Michael, Bob and Ron look back on the highs and lows of 2025 at The Rooster.

Crow With No Mouth is a dark folk band based in Salisbury, NC and will headlining this Friday's show with Outdoor Couch, Carolina Down Boys and Daisy & The Dead Pines.

https://crowwithnomouthmus.wixsite.com/crowwithnomouthmusic

This Saturday is our official Christmas Party and our Annual Toy Drive to benefit the Cathy Mabry Clonniger Domestic Violence Shelter so this week we brought in Haley from the shelter and Aaron from My Blue Hope, who will be headlining the show with Darling Machine, Secret Idol and Ennie Arden.

We encourage you to listen to this informative episode and consider coming to the show and bringing a new, unwrapped gift to donate to the drive.

Cathy Mabry Clonniger Domestic Violence Shelter: https://hopeunitedgaston.com/theshelter/

My Blue Hope: https://www.instagram.com/mybluehopemusic/

Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/2025-rocking-christmas

Johnny Cutt is the man behind Cutthroat Concerts & Events, a booking and promotion agency that books concerts and shows in the NC, SC & Virginia markets. Johnny is also the drummer for Fake Happy: A Tribute to Paramore, who will be performing a special acoustic holiday show this Friday at The Rooster with Scott Lowder. Check out our interview and get a little peek "behind the curtain" of booking higher profile shows at smaller clubs and all the ups and downs, wins and losses, failures and successes. https://cutthroatconcerts.com/

Helena and Amirah are the very talented duo that make up Death of August who will be hitting our stage this Saturday, opening for Gilby Clarke!Get to know the ladies a little bit before their Acoustic set and grab your tickets to the show!

https://www.instagram.com/deathofaugust/

TICKETS: https://www.freshtix.com/events/gilby-clarke

Trace Casanova is a multi-talented, professional entertainer and he is a local gem. Trace has written, produced and is directing "A Casanova Christmas" happening this Saturday at The Rooster! Get your tickets to the show at www.theroostergastonia.com/events

https://www.instagram.com/tracecasanova00/

This week, we talk to Rosie, singer for Asheville-based punk band My Gal Monday, who will be opening the show this Friday with Turtle Smash, Live Band Emo Night!https://mygalmondayband.bandcamp.com/

Grindhouse rocked stages all over NC before disbanding in the mid 90s. Under sad circumstances, the guys found themselves in the same room together many years later discussing the possibility of "getting the band back together" and we are so glad they did just that! See them live at The Rooster this Friday!https://linktr.ee/wearegrindhousehttps://www.facebook.com/robesoncountybandofbrothers

Mafia makes PURE CAROLINA DEATH METAL and they will be at The Rooster on Tuesday, November 11th with Flaw! Get the know the guys and more about their story, then grab your tickets to see them live!

https://linktr.ee/mafiadeathmetal

Two Stroke Smoke is a rising trap metal band from Shelby that is on the cusp of blowing up and they will be performing this Friday at our Shocktober Halloween Bash presented by Shellshock Promotions. An absolutely stacked bill! Get to know the guys then grab your tickets for the show on our website!

https://www.instagram.com/twostrokesmoke_/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5I7InmOUQzxJzVWldtLJtO?si=qgEVsM6QQ7u-cu0j06dAwg

https://theroostergastonia.com/events/

Cronic Disorder is one of Gastonia's longest tenured metal bands and arguably the most beloved. From being signed to a record label to touring the country and seeing success in Europe, this band has a lot of stories to tell, and we only scratched the surface in this interview. Get to know the guys, then come see them this Saturday, October 25th at the 7th Annual Carolina Headbangers Ball!

https://linktr.ee/cronicdisorderband

https://www.freshtix.com/events/7th-annual-carolina-headbangers-ball

On October 25, we will be hosting the 7th Annual Carolina Headbangers Ball so this week we talked to AJ Conde, founding member of Carolina Headbangers and promoter for local metal shows. We talk about the lineup for this year's ball and all the festivities planned for the day.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1985017671723786

https://www.freshtix.com/events/7th-annual-carolina-headbangers-ball

This week we talked to Kathleen Finch, founder of the Charlotte Street Art Collaborative non-profit and founder of Lady Like Fest, “A celebration of the Femme Experience through art and music” which will be taking place this Friday, October 10th at The Rooster!https://linktr.ee/Lady_Like_Festivalhttps://www.cltstreetartcollab.com/

Morrowville's conceptual masterpiece album "The Deaf King" turns 10 years old in October and we are celebrating with them! Get to know more about the band and the story, then come see them this Saturday with Once Below Joy and Rothschild

https://morrowville.bandcamp.com/album/the-deaf-king

Brewstock Music Festival 2025 is happening this Saturday at The Rooster. We brought Peter from the Brew Crew in to talk about this year's festival, what to expect and much more.

https://brewstockmusicfestival.com/

It's been a while since we have talked to our friends in Dovecage, so we brought them in to catch up before their performance this Saturday with Plush, Parallel Lives and 6 Story Pyramid. Check out the interview then grab your tickets for the show before they are gone!https://linktr.ee/dovecagesocials

Jason Shaut is the owner of JG's Vinyl & More and is the man behind this year's Carolina Sound Convention taking place on Saturday, September 27th in Downtown Gastonia in conjunction with Brewstock Music Festival taking place at The Rooster on the same day!JG's Vinyl & More: https://jgsvinylandmore.com/Carolina Sound Convention: https://carolinasound.net/Brewstock Music Festival: https://brewstockmusicfestival.com/The Rooster: https://theroostergastonia.com/

Abigail is the mastermind behind our weekly Rooster Report and bartender here at The Rooster. Get to know the newest member of the Rooster family in this week's episode.

GR and DJ from the heavy metal band Valar Morghulis drop in to chop it up in advance of their headlining show this Saturday, August 30th with Aterra, Decrement & Untied. Enjoy the episode and get your tickets for the show at www.theroostergastonia.com/events

https://linktr.ee/valar__morghulis

https://linktr.ee/theroostergastonia

Jason Parker (Bellbox) and Jonny Dick (Queen City Rejects) stop by to talk about their experience in the NC music community, almost cutting a studio record, moving to Wilmington to "get clean," the importance of art in our lives and impact it can make and of course, their upcoming show this Friday (8/22) with Caught Off Guard, My Gal Monday and Stay Out!Bellbox: https://www.reverbnation.com/bellboxQueen City Rejects: https://www.facebook.com/queencityrejects