Creative Loafing Charlotte

Shooting outside club Label leaves one man injured

• by Ana McKenzie
A man is in the hospital Monday after an argument led to a shooting
• Tags: News, Label, Ana McKenzie, gun, shooting, club, NC Music Factory

TEDxCharlotte: Are you up for some 'idea sex?'

• by Desiree Kane
Organizer Desiree Kane explains
• Tags: News, Opinion, Desiree Kane, TEDx, TEDxCharlotte, NC Music Factory

Upcoming: Dining in the Dark Event at Osso

• by Kelly Davis
Experience heightened senses on Jan. 30.
• Tags: Events, Dinner, Dining in the Dark, Osso Restaurant and Lounge, Fighting Blindness Foundation, Benefit Dinner, NC Music Factory, Kelly Davis

Bobcat player's wife arrested in brawl

• by Ana McKenzie
Me-ow
• Tags: News, Bobcats, Jamie Patrice Thomas, Ana McKenzie, Tyrus Thomas, Club Label, NC Music Factory, arrested, fight

Supastition releases "Yada Yada" video

• by Jeff Hahne
Song is the first single from his upcoming album, 'The Blackboard EP.'
• Tags: Videos, The Blackboard EP, Supastition, Yada Yada, NC Music Factory, Charlotte, hip-hop, rap, music, video, album, Kam Moye

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, Almost Homeless Comedy Tour, McGlohon Theatre, Duncan Pace, Steve Cowan, Matt Connolly, Muggsy, Louis Skaradek, Colette Dessingue, Jeremy Jacksen, Todd Hibbler, Tim Meadows, The Comedy Zone, NC Music Factory, Alison Arngrim, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, Little House on the Prairie, Petra's Piano Bar, Kevin Hart, Bojangles' Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, stand up, Sheryl Underwood, The Comedy Zone, NC Music Factory, Improv Charlotte, Wine Up, Charlotte, NC

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, stand up, Jonathan Kite, The Comedy Zone, NC Music Factory, Ovens Auditorium, Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam, Finesse Mitchell, Gary Owen, Tony Roberts, The Love is so Funny Comedy Tour, Doo Doo Brown, Sean Larkin, Shirley Jones, Epic 92, NDemand, Karen Williams, Zack Toczynski, Poppy Champlin, Great Aunt Stella Center, Queer Queens of Qomedy

Artists, musicians show support for Jennifer Roberts

• by Joanne Spataro
“Because we don’t have the kind of money Robert Pittenger has, we have to find other ways of supporting Jennifer to equal measure."
• Tags: News, Jennifer Roberts, 9th District, Robert Pittenger, Washington, D.C., Democrat, Republican, congress, Charlotte, NC Music Factory, Joanne Spataro, Amy Blumenthal, artist, musician, fundraiser, Tom Chapin, Si Kahn, John Boyer, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Uncle Sam

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, Tom Green, The Comedy Zone, NC Music Factory, The Chuckleheads, Theatre Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, stand up, sketch

Putting on the party platforms

• by Joanne Spataro
Divas do it right during DNC Week.
• Tags: Democratic National Convention 2012, Roxy C. Moorecox, BethAnn Phetamine, Jamie Monroe, Big Shirli Stevenz, Wet Willie's, NC Music Factory, Democratic National Convention, DNC, DNC 2012, drag, party, nightlife

DNC party announcements begin

• by Jeff Hahne
Foo Fighters to play the Fillmore on Sept. 5.
• Tags: Concert Announcement, Foo Fighters, Pitbull, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, The Roots, Scissor Sisters, DNC, Charlotte, concerts, music, performance, private parties, Styx, Amos' Southend, Michelle Bachman, Politico Influence, Jessica Alba, UNC Charlotte, Motion City Soundtrack, Camp Freddy, NC Music Factory, Dave Navarro, Common, DNC 2012, Democratic National Convention, Jeff Bridges, Jack Johnson, Delta Rae, Perez Hilton

Steady as they go: Enanitos Verdes

One intrepid critic jumps onstage with three average little green men from Argentina

• by Ailen Arreaza
• Tags: Features, The Fillmore Charlotte, The Fillmore, Los Enanitos Verdes, NC Music Factory, concerts, concerts in Charlotte, Charlotte, music, Marciano Cantero, rock en espanol, Felipe Staiti, Daniel Piccolo, rock, Big Bang

DNC 2012 Notebook: With one month to go, some but not all questions answered

• by Mary C. Curtis
Most importantly the million dollar - or $36.6 million - question
• Tags: News, Democratic National Convention 2012, DNC, DNC 2012, Mary C. Curtis, President Barack Obama, Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, Time Warner Cable, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, NC Music Factory, Democratic Party, Vice President Joe Biden, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, keynote speaker, Texans, Gov. Ann Richards, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Slideshow

NC Music Factory, 4/27/12

• by Kimberly Lawson
Photos from the first Fridays at the Factory of the season.
• Tags: Party Pics, Fridays at the Factory, NC Music Factory, nightlife, Charlotte, Southern Culture on the Skids, Aqualads, music, live, Slideshow

Democratic National Convention 2012 Notebook: Fighting for North Carolina's Hispanic Vote

• by Mary C. Curtis
Local groups say Romney will not capture the key demographic.
• Tags: News, Democratic National Convention 2012, Democratic National Convention, DNC, DNC2012, Mitt Romney, Latino, Hispanic, Olma Echeverri, Hispanic-American Democrats of N.C., Hispanic-Americans, Creative Loafing, NC Music Factory, students, North Carolina, swing state, Republican, presumptive nominee, Mary C. Curtis

Mega club 'LABEL' to open at N.C. Music Factory

• by Laura Camilo
A 16,000-square-foot big budget entertainment venue will open soon.
• Tags: Misc, LABEL, clubs, NC Music Factory, Amped 4-A-Cure, Inc., AMPLIFIED, Laura Camilo, nightlife, Charlotte

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, Lynne Koplitz, The Comedy Zone Charlotte, NC Music Factory, Lewis Black, Ovens Auditorium, Dilworth Neighborhood Grill, Dilworth Neighborhood Grill, Charlotte, NC

Friday Live! at the Factory announces 2012 schedule

• by Jeff Hahne
• Tags: Concert Announcement, Southern Culture on the Skids, NC Music Factory, The Aqualads, Hot Gates, Simplified, Lit, 1000 Horses, Chris Cook, Tonic, Soul Asylum, Cowboy Mouth, Los Lonely Boys, Charlotte, Fridays at the Factory

LOL: Comedy in the Q.C.

• by Anita Overcash
A roundup of CL's top picks for comedy shows in Charlotte this week.
• Tags: Arts, comedy, Mo Alexander, The Comedy Zone Lake Norman, Galway Hooker, The Comedy Zone Charlotte, NC Music Factory, Seinfeld, Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC, Anita Overcash