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Monday, June 16, 2008
Photos / Live Reviews Blogaroo - Day 4
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Bonnaroo
June 15, 2008
Manchester, Tenn.
I got three hours of sleep last night... Turns out that Kanye went on around 4:30 and played until 5:45. When people got back from the show, they blasted music through large speakers, continued drinking and woke up just about everyone in the camping area. "Welcome to Bonnaroo," right?
Photos / Live Reviews / QC After Dark Live Review: Summer Pops
Posted By Brittney Cason on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 8:00 AM
Sunday Funday at Summer Pops …as in in Charlotte Symphony's Sunday summer concerts series in Symphony Park...at South Park. That's a lot of parks.
Speaking of which, good luck trying to find a place to park your car or your booty if you don’t get there early. The best way to describe the crowd is…well, crowded. It gets so crowded in fact that people go to the park around 8 a.m. to lay out blankets to reserve their spot for the 6:30 p.m. show. By noon, you can’t even see the grass.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Photos / Live Reviews Blogaroo - Day 3
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Bonnaroo
June 14, 2008
Manchester, Tenn.
The third day of Bonnaroo could almost be called Mudaroo, if not for a small miracle that turned into sunshine late in the morning. What started out as a rainy cold day, turned into the festival's best - not too hot, a little overcast and a perfect night.
A long set by Pearl Jam (setlist at the end), The Avett Brothers blowing everyone away and...well, did Kanye ever show up?
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Photos / Live Reviews Blogaroo - Day 2
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Bonnaroo
June 13, 2008
Manchester, Tenn.
Well, I made it through all of last year and one-and-a-half days this year of no rain at Bonnaroo, but that streak was quickly broken. It started raining just before the headling sets of Chris Rock and Metallica (a setlist follows this blog) and went through the Superjam (set also listed at end) this morning. I'm working on about four hours of sleep, but it's the music that keeps me going...
Forecast for today: more rain...good times.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Photos / Live Reviews Blogaroo - Day 1
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Bonnaroo
Thursday, June 12
Manchester, Tenn.
It almost feels like I never left ... When I pulled up to the site yesterday, it all seemed familiar and oddly comfortable -- well, until the sweating started.
It's hot here ... really hot. But that's to be expected. I also expected that half way through the bands of the day, I'd know it was all worth it.
QC After Dark The battle of the Thursday Happy Hours
Posted By Brittney Cason on Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:48 AM
On Thursday after 5 p.m., all hell breaks lose in Uptown Charlotte – the two after fives go head to head like the Ultimate Fighting Godz of War coming to the Time Warner Cable Arena.
• In this corner ….EpiCentre at 5
The Pavilion at the EpiCentre made its debut just three weeks ago with The Pat McGee Band. And last night Joystick played to a literally hot crowd on the rooftop of Charlotte’s new (so new it’s still under construction) entertainment complex under the skyline. You’re so high up on the roof that it kind of makes you want to climb up on a crane and bungee jump down.
• And in this corner…Alive After Five
This is the original After Five that is responsible for making Thursday the new Friday at the Wachovia Atrium. Their band roster includes a Michael Jackson Tribute band, a Journey Tribute band, Almost McGraw, and last night a Led Zepplin tribute band. This may just be me, but I feel that cover bands are better when they’re comprised of Little People. Cason Point: Mini Kiss and Mini Britney.
For the third week in a row the new kid on the block has managed to claim victory over the traditional, judging by attendance and the fun meter, proving Charlotte isn’t just fickle about the Panthers. The EpiCentre is able to trump Wachovia because a) it’s new and b) there’s Suite right across the balcony and Whisky River downstairs. Whereas all there is at Wachovia is Mimosa (a restaurant) and an office buildings.
What do you think? Out with the old and in with the new?
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Live Reviews / QC After Dark P.M. Mayhem
Posted By Brittney Cason on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Yesterday was a national holiday ...
The birthday of Jacinda from Brotha Fred’s A.M. Mayhem on 96.1 The Beat. You know “Jacinda with the Sleazy, Jacinda with the Sleaze” (cue David L singing the jingle) ... but last night her theme song was “Happy Birthday” (or the lyric from 50 Cent’s "In Tha Club" rather: “GO GO GO Go Shorty, it’s your birthday, we gonna party like it’s your birthday!”)
So to embark on the celebration of National Jacinda Day, Brotha Fred’s A.M. Mayhem had a V.I.P dinner for her ... at Red Lobster.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Photos / Live Reviews / QC After Dark Live Review: CMA Fest
Posted By Brittney Cason on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:10 PM
CMA Fest
Nashville, Tenn.
June 5-8, 2008
The Deal: The Country Music Association Festival took over Nashville last week the way NASCARnival takes over Charlotte. Just about every country music star performed at some point over the weekend; it was the Bonnaroo of country music. Meanwhile, The Nashville Convention Center was like a career fair
for striving country artists and a country fair for country music fans. There were redneck games like fake logging and oil drilling, karaoke and long lines of autograph seekers trying to get a sharpie scribble from their favorite artist. As for the strip of Nashville during the CMA Fest...remember Speed Street? Kinda like that, but sans the turkey leg stands serving cheesecake on a stick.
News / Photos / Live Reviews Coming soon — Blogaroo!
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Once again, I'll be posting daily blogs and photos from Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn.
You can expect to find them each morning — Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday — for the previous day's events.
Live Reviews Live Review: Jakob Dylan
Posted By Contributing Intern on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Jakob Dylan w/ Abe Reid
Neighborhood Theatre
June 5, 2008
By Anita Overcash
The Deal: The Wallflowers frontman, Jakob Dylan (also son of big daddy Bob Dylan), tours again (hitting Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre) after crafting a new album that is his first solo effort.
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Rain doesn't dampen the party with Kesha and Macklemore
Both sets cut short as storms roll through Charlotte, N.C.
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Live review: Fiona Apple, The Fillmore (9/26/2012) 16
Fans ate it up, but it was a trainwreck of tragic and frustrating proportions.
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Frank Ocean tops Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll
Annual critics list creates requisite buzz
