Creative Loafing Charlotte

THE WOGGLES
Formed in Athens, Ga., in 1987, The Woggles are essentially a four-piece living-breathing-singing-jamming Nuggets box set impervious to the passing of time. From the matching outfits and preponderance of 7-inches to the stage-names - Professor Mighty Manfred, Flesh Hammer, Montague and Zorko - the mid-'60s are still the font of all things swinging.…

Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files (May 23)

Ryan Pitkin — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400

Strip show of faith causes traffic jam by Ryan Pitkin Nudists for Jesus: Police responded to Providence Road last week after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a family taking a stroll through the city. The only problem was that no one in the family had any clothes on.…

Charlotte to participate in worldwide March Against Monsanto

Tori Wright — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:00 -0400

Many people know very little about genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Here's a scary thought: GMOs are becoming so prevalent that some people are consuming them in every meal.…

Question the Queen City: Remembering Mercy Hospital

David Aaron Moore — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:00 -0400

Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@.gmail.com.

I was born at the old Mercy Hospital - now CMC-Mercy - in Charlotte's Elizabeth neighborhood back in the 1960s.…

The rundown of Spoleto Festival

Perry Tannenbaum — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:00 -0400

Program books ready and posters lining the shop windows, Spoleto Festival USA begins its annual 17-day siege of Charleston today - heaped up as high as ever with events sure to challenge and excite performing arts gluttons from around the globe. The most prestigious and substantial arts festival in the Western Hemisphere comes at us for the first time in 37 seasons without its kingpin venue, Gaillard Auditorium.…

Fast & Furious 6: Buckle up

Matt Brunson — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:00 -0400

Rating: **1/2 by Matt Brunson FAST & FURIOUS 6 **1/2…

Art show highlights issues faced by immigrants

Bo McMillan — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:00 -0400

Inspired by the recent turmoil over immigration reform, Charlotte-area Latino artists are banding together to "raise awareness about immigrants and the undocumented community."

This Saturday, OBRA Collective hosts a one-night-only art show and poetry reading focused on immigration reform.…

At Any Price: A matinee at most

Matt Brunson — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Rating: **1/2 by Matt Brunson AT ANY PRICE **1/2…

Seryn at Visulite Theatre tonight (5/24/13)

Pat Moran — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:00 -0400

Seryn
Using mainly acoustic instruments including ukelele, accordion and banjo, Texas-based six-piece Seryn craft shifting, swelling, almost liturgical compositions that bear a passing resemblance to folk, while sharing common touchstones with indie-pop. Seryn's multi-instrumental live presentation has been described as "a music shop (that) threw up onstage," and they occasionally need to nod to audiences to let folks know when their lengthy, ebbing and flowing compositions have come to an end.…

Today's Top 5: Friday

Anita Overcash — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 24, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

* Proof at Carolina Actor's Studio Theatre

* Anna Egge at McGlohon Theater

* Seryn at Visulite Theatre

* Gatsby Gala at Sullivan's Steakhouse

* Outlaw Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Anna Egge at McGlohon Theater tonight (5/24/13)

Pat Moran — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:00 -0400

ANA EGGE
Given her unusual upbringing, Brooklyn-based folk troubadour Ana Egge was bound to be a free spirit. Raised on a hot springs hippie commune in rural New Mexico, Egge learned to build her own guitar from her alternative school's astrology teacher.…

Bad behavior

Dan Savage — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400

Useless husband wants to drive wife away by Dan Savage I'm a 24-year-old straight, married female. I have been religiously reading your column in the Portland Mercury since I was 16.…

Today's Top 5: Thursday

Anita Overcash — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:59:00 -0400

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 23, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

* Charlie Murphy at The Comedy Zone

* Food Lion Speed Street Festival Uptown

* Ida Kohlmeyer exhibit at Jerald Melberg Gallery

* Lights.…

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Opening Friday

Matt Brunson — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

At Any Price - Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron

Epic - Animated

Fast & Furious 6 - Vin Diesel, Paul Walker

The Hangover Part III - Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms

Midnight's Children - Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's - Documentary

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Male strippers Justin Whitfield and Taylor Cole bare all in new book

Becky Knight — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:31:00 -0400

I've never attended a male strip show because before last year, male strippers always seemed silly to me. I remember watching the Chippendales perform on The Donahue Show in the '80s and thinking they looked ridiculous. A few years later, Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley mocked a Chippendales audition on Saturday Night Live.…
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Matrimony a happy union of music and lyrics

Jeff Hahne — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Charlotte's Matrimony prepares for release and tour by Jeff Hahne Being surrounded by family and friends provides a comfort that's almost tangible at first sight. When you see the folk-rock quintet on stage, the group appears at ease.…
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Confederacy of dunces

John Grooms — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Compared to South Carolina, our idiots notthat bad by John Grooms After North Carolina voters approved an anti-gay marriage amendment in 2012, a horrified Gov. Beverly Perdue blurted, "We look like Mississippi." Lots of North Carolinians chuckled over the now-former governor's comparison, but few of those folks are laughing now.…
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This week's concert listings (May 23-29)

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Recommendations include Dead Sea Scrilla, Lucky Five, The New Familiars, James McCartney, more **Bullet points indicate CL's critics' picks** Thursday, May 23…
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This Modern World (May 23, 2013)

Tom Tomorrow — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Fairytale for modern times by Tom Tomorrow
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Weekly Horoscope (May 23-May 30)

Vivian Carol — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Get ready for the revolution by Vivian Carol Gemini The Twins: (May 20-June 21): You have a desire to reach outward to others. You want to share ideas and express yourself in a larger framework.…
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Theater review: Avenue Q

Perry Tannenbaum — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:00 -0400

Concluding their 85th anniversary, Theatre Charlotte has a lot more to celebrate than longevity. For the past two years, production level has been enviably high.…
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Five mayors = One 'thrilling' evening

John Grooms — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:00 -0400

Five former Charlotte mayors got together on stage Tuesday night at Central Piedmont Community College, and, as expected, nothing much happened. It was the kind of event Charlotte's elite luvluvluv - a patented, Old-School Charlotte "Let's get a few VIPs together and watch them ramble in vague terms about a variety of subjects, and pretend the whole thing is a valuable community meeting" kind of gabfest.…
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This week's SketchCrowd cartoon (May 22)

Kimberly Lawson — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:15:00 -0400

SketchCrowd is the world's first crowd-sourced comic strip - that is, one created using submission by anyone and everyone. It runs weekly in Charlotte Creative Loafing, The Chattanooga Pulse and Augusta Metro Spirit.…
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Today's Top 5: Wednesday

Anita Overcash — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 22, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

* Connectivity exhibit at McColl Center for Visual Art

* Daniel Wallace to sign The Kings and Queens of Roam at Park Road Books

* BangBang at Dharma Lounge

* Wit & Whimsy exhibit at Lark & Key Gallery

* The Hot Gates at Snug Harbor

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