Soundboard
Wednesday, Sep. 18 Boudreaux’s Louisiana Kitchen Christy Snow CPCC Central Campus Green Scott McCloud Rock Band (11:45am) Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel Comet Grill Tom Eure Connolly’s On Fifth Craig & Rich Acoustic Double Door Inn Stiff Kitty * The Evening…
Sekisui
Iron Chef Traditional Japanese restaurant offers much more than just sushi BY TRICIA CHILDRESS For a chef, preparing dinner at the James Beard House in New York is akin to a musician playing Carnegie Hall. Each week, both established and emerging chefs who are members of the James Beard Foundation have a chance to showcase…
See & Do
SEPTEMBER18 – WEDNESDAY The public’s invited to a fundraiser to benefit a unique project planned this fall by Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte. During the week of October 26-November 2 women only volunteers will construct three homes in Charlotte’s Women Build. Today Souper Soiree will dish out a soup dinner in a homemade bowl to…
Movies, Inc.
Place your bets: Monsters, Inc. (***1/2 out of four) or Shrek? Both were box office blockbusters (at $267 million, Shrek ended up grossing only a mere $12 million more than Monsters, Inc.), yet when it came time for year-end accolades, Shrek popped up on more 10 Best lists and went on to win the newly…
Workplace Nightmare
Sex in the workplace is nothing new. After all, we spend more time with our co-workers than we do with our own families or friends, so even the most conservative among us can understand how office romances ignite. However, if you’re fortunate enough to have gainful employment, chances are pretty good that you have a…
Film Clips
NEW RELEASES THE BANGER SISTERS Not to be outdone by daughter Kate Hudson’s Oscar-nominated turn in Almost Famous, Goldie Hawn herself turns up as a groupie in The Banger Sisters, an affable and even occasionally poignant picture that unfortunately falls apart toward the end. Hawn plays Suzette, a rock & roll babe who was legendary…
Stargazer
For All Signs The full moon occurs at 9:59am EDT on September 21. This one is particularly emphasized because of its relationship to anger, aggression, accidents, and consequences of past actions (karma). The effects of the full moon are most prominent within two days on either side of that moment. Drive and use tools with…
Best of Charlotte 2002
Welcome to our biggest, most popular, and most discussed issue of the year. For 15 years, Charlotteans have looked forward to our Best of Charlotte issue for a few simple reasons: It’s big, it’s fun, we let you have your say, and we tell it like it is. Every year, our readers’ poll lets you…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser:I read your advice to “Alone in the South” (Sept. 11), and I could not disagree with you more when you suggested that she just “sit back and see what happens.” The young lady in question needs to be proactive in her current situation. It seems to me that she is in a…
Battle of the Insiders
To win this Senate race,Republican Elizabeth Dole and Democrat Erskine Bowles will have to be all things to very different groups of voters, many with clashing interests. If a significant number of voters in any of those groups fail to show up at the polls, or split their vote between the two candidates, the other…
A Little Bit Of Urban Paradise
You won’t find franchise clones lining Camden Road in the block running between South Tryon Street and Park Avenue. Instead, you’ll find shops, galleries and other businesses that reflect the diversity that follows the endeavors of creative urban pioneers. Other places have this ambiance, too: NoDa, Plaza & Central, SouthEnd — all familiar names now.…
Gerry-Rigged
Winning A Seat on the county commission, particularly in the at-large races, has almost nothing to do with a candidate’s stand on the issues, previous accomplishments, character, or eloquence in debate. When it comes to local politics, most voters in Mecklenburg County know so little about what’s going on around them, they are fully capable…
Something To Shout About
Whatever Charlotte Shout becomes, its first two weeks have delivered an exhilarating range of theater, dance, classical galas and jazz. Over the past three weekends, we’ve had thrilling visits from the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nnenna Freelon, Denyce Graves and “America’s tenor,” Daniel Rodriguez. A new era has dawned at Charlotte Rep, and Charlotte’s exciting…
Bowl Game
Hoping to keep the momentum going from a recent workshop, a couple of Charlotte architects have submitted a plan to members of City Council concerning an alternative site for a downtown arena. The proposal indicates that locating an arena at the old convention center site rather than Third Ward — as City Council has already…
The Existential Flea Market
Imagine, if you will, an R-rated episode of the Andy Griffith Show. Deputy Barney Fife has bribed Cousin Goober to supervise a prison roadwork detail so that Barney can spend Saturday afternoon nearby in a sexual dalliance with his girlfriend Thelma Lou. When several deer cross in front of the work detail, Goober takes advantage…
Charter School Follies Continue
The public will likely never know if the grades of graduating seniors at Charlotte’s Crossroads Charter High School were changed to allow them to graduate. After three former math teachers from the school came forward with evidence that at least eight students had failed math, a state education official promised to investigate the matter. Dr.…
Arts Agenda
Classical Music 25th Anniversary Concert Carolina Pro Musica, Charlotte’s period instrument ensemble, celebrates 25 years. The program features soprano Rebecca Miller Saunders in the premiere of “Gloria” by George Frederick Handel. Part of Charlotte Shout. Sat., Sept. 21, 8:15 p.m. $12 regular admission and $6 for students and senior citizens. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1510…
Steady As He Goes
Like most Carolina Panthers’ fans, I was buffaloed when the team demoted Chris Weinke in favor of Rodney Peete as the starting quarterback for the season opener. But the more I thought about it, the switch makes sense until Weinke is steadier in the Panthers’ new offense. Weinke performed decently last season in the West…
Iron Chef
For a chef, preparing dinner at the James Beard House in New York is akin to a musician playing Carnegie Hall. Each week, both established and emerging chefs who are members of the James Beard Foundation have a chance to showcase their talents. Local Chef Yoshiyuki “Yoshi” Takusagawa had such an opportunity this past June.…
Letters To The Editor
Beating Around Bush Thanks for your excellent publication. The “Photo Op” illustrated feature by Carol Lay and Tom Tomorrow’s “This Modern World” (September 11) were two of the most poignant pieces of political satire I have seen in quite some time. A couple weeks earlier, the Bruce Springsteen/Steve Earle article (“The God And The Infidel,”…
Weird Name, Great Value
When I first heard the word “Languedoc” [lahn GWEH dock], my thoughts were sucked into the gutter of Deep Throat. Something about its vague reference to the tongue made my mind dance with impure thoughts, especially when it’s associated with wine. But Languedoc is far from a porno flick; it’s actually a wine region in…
Soaking It Up
I’m getting to the age now where, for the most part, I prefer an early show. I like the fact that I can go and rock out, and then roll into bed by midnight or 1am. That said, I’m a man of contradictions, and I also like not acting my age sometimes, which means going…
Good Eats
All Around Town Anntony’s Caribbean, 400 S. Tryon St., 704-339-0303; 2001 E. 7th, 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. $$ Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza, 801 Scott Avenue, 704-376-1000; 225 E. 6th Street, 704-347-2749; 16915 Birkdale…
Q: Who Killed Jin-Joo Byrne?
The NC General Assembly owes the parents of Jin-Joo Byrne an apology. Technically speaking, her accused strangler, Eugene DeMorris Evans, wrapped his hands around the 18-year-old Seattle church worker’s neck and choked her to death. But for all practical purposes, the members of the state legislature killed her, particularly those who’ve voted on enough criminal…
Duchess Of Earle
The Earle family extended is a hardscrabble lot. No, they’re not going to blackjack you in an alley, but they will fight you or anyone else for whatever it is that’s important to them: their music, their right to play music as they see fit, and indeed, their rights in general. Some of them have…
The Candidates Are Out There
I’ve spent the summer mourning the loss of my favorite TV series, The X-Files, which finished up its final season last May (although it had finished being a good show the previous year, so I’ve had plenty of time to grieve). There was no other TV location where one could find so many references to…
Free Agentz Get Signed
Charlotte-based label BustBack Entertainment recently announced the release of the debut album from The Free Agentz. The group is a five-piece hip hop act consisting of a couple of local natives who have been joined by performers from Brooklyn, Houston and Detroit. The album, titled BustBack 2, features 12 tracks and was recorded in New…
The Blotter
Unintended Party Favors: As a recent frat party was winding down, a local fraternity discovered that a few of their guests had walked off with a lot more than just a good buzz. It seems that over $400 worth of paintings and $300 worth of trophies were missing from the fraternity house. When police tracked…
Ozzy S-s-speaks!
Th-th-this is a-a-a story about a-a-a s-s-survey regarding O-Ozzy Osbourne’s fucking speech p-p-patterns. No, I’m not shivering in the cold and I don’t have Tourette’s. Much like when one person in a group speaks with a peculiar accent and the rest of the group will adopt the accent, it’s hard to watch MTV’s reality smash,…
News of the Weird
Part of the problem: The 60,000 delegates (from 182 countries) to the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, luxuriated not only in four- and five-star accommodations but an elegant food and drink layout, including tons of lobster, oysters, filet mignon, salmon, caviar, pate de foie gras, champagne, fine wines and mineral…
Music Menu
THURSDAY 9.19 The Jukebox Hero — They call themselves “indie rock your girlfriend will dance to,” which is nice, as it implies said dame will have no choice but to shake her ass (watch yo’ self) when the band launches into its singalong “indie/emo” rock (the “indie” more so for the spirit of the thing…
Maharani Indian Cuisine
Indian Summer The exotic delights of a new neighborhood spot BY TRICIA CHILDRESS Some new restaurants have the ability to address neighborhood needs in such a manner that they seem to have always been there. The center of Charlotte, and by that I mean downtown to the original burbs, has lacked certain ethnic restaurants, notably…
