Up & Coming Weekly

Peter White Headlines at the Wine and Jazz Festival A Staff Report Growing up in the sleepy little English town of Letchworth Garden City in the 1960s, Peter White first be- came interested in music while listen- ing to the Beatles on the radio. His par- ents bought him an acoustic guitar when he was about eight years old and the rest is history. For nearly twenty years, White has made the acoustic guitar a dynamic and expressive voice in the overall sound- scape of contempo- rary jazz. Since his first recordings in the early 1990s, he has infused pop stan- dards and his own original material with a sense of innovation and energy that rivals the abilities of many CHARLIE MIKE’S PUB 195 Star Point Road • 826-6453 April 23 Brad Benson THE DOGHOUSE 3049 Owen Dr. • 910-826-9761 www.thedoghousegroup.com April 21 Mike O’Donell April 23 Almost Perfect April 24 On Tap April 25 Johnson Kinlaw HUSKE HARDWARE- HOUSE Musician Peter White will perform at the Wine and Jazz Festival on May 1. of his electric guitar counterparts. In a career that spans two decades and a dozen solo recordings, he continues to surprise seasoned fans and new- comers alike with his willingness to push the preconceived parameters of his instrument to new places. But White’s musicianship is only part of the story. While his more recent recordings have primarily consisted of cover material, a collection of original songs had been simmering and taking shape for several years. It all comes to the surface on his 14th release titled Good Day. This new CD was released on Sept. 8, 2009, on Peak Records, a division of the Concord Music Group. White’s last CD of original material was Confidential, which was released in 2004. For Good Day, White went The Wine and Jazz Festival will be at J.P. Riddle Stadium from 3-11 p.m. on May 1. through his backlog of material — songs that he’d never finished, some going as far back as ten or fifteen years — and discovered that he had a lot of gems that he really wanted to show to the world. He wanted to record them in his own time and in his own way, without any outside influ- ence or interference. Included on Good Day is the upbeat and uplifting track, “Bright” that White dedicated to the late bassist and NBA hoopster Wayman Tisdale, with whom he had performed onstage a number of times in recent years. Good Day’s recording overall represents a beginning for White — an opportunity for him to reconnect with the clever and engaging songcraft that characterized his earlier recordings. “These songs had been raw demos for a long time,” says White. “Hearing them come to life by introducing them to other musicians who were experiencing them for the first time was very exciting, and very sur- prising. I had lost track of the possibility that these songs could have so much potential beyond what I’d originally envisioned.” 24 UCW APRIL 21-27, 2010 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com Thurs. 80’s Ladies Night Fri. & Sat. Live DJ and Dancing Sun. $1 Drafts IT’Z ENTERTAINMENT CITY 4118 Legend Ave. • 910-826-4635 www.itzentertainmentcity.com April 21 David The Piano Man Parker April 25 DL Token May 5 Liquid Pleasure JESTER’S PUB 6577 Fisher Road • 910-423-6100 www.jesterspub.com Mon APA pool open 4pm Fri. Rock/ Metal bands Sat. Country April 22 Battle for Fear Factory April 23 National recording Artist NoN point and BoB LUIGI’S 528 N McPherson Church Rd. • 864-1810 April 23 Vyntage April 30 The Willie Bradley Jazz Trio PADDY’S 2 606B Raeford Rd. • 910-677-0055 www.paddygibneypub.com Wed. Steel Tip Dart Competition Thurs. Autumn Nicholas, Paddy & Bill Fri. Paddy & Bill POINDEXTER’S SALOON 115 Dunn Rd. • 433-2089 Wed. Bike Night with live music THE ROCK SHOP 106 S. Eastern Blvd. • 910-321-ROCK www.therockshoplive.com April 23 Legacy Kills/Phoenix Down/ Beautiful Rage/A Breath For- gotten April 24 On Stage at the Dogwood Fest- ival April 25 John Krogman/Ethan Hanson/ Summer Collins/John Parsons/ Autumn Nicholas April 28 Creepin’ Cadavers SOUTHERN STYLE SALOON 4939 Bragg Blvd. • 860-1787 April 16 Kevin Lee THE STRIKE ZONE 3319 Raeford Rd. May 1 Stronghold • Grand Opening Party CALLING ALL LOCAL BANDS Fayetteville wants to know you! So here’s your opportunity. We will feature all local bands in our Concert Connection, but it’s going to take a little effort on your part. 1. E-mail Stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com for our Q&A. 2. Fill it out and e-mail it back to us. 3. Send a recent, high-resolution photo of your band. 4. Look for your article in an upcoming issue. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM

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