Free Music Download Part 1
Dead Kings “All I Have is Rock N Roll” This Charlotte quartet plays rock that’s inspired by the classics — Kiss, Black Sabbath, Twisted Sister. They’re in search of a rock anthem and offer up this song with shoutouts to some of their favorites. With names like Biggy Stardust, Stabb Frehley, Beef Moon and Angus…
All About Summer Film Series
The Main Library always serves up a worthy movie series for the hot summer months, but this year’s schedule warrants advance mention ahead of our full coverage in an upcoming issue of Creative Loafing. “All About Mank,” which will for the most part be presented Sundays in the Wachovia Theater at ImaginOn, contains six movies…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: I am 33 years old and a stay-home mom. I have a son from my first marriage who is now almost 14. I also just had twins last year with my new husband. My son lived with his father for a couple of years until I got remarried and moved into a…
WSNB
I can’t say I’m a fan of their name, “WSNB,” but the music is just as “nasty” as the acronym — “We Sing Nasty Blues.” The band is holding a CD release party for its latest, “jomo swamp root boogie” at the Double Door on June 3. With smooth slide guitar, nicely-fitted harmonica riffs, gritty…
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The Blotter
YOU’VE BEEN PANTSED: A student at a CMS high school was participating in some sort of athletic activity when someone stole his pants and wallet. HEADS UP: A man told police that someone issued this threat: “If you come by my house tonight you will be shot in the head.” Guess he stayed at home.…
There’s plenty to do in May
May Day! May Day! Never thought I’d say this, but there is too much to do in May. Let’s start with “May Bash: Motorcycles, Music, and Mayhem.” We were “Kickin’ for Kids” at this charity, live band backyard brouhaha. The party was intense, and by that I mean in tents, as people were camped out…
A Zesty Addition
The queens of jazz dance, Queen City Jazz Company, bring their high energy stylings to McGlohon Theatre for a celebration of Rhythm & Spice. Eight short dance pieces, running the gamut from ballet to hip-hop, will keep pulses pounding. QCJC II, a new apprentice company of budding studio rats aged 15-18, make their performance debut…
Turn On, Tune In
Your band, the Microwaved Salamanders, is red hot. Your mama loves it. All your friends tell you that you’re ready for stardom and you’re ready to move from headlining the closet down the street to filling arenas. But how do you get your sound out to the masses? Radio is still the best way. You…
Letters to the editor
Fueling the ignorance fire I am a young black man in my late 20s (Boomer With Attitude: “Crackers of the World, Unite!” by John Grooms, May 16). I was not alive during the Civil Rights Movement, during the time when segregation and racially motivated violence were permitted by the laws of this country. Yet, I…
Ritual Sacrifice of the Mundane
Keeping Charlotte’s laughing “habit” fun-ctional and fresh is no small order. That’s why comedy heavyweights Nikki Frank and Rodney Keith teamed up to create Habitual Ritual Comedy. Hey, CL’s critics were no fools in naming them last year’s Best Local Comedians in our famed Best of issue. In Spectrum, the funny duo will be joined…
From Rehearsal to Recording
So, you’ve written the greatest batch of songs since Revolver or Fear of a Black Planet. Now what? If you’re like many musicians these days, you head down to the basement and the Pro-Tools program or analog recorder and take care of business yourself. But for some, home recording isn’t an option. If that’s the…
Voices of Sudan
The Plug
Lyfe of the Party
Lyfe Jennings will showcase his talent for commanding the crowds with a soulful melody that is his signature move. If you were mistaken, realize his talents extend farther than his vocal cords, as his lyrics draw from the heaviest experiences of an ever-changing and sometimes tumultuous life. With a guitar, and a set of golden…
View From The Couch
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (2005). Just in time for the theatrical release of Knocked Up comes the DVD reissue of the film that first put writer-director Judd Apatow on the fast track. An unexpected surprise, The 40-Year-Old Virgin mixes honest sentiment and bawdy humor in a manner that’s more satisfying than in just about any comparable…
Babushka
Babushka: n. 1. a woman’s scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin; 2. an elderly Russian woman, esp. an elderly grandmother. Example: Oh my little babushka, when did you become so wrinkled? Your layers have become thin and I long for the days you watched over…
Sexy Cars Do the Catwalk
At last, a free event you’ll feel priviledged to attend! British Car Days South occupies the grounds in front of the Mint this afternoon. Featuring over 200 cars, you can expect big names like Austin-Healey, Bently, Jaguar, Lotus, MG, Mini’s and Rolls Royce, to have their aluminum hats in the competition. Many originate from anywhere…
Amateur Hour
Arguably one of the most famous clubs in the good U.S. of A. is Nashville’s Bluebird Café. Famous because they seem to show unwavering support of original live music and are deeply committed to providing a conductive environment for songwriters. In fact, I believe their motto is “Shhh”; as in shut up and listen to…
Cheap Thrills
LEARN TO MEDITATE Take it from loyal practitioners of meditation: There’s nothing like it to take the stress of your workday off your shoulders. That’s why the Pain & Rehab Institute is offering a free class in the breathing techniques and imagery used in ancient qi gong meditation (betcha didn’t know there was more than…
Abraham exhibit
Begun last December and scheduled to close two weeks ago, the demanding Charlotte community has persuaded the museum directors to extend its Families of Abraham exhibit. Through photographs and narratives, the popular exhibit shows just how similar we all are. A fact that is thoroughly drummed home when observers are told that at least half…
Dave Harris’ Top Five
Culture Surfing
CL previews upcoming shows
THURSDAY 5.31 THE BRIDGE Jazzy jam quintet from Baltimore meshes blues, roots-rock, bluegrass and even R&B into a danceable — thanks to the perky percussion — vibe. The improv is further tightened with the aid of sax, mandolin and a steady rhythm section. If you dig Morphine and US3, then by all means take a…
Don’t Call It A Comeback
Sweet collides with sweet as Pretty in Pink icon Molly Ringwald leads the national tour of Sweet Charity into Belk Theater. Of course, there’s a gritty side to this Cy Coleman-Dotty Fields musical. A couple of times, while tracing the tribulations of dancehall hostess Charity Hope Valentine, we’re waylaid by that luscious vamp anthem, “Big…
Sue works up a lather
Boomer With Attitude
A Honey of a novel
Performing Arts 42Arts Agenda 44Advice Goddess 49
Spidey’s back in black
At last, it’s here. The third installment of the beloved Spider-Man series (one can hope, can’t she?). RECAP: Peter and Mary Jane are together — YES! Harry will fulfill his father’s legacy as the Green Goblin — BOO! And the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Spidey turns black — OH YEAH! Spider-Man™ 3: The…
A heavy head
Hell no I am not helping Cheryl ship a moose head to Nicaragua. I swear I can’t believe the crap this girl expects me to help her haul back to Granada with her every time she visits. I thought people moved there to get away from America, not so they can ship their whole homeland…
Bushels of bard
Performing Arts
My Fleeting House
MVD Visual; Release date: May 15, 2007 The Deal: Eccentric genius redefines deconstructs singer/songwriter image, sounds. The Good: If you think Jeff Buckley was something, you should have seen his daddy. Tim was the Mack daddy of improvisation. Music literally exploded out of him. Buckley yipped, howled and yodeled as the spirit moved him, and…
Health nuts?
Charlotte isn’t the healthiest place on earth. But if these 2005 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are any indicator, we don’t quite deserve the biscuits-and-gravy, clogged-artery reputation so frequently associated with the American South. 81.7 percent of adults in the Charlotte region have health insurance. U.S. Median: 85.9 23.2 percent of…
Chaat me up
Editor’s Note: This restaurant has closed. Who can resist the aroma of roasting chestnuts during crisp autumn days in New York City? Or grabbing a hot dog off a cart along Tryon, or a gagger (honest — that’s what are they are called) in Rhode Island, a hot tamale from a cart in East L.A.,…
From the Cradle to the Grave
Hyena; Release date: April 24, 2007 The Deal: Johnny Cash-influenced musings from a guy whose country is so real he won’t call his music by that name. The Good: With the exception of Merle Haggard, there’s not a better country artist performing today than Dale Watson. Thing is, Watson’s become so disgusted with country that…
High-speed loophole
Citizen Servatius
Rosa Murillo
Profile
Baby 81
Red Ink; Release date: May 1, 2007 The Deal: San Francisco outfit returns to their rock base for follow-up to ’05’s rootsy Howl. The Good: While band follows the footsteps of bands like The Strokes, Jet and The White Stripes in the retro rock arena, there’s enough diversity in their style to make it sound…
Film Clips
Current Releases AWAY FROM HER Iris would have seemed to be the first and last word on movies dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, yet here comes Away From Her to provide it with troubled company. Like that somber drama, this new picture, which marks the assured directorial debut of 28-year-old actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter),…
Scene & heard
With hundreds of bands and dozens of venues around the area, there’s no way one article can tell you everything about the Charlotte Music Scene. But, at the very least, we can give you some tips to help you be a part of it. From the big shows at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre to intimate ones…
Women and wine
Corkscrew
Trading secrets
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Chasing Jamey
Advice Goddess
Put up your Duke’s
Table Dancing
To bee or not to bee
Talking Ish
Pull my girdle
Hot Linx
Kings of the South
“Spirits are moving me, larger voices calling” — Stephen Stills’ lyrics from “Southern Cross” quite sum up my abiding relationship to the South, and the essence of the region for me: my ancestors, the earth, animist spirit, plainspoken rebels and, above all, the music. The genesis of my love affair with the sounds of the…
Booty calls
Thirty-three minutes. Yes, it takes 33 minutes into the 168-minute Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (**1/2 out of four) before Johnny Depp even makes an appearance. Considering he’s this franchise’s MVP, that’s a perplexing move on the part of the filmmakers; then again, everything about this second sequel operates with a loopy logic.…
WTF?
Karissa Winett makes her national debut during Speed Street in downtown Charlotte. The 22-year-old singer from California will release a CD later this year. A variety of games line the streets at Speed Street — from pit crew challenges to throwing footballs.
Stargazer
Gemini The Twins: (May 20 — June 21) Love and social life are prominent this week. You will have a generally optimistic, happy attitude and people will be attracted to you. Some of the Twins will have favorable financial events toward the end of the week. Hold your money and don’t spend the stash until…
A different kind of old school cool
What if you wanted to throw a backyard party with some of your friends and favorite area bands, but didn’t want to have it at your house? That’s the basic idea behind the Rockabilly BBQ at Puckett’s Farm Equipment. Four years ago, Mark and Lisa Cline wanted to organize a gathering, but didn’t want to…
