The Evening Muse

09/11/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED - SUSTO solo show (Reserved Seats & SRO) Sat. Dec. 12th!
Susto
Justin Osborne is a singer, songwriter, and storyteller best known as the founder and frontman of SUSTO. Since founding the band in 2013 while living in Havana, Cuba, Osborne has built an expansive catalog rooted in deeply personal lyricism and a sound that moves between Southern Gothic, folk, rock, country, and psychedelia.

Across SUSTO, the roots-oriented Susto Stringband, and his solo performances, Osborne’s songwriting remains the throughline—confessional, searching, and shaped by love, loss, change, resilience, and the strange beauty of everyday life. Performing solo brings those songs back to their foundation, putting Osborne’s voice, lyrics, and storytelling front and center and offering an intimate look at the songwriter behind the catalog.

09/10/2026

NEW! Rock n' Roll with Daring Greatly and Brown Oak Assembly Sat. Nov. 14th.

Daring Greatly is a Canadian-American five-piece rock n’ roll band blending the songwriting and vocal traditions of the ’60s and ’70s with the scale and texture of modern rock. Originally formed in Calgary, Alberta and now based in Southern California, the band is built around the signature “blood harmony” of brothers Patrick and Liam Croome, joined by drummer/vocalist Brayden Tario, guitarist Jeff Starkey and bassist Brendan Cutrer.

Acoustic-driven songwriting, three-part vocals, piano and organ, commanding electric guitar and a rhythm section built to stretch give Daring Greatly a live sound that moves between tightly crafted songs and spontaneous jams. Think the Eagles’ vocal richness, the Allman Brothers Band’s musical freedom and Led Zeppelin’s weight, carried forward with a contemporary edge.

With 1,000+ performances across the U.S. and Canada, Daring Greatly has shared stages with Bon Jovi, The Doobie Brothers, Midland, Young the Giant, Lainey Wilson and more, earning multiple San Diego Music Award wins and nominations along the way.

The fiercely independent band has released five albums, the 2025 Let It Ride EP, and multiple singles over the past year, including “Nowhere to Run” and “August Nights.” In summer 2026, they completed their largest tour yet, a 35-date, eight-week run across the U.S. and Canada, continuing to write, release and tour without a label or management team.

Brown Oak Assembly
Brown Oak Assembly (BOA) is an energetic alternative/indie rock band based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. BOA is well-known for their explosive live shows, frequently taking over bars and other venues, capturing audiences across the southeast with their unique mix of original music and lively energy. The band features Cian Gresser (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Calvin Arthur (Lead Guitar), Micah Carroll (Drums/Vocals), Ben Hamrick (Bass), and Maggie Slade (Keys/Vocals). With a steadily growing following and a passion for making music, they can’t wait to come perform at a venue near you.
Daring Greatly

09/08/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! Boy Golden Sun. Jan. 24th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Sept. 9th, so mark your calendars.

Who is Boy Golden? On the one hand it is moniker for a mysterious new artist, who is building buzz following major support for track "KD and Lunch Meat" from his debut album which hit #1 at Alternative radio in home country of Canada, and major moments including debut at Bonnaroo, and opening for Jason Isbell, MJ Lenderman, and Joshua Ray Walker.

On the other hand, Boy Golden is also a conduit for songwriter Liam Duncan—a persona that allows him to create honestly and freely. For Duncan, Boy Golden grants access to an inner world only reachable through music. His three previous albums—For Eden (wistful), For Jimmy (rollicking), and the lemon-yellow-leisure-suited Church of Better Daze—served as a psychic clearing for Best of Our Possible Lives. This new work finds him mid-journey, reckoning with the self as it was, as it is, and as it can be.

Boy Golden states “The lines between him and I are soluble… Whether it is my spiritual beliefs, my way of living, my sexuality - it comes up in my writing and I am then forced to reckon with it.”

09/08/2026

SHOW UPDATE: "Sweetboy (Anna Barnett)" will be supporting Eliot Bronson 9/25.
Produced by Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers at the band’s Nashville studio, Arrive represents something of a reset for Bronson. Where his previous records often ventured into darker, more atmospheric territory, these songs retain his knack for emotionally candid storytelling while allowing considerably more light into the room.

Bronson has spent years earning his stripes as an independent songwriter, releasing six previous solo albums, touring throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and landing songs in television series including Yellowstone and Criminal Minds. Yet Arrive emerged from an especially prolific stretch, with Bronson writing dozens of songs over two years and recognizing a shift in both his outlook and his reasons for making music.

The sessions brought together an impressive cast, with Bronson handling acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, and vocals alongside Wood on guitar and harmonies. John Mailander contributes fiddle, while Gabe Dixon colors the arrangements with piano, organ, and Wurlitzer. The band is rounded out by drummer Mark Raudabaugh, guitarist and lap-steel player Bret Hartley, bassist Will Robertson, multi-instrumentalist Matt Glassmeyer, pedal-steel guitarist JP Ruggieri, and vocalist Kristina Train.

For all that musical firepower, Arrive stays centered on Bronson’s warm, weathered voice and his ability to find something profound in seemingly ordinary moments. The album doesn’t pretend that pain, disappointment, or uncertainty have disappeared. Instead, it finds a songwriter increasingly willing to hold those things alongside gratitude and possibility.

After years spent operating on the edges of the music industry, Bronson appears comfortable with the lane he’s created for himself. Arrive captures that hard-earned freedom—not as the triumphant conclusion of some long journey, but as the realization that sometimes getting where you’re going simply means becoming fully present wherever you happen to be.

09/04/2026

**LOW TICKET ALERT** Joe Middleton Music Album Release with Jordan Middleton Sun. Sept. 13th!

09/03/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED Caleb Lee Hutchinson - Long Line of Losers Tour Fri. Nov. 13th.
For as long as Caleb Lee Hutchinson has been making music, he has rooted his creative process in the brutal honesty and rich storytelling tradition of country music’s roots. Hutchinson’s voice and wit inspired important collaborations on his 2019 self-titled debut EP, produced by Grammy winner Kristian Bush, and 2021 follow-up, “Slot Machine Syndrome,” produced by Grammy-nominated Americana stalwart, Brent Cobb. In 2022, Caleb self-produced the darkly themed EP, “Songs I’ll Never Sing Again,” and wrote and starred in the accompanying short film. With his new project, “Southern Galactic,”—produced by multi-genre artist and creator Titanic Sinclair—Hutchinson explores new territory while maintaining his reverence for the honesty and storytelling that seeded his love for country music as a Georgia boy listening to Mississippi John Hurt and Waylon Jennings cassettes with his dad.

09/03/2026

Tonight! Thur. Sept. 3rd.

Did You Hear?!!
Lightning Struck…AND WON AT MINI GOLF!!! Ha ha

A fantastic game of mini golf to get the bones loosened up for tomorrows show at The Evening Muse in Charlotte NC Showtime 7:30pm with Jared Petteys & The Headliners!!!

You don’t want to miss this high energy rocking show!!!

The Personal Obsession Tour 2026 Continues!!!

Memphis Lightning Lightning Junior



BUILT ON THE BLUES. WIRED FOR ROCK & ROLL.

08/31/2026

THIS WEEK!
Aug 31st - Sep 6th

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Sep 5th - SATURDAY - doors at 7 AND 9

Comedy's WORST kept secret !!

Don't Tell Comedy

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Sep 4th - FRIDAY - doors at 7 -

Enjoy an intimate Evening with this legendary song writer

Angie Aparo

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Sep 3rd - THURSDAY - doors at 7 -

Enjoy this Evening dancing along with these high-energy rock & roll and blues groups

Memphis Lightning

Jared Petteys & The Headliners

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Sep 2nd - WEDNESDAY - doors at 7 -

Enjoy this Evening of storytelling in modern Americana and southern rock

Drew White Band

Jesse Fox

Gasoline Gypsies

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Sep 1st - TUESDAY - doors at 6 -

Enjoy this family friendly monthly Evening of supportive music exploration

Tosco Music
1st Tuesdays
Open MIC

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Aug 31st - MONDAY - doors at 7 -

Find Your Muse Open MIC -
featuring:

Charlottes BEST!!

Hosted by the infallible Erik Button

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pictured: Don't Tell Charlotte

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Much Love!

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08/31/2026

Eliot Bronson Fri. Sept. 25th!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Eliot-Bronson-to-Release-ARRIVE-New-Album-Produced-by-Oliver-Wood-20260828

The seventh studio album features musicians John Mailander, Gabe Dixon, and Mark Raudabaugh.

Award-winning Atlanta-based independent singer-songwriter Eliot Bronson will release his seventh studio album, Arrive, on November 6, 2026, via his New Pain Records label. Produced by Oliver Wood at the Wood Brothers' studio in Nashville, Arrive showcases Bronson's cinematic storytelling, memorable melodies, and uncanny ability to find depth and meaning in everyday life.

Oliver elaborates, 'I was very impressed with the depth of Eliot's songwriting. He sent me about 15 songs, and they were all great, and it was hard to choose favorites for the record. Then he kept sending more songs that were even better! What a luxury as a producer to have an artist so prepared and prolific… and it was a joy in the studio, where Eliot performed with confidence and humility and took the process very seriously, without taking himself too seriously. We laughed a lot. It was very inspiring for me to be involved.'

Atlanta singer-songwriter Eliot Bronson released the title track from his upcoming seventh studio album, produced by Oliver Wood at the Wood Brothers'…