Aug 1-7, 2018
Boozin’ on a Budget hits the game bars; Simon Smthng; Sarah Delia, ‘She Says’; ‘Lizzie Borden’; NCGA special session; It Looks Sad.
Charlotte Celebrates National Night Out
Tuesday, August 7 may seem like another weeknight to stay in, catch up on your shows and do your best to ignore and avoid interaction with your neighbors as much as possible. But the city of Charlotte with CLT250 want you to rethink your plans. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Charlotte is celebrating another…
Local Church Group Visits Detention Center to Show Support for Immigrant Detainees
On Friday afternoon, August 3, the voices of about 30 congregants could be heard inside the sanctuary at Myers Park Baptist Church in south Charlotte. In unison, the voices sang, “Somebody’s hurting our brother, and we’re not going to be silent anymore.” That somebody is Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, acting on…
Christopher Robin: Well, Pooh
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN ** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Marc Forster STARS Ewan McGregor, Jim Cummings A.A. Milne may have been the one who invented Winnie the Pooh, but it’s actually the spirit of Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie that hovers around the margins of the new Disney yarn Christopher Robin. Like Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Hook,…
Overboard, Tully, John Carpenter trio among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) GENGHIS KHAN (1965). It was in 1956 that John Wayne was subject to the greatest miscasting mishap in his entire career, when the all-American actor eagerly (and awkwardly) played the Mongolian leader…
The Blotter: Joyride
Right Through Their Fingers CMPD sent out a press release last week describing an incident that happened in north Charlotte that, quite frankly, didn’t make the department look so good. According to the release, officers had pulled over 20-year-old Dontray Farr on Sunset Road and arrested him. Pharr was handcuffed and placed in the back…
Rain doesn’t dampen the party with Kesha and Macklemore
Both sets cut short as storms roll through Charlotte, N.C.
‘Trading Spaces’ Announces Casting Call in Charlotte
TLC’s long-running show, Trading Spaces has announced a casting call in our very own Charlotte. In a video posted on Twitter by the network, host Paige Davis announces that it’s time for another season and they are looking for neighbors who are interested. “If you’ve got a neighbor who’s maybe even a sister, or maybe…
News of the Weird: Caught Red Footed
Alarming Headline Infamous South Beach street artist Jonathan Crenshaw, 46, attracts a lot of attention in Miami among tourists, who watch him paint on a canvas — using his feet. Crenshaw does not have arms and is homeless. Profiled in a local newspaper in 2011, Crenshaw told of a difficult childhood (he also claimed Gloria…
Differences
I’m gay and have been dating a guy for 10 months. He’s great overall, and I would say for the most part we both want it to work out. But I am having a problem with his friends and other lifestyle choices. All of his friends are straight, and almost all of them are women.…
With Wanderlust Behind Him, Simon Smthng is Ready to Refine and Define Charlotte’s Sound
Simon Gordon was barely out of his teens when a remix he’d produced while living in Spokane, Washington, bored out of his mind, wound up going viral. Gordon, whose DJ name is Simon Smthng, had transformed Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s” into an almost life-affirming meditative chant, pitch-shifting the rap part down to a murmured…
It Looks Sad. Returns With New Lineup and New Album
After a few years of reorganizing, the indie-rock outfit It Looks Sad. is back with a new lineup and a debut full-length album, Sky Lake, on the way. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimmy Turner formed the band in Charlotte in 2012 and released its self-titled debut EP two years later. Drummer Alex Ruiz arrived soon…
New Bills Pushed Through by NC GOP Will Withhold Information From Voters in the Booth
In a special session called hastily on July 24, the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly passed two bills that left Democratic representatives and a huge chunk of Charlotte’s residents wondering: What the hell just happened? Let us break it down for you. House Bill 3 will limit the description of proposed constitutional amendments on ballots,…
Actor’s Theatre Takes on Lizzie Borden in New Rock Musical
When we first learn about the main character in this musical, it’s through an antique schoolyard rhyme: “Lizzie Borden took an axe / She gave her mother 40 whacks / When she saw what she had done / She gave her father 41.” In the real world, back in 1892, Borden was acquitted of the…
Boozing on a Budget Goes Game Bar Hopping
The Boozin’ on a Budget crew is back, this time hitting four of the city’s best bars for playing games, because that’s what we do best. Along with CL staffers and BoB veterans Ryan Pitkin, Justin LaFrancois and Dana Vindigni, this time we’ve brought along our intern Sophie Whisnant, who just turned 21 and gets…
After Stomping Tokyo, Local Filmmaker Plans Follow-up
Godzilla was awoken from its underwater slumber by nuclear testing. The three-headed monster Gidorah was spawned in outer space. But The Green Giant of Zanzuki owes its existence to Hurricane Irma. If Irma hadn’t slammed into Savannah, Georgia, and delayed the start of the fall 2017 semester at the Savannah College of Art and Design,…
A Davidson Dayscursion With a Detour to the Lake
Recently, I’ve had some spare time on my hands and I’ve enjoyed making the most of these rare moments — ones that I refer to as #funemployment. I’ve focused on improving my mental mindset and spending time with my boo. But don’t be fooled, this kitten loves to sleep! That’s why I appreciated my boyfriend…
