by Laurie on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:59:00 PST

My New Favorite Video (Jukebox the Ghost)

Jukebox the Ghost "Hold It In" OFFICIAL from Guy Manly on Vimeo....
Posted by Laurie on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:52:00 PST

Fri Jun 6 - Rick Spreitzer Trio/Green Rice Gallery; Ponderosa & Sleepy Horses - Evening Muse

It was a pretty steamy Gallery Crawl night in NoDa, but hundreds came out in their summer clothes, walking their dogs and/or browsing through the galleries and enjoying the music and sights around the...
Posted by Laurie on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:09:00 PST

Sat May 31 - Asheville-Malcolm Holcombe,Shawn Mullins; Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers & More!

There's a lot to write about for this very special, eventful, evening in Asheville, and since it was over a week ago now, hopefully I'll recall everything that made it so.  Let's begin, shall we?...
Posted by Laurie on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:56:00 PST

Fri May 30 - The Brilliant Inventions/Transmission Fields/Jay Garrigan - Evening Muse

An evening spent in the company of many talented musicians and friends.  The Brilliant Inventions were their charming, humorous selves, and they played for the fan-filled crowd a few of their new...
Posted by Laurie on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:43:00 PST

Wed May 28 - Secondhand Stories w/Reed KD - The Evening Muse

"Take Sufjan Stevens, but discard the religious shell and full orchestra. Add a Simon, a Garfunkel, some Joshua Radin, and a harmonica for flavor. Now let it simmer in your mind for a minute, and if a...
Posted by Laurie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:31:00 PST

Sun May 25 - Simplified & friends/Mac’s Speed Shop

Ran up to Mac's to catch a night of Simplified.  Unfortunately we arrived during a break, and then they ended only playing about an hour longer.  But something is better than nothing.  ...
Posted by Laurie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:05:00 PST

Thurs May 22 - Indiana Jones & The Crystal Skull - AMC

First of all - $5 tickets at the 7:30 pm show at AMC!  There still are some deals to be had out there.  We went not expecting anything, and therefore we weren't disappointed.   We ...
Posted by Laurie on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:51:00 PST

Mon May 19 - Joshua Panda & Friends in Joe’s Studio

We got the call this afternoon reminding us to come hang out in the studio tonight while Joshua would be recording some things with Joe Kuhlmann.  You didn't have to ask me twice..woo hoo!  ...
Posted by Laurie on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

Sat May 17 - Beatles Tribute/Spirit Square; Tyler Ramsey/Grey Eagle/Asheville NC

The afternoon began with a visit at the house from Sun Domingo who drove in early to perform at the Beatles Tribute show later on tonight.  We were very happy they had time to stop.  They tr...
Posted by Laurie on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:19:00 PST