Another big concert is coming…
Just announced on Pollstar.com – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Charlotte Bobcats Arena on April 27, 2008. No confirmation yet from the arena, but I’d say it’s a safe bet given that he’ll be in Atlanta on April 25. No word yet when tickets go on sale, either.
Live Review: Honky Tonk Revival
Honky Tonk Revival Puckett’s Farm Equipment Nov. 16, 2007 The Deal: Hick’ry Hawkins, Jem Crossland, Wink Keziah & Delux Motel and The Bo-Stevens showcase their honky tonk stylings. The Good: Three locals and one Winston group gathered for the first ever Honky Tonk Revival, thanks to Wink Keziah. Each band hit the stage for about…
Meanwhile …
Cartoon by Jim Hunt
Mark Ortiz Fundraiser
Speaking of good causes (see below), friends of Mark Ortiz have put together a bike ride to raise money for him. Ortiz, who ran in the Democratic primary to unseat U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, was struck by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 6 while driving in Harrisburg. The accident left him with broken ribs, broken vertebrae,…
One Woman’s Run for Health Care
If you have a moment, check out this blog by a woman who’s running a half marathon (13.1 miles) on Dec. 8 to raise money for health care in Africa. Joy Doner of Charlotte, 27, is leaving her physical therapy job in Rock Hill to work in South Africa with the nonprofit African Medical Mission.…
My Top 10 Worst People in the World List
By Christopher Walken Here is a list of people in the world who make me want to brain myself with a shovel: 10. People with “Support Our Troops” ribbons on their cars. I have a “Support Our Ribbon Industry” ribbon on my bumper. 9. Anyone who refers to an apartment or an event venue as…
Live Review: The Police
The Police w/ Fictionplane Charlotte Bobcats Arena Nov. 15, 2007 The Deal: The Police return to Charlotte for the first time since 1982 (and second time ever) with Sting’s son’s band in tow. The Good: Fictionplane singer Joe Sumner may sound and look a lot like his dad, but their energy was infectious and a…
Photo of the Day
The Renaissance Festival ends this weekend. (Credit: Jeff Hahne)
The Toboggan
The man sits upon the bed with his legs out in front. The woman then slides in between his outstretched legs and scoots in far enough to allow penetration. She can wrap her legs around his neck for deeper thrusts. The woman can either lie on her back or sit upright, it all depends on…
Thicke cancelled
Robin Thicke’s concert at Amos’ Southend on Dec. 2 has been cancelled due to “doctor ordered vocal rest.” Thicke’s Web site says the rest was ordered through the end of the year. No word on the date being rescheduled.
Photo of the Day
Credit: Ashley Goodwin
Filmtastic Photos
Here are photos from this week’s movie reviews. Fred Claus Directed by David Dobkin Lions For Lambs Directed by Robert Redford Bee Movie Directed by Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith Martian Child Directed by Menno Meyjes Sleuth Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Photo of the Day
Yesterday’s organized search party for missing 24-year-old Kyle Fleischmann (Credit: Ashley Goodwin)
A Sacred and Profane Saturday Night: Theater Reviews
By Perry Tannenbaum The famed perpetrators of the Singing Christmas Tree, Carolina Voices, usually shuttle between Yuletide and Broadway fare. When they land on the sort of repertoire I’d really love to hear, previewing the programming they’re planning to unveil at Piccolo Spoleto, Sue and I are already down in Charleston. So I was excited…
Live Review: Tori Amos
Tori Amos w/ Yoav Ovens Auditorium Nov. 13, 2007 The Deal: Piano songstress plays two-hour set to packed auditorium. The Good: Slightly eccentric, but a great performer, Amos entertained the crowd for just over two hours. Highlights included “Crucify,” “Fairytale,” “Cornflake Girl” and an unexpected short cover of James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind.” She…
Best Of Fest
The fifth annual Asheville Film Festival is officially over, and the winners are cited below. For details on the festival and the winning titles, go to www.ashevillefilmfest.com. And be sure to check out next week’s Creative Loafing for a look at the most noteworthy films I managed to catch during my days in attendance. FEATURE…
There’s No Place Like Hom
QC After Dark
The Future is Unknown
“I was originally billed as ‘The Wild Child from Hell,'” says Charlotte’s Unknown Hinson. The self-proclaimed King of Country and Western Troubadours is a gun totin’, party likker-lovin,’ guitar-shredding wild-man who opens his shows by firing off a couple of rounds. Looking like a resurrected version of Hank Williams drained and turned undead by Dracula,…
Winning Formula
Books
Playing Music the Best They Can
Betta Listen
Looking ahead
News
Comic Proportions
Nova No. 8 Published by Marvel Comics. Plot and script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Pencils by Wellington Alves. Inks by Scott Hanna. The Deal: Here’s how the folks at Marvel describe Nova: “The Centurions of the Nova Corps were the protectors of peace and order in the galaxy. The Annihilation War destroyed them…
Concert to benefit local poor, homeless
La Vida Local
Elect the Dead
The Deal: System of a Down frontman releases solo debut. The Good: If you’re a fan of System of a Down, you’ll be happy with their latest release – I mean, the debut of singer Serj Tankian. From the opening track and first single, “Empty Walls,” to the last song/title track, the album plays a…
The big myth
Advice Goddess
Music Menu
THURSDAY, NOV. 15 Red Stick Ramblers Sharp-dressed and spiffy, the quintet formed in the sweltering heat of Baton Rouge in 1999. Call it the Louisiana state-of-mind, as the Red Stick Ramblers fold acoustic instrumentation around old-school jazz, Cajun, western swing and healthy dose of the blues. Their pastiche of American sounds is not only meant…
V is for Vagina
The Deal: Tool/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan releases his latest effort. The Good: On first listen, as a huge fan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, I was disappointed. That said, if you take the album on its own – without preconceived notions of what it should be – the results can be…
A Vote for Mukasey is a Vote for Torture
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Near Misses Hit the Mark
QC Inferno
Ovens Auditorium, Nov. 6, 2007
The Deal: Former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman showcases hits during two-hour, 15-minute set. The Good: I never got to see Audioslave live and the only time I saw Cornell before was during a Soundgarden appearance at Lollapalooza about 15 years ago. So, the fact his set at Ovens played like a “Best Of” was great…
My Main Man, Porter Wagoner
boomer with attitude
The Blotter
WHEN PLOTTING MURDER, TURN off YOUR SPEAKER PHONE: A 20-year-old woman said she was in her apartment with a male friend when she overheard him talking to someone on the phone about her. Her friend and the other person were on speaker phone and she heard them say, “Kiesha will be dead. Don’t worry about…
Zoom-Zoom
Kids love to play with toys. And when some of us get older, cars become the most exciting toys. Enter the Charlotte International Auto Show. With over $40 million worth of cars on display, this show will be sure to please automobile enthusiasts. Don’t think the real kids will be bored while you’re checking out…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: So I’m at a certain, popular pasta restaurant and I order the special. My total comes up to about $5.70. I hand the cashier a $20 and this cat hands me back two tens and some change. Because I’m in my “Broke Period,” I kept the money. I went back and bought…
Going Too Far?
The first thing 19-year-old Dante Easton thinks when he sees blue and whites coming his way — “I didn’t do it.” It can be anything, Easton says. From witnessing a crime to being an active participant in one. Hanging out at Eastland Mall Monday afternoon, just a day after Charlotte Mecklenburg Police shot and killed…
Escape Artist
Ever just wish you could break free from your reality and enter another world? It’s possible. At least, that’s what the “Man in Chair” experiences in Broadway’s The Drowsy Chaperone. The five-time Tony Award-winning musical comes to Charlotte with its original story of a normal guy and his great escape. Georgia Engel of The Mary…
Letters
Light rail for everyone Local media is doing a poor job (big surprise) of informing the public about transit tax pros and cons (Boomer With Attitude: “Needed: A Transit Tax ‘Surge'” by John Grooms, Oct. 24). Ed Williams may do a fine job giving his opinion on the editorial page, but sadly, too many readers…
Staying Baby-Free or Risking Heart Disease?
A recent study by Belgian researchers found that women who take birth control pills are more likely to develop heart disease. More that 12 million women worldwide take the pill. Now they may be at risk. As if that isn’t bad enough, the side effects of many popular birth control pills are enough to make…
Karma Points, Anyone?
Want to help homeless folks and get some exercise? Join the third annual Homeless Awareness Walk today. The non-competitive 5K walk starts at Crisis Assistance Ministry and includes music and vendors. Money raised will go to organizations that help the estimated 5,000 people in Mecklenburg County who are homeless on any given night. If you…
Personal Demons
Moodswing
Look, It’s Dane Cook!
Dis-Dane Dane Cook. Either you love the guy or you hate him. Well, last Thursday a bunch of folks who love him showed up at Bobcats arena to hear his jokes. And we took pictures. Freestyle Fellowship The legendary hip-hop crew De La Soul hit town Saturday, Nov. 10 and rocked Amos’ Southend.…
King of R&B: Rhythm and Boo-boos
For some odd reason, even the threat of imprisonment won’t keep R. Kelly from sharing his music with the world. Lucky us. That and the fact he constantly sells millions of albums is probably what prompted Rowe Entertainment Inc. to sponsor this year’s Double Up Tour. “Mr. Show Piss (oops, meant Biz)” will be joined…
A Nation of Posers
The n word
See you in the streets …
C’mon and party with the folks at Creative Loafing: Wednesday: CL and The Sol Kitchen present Pop Life, Charlotte’s most eclectic weekly party. Art, free edibles (provided by Townsend’s Gourmet Cuisine), cool people and a funky blend of music you won’t hear on the radio. Time/place: 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Prevue (2909 N.…
Sweet Dreams
Charlotte is set to premiere Martin McDonagh’s dark, Olivier-winning play. The Pillowman centers on the problems of a writer whose stories seem to imitate real-life … to a T. The plot sweeps from the land in the author’s imaginative, yet shadowy fairytales and his interrogation in the present. A lot of hot-buttons culled from current…
CMPD Officers Shoot Again
Citizen Servatius
Coming Attractions
THURSDAY, NOV. 22 Here comes the holiday season. Time for feasting, rejoicing and standing outside in the cold to watch scantily-clad beings parade down the street. Happy, happy, joy, joy. The 60th Annual Carolinas Thanksgiving Day Parade will take you back to your childhood. Well, only if during your formative years, you were forced to…
Through the Microscopic Lens
Ever wanted to go “through the looking glass,” or in this case through the microscopic lens to find out just what it is that makes us tick? No, of course, you didn’t and neither did Alice. All she wanted to do was play with the cute, little white rabbit. But, as we’ve all learned from…
Stargazer
Scorpio The Phoenix: (Oct. 23 – Nov. 20) You likely will experience delays in activities concerning the law, education, and travel. If traveling, you may be returning to someplace where you have previously been. You may have to redo paperwork in order to accomplish the same thing in a different style or format. For All…
Condoleezza in Drag
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Skating on Thin Ice
Ice skating is really harder than it looks. Not everyone can aspire to be Michelle Kwan. But of course, you’re going to be stubborn and try to do it anyway. In that case, check out WBT Holiday on Ice at the Green Uptown, Charlotte’s only outdoor ice-skating rink. January 6 is the last day it’s…
Film Clips
Current Releases ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Fashioning a story around a catalogue of classic Beatles tunes, Across the Universe proves to be a magical mystery tour with the power to restore one’s faith in both movies and music. One can nitpick about the thin plot, though it’s sturdy enough to function as a support beam to…
O.J. Farrar
Profile
Urban Pet
Brand Spankin’ New
View From The Couch
COEN BROTHERS GIFT SET (1985-1996). First, the bad news. This doesn’t contain new editions of Coen titles chockfull of tantalizing extras; instead, this is merely a repackaging of the same DVDs that have been around for years, most of which are skimpy when it comes to bonus material. On the plus side, if you don’t…
Charlotte’s Web
Sure, the first “W” in “WWW” stands for “World,” but don’t sleep — there’s a gaggle of content on the World Wide Web designed to hit audiences very close to home. And yes — believe it or not — even here in good old Charlotte. Denizens of the Q.C. are busy posting tons of blogs,…
The secret to Thanksgiving wine
Corkscrew
Ho Ho Ho or Ho Hum ?
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Tea Ceremony
Kitchen Witch
A Fine Interlude
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