Up & Coming Weekly

32 UCW SEPTEMBER 23-29, 2009 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM AMBIANCE 2510 Legion Rd. • 867-8779 FIG CAFE & HOOKAH LOUNGE 253 Westwood Shopping Center • 910-485-2233 www.figcafenc.com HUSKE HARDWARE H OUSE 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com Monday $1 Pints, Tuesday Family Night Wed. Acoustic Night Thurs. Open Mic Night Friday Live Band and Dancing Sat. Live DJ and Dancing IT'Z ENTERTAINMENT CITY 4118 Legend Ave. • 910-826-4635 www.itzentertainmentcity.com Sept.25 Black & Blue Sept.26 Suckerpunch Sept.29 Wicked Lizzard Wed. David "Piano Man" Parker in the Cigar Bar Sundays DL Token in the Cigar Bar JESTER'S PUB 6577 Fisher Road • 910-423-6100 www.jesterspub.com Thurs. Open Mic Sept. 24 Cold / Taproot / Killer & The Star / Messenger of Hope Sept. 26 Silent Civilian / The Demon stration / We were Gentlemen PADDY'S 2 606B Raeford Rd. • 910-677-0055 www.paddygibneypub.com Thurs. Paddy & Bill Fri. Paddy & Bill THE ROCK SHOP 106 S. Eastern Blvd. • 910-321-ROCK www.therockshoplive.com Sept. 25 Falling in Two/Dirt of the Earth/New Machine/Mr. Blackwell/Conformity Sept. 26 ABreath Forgotten/Phuket Underwater/Kaustic/Loudwa -ter/Fury/Mess in the Morgue LOCKSCREEK SEAFOOD GRILLE & OYSTER BAR 1130 Person St.. • 323-5625 www.campbelltonlanding.com Sept. 25 Tuesday 's Gone at Sol Rose Amphitheatre Sept. 26 DL Token Unplugged MORGAN'S CHOP HOUSE 201 S. McPherson Church Rd. • 867-8447 Sept. 26 Corky Jones and the Mighty Blues DOCKS AT THE CAPITOL 126 Hay St. • 423-6257 www.docksatthecapitol.com Sept. 29 Johnson/Kinlaw Duo THE DOGHOUSE 3049 Owen Dr. • 910-826-9761 www.thedoghousegroup.com Sept. 25 Dixie Highway Sept. 26 CRUSH & RUN Tuesday's Gone Comes to Campbellton Landing What better way to spend a sultry southern summer night than under the stars listening to the rhythm of some good Southern Rock? On Friday, Sept. 25, Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Tuesday's Gone will perform at the Sol Rose Amphitheatre as a part of the Campbellton Landing Salute to the Armed Forces concert series. Lead singer Ryan King has been a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan since he was about 5-years-old. "I grew up a huge fan (of Lynyrd Skynyrd) and actually they are the reason that back when I was 5, I started playing music," said King. "They just inspired me through the years. I became one of those overly obsessive people that knew way too much about a band that they liked than they ever should." Even though King was pas- sionate about Lynyrd Skynyrd and a musician in his own right, for years he resisted forming a tribute band despite the many offers he received. "I said 'No, I think that is one of the tribute things that probably should not be touched 'cause if it is not done 100 percent people are going to hate it,'" King noted. That all changed five years ago at a birthday celebration. King was at a club in Raleigh and it happened to be open mic night. A few guys approached him and asked if he wanted to get on stage and rock some Skynyrd. "I was like 'Yeah. Sure, why not? You guys do your thing,' and I was think- ing they would just want to play "Sweet Home Alabama" and a few things like that, but they got up there and they played awesome Skynyrd cuts like "I Ain't the One" and "That Smell," said King. "My jaw dropped and I enjoyed every second of it — and I wasn't allowing anyone to leave that place before I got all of their contact info. We started rehearsing two weeks later and the rest is history." In two words King describes the band's sound as very authentic. Their thing is 1970s Lynyrd Skynyrd, no twists, no turns, no bells or whistles — it's the strong, simple Southern Rock that Generation X grew up with. The only excep- tion to that is the 2003 release "Red, White and Blue." "We love doing towns where troops are strong," King explained. "About a year ago we were playing in front of a bunch of troops and we had been getting a lot of heat on our website asking 'How come you don't do "Red, White and Blue?"' It is a newer song. It came out in '03 and we have always done the '70s stuff and that was our reason. Everyone said 'You should break that tra- dition and just play it.' We did the song and it just went over so well that we've been doing it ever since — because we love our military." With King singing lead vocals, John Pereksta and Noble O'Rourke on guitar, Jason Patterson pounding the drums, Mark Roper playing bass and Greg Knapp on the keyboard, the band is ready to rock the Cape Fear River Basin. If you are a die-hard Skynyrd fan, come on down, King promises that you won't be disap- pointed. If you are luke-warm fan or only a little familiar, King's goal is to make you a hard-core fan before the night is over. "One thing we have proven over and over that we do is turn the person that has never been a huge Skynyrd fan — but they come out anyway — and by the time they leave our show we will have them turned in to a bona fide Skynyrd fan," said King. Find out more about the band at www.tuesdaysgonetribute.com. Opening for Tuesday's Gone will be another popular tribute band. Godsmack fans can come out and hear ReAlign, the ultimate Godsmack tribute band. Formed in 2005, the members have switched up a few times, but the sound is still pure hard core heavy metal rock -n- roll. Godsmack had the most Top 10 hits in active rock history, which are some mighty big shoes to fill, but ReAlign fans know what a great show they put on and according to their myspace page there should be quite a crowd. Find out more about them at http://www.myspace.com/realignband Tickets can be purchased at www.campbelltonlanding.com or by calling 483-1649.

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