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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Mogwai, Amos' Southend (5/6/2014)
Posted By Patrick Wall on Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:10 AM
Mogwai
Amos' Southend
May 6, 2014
Yeah, it got loud.
- Steve Gullick
- Mogwai
Mogwai may fear Satan, but the Scottish post-rock quintet certainly doesn't fear tinnitus. That is, and ever shall be, the Mogwai way - build frameworks of spare single-note guitar lines, then explode them into monolithic walls of fuzz and noise. Though its no less loud, live, Rave Tapes, Mogwai's eighth full-length, is indelibly influenced by the band's recent (and great) soundtrack work for Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait and Lex Revenants, "defined by ambient level-headedness and creeping digital textures rather than blissfully cranked instro-rock," as Corbie Hill put it in his CL review. Mogwai, not used to being so, is now a subtle band, if an especially loud one.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Spottiswoode & His Enemies, Evening Muse (5/3/2014)
Posted By Michael Walsh on Mon, May 5, 2014 at 1:01 PM
Spottiswoode & His Enemies
Evening Muse
May 3, 2014
"Is everybody miserable tonight?" Jonathan Spottiswoode asked with a glint of malign mischief. "Can everyone handle the notion of infinite depression?"
Tousle-haired, scruffy bearded and rumpled suited, the half-English songwriter and carnival ringleader, whom the New York Times proclaims a genius, cut a commanding-yet-approachable figure onstage. Despite his leading query, Spottiswoode's lyric, witty and compassionate songs, as interpreted by his Enemies' telepathic interplay through two exhilarating sets, were anything but depressing - though a skein of everyday angst was woven through Spottiswoode's lyric tapestry.
Set opener "Beautiful Monday" was a case in point. Spottiswoode's acoustic guitar, soft as pastel mist, spun the pastoral folk rocker which saluted the pluck of ordinary people soldiering through their daily grind. Yet fueled by trumpeter Kevin Cordt's insistent, heroic riff, the tune transformed into a glorious paean to the workaday world. Careening from satire to childlike wonder, Spottiswoode and his crack crew punched home a message of triumph tinged with the fantastic, yet grounded in reality.
Greeting Charlotte friends in the audience, chatting with off-kilter charm, Spottiswoode was every bit the eccentric English gentleman. Yet the decisive edge of a Celtic warrior and the brimstone of a Presbyterian preacher bubbled under the surface, bursting out in moments of grandly sweeping drama.
Music First Notes (5/5/14): Sad Kanye storms the Internet
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Editor's Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* After a photo hit Instagram showing Kanye West before a zip lining excursion with Kim Kardashian, memes of West photoshopped in various situations have become the latest Internet trend. Just search for #sadKanye.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Music Photos, setlist: Against Me!, Amos' Southend (5/1/2014)
Posted By Justin Driscoll on Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Against Me! performed at Amos' Southend on May 1, 2014.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Music / Culture This week's BNR Weekly (5/1/14): An interview with Estelle
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, May 1, 2014 at 4:14 PM
On this week's BNR Weekly, host Neiko Debarge interviews Estelle fresh off the release of her single, "Make Her Say (Beat it Up)."
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its third season.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Music / Live Reviews Live review: Sleigh Bells, The Fillmore (4/29/2014)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Sleigh Bells
The Fillmore
April 29, 2014
- Photo by Jeff Hahne
- Sleigh Bells
In a flash as quick as one of the many strobe lights, Sleigh Bells hit the Fillmore stage on Tuesday night, tore through a 45-minute, 12-song set before returning for a four-song encore and leaving the crowd in a pile of sweat. Given the band's volume, intensity and raw energy, I'm not sure fans could ask for much more - aside from a return visit.
The noise-rock duo, which tours as a quartet, started the night with "Minnie" as singer Alexis Krauss danced and guitarist Derek E. Miller leapt, jumped and spun his way around the stage while shredding riffs. A quartet of Marshall amplifiers were stacked on either side of the drummer as the band's sonic assault hit the audience with thunderous might.
Music Antiseen guitarist, founding member Joe Young dead at 54 (updated)
Posted By Michael Walsh on Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:27 PM
"Today we lost my friend and partner of 30 years. Thank you for all the years of love and support that you all have given us."
The simple, heartfelt post on Antiseen frontman Jeff Clayton's Facebook page pays tribute to guitarist and founding member Joe Young, who died today at age 54. At press time, cause of death has not yet been disclosed.
Along with vocalist Clayton, Young jump-started the Charlotte-based, Southern punk-rock juggernaut that celebrated 30 years of hard rocking reckless abandon and everyman appeal in 2013.
A memorial service for Young will be held at Tremont Music Hall on May 18 at 3 p.m. Anyone wishing to offer condolences should send them to Jeff Young, 5516 Farmbrook Dr., Charlotte, NC 28210. Monetary contributions to the family can be done via the Antiseen Paypal accout at antiseenjc@yahoo.com - indicate what the payment is for.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Music Live review: Moogfest, Asheville
Posted By Clifton Golden on Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:32 PM
After taking a hiatus in 2013, Moogfest made its return to Asheville this past weekend, boasting a revamped arrangement for an already impressive festival.
Spanning five days, Asheville was filled with innovative artists of all varieties performing eclectic dance music and giving educational panels on everything from electronic composition to video projections to synth building and more. To label Moogfest as an electronic festival is a bit inaccurate, it's an event that celebrates the diversity of dance music as a whole while paying tribute to one of the most influential names in the genre, Bob Moog.
Through this five day marathon I saw four-hour durational performances from acts like Bradford Cox and Dan Deacon, had my brain rattled by pounding sub-bass and most importantly soaked in more cutting-
edge music than I ever could have imagined. There was countless highpoints to this musical extravaganza, but here are five that topped the weekend:
Music First notes (4/28/14): Go meet a Zombie
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Editor's Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent, cool happenings in the world of music.
* Rob Zombie will be at Barnes & Noble at the Arboretum, 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road, on Saturday, May 3, at noon to sign copies of his book, The Lords of Salem. Tickets for the signing are first come, first served starting at 9 a.m.
* Jay Z and Beyonce have announced their first-ever co-headlining tour together, but, relax, there is no scheduled concert in Charlotte.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Music DrumStrong announces daily lineup, "Pony Danza" series
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM
The DrumStrong Rhythm & Arts Festival unveiled its daily lineup along with the first episode of the "Pony Danza Sessions." The weekly video series will highlight some of the performers, as well as the DrumStrong location, Misty Meadows Farm, which is also home to, you guessed it, "Pony Danza."
The first episode, filmed at Salud Beer Shop in NoDa, features The New Familiars:
The lineup is as follows:
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Hrvrd, Junior Astronomers, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, Elonzo, Super Ape, Replicas, Pullman Strike, Modern Primitives, Cairo Fire and DJ A Huf along with late-night performances by Marley Carroll and Miami Dice
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Railroad Earth, The Felice Brothers, Kopecky Family Band, Chatham County Line, American Aquarium, Futurebirds, The Mantras, The Love Language, Lost in the Trees, Bombadil, Joe Pug, Ancient Cities, Dirty Drummer, DJ Joel Khouri with a late-night set by Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Dom Flemons, Overmountain Men, The New Familiars, Sinners & Saints, Time Sawyer, The Business People, Caroline Spence, Of Good Nature, That Guy Smitty, School of Rock Charlotte
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