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The Story of Haylo, Time Capsule Tattoos and My Big Mouth
For the first time in my journalism career, I let the subject of a story I was writing get the best of me, and I have no regrets. It must have been the calming, welcoming environment that the ladies at Haylo Healing Arts Lounge are so deliberate about — or just the good vibes coming…
Fillmore basks in excitement of Thursday reunion
Band caps off quartet of acts including, Basement, Touche Amore and Wax Idols.
Charlotte’s Fillmore takes a trip with the Flaming Lips
Inflatables, confetti and psychedelia unite for a memorable performance.
Ghost in the Shell is a vibrant enhancement
GHOST IN THE SHELL *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Rupert Sanders STARS Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt It’s reached a point where CGI is so been-there-done-that, it’s hard to ever locate anything new in Hollywood’s oversized slate of fantasy flicks. But then here comes Ghost in the Shell, with its stream of images that manage…
The Zookeeper’s Wife: Animals and world war, too
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Niki Caro STARS Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl While the title might bring to mind a ‘40s flick like The Farmer’s Daughter or a Something Weird Video release like The Farmer’s Other Daughter, The Zookeeper’s Wife is in reality a harrowing World War II drama based on…
The Homer Thief Returns
Joe Gillespie links up with Glory Days Apparel on opening week
HB2 Deal Draws Criticism From Rights Leaders
Compromise camouflaged as repeal passed through Senate, heads to House
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Robocop sequels, Silence 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.) BABY BOOM (1987). Whether together or individually, Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer have never really been known for making movies that could be described as gritty or hard-hitting. They’ve also never been…
Party Girl Gives and Receives Late-night Wisdom
“I had you pegged for the snootie type.” That’s what a random bargoer visiting Tin Roof in the Epicentre said to me after we started talking about everything from where he’d live outside of the United States to social relations in Charlotte to the best hip hop artists on the scene. We laughed, because he…
Weekly Horoscope (March 30-April 5)
For All Signs Jupiter is squaring Pluto this week. Jupiter is always aiming toward higher ground and greater recognition. Pluto represents the Powers That Be. Those who have been channeling energy into a project that has positive value for many may be receiving encouragement and applause now. Those who are aiming to make their egos…
Gillespie’s Glory Day
JD Harris would like to make it clear that he doesn’t want you to steal from Charlotte’s most esteemed sports institutions. That being said, if you do, you might make it onto one of Harris’ Glory Days T-shirts. Last year, Harris’ Glory Days Apparel released its Selwyn Avenue Golf Cart Valet T-shirt, which refers to…
Grown Up Avenger Stuff Gets New Singer, Finds New Sound
London, Ontario. December 2016 Oozie and Ray had been through hell and back together. As only punk rock kids and best friends can, they’d seen each other through horrific car accidents, insane relationships, and other slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that could break the weak-hearted. So on this cold Canadian night, when Oozie told…
Charlotte Pop-Rock Veteran Steve Stoeckel Loves His Day Job
Here in the Creative Loafing office, we’ve been calling him the dude downstairs. All we know about him is that he plays electric guitar throughout the day — short rock riffs from 1970s and 1980s songs — and he plays them often enough that we’ve grown used to guitar pop and rock coming up from…
The Blotter: On the Mat
Welcome Home Police responded to a First Ward apartment in Uptown last week after a woman woke up to something far worse than a newspaper on her doorstep. The woman told officers that at some point, an unknown suspect had defecated on her welcome mat. She told police that she attempted to clean the mat…
Outgoing ‘Charlotte Observer’ Editor Unaware of Arts Coverage
O, how the mighty have fallen. Take The Charlotte Observer. It has suffered some massive hits over the past several years, losing 80 percent of its staff to layoffs and buyouts (down from about 300 in the 1990s to fewer than 60 today), and that palatial building uptown to a wrecking ball. Revenue for the…
Create Charlotte Lit and They Will Come
Every year since 2004, Central Piedmont Community College’s Sensoria Festival has presented the Irene Blair Honeycutt Award. This year, Honeycutt, who founded the celebration of literature and the arts 25 years ago, will be the recipient of the honor that bears her name. And though Sensoria — initially known as the Spring Literary Festival —…
Steak ‘n Hoagie Shop Owner Steve Bisbikis is Keeping it in the Family
Steve Bisbikis was 9 years old the first time his dad dragged an old tomato box across the kitchen floor of the family’s restaurant on Eastway Drive and positioned it in front of the cash register so the kid would be high enough up to see his customers. Steve dutifully hopped up and began his…
