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Friday, June 7, 2013
Culture Question the Queen City: The story of a riverboat named Robert E. Lee
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@gmail.com.
When I was a kid there was an old-style riverboat named the Robert E. Lee that offered rides on Lake Norman. Do you know what became of it? - Michael McCrory, Charlotte
Launched in April 1964, the 84-foot side-wheeler riverboat Robert E. Lee burned in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 5, 1966, where it was docked off Alcove Road near Interstate 77. Because of the time the incident occurred, no one was injured. The financial loss, however, was estimated to be $100,000 - roughly $700,000 in today's dollars. The cause of the fire was never determined.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:59 PM
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Love Is All You Need
The Internship - Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson
Love Is All You Need - Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm
The Purge - Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, June 6, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* The Taming of the Shrew at The Green
* Screaming Females at Milestone
* Shiprocked at Snug Harbor
* Honky Tonk Angels at The Little Theatre of Gastonia
* Trivia at VBGB
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Ours, The Milestone (6/4/2013)
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Ours
The Milestone Club
June 4, 2013
12 years. That's how long I've listened to Ours. I was first introduced to the band in 2001 after the release of Distorted Lullabies, their debut album on major label Dreamworks. "Sometimes" was the big single, yet it seemed short lived on the radio. Shortly afterward there was Precious, the group's sophomore Dreamworks effort, and then 2008's Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy), produced by Rick Rubin.
The band's upcoming disc, Ballet the Boxer 1 (to be released on June 11), is the latest in the Ours saga, fronted by lead singer Jimmy Gnecco. Gnecco, a New Jersey native influenced by the late Jeff Buckley and many many others, can go from light delicate singing to shrill screams in mere seconds. And that wide vocal spectrum doesn't stray too far from the core of his music. It's melodic, at times sullen, and layered with rock that fluctuates between building up and spiraling down.
During Ours' show at Milestone, the band played almost all the tracks from Ballet, but threw some older tracks into the set too. The performance kicked off with a newbie, "Pretty Pain." There's something about Gnecco singing about redemption that just makes you want to scream out "hallelujah!" It was strong, with every member of the six-piece adding a special touch. Other new tracks like "Devil" and "Coming for You," weigh in with the same rock rage fused with melodic strands.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Culture This week's SketchCrowd cartoon (June 5)
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 2:36 PM
SketchCrowd is the world's first crowd-sourced comic strip - that is, one created using submission by anyone and everyone. It runs weekly in Charlotte Creative Loafing, The Chattanooga Pulse and Augusta Metro Spirit. Artists can submit their own ideas and review others at www.sketchcrowd.com.
News / Opinion N.C. Senate eliminates greenway funding
Posted By John Grooms on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:51 AM
If anyone wants proof (rather, more proof) that the 2013 General Assembly debacle in Raleigh is largely driven by narrow ideology rather than common sense or concerns about quality of life, then here you go. On Tuesday the N.C. Senate eliminated $1.2 million from the Transportation Department budget for greenway trails. Got rid of it - poof! - just like that. Never mind that greenways are increasingly popular nationwide, including North Carolina. Never mind that the state's greenway program is already seriously underfunded. And never mind that the $1.2 million would bring the state another $4.5 million in matching funds to build yet more greenways. Or that greenways invariably bring a rise in nearby home sales and real estate prices. Moreover, as pointed out by N.C. Policy Watch, never mind that $1.2 million is less than the cost of building one lousy mile of highway in North Carolina.
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Blogger Will Folks on alleged Haley affair: 'Nikki climbed on top of me, rubbing her crotch back and forth' 12
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Longtime dancer to leave NC Dance Theatre 3
Mia Cunningham, a dancer who has spent 18 seasons performing with the North Carolina Dance Theatre, is set to retire.
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Question the Queen City: Hugh McManaway, the man behind the statue
It pays homage to a traffic director, friendly neighbor and one of Charlotte's most beloved local characters
