Local news and notes
Here are some tidbits I picked up on the grapevine: – Charlotte metal band And Since Forgotten has announced their new vocalist – Chris Davis from Die As One. – Such As Life is seeking a bass player. – Bayou Butch Lucas will release a CD in mid-October. – III have welcomed a new bass…
Think she’s been drinking?
Amy Winehouse performed at the MOBO awards earlier this week and…well….it wasn’t pretty. \\\\\\\\\\
This Week’s Filmtastic Photos
Here are some more photos from the movies film critic Matt Brunson reviewed in this week’s issue. FBI intelligence analyst Adam Leavitt (Jason Bateman) fights off kidnappers in The Kingdom. (Photo by Frank Connor) Julie Delpy as Marion and Adam Goldberg as Jack in 2 Days in Paris Charlize Theron as Detective Emily Sanders and…
This week’s new releases (9/25)
Here’s a quick list of some of the new releases this week: Foo Fighters “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace” PJ Harvey “White Chalk” Jill Scott “Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3” Nellie McKay “Obligatory Villagers” Rascal Flatts “Still Feels Good”
Hillary’s Health Care
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The Ass (Gardabha)
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Ass (Gardabha) Position: With the woman’s feet set well-apart on the ground, she bends, placing a hand upon or around each thigh. The man then takes her from the rear and does what could only naturally come next! A heap of pumping and grinding. On a scale of 1…
Jena 6 Cookout
Action Center for Justice and Charlotte Energy Solutions have planned events this Saturday for supporters of the Jena 6. There will be a cookout at Charlotte Energy Solutions, guest speakers and a showing of the documentary Passin’ It On. Here’s more info, courtesy of an e-mail from the Action Center for Justice’s David Dixon: Please…
Live Photos/Setlist: Dave Matthews Band
The review will be in the paper, but here are some items to hold you over in the meantime: Dave Matthews Band setlist Sept. 19, 2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre A Dream So Real * Two Step * Corn Bread * When The World Ends * Say Goodbye Pig * The Dreaming Tree * Eh Hee…
Destiny, Thy Name is George Clooney
By Brad Pitt If you are reading this, I may already be dead. It’s been two days since I began running for my life from George Clooney. I haven’t showered or brushed my teeth in over a day. I feel disgusting. I told my driver to keep us moving. We stop only for pee breaks,…
Fest Winners
The 15 Short Film Festival was held this past Sunday at the Evening Muse. Twenty movies were shown, and awards were given to the following: Jury Prizes: Drama: The Shade (Iran/Canada) Comedy: My Mum the Wrestler (UK) Documentary: Nubian Queen Lo-La (USA) Animation: Puppet (USA) Experimental: Between You and Me (USA) Audience Award: 50 Cents…
A Culture of Hate
The N Word
CL and The sol kitchen present Pop life!
What: Come hang out with a funky crowd and hear the most eclectic blend of music in the city. This week we showcase the best dance music from the 1970s until today. When: Every Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. Where: Prevue, 2909 N. Davidson St., Charlotte 28205 Plus: Free food from 6 p.m. to 9…
A Bit o’ Bubbly
Two of your favorite pastimes have been combined to create one great event! Tonight, instead of attending a boring, stand around and just get drunk because-all-you-have-to-eat-is-cheese wine tasting, you’ve been invited to something a little more elegant, high-brow, hell, just plain uppity. Domaine Chandon presents a chance to pair chef-prepared hors d’oeuvres with their Napa…
Broken Borders
Citizen Servatius
Coming Attractions
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Ever wanted to travel where the author traveled? In response, the Main Library will be transformed into the journey from authors Jane and Michael Stern’s novel, Roadfood Sandwiches, for A Taste of Novello. The different shops the authors wrote about will be on display. Not only will the library be transformed into…
Past Legal Aces
Tennis bigwigs are coming to town for some sort of tournament or whatever. Well, the lack of enthusiasm is due to the fact that the participants have all retired from regular play, so it’s mostly an old geezer tourney. This year, the Championships at The Palisades will feature Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, and Todd Martin…
Enemy of the State
On July 6, 2003, former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson published “What I Didn’t Find in Africa,” an opinion piece in The New York Times disputing the Bush administration’s rationale for war in Iraq. The 1,452-word essay spawned a backlash against Wilson and his CIA operative wife, Valerie Plame, whose covert identity was revealed days later…
Life During Wartime
Books 46Comic Proportions 48Arts Agenda 5151
Epiphany Shoes
Brand Spankin’ New
Film Clips
Current Releases THE 11TH HOUR In exactly which universe could Al Gore possibly emerge as a more charismatic screen presence than Leonardo DiCaprio? In our own, it seems. DiCaprio has long proven himself to be a sincere environmentalist (he was a logical choice to share the stage with Gore at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony),…
The Gravity Girls
Profile
The Wine That Binds Us
Corkscrew
Enemy of the State
On July 6, 2003, former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson published “What I Didn’t Find in Africa,” an opinion piece in The New York Times disputing the Bush administration’s rationale for war in Iraq. The 1,452-word essay spawned a backlash against Wilson and his CIA operative wife, Valerie Plame, whose covert identity was revealed days later…
Hail Seitan
Table Dancing
A Fistful of Movies
Film Clips 36Films In A Flash 3836
Call It ‘Social Lubrication’
QC After Dark
Going Coastal
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Forging His Own Path Out Of Reggae Roots
Betta Listen
Pump It Up
This 911’s Not A Joke If we ever have to call 911, hopefully this 1934 Ford Army Ambulance will show up. The over-sized engine is sure to help get you there in a hurry. The vehicle, which is owned by David Chamberlain of Daytona Beach, Fla., was at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the 2007…
Never Mind The Lyrics
You’ve heard the news, right? Instrumental rock is dead. Hopelessly derivative or just aggressively dull, today’s instrumental rock — you may know it by its flabby “post-rock” moniker — is suitable only for clichéd emotion-making in movies and selling hipsters shit on TV. At least that’s what the naysayers and I-remember-when-ers would have you believe.…
The Last Sucker
The Deal: Industrial vets release final studio album, more jabs at Bush. The Good: Taking a cue from the success of “N.W.O.” when George Bush Sr. was in office, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen has spent a lot of time hating the administration. He dedicated albums to the current President George on 2004’s Houses of the Mole…
Things That Go Bump In The Nightie
Advice Goddess
Benefit Set To Aid Local Film Community Man
La Vida Local
This Meets That
The Deal: Jazz guitarist re-aligns musical genres with esoteric improvisations. The Good: John Scofield is a deconstructionist, dismantling tunes then reassembling them in unconventional fashion. But his records are not as raw as his live performances, where he strips songs down to electronic bleeps and gurgles. Still, Scofield takes the dismantling process far beyond what…
Brothers’ Pride And Pain
Books
CL Previews Upcoming Shows
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 Machine Go Boom This is free rock, at once joyous and irritable. Turn it up. Either the neighbors will yell at you or come over and pogo with you well into the night right there in that backyard. It all depends on the bystander’s ability to absorb the noise from Cleveland’s experimental…
Canon
The Deal: Prolific singer-songwriter releases first retrospective. The Good: After 17 years and 18 studio albums, Ani DiFranco has ample material for her retrospective double-disc Canon. Of course, when an artist on the front-lines of political songwriting is releasing her latest on Sept. 11, the temptation is to produce a record teeming with protest songs.…
Oliver Twisted
Performing Arts
Comic Proportions
Green Lantern No. 23 Published by DC Comics. Plot and script by Geoff Johns. Pencils by Ivan Reis. Inks by Oclair Albert. The Deal: The newest volume of Green Lantern has reached issue No. 23 and the character is knee-deep in a war against the Sinestro Corps. What is the Sinestro Corps? Lead by the…
Ushering in Fall
Sure, there’s the ever-reliable moon bounce to keep the little ones happily bouncing. But you want art and crafts from over 150 artists. You want music, dance and aromatic foods. You want to stroll around the lake of one of the coolest parks in town. Well, the 43rd annual Festival in the Park fits all…
Tear Down that Wall
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Inaugural Music Awards Event Celebrates Area’s Talent
TURN ON, TUNE IN
Rho Time
Spend a day doing something good, and it’ll reflect well on your karma. Spend a day with the Beta Omicron Sigma Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated and touch lives by providing access to education. The Rhos are throwing the First Annual Yellow Tee Rose Golf Tournament to raise funds for scholarships…
Life, Death and ’60s Casualties
Boomer With Attitude
Blotter
SOMEBODY LAID A FINGER … : … On someone’s Butterfinger. A man told police someone put the candy bar in the gas tank of his Jeep. The tank locks with a key, so he figured he knows the culprit’s identity. He was certain the candy damaged the engine, but police told him to call back…
Get Your Religious Groove On!
A handful of Christian rock bands will descend on Carowinds this weekend for Christian Music Day ’07. Relient K, TobyMac, Barlow Girl and Thousand Foot Krutch will perform at the Paladium. TobyMac, one of the most successful artists in Christian music, is currently touring in support of his release, (portable sounds). Thousand Foot Krutch recently…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: Am I a hypocrite? Seven months ago, I met a man on a blind date that my friend had set me up on. I found him to be shy at first, but as I got to know him better I saw that he was really a person that I wanted to spend…
Letters to the Editor
Don’t Hate on Billy The article “Billy Graham and the Chamber of Secrets” (by John Grooms, Aug. 29) caught my attention as I have always admired this man as a man who was passionate about sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with as many of his fellow men as possible. I found the article to…
Envisioning America
Haven’t taken a trip through American history in a while? Too lazy to open a book? Don’t fret, then, friend. We have just the ticket to satisfy even the most egg-headed of quandaries. An American Vision: Henry Francis Du Pont’s Winterthur Museum is a walk through time, chronicling the periods from 1640 to 1860 with…
Super Seriously
Moodswing
WORKIN’
“The older you are, the freer you are, as long as you last.” — Studs Terkel at age 95. With apologies to Mr. Terkel, it looks like his observation may be as nostalgic as his books. • According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more of us are working as we trudge toward death: “Nationally, nearly…
Southern-Fried Cinema
In conjunction with the Levine Museum of the New South’s exhibit featuring Southern stereotypes in cartoons, the Main Library is presenting Southern Flavor: Films About the South. Tonight’s feature is William Wyler’s glorious 1938 melodrama Jezebel, starring Bette Davis as a fiery Southern belle and Henry Fonda as her put-upon suitor. An Academy Award nominee…
