Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2011

Jul 26 - Aug 1, 2011 / Vol. 25 / No. 22

Junk In The Trunk sale

Beadlush is a great place to go if you’re looking for vintage pieces to create a sparkly accessory of your own. Nothing is more chic than a piece of handmade hardware to accent your ensemble. And even if you’ve never crafted a piece of jewelry before in your life, this full-service bead shop can get…

Kimberly Lawson

Debt ceiling score: GOP 1, Obama & American people, 0.

The debt ceiling fiasco has been a shock. Just a month ago, it would have been hard to believe our government was that dysfunctional. True, GOP obstructionism had practically brought Congress to a halt, particularly during the health care reform battles. But it took a nihilistic minority, aka Tea Partiers, to hold the country hostage…

John Grooms

Sneak peek of Vapiano

Featuring casual Italian fare, the restaurant Vapiano currently has 97 locations, spanning 4 continents. Charlotte can now be included in that count as Vapiano will be opening their doors at their Uptown location to the public today Monday, Aug. 1. Take a look at these photos taken at their VIP Grand Opening Event Wednesday, July…

Priscilla Tsai

Tree bodes well for August at CAST

OK, so there are only a couple of tenuous connections between the youthful Treehouse Acting Company and the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, which is older than at least one of the actors who performed in the Treehouse production last weekend. Both companies have produced A Tree With Arms and, since last month, both have performed…

Perry Tannenbaum

Attention all record and music geeks!

Longtime local music fans and collectors remember the days when “record shows” would come through town every other month or so. Vinyl LPs, 45s, CDs, DVDs, promo materials, geegaws and musical curiosities — you name it, the record shows had it, and usually at great prices. Considering the renewed interest in vinyl LPs, and their…

John Grooms

N.C. abortion law: Big Brother in the O.R.

Yesterday, the GOP in the General Assembly, those endless promoters of freedom and limited government intrusion into citizens’ lives, rammed through one of the most extreme abortion laws in the nation. They did it by overriding Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a bill that she rightly called “a dangerous intrusion into the confidential relationship that…

John Grooms

Citizens in Western N.C. worried about nuclear waste

(Photo credit: Matte Chi) Three Mile Island, Circa 1999 It may be a little premature, but citizens in Western North Carolina are busy reminding folks about their fights to keep nuclear waste out of their area some 30 years ago, all while issuing warnings that the stuff could head their way any day now. From…

Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman

BOGO Chipotle

It’s that time of year again. The kids go back to school and people do some crazy shopping on tax-free weekend. Which also means … It’s time for Chipotle Mexican Grill’s “Free Food with Integrity” yearly promotion. It’s like a delayed buy-one, get-one free deal. Just eat at any Charlotte Chipotle restaurant on Tuesday, Aug.…

Priscilla Tsai

Recipe: Chunky white chocolate and macadamia cookies

If you’re looking for chunky and chewy white chocolate and macadamia cookie, I’ve got a recipe for you. These cookies turn out super thick, and are just so-slightly toasty brown in color. Full of chopped macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips, they are slightly salty and plenty sweet. I replaced the butter in the original…

Priscilla Tsai

N.C. General Assembly bashing human rights

(Photo credit: Striatic) N.C. Politicos: What? I can’t hear you unless you send money. What in the fuck is going on in the North Carolina General Assembly? They’re going after environmental legislation, they’re trying to add an anti-LGBT constitutional amendment to our state’s constitution, they’re going after abortion rights and adding archaic hoops for already…

Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman

COMEDY: Steve-O at The Comedy Zone Charlotte

Stephen Glover, better know as Steve-O, has made a living doing off-the-wall maneuvers — from the disgusting (jumping into a tub of elephant dung) to the stupid (skateboarding antics and setting himself on fire), to the downright dangerous (interactions with lions, tigers and bears) — on the TV series’ Jackass (as well as follow-up feature…

Anita Overcash

COMEDY: The Dysfunctional Figurines at CAST

Little is known of The Dysfunctional Figurines, except that it’s a brand-spankin’-new Charlotte-based sketch comedy troupe. Formed by Tom Olson, a former resident of L.A., the group’s inaugural show titled “Etch-A-Sketch” will take to the stage of CAST on July 29 and 30. They say it’s inappropriate for young audiences due to adult language and…

Anita Overcash

MUSIC: Green Velvet at Dharma Lounge

You don’t have to be a house music fanatic to be familiar with the work of DJ/producer Green Velvet (aka Cajmere). His biggest hit — “The Percolator” — is one of the most ubiquitous party anthems of all time. And tonight, Dharma Lounge is giving you a chance to break it down to that classic…

Carlton Hargro

Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files

The Best Policy: A 19-year-old woman filed a police report after hearing some disturbing news from an ex-boyfriend. She told officers that she met the man in a parking lot to talk to him after they had been separated for the last six months. During this conversation, he told her that he had considered killing…

Ryan Pitkin

Is your basement the best shelter from a tornado?

Just how safe is it to shelter in your basement during a tornado? When I was growing up in the midwest, I was given the impression that the basement was a pretty safe place to be if a tornado hit your house. But surely there must be cases of people being crushed by debris or…

Cecil Adams

Weekly horoscope (July 27-Aug. 2)

Leo The Lion (July 23-Aug. 22) This is a fine week to travel. You are in the mood for the new and different, that which you consider fun. This is a time in which your exuberance and enthusiasm may carry you farther than you really intended to go. You will certainly have energy to do…

Vivian Carol

Where to find it: Habaneros and Scotch Bonnets

The key to finding some foods is to think about how you are using them. Are you making a dish from Mexico? Norway? Thailand? Not all the ingredients you may need are readily available in your local grocery store. But chances are, if you make the connection, you will find what you are looking for…

Tricia Childress

Next in ‘cue: Sauceman’s Queen City BBQ

Where is the best barbecue in the Carolinas? Your answer may be dependent on your birthplace. People from those eastern towns will say Lexington barbecue cheats by adding dip (sauce). Advocates of Lexington barbecue claim Eastern style is too dry. Folks from the mountains have never really staked a claim to their smoky barbecue while…

Tricia Childress

A look at Vans Warped Tour — from A to (Peelander) Z

It’s become an annual rite of passage. There are few people I know who didn’t, at some point in their lives, go to the Vans Warped Tour. It’s a summer ritual that includes some of the best, and sometimes worst, of the music scene. Over the years, I’ve seen a variety of future big names…

Jeff Hahne

CL previews upcoming concerts (July 27-Aug. 3)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 BRIAN MCKNIGHT This show has been postponed until Oct. 7. $47-$77. Ovens Auditorium. www.ovensauditorium.com. DEX ROMWEBER DUO Romweber morphs into a guitar-swingin’ madman the moment his six strings are plugged into the amps. The rickety guitar and his signature growl spew forth a maniacal blend of rockabilly, country and blues that’s so…

Shopping and fashion news, events and more (July 27)

Frock Shop Hosts Trunk Show at Eco-Licious: The traveling trunk show Frock Shop will be taking over the recently opened Plaza Midwood store Eco-Licious this weekend to help celebrate its grand opening. Vintage and designer clothing and accessories will be on sale for $5 to $50. Vegan baked goodies will be provided by Fatty Dog…

Nightlife profile: Neha Negandhi

Taking it back to her roots, Neha Negandhi returns to Charlotte bringing with her one innovative business plan. After years of living in Atlanta and embracing the “sip and paint” experience, Neha teamed up with her sister Monika to launch a novel nightlife venue. Introducing The Wine Palette (1308-C The Plaza; www.thewinepalettenc.com) — where Charlotteans…

Jordan Bullington

Enemy to Fashion designer brings tepee to the city

Designer Caleb Clark says if he could have one secret power, it would be to know the history of any object. That’s not a surprise, considering he uses mostly vintage material, like World War II-era flight kit bags, to create the clothing, accessories and bags in his fashion line Enemy To Fashion. “Fabric has a…

Kimberly Lawson

CD REVIEW: Angwish’s Data West

THE DEAL: Charlotte duo Angwish releases its fifth full-length album — a b-sides and rarities collection. THE GOOD: Celebrating 15 years isn’t a milestone that many bands get to see, let alone a local duo that has been scrapping it together themselves. The album includes tracks from their days as a power trio up through…

Jeff Hahne

Style profile: Heather Cannon, feather accessory maker

“Is it dumb to say that feathers saved my life?” Sitting across from me with an array of eye-catching feathers in her hair, Heather Cannon muses over the little crafts project that could. Feeling “really lost” after high school, she worked a series of odd jobs to pay the bills, but never felt like she’d…

Laura Camilo

CD REVIEW: Eleanor Friedberger’s Last Summer

THE DEAL: Eleanor Friedberger delivers the pop LP the Fiery Furnaces won’t. THE GOOD: For those who didn’t drink the Blueberry Boat Kool-Aid when the Fiery Furnaces broke in 2004, Friedberger siblings Matthew and Eleanor have always been more promising than fulfilling: If only they could just sit stylistically still for a friggin’ minute. But…

John Schacht

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t eat humble pie

“People say that Australia has given two people to the world,” Julian Assange told me in London recently, “Rupert Murdoch and me.” Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, was humbly dismissing my introduction of him, to a crowd of 1,800 at East London’s Troxy theater, in which I suggested he had published perhaps…

Amy Goodman

Rupert Murdoch, Peter Gorman’s employer, gathers schoolkids’ personal info

The world is justly reacting with disgust at the illegal, invasive tactics used by Rupert Murdoch-owned media in Great Britain to gain information about private citizens. Well, guess who’s trying to help Murdoch get his mitts on schoolkids’ information, whether the parents want them to or not? That would be former CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman.…

John Grooms

Friends without benefits

It’s the hot thing right now in romantic comedy movies: boy and girl decide to have no-strings-attached sex for kicks and convenience. Then they fall in love after realizing that they are meant for each other … or something. Hollywood has made this movie twice so far in the past year. The first version, No…

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