Creative Loafing Charlotte

Today's Top 5: Tuesday

• by Anita Overcash
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, The World is Bending, New Gallery of Modern Art, David Byrne, Belk Theater, Music Trivia, Strike City, Country Tuesday, Snug Harbor, College Night, Whisky River, Charlotte, NC

David Byrne & St. Vincent at Belk Theater tonight (6/18/13)

• by Rachel Bailey
• Tags: Music Menu, Rachel Bailey, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Belk Theater, Charlotte, concert, music, Preview

Today's Top 5: Monday

• by Anita Overcash
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Monday Jazz Jam, Poor Richard's Book Shoppe, Lucius, Stage Door Theater, All You Can Bowl, Strike City, The Monday Night Allstars, Double Door Inn, SIN Best of the 80's, Comet Grill, Charlotte, NC

Lucius at Stage Door Theater tonight (6/17/13)

• by Pat Moran
Indie-pop band Lucius keeps a foot in heartfelt Americana as well as rocking pop.
• Tags: Music Menu, Pat Moran, Charlotte, concert, music, Preview, Stage Door Theater, Lucius

Checking in from Bonnaroo 2013

• by Jeff Hahne
Some random notes from the Manchester, Tenn., music festival.
• Tags: Music, Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee, banh mi, hula hoops, Jack Johnson, Mumford & Sons, water, Charlotte, food, ice cream, Jeff Hahne, 2013, The Avett Brothers, Of Monsters and Men, DIIV, Matrimony, Amish doughnuts, food trucks, Pretty Lights, R. Kelly

Today's Top 5: Saturday

• by Anita Overcash
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Brew Stash Bash, U.S. National Whitewater Center, Grizzly Bear, Uptown Amphitheater, 2013 Connolly Cup, Elon Park, Charlotte Speed Demons, Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, Beatles Tribute Night, Knight Theater, Charlotte, NC

Grizzly Bear at Uptown Ampitheatre tonight (6/15/13)

• by John Schacht
Indie rock band features impressionistic lyrics draped in lush textures that sound both organic and other-worldly.
• Tags: Music Menu, Grizzly Bear, Charlotte, music, concert, Preview, Uptown Ampitheatre, John Schacht

The XX tonight at Uptown Ampitheatre (6/15/13)

• by Pat Moran
Indie band featuring a seductive melding of spectral art rock and smooth R&B.
• Tags: Music Menu, Pat Moran, The XX, Charlotte, concert, music, Preview, Uptown Ampitheatre

Bizarre crimes from Charlotte's police files (June 13)

In which a guy tries to light himself on fire

• by Ryan Pitkin
• Tags: The Blotter, Charlotte, bizarre crimes, police, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, CMPD, Ryan pitkin

Today's Top 5: Friday

• by Anita Overcash
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Frankenstein, Duke Energy Theater, Chatham County Line, Neighborhood Theatre, The World is Bending, New Gallery of Modern Art, 13th Annual Father of the Year Awards, The Westin, John Caparulo, The Comedy Zone, Charlotte, NC

Question the Queen City: Historic parks in center city

• by David Aaron Moore
Parks in Charlotte that offer more than just space for picnics.
• Tags: Culture, David Aaron Moore, Question the Queen City, Elmwood/Pinewood Cemetery, Frazier Park, park, Greenway, picnic, Uptown, Wesley Heights, Irwin Creek, Ray's Splash Planet, Third Ward, Charlotte, history

Plenty of sights to see in latest BAFS series

• by Matt Brunson
Back Alley Film Series kicks off summer season tonight with dark comedy Sightseers.
• Tags: Film, Film News, film, Charlotte, BAFS, Back Alley Film Series, Matt Brunson, Sightseers, Berberian Sound Studio, Maniac, V/H/S/2, Adjust Your Tracking, Prince Avalanche, Crownpoint

Opening Friday

• by Matt Brunson
What's new in theaters this weekend.
• Tags: Film, Film News, film, openings, Charlotte

Today's Top 5: Thursday

• by Anita Overcash
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Sightseers, Crownpoint Stadium 12, Passion Pit, Uptown Amphitheatre, Frankenstein, Duke Energy Theater, Thirsty Thursday, Birdsong Brewery, Trivia, VBGB, Charlotte, NC

Passion Pit at Uptown Amphitheatre tonight (6/13/13)

• by Chelsea Rutledge
Band features an electro-infused blend of indie-rock and synthetics.
• Tags: Music Menu, Charlotte, music, concert, preview, Passion Pit, Chelsea Rutledge, Uptown Ampitheatre

Beach House bucks modern trends

Indie rock duo learning to navigate the past, future

• by John Schacht
• Tags: Features, Beach House, Mazzy Star, John Schacht, Concert, music, preview, charlotte, neighborhood theatre, Bloom, Pink Floyd, Forever Still, Teen Dream, Sub Pop, Kurt Cobain, Fugazi, Pitchfork

NYC 'Ghetto' tours dehumanize poor

'Do you feel safe around all those brown folk?'

• by Charles Easley
• Tags: Class Is In Session, Charles Easley, Class is in Session, Ghetto Tour, Bronx, New York, Charlotte, eastside, westside, Beatties Ford, tour, dehumanize

Psychopathic Indians and killer clowns

Music writers examine horrorcore rap

• by Corbie Hill
• Tags: Features, Anybody Killa, ICP, Insane Clown posse, Eric Tullis, Corbie Hill, charlotte, tremont music hall, concert, music, preview, psychopathic records, Lumbee, James Lowery, Brandon soderberg, rick rubin, beastie Boys, bomb squad, NWA, geto boys, stephen king, It, native american, rap, hip-hop, rapper

Today's Top 5: Wednesday

• by Anita Overcash
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
• Tags: Arts, Today's Top Five, Least Likely Friends, Theatre Charlotte, Valient Thorr, Tremont Music Hall, Get to Know the Show Lunch & Learn: The Lion King, Booth Playhouse, Karaoke Night, UpStage, Summer Showcase, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Valient Thorr at Tremont Music Hall tonight (6/12/13)

• by Corbie Hill
Metal band features music that's always a ton of fun, even when they rail against this system or that.
• Tags: Music Menu, Corbie Hill, Valient Thorr, Charlotte, music, Tremont Music Hall, concert, preview