Between Iraq And A Hard Place
Local folk music performer Si Kahn has recorded three songs concerning our nation’s threatened war against Iraq. Kahn recorded the songs with the help of blues musician Scott Ainslie and producer Chris Garges, who handles recording and mixing duties on the project. Interested parties may download the songs for free by going to www.commcure.com/sikahn/. Puckett’s…
Soundboard
Wednesday, Feb. 12 Amos’ Southend New August Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band Comet Grill Scott Dailey Connolly’s On Fifth Rich (acoustic) Double Door Inn Rainbow Trout The Evening Muse Brian Joseph, Freebo & Jim Photoglo Graduate East Abe & The Spikedrivers The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio MIDTOWN 51 Rick & Tracy Mojo…
Music Menu
WEDNESDAY 2.12 Freebo — Session man and former bass player for Bonnie Raitt, Freebo recently released a whole disc dedicated to man’s best friend, the trusty canine companion. Countrified original stories about dogs, including a cover of Neil Young’s “Old King,” show off Freebo’s folk rock style with a little jazz and R&B thrown in…
That’s Amore?
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS 1/2 DIRECTED BY Donald Petrie STARS Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey DELIVER US FROM EVA 1/2 DIRECTED BY Gary Hardwick STARS LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union THE QUIET AMERICAN DIRECTED BY Phillip Noyce STARS Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser THE LAST KISS DIRECTED BY Gabriele Muccino STARS Stefano Accorsi,…
Film Clips
NEW RELEASES SHANGHAI KNIGHTS If you’re gonna insist on making a distressingly formulaic sequel to a distressingly formulaic comedy, then this might be the way to go, by overstuffing it with so much nonsensical material that some of it is bound to charm through sheer willpower. Its 2000 predecessor, Shanghai Noon, ranked as one of…
See & Do
WEDNESDAY, FEB 12 BareBones Theatre Group and Stage One Productions’ rendition of Little Murders premieres tonight at SouthEnd Performing Arts Center (SPAC). Director George Gray puts a modern twist on Jules Feiffer’s dark comedy about a dysfunctional family on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and their bouts with the increasingly frequent and senseless violence…
The Father of Cyborgs
In a ground-floor room of Emory University’s Wesley Woods Hospital, the man who used to be a cyborg shifts his eyes to the right. That means no, in answer to the question, “Would you like me to read to you?” The Georgia State University researcher gives up on the book she’s brought. She tells the…
Stargazer
For All Signs We have a full moon in the sign of Leo on the 16th. The impressive feature of this particular full moon is the large number of other aspects among planets that are occurring on the same date. This suggests major events in the news during this week. Activity among individuals is also…
Oops,Not So Fast
In a conversation with owner Kevin David on Thursday, February 6, he expressed surprise at all the local commotion about his restaurant The Coffee Cup Grill. “It all got started,” he said, “with one of my employees talking to Mr. Johnson of the Charlotte Post.” Johnson, apparently, is a regular customer at the Coffee Cup.David…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: My husband has been cheating on me with not just one but several women. I found out his e-mail password and have been looking into it every now and then and deleting out e-mails that they send to him before he sees them. I know this is wrong and I should stop…
Thinner Than Air
I know a young woman who is killing herself, slowly and quietly. She practices a sophisticated method of starvation far beyond denial or purging. My friend has learned how to master the art of being exceedingly thin with the help of “experts” on pro-anorexia, on “pro-ana” websites. Unfortunately, this isn’t a sick joke. Just sick.…
Valentine’s Day Alternatives
Depending whether you follow the Greek or Roman tradition, St. Valentine’s Day began in 496 AD as a day of religious remembrance to honor the martyred patron, dubbed the saint of lovers. The tie to matrimonial bliss is no doubt the reason it has the air of innocence that is so commercially popular today.Leave it…
Inner War of Words
Two hundred fifty e-mails and phone calls later, Colleen Odegaard guesses she did the right thing.”They’re saying “thanks for the education’ and for being, I’m embarrassed to say this: “brave,'” the WCNC-TV morning anchor says. Cutting through the clutter of February sweeps pieces was Odegaard’s series about the fact that she has Tourette’s Syndrome (TS),…
CL’s 16th Annual Charlotte Theater Awards
It was a year of expectancy. When 2002 began, pilgrimages to Ground Zero were still in progress — along with a grim cleanup. We waited for Al-Qaida and Bin Laden to go the way of the passenger pigeon and the Taliban — all the while dreading the next scourge of terror. We waited for President…
From Boston to Charlotte
Unlike most kids who grew up in Charlotte, I felt as if I was raised in a small town. Like other Catholic kids who grew up in what at the time was Charlotte’s small, insular Catholic community, we just didn’t mix well with the natives. Our accents were too flat, our backgrounds — which usually…
The Essential Abe
As we celebrate the birth of our nation’s finest commander-in-chief this month, it will, for most, take the form of discounted bedding at department stores. Beyond that, it’s unlikely that Abraham Lincoln’s name will be muttered much, especially since Presidents’ Day is now the preferred name for the holiday.Perhaps the most vivid reminder of Lincoln…
Next Time, I’ll RSVP
Friday night, mad genius songwriter Todd Rundgren was slated to appear at the Neighborhood Theatre, with the show kicking off around 8pm (I was glad it didn’t, as I arrived some 45 minutes to an hour late). I was confused when I arrived, as hundreds of folks stood around, chatting amiably. Perhaps Rundgren took an…
Arts Agenda
indicates critics’ picks. Classical Music Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra A special chamber ensemble concert showcasing brass, woodwind, percussion and strings sections of the CSYO in a variety of music works ranging from Bach to Janacek. Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. $6 adults, $4 students/seniors. Dana Auditorium, Queens University. 704-972-2003. Charlotte Symphony’s Mostly Mozart & Neighborhood…
Letters
Crackerjack Reporting What a gem you have in news reporter Tara Servatius! Her “Taken For A Ride?” (January 29) is the type of crackerjack investigative reporting you used to see years ago at the best daily newspapers in the days before reporters got lazy and publishers lost their nerve. Kudos all around for her professional…
Presto Change-O
On February 11, 2003, owners Bill Nixon and his brother-in-law Pete Kartsonis will open the Presto Bar & Grill on West Trade Street. Although this restaurant is located in a spanking new building in downtown’s high energy Third Ward, Presto has its roots in post World War II Charlotte.When the original Presto Grill opened in…
The Blotter
Southern Hospitality: An elderly man was the victim of an unusual robbery. A woman entered his home and helped herself to a sandwich. After eating all that she wanted, she stood up and hit the man in the head with a wall-mounted sculpture of a large gold key. This knocked him to the floor, at…
Good Eats
All Around Town Anntony’s Caribbean, 400 S. Tryon St., 704-339-0303; 2001 E. 7th St., 704-342-0749. All locations have different owners. A hint of the tropics; rotisserie chicken with Jamaican jerk sauce, ribs, Paradise Island fish special, curries, and Caribbean styled greens. $$ Azteca, 116 Woodlawn Rd., 704-525-5110; 9709 Independence Blvd., 704-814-9877; 1863 W. Franklin Blvd.…
News of the Weird
Saved by airport security: If it hadn’t been for the metal detector at the Regina, Saskatchewan, airport, the woman might still wonder why her stomach pains, following June 2002 surgery, were persisting. When the detector relentlessly beeped but no metal could be found on her, she scheduled an X-ray and discovered that a 12-inch-long surgical…
Conquering the Wine Tome
Staring at a thick, endless restaurant wine list gives me the heebie-jeebies. And since knowledgeable servers are as rare as a 1948 Lafite, we’re pretty much left to run the maze ourselves. But never fear. There are a few savvy secrets to navigating an intimidating wine tome. Beware the “house wine.” Once in a blue…
Band aid
It’s an age-old gripe, one that’s echoed daily in bars, rehearsal studios and concert venues from here to Anchorage: The “local” clubs don’t book enough “local” bands. Local bands can’t get a fair shake. Local clubs aren’t doing enough to create “a scene.”Said snivelers would be correct, in many cases. In theory (if not always…
