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The MollyWops Form a Family, Find a Sound
According to the top definition of “molly wop” in the Urban Dictionary, the term means, “To reach waaay back with your pimp hand, damn near knocking oneself off balance to deliver a massive blow with an inside closed fist to the temple of your hoe or foe.” Putting the disturbing misogyny aside for a moment,…
Logic whips young Charlotte crowd into a frenzy
27-year-old displays his growth as an artist and rapper.
Phantogram brings fresh energy to The Fillmore
Less than a year since their last appearance, high-energy duo offers a relentless set.
Dunkirk: The art of war
DUNKIRK ***1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Christopher Nolan STARS Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh Dunkirk is already being hailed in some quarters as one of the greatest war films ever made and in other corners as a typically overrated Christopher Nolan endeavor. Neither claim is accurate, although it should be noted that the enthusiasts are…
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: Soft center
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Luc Besson STARS Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne The latest eye-candy achievement from director Luc Besson, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets should be seen on a large movie screen — preferably in 3-D — or not seen at all.…
Girls Trip: Join the party
GIRLS TRIP *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Malcolm D. Lee STARS Regina Hall, Queen Latifah Moviegoers who endured a rough night watching the recent Rough Night will fare significantly better with Girls Trip, another comedy about four college friends who reunite years later for a raucous, no-holds-barred weekend. Ryan Pierce (Regina Hall) is a…
Advocacy Groups Challenge ‘Fake’ Repeal of HB2
ACLU, Lambda Legal confront replacement law, add two plaintiffs to lawsuit
Free Fire, Kong: Skull Island, T.J. Hooker 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.) FREE FIRE (2017). For better or worse — actually, let’s go ahead and make that worse — the massive success of Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction resulted in an ungodly amount…
The Blotter: Pool Party
Top Down Police responded to a CookOut near UNC Charlotte after a woman refused to move ahead in the drive-thru line, which if you’ve ever been hungry in a CookOut line you know means something is terribly wrong. When officers arrived they found the woman passed out in her car wearing only a bikini. Officers…
Urban Circus Project Examines Dangerous Living
“Circus people are continuously searching for freedom,” says CarlosAlexis Cruz. “It’s a sense of weightlessness, a dream of flying — like Icarus.” The Physical Theatre Professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is discussing the tension between safety and liberation embodied by his Cirque du Soleil-style acrobatic troupe Nouveau Sud (“New South”). Their…
‘CL’ Music Issue 2017
Two years ago, when we were putting together the annual Music Issue at SF Weekly, the Bay Area alt-media outlet I was editing at the time, music editor Matt Saincome and I volleyed over whom to put on the cover. Would it be 16-year-old San Francisco jazz prodigy Matt Wong? Would it be the king…
Nine More Music Acts to Keep an Eye on in the Coming Year
In addition to The MollyWops — on the cover of this year’s Music Issue — we’ve highlighted nine more up-and-coming acts in Charlotte to listen for until we come back next summer and tell you what to do all over again. Name: Allamuto (means Wolf God) Age: 24 Genre: Alternative soul / trip-hop / erotica…
Local Artist Chops Up Photos to Raise Awareness About Gentrification
[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the role of the artist in gentrification. Check back next week for the second half.] Economic mobility, social capital, affordable housing. These are just a few of the words that find their way into those uncomfortable-but-necessary Charlotte conversations about the state of our city.…
Third Ward’s Newest Nightlife Addition Doesn’t Disappoint
Being a responsible adult on a Thursday night is always a challenge. Friday’s right around the corner, the weekend is only an eight-hour jail sentence away and everyone in the office wants to go out. This past Thursday, however, I was dead set on not staying out late or being hungover and yet, I wanted…
Weekly Horoscope (July 20-26)
For All Signs Many people will be taking a somber look at their relationship(s) this week. One of the things we must do to see something more clearly is to take a step backward, outside of the inner circle. From that vantage point it is easier to gain perspective on the dynamics at work within…
Farming Companies Grow a New Level of Sustainability
For most, sustainable food means groceries grown in ways that avoid toxic chemicals, treats animals humanely and replenishes the soil. Sun Raised Farms sets its sights even higher. Area chefs know the company as a purveyor of delicious lamb products, but Sun Raised’s livestock serves as more than just a food source. The company is…
