Sep 5-11, 2018
Gantt Center, Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. and Revealed: Where Art Meets Activism; Organic Harvest Market; Joules; School funding
Judas Priest, Deep Purple rock the Queen City
Legendary bands show they’ve still got what it takes during Charlotte, NC concert.
Miguel brings passion to the Queen City
DVSN, Nonchalant Savant warm up the crowd.
Going Gaga Over Movies
A two-month stretch of cinema in which nary a superhero can be spotted? Inconceivable! Sure, sure, the fall film calendar includes the comic book adaptation Venom, but he’s more antihero than superhero. In all other respects, look for a comparatively quiet time at the multiplex over the next couple of months, as Hollywood catches its…
Hereditary, The Horror of Party Beach, The Hot Rock among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) ADRIFT (2018). If it’s not quite as exciting as watching Roy Scheider (or even Blake Lively) square off against a particularly pesky shark, there’s still enough of interest to keep the nautical drama…
The Blotter: Southeast Bound and Down
Juul Craze One e-cig user presumably couldn’t find the cash to fund their nicotine needs in the Commonwealth Park area of east Charlotte last week, so they took desperate measures. QuikTrip employees reported that between 1:50 and 2 p.m., the suspect stole an entire shelf of Juul electronic cigarettes and starter packs. Altogether, the thief…
Gantt Center Announces New Initiative Aimed at Confronting Discrimination and Social Injustice
In the lead up to this weekend’s opening of the new Revealed: Where Art Meets Activism series of exhibitions, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture this afternoon announced the new Initiative for Equity + Innovation (IEI). In partnership with Bank of America and former BofA chairman and CEO Hugh McColl, the…
VIDEO: Charlotte Singer Matt Hylom Drops Brooding New “Headspace” Video
Local singer and producer Matt Hylom went to work this Labor Day weekend, dropping a moody visual for his song “Headspace,” the first single since the release of his 2017 EP, Uncommon. The Long Island native is seen in the dark video going through a time of reflection, sending emotional texts in someone’s direction before…
Varsity Kinks
I’m a cis woman in my mid-40s, and my significant other has a cuckolding fetish. My first response was “Oh, hell no!” But if I’m willing to have a threesome, how much further of a stretch is it, really? He does have some experience with this varsity-level kink, so he knows what to expect. I’ve…
Kickin’ it at the Kickoff
Chad is drunk. Chad is a huge football fan. On game day, Chad starts drinking way too early and by kickoff, Chad is belligerent. Before halftime Chad is either throwing up outside or getting kicked out of a bar. Not to mention, Chad has been drinking so much, you can smell it permeating from his…
Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. Shines a Light on Brookhill Village in New Gantt Center Exhibit
Like the images he captures, Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. chooses his words carefully. As we stand on Village Court in the back of Brookhill Village, where Jacobs has spent the last three months thoroughly documenting the lives of the last families who will call the 67-year-old community home, he contemplates every word. Nobody in the…
Salome’s Stars
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aspects favor new romances for unpaired Ewes and Rams. Already-paired Arian twosomes experience renewed harmony in their relationships. Money matters also take a bright turn. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Use that strong Bovine determination to help you keep the faith with your convictions while you move through…
Teachers Are Demanding More Than Just Better Pay
On May 16, a sea of red descended on Raleigh. Thousands of teachers across the state of North Carolina put in requests for leave and swarmed the streets, meeting with legislators to demand better pay, more funding and proper respect toward their profession. They donned red shirts that showed their alliance with the #RedforEd movement…
Former Healthy Home Market Executive Brings New Organic Food Store to Plaza Midwood
When Healthy Home Market, the popular Plaza Midwood health food store, closed its doors for good in January, many customers were surprised and dismayed. How could such a business fail in a trendy and up-and-coming neighborhood that seemed a perfect fit for organic and fresh products, they wondered. What went wrong? Michael Maddox has an…
Joules Experiments with Sounds, Like It or Not
When you play in an experimental rock band, you have to go into a set knowing that some folks aren’t going to get it. And that’s OK. Mark Hepp and Charles Ovett of local, krautrock-inspired experimental duo Joules have seen all sorts of reaction to their music, and it doesn’t bother them. They once played…
Georgia-born Playwright Reappraises Carter in the Age of Trump
Oceans are rising. California keeps burning. Women are still facing stalkers, abusers, detractors and depressed wages. Innocent black people are beaten and shot in the back by rogue cops — or point blank by vigilantes. Wouldn’t it be great to be led by a president who cares? While Obama nostalgia and Hillary regrets may be…
