The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, April 20, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation Charity Event at The Sunset Club
• Trivia at The Flying Saucer
• Charlotte Junior Chamber Monthly Social at The Wine Loft
• Alice in Chains/Shooter Jennings concert at Uptown Amphitheatre
• $2 TUESDAYS College Night at The Pub
While March Madness fanatics and bracket addicts fill up their local watering hole the staff here at CL thought it was only right to have some of the best bars get into the fun. Crowning our area’s best bar is not going to be an easy task. Charlotte’s best bar could be a hole in the wall, a neighborhood staple or a beat up pool hall that you’d dare not go into.
So we will let our readers decide…With your help we’ve narrowed it down from 32 of Charlotte metro’s best bars and pit them against on another, shot by shot, in a bar brawl. We started at 32 and we got down to 1, over the past five weeks. And the winner of Bar Madness is …
Thanks to all who participated and voted.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, April 19, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Karaoke at Dixie's Tavern
• Mixtape Mondays at Tutto Mondo
• Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson at Knight Theater
• Jumpshot Mondays at Prevue
• Find Your Muse Open Mic at The Evening Muse
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, April 16, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Grand opening of Black Bear Saloon
• Tax Relief Party at Whisky River
• The Movement at Kashmir
• Charlotte Rock For Peace At Home benefit concert at The Evening Muse
• The Official Welcome Back Old School Affair at Lavecchia's
With Charlotte’s continuously expanding nightlife, most local bars and clubs aren’t intimate enough to make friends with the regulars. I worked at a bar downtown, and honestly, we got so busy I only had the chance to make friends with one couple. That’s why Yesteryears is the perfect place for Charlotte nightlife. It’s the kind of place where you’re the bartender’s friend within minutes of walking through the door, and you don’t get many places like that anymore, right?
Nestled in a shopping pavilion on Independence is Yesteryears pub. And from the moment you walk in, you’ll realize it’s a bunch of shit ... no, literally, the owner Steve Hoxworth is a shit collector, and everything he has collected over the years is displayed at the pub. “I like things just the way they are when they come off the farm or wherever they’re from, nothing refurbished,” said Hoxworth.
And there sure is a lot to look at in Yesteryears. Whenever I go somewhere, I like to look for a distinct piece of décor ... at Yesteryears, I found one at every corner I turned. There’s Elvis Presley figurines, old punching bags, random farm animals (fake ones, of course), and signs and license plates (such as a “stop, forest, stop” Alabama plate). But the list keeps on going and going. In fact, every time you visit Yesteryears, I guarantee you’ll find something new to look at, and that’s all a part of what makes the place ... well, a shit-load of fun!
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, April 15, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Diverse Thursdays at Dharma Lounge
• Jungle Safari Party at Bar Charlotte
• Heywire Acoustic (Deebs & Dabbs) at The Common House
• Last Ladies Night at Black Finn
• Salsa competition at Halo
Charlotte's finest restaurants and culinary schools come together for Taste of the Nation, an annual shindig (in its 15th year) that raises money to support Share Our Strength, an organization devoted to ending childhood hunger in Charlotte. The event features lots of food from more than 20 eateries, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, special demonstrations on how-to mix drinks, live music by Hot Sauce, a silent auction and more.
$60-$85.
7-10 p.m.
The Atrium, 301 S. Tryon St.
PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
131 Main
American Culinary Federation
Bar Management Group
Basil Thai Cuisine
Bonefish Grill
BrickTop's
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Chima Steakhouse
Ember Grille at Westin Charlotte
Enso Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Gallery at Ballantyne Hotel
Johnson & Wales University
M5 Mediterranean
McCormick & Schmick's
MEZ
Mimosa Grill
Morton's The Steakhouse
Reid's Fine Foods
Rocky River Grille
Savannah Red at Marriott Center City
Upstream
The Art Institute
The Liberty
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, April 14, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• 4:20 Glass Night at Flying Saucer
• Playoff Bound Party at The Sunset Club
• Young Affiliates of the Mint Happy Hour at Tutto Mondo
• Tax Relief Party at Suite
• Night Skool Wednesdays now at Breakfast Club
When talks of an ultra-exclusive, New York styled lounge coming to Charlotte surfaced, promising to raise the sophistication bar on nightlife, some wondered how well it would do in a smaller city like Charlotte. Butter NC (its sister location is located in New York City and is a popular hangout for celebrities) has been open at the N.C. Music Factory for a few months now. We chatted with Scott Sartiano, owner, to find out how things are going.
Creative Loafing: Now that you’ve been open for a while, how’s business been?
Scott Sartiano: Business has been great — it’s actually better than I ever expected. Charlotte has been very receptive to Butter NC. You always have to adapt to a new environment, but at the end of the day, no matter where you go, people want the same basic things when they go out ,which are good music, ambiance, service and a fun party in a well-controlled atmosphere. The fact that I keep seeing the same faces there week after week, and they’re returning and staying all night really speaks to how well business is doing at the club.
For our readers who don't know anything about Butter NC, can you describe the concept behind your place?
Butter NC was created to fill a gap in what I felt was missing from Charlotte nightlife. The space is an 8,300-square-foot nightclub that New York City-style nightlife to North Carolina, as an extension of its sister venue, Butter in NYC, which has been a celebrated restaurant and lounge since 2002. Butter NC has a sexy yet sophisticated atmosphere to dance, to lounge to great music by the best DJs in America — we actually fly them down every weekend to spin. It’s a bi-level club with three bars, an outdoor patio with a bar and lounge. We have bottle service and serve some of the rarest bottles in the world, like Ace of Spades Methuselah and an extensive cocktail list prepared by a world-renowned mixologist. We pulled out all of the stops trying to make Butter NC a nightclub that could have compared with the best nightclubs in the world like La Cave in St. Tropez and 1Oak in NYC.
To someone who has heard the rumors of Butter’s ultra-exclusivity, what can he or she do to ensure entry?
I have actually heard these rumors, and I think it’s a testament to our dedication to good service. It’s not very complicated — people should just dress well (If you come in wearing shorts or ripped up jeans and a baseball cap, you’re probably less likely to get in, whereas you have someone dressed in an Armani suit or something like that … sounds like a really cheesy thing but you know what I’m saying), arrive with an even guy-to-girl ratio and be courteous. They’re a few basic rules that help make for a fun night and a friendly atmosphere.
Do you have any big things coming up for us to look forward to?
We have a great line-up for the next few months, including a summer kick-off party hosted by Denny Hamlin. We are also starting our world famous Butter Tuesday Nights with a fantastic DJ line up, which will be spearheaded by Samantha Ronson. We also have a ton of amazing events coming up soon, but I can’t tell you about those just yet.
Bar at 316 is giving away two tickets (lower level premium seas with an estimated value of $500) to see Lady Gaga on Sept. 18 at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Register to win by hitting up Bar at 316 on Tuesday nights for their weekly Glee-oke. Tickets will be given away at the end of the season.
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