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by MARSHALL PESTA On Wednesday Feb. Music as Weapon 5: A new weapon in the Arsenal 2, rock artists, Korn and Distrurbed rolled through the Crown Coliseum on the fifth annual Music as a Weapon Tour. The tour will also feature metal heavy-weights Sevendust, and a relative new comer to the hard rock scene, In This Moment. ITM features the only female rocker on this top-tier tour, Maria Brink. Maria’s platinum blonde hair and pierc- ing blue eyes that match her soul piercing voice quickly gives way to a canvas of tattoos that helps her blend in with rest of her So-Cal metal mélange. The five member CONNECTION Concert BBIG APPLE 5900 Yadkin Rd. • (910) 868-5559 bigapplefay.com Thurs. Smooth Jazz with Essential Elements Sat. Eric Newsom CHARLIE MIKE’S PUB 195 Star Point Road • 826-6453 Tues. Open Jam — Bring your own instrument Sat. Open mic band that formed togeth- er five years ago in Los Angeles have had success touring with the god-father of metal Ozzy Osbourne, and they continue to reach new audiences with their latest release, A Star-Crossed Wasteland. Wasteland is the group’s third offering produced by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch), and brings together the group’s eclectic tastes and influences to produce a uniquely dark and melodi- ous sound that is beginning to solidly define the group. The singles “Just Drive,” “The Promise” and “Gun Show” have helped the album reach #40 on the Billboard Top 200. Chris Howorth, founding member and guitarist, says the dynamic of Music as a weapon comes to the Crown Coliseum on Feb. 2. the group has led to the evolution of their sound. “My influences are more traditional metal, like Pantera and Metallica, but Maria brings unique tastes like Mazzy Star and Massive Attack,” said Howard. “As we all push to have our influence felt, it blends into the unique sound that we have now.” While Music as a Weapon is not the bands first big tour, as they’ve done arena tours with Ozzy, toured with Korn on the Mayhem Fest, and rocked last summer’s Warped Tour, the band is enjoying gaining new audi- ence and new fans with the Weapon Tour. “We love the music and realize that can be a very powerful tool,” said Howard. “We all just want to make an impact, so we’re going out there every night trying to have the best show we can. Even now we still get new fans come up to us after the show who haven’t heard of us, but they fall in love with the music.” As the band bring its arsenal of metal to Fayetteville, Howard says they look forward to playing in another military town. “We’ve played Hooligan’s in South Carolina (outside of Fort Jackson), and we’re always super-excited whenever we see it on the tour,” continues Howard. “The military crowd always brings this great energy to the show and we just have an awesome time.” MARSHALL PESTA, Contribut- ing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com 18 UCW FEBRUARY 2-8, 2011 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 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. THE DOGHOUSE 3049 Owen Dr. • 910-826-9761 www.thedoghousegroup.com Feb. 2 Mike Odonell Feb. 4 The Danny Cowan Band Feb. 6 Johnson Kinlaw Feb. 9 Mike Odonell Feb. 11 Half Dead BHUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com Thurs. 80’s Ladies Night Fri. & Sat. Live DJ and Dancing Feb. 2 Brad Stockholm Feb. 9 Kenny Huffman Feb. 16 Summerfi eld Feb. 23 Ethan Hanson g IT’Z ENTERTAINMENT CITY 4118 Legend Ave. • 910-826-4635 www.itzentertainmentcity.com Feb. 2 DL Token Feb. 3 DJ Shawn on the Patio Feb. 6 Unplugged Feb. 9 DL Token I\LIDOS — THE EUROSPOT 102 Person St. • 222-8237 Thurs. Euro Trance Party Fri. TGIF Dance Party Sat. Ladies Night Sun. Euro Element Dance Party PADDY’S 2606B Raeford Rd. • 910-677-0055 www.paddygibneypub.com Wed. Steel Tip Dart Competition Thurs. Paddy & Bill Fri. Paddy & Bill POINDEXTER’S SALOON 115 Dunn Rd. • 433-2089 Wed. Bike Night with live music