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Live Reviews Live review: Avett Brothers, Vintage Motor Club (4/13/2013)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Avett Brothers
Vintage Motor Club, Concord
April 13, 2013
It was supposed to just be the brothers, Scott and Seth, but when it's for a good cause, there's strength in numbers. The Avett Brothers performed as a full band in concert on Saturday night at Concord's Vintage Motor Club to benefit Safe Alliance of Cabarrus County.
The intensity which has helped propel the band from NoDa clubs to some of the biggest stages in the country was displayed in full force as the band rumbled and rolled through an hour-and-15-minute, sweat-dripping set featuring fan favorites and traditional tunes.
Starting off with "Laundry Room" from I and Love and You, the group performed more like they were in someone's living room instead of a large revamped warehouse space in front of a few hundred people.
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Lake Street Dive, Evening Muse (4/12/2013)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Lake Street Dive
Evening Muse
April 12, 2013
Two years ago, Lake Street Dive performed at the Evening Muse and just about the only people there were the NoDa club's staff and other bands who were scheduled to play that night. Fast forward to last Friday when handfuls of people were being turned away at the door from a sold-out concert. Oh, what a difference two years makes.
While it's difficult to pinpoint what sparked all the buzz - a feature on NPR? a charming YouTubed cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back"? - you can rest assured the band will need a larger venue the next time around.
Lake Street Dive's jazz/folk/pop blend might be relegated to a sleeping aid section of the music canon if not for the band's technical prowess - all four were students of the New England Conservatory - and fun demeanor.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, April 15, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Author's Showcase at CPCC
* Modern Mondays at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
* Open Mic at Puckett's Farm Equipment
* Bobcats vs. New York at Time Warner Cable Arena
* Find Your Muse Open Mic at The Evening Muse
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Trance; 42; Ginger & Rosa; and more
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Culture Weekend Wonders: International Pillow Fight Day
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Dear Charlotte. More stuff like this, please.
Film Charlotte Film Society screens Even The Rain
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Using the Bolivian water crisis as the subject matter for Even The Rain (También la lluvia), director Icíar Bollaín packs an intense rebellion into his 2010 Spanish drama. The flick is based around a film crew who comes to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a period piece about Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World.
Sebastián (Gael García Bernal, best known stateside for The Motorcycle Diaries and Y Tu Mamá También) and Costa (Luis Tosar), who are in charge of shooting the film, use impoverished locals as extras due to limited funds. But when the powers-that-be (the government) decide to privatise the region's water utilities and prohibit the people's right to collect rainwater, the filmmakers are caught in the midst of an uprising.
$5 for Film Society members, $8 for non-members. April 13, 7:30 p.m. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. For more information, visit www.charlottefilmsociety.com.
Film Paths of Glory screens at ImaginOn
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Arguably the greatest anti-war film ever made, Stanley Kubrick's 1957 masterpiece feels like a mule kick to the stomach no matter how many times a person has seen it. It's World War I, and a French outfit led by the courageous and honorable Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) is ordered by a pair of glory-seeking generals (Adolphe Menjou and George Macready) to embark on a suicide attack against an impregnable German position.
The mission naturally fails, and to cover up their own ineptitude, the generals order the random selection of three survivors (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey and Joe Turkel) to serve as scapegoats, charged with cowardice and marked for execution. It's up to Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, to defend the trio against the heinous - and fraudulent - charges. Kubrick's devastating parable takes an unflinching look at how the common man will always emerge as the victim of the bureaucratic machinations of self-indulgent leaders. Not surprisingly, the film was banned in France for nearly two decades (although its message of course applies to all nations). Free admission. April 13, 2 p.m. ImaginOn's Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Culture This is Charlotte: An interview with former Hornets player Muggsy Bogues
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:47 PM
In the first installment of CL's new collaboration with local filmmaker ABlack of ABlackTV - a very cool dude, might I add - we bring you a peek into his recent interview with Muggsy Bogues, known for his time with the Charlotte Hornets. The legendary point guard talks about his days as a Hornet, how the city of Charlotte has changed, and more.
This is Charlotte is a documentary styled mini-series that highlights cultural happenings in the city in addition to reuniting viewers with past Charlotte innovators and celebrating hometown accomplishments. For the full interview - or to see other installments of the series - visit www.ablacktv.com.
Music / Arts Slacking off with Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's "La Mer"
Posted By Perry Tannenbaum on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 2:28 PM
Should a critic ever slacken in his or her vigilance? Certainly not. But at last Friday night's Ravel and Debussy concert, I yielded to the temptation anyway. I blame it all on the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, which has been on a streak of unrelenting excellence since the beginning of March.
They were irresistible with guest conductor Larry Ratleff in a program that included Brahms Symphony No. 4 and a pupu platter of Cantaloube's Songs of the Auvergne. Two weeks later, with the return of CSO maestro Christopher Warren-Green on March 15, they upstaged last-minute fill-in Adele Anthony in the Brahms Violin Concerto and gave an absolutely devastating account of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
Yet Warren-Green hadn't dabbled much in French repertoire since becoming the CSO musical director. Actually, he was reprising a couple of his prior ventures, both outside the Belk Theater classics subscription series.
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