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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
News Gallery Crawl details
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Check out the schedule (below) for details on what musicians will perform at The Evening Muse during NoDa's Gallery Crawl on Fri., Jan. 2. These shows are free, but feel free to tip (Songwriters have to eat too, ya know?).
Stephanie Fagan at 7 p.m.
Adam Wilson at 8 p.m.
Sallie Mosely at 9 p.m.
Through Porchlight at 10 p.m.
Bubonik Funk at 11 p.m.
Photos / Live Reviews / News Live Review: The Avett Brothers
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:06 AM
The Avett Brothers w/ Auld Lang Syne and Jason Webley
Belk Theatre
Dec. 30, 2008
The Deal: The Avett Brothers return to Charlotte for the first night in a sold-out, two-night New Year's Eve stand.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
News Guns N Roses to tour
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM
While no dates have been announced yet, RollingStone.com is reporting that Guns N Roses will tour for two years to support the long-awaited new album Chinese Democracy, according to the band's guitarist.
The tour is expected to start in late March, though with the deadlines the band has been known to tie itself to in the past, this could mean late March of 2025.
I had the chance to see Guns a couple years back when they hit Greensboro and I have to say ... I was impressed. Sure, Axl Rose may be the only original member left in the group, but damn if he didn't hit all the notes and run around the stage for two hours belting out hit after hit, with a new song thrown in here and there.
A lot of people will detract from the group saying it's not the same, but I'll say this — it's a helluva lot easier to mimic guitar sounds or drums or keyboards than it is to imitate someone's voice. There's only one Axl.
Monday, December 29, 2008
QC After Dark / News Are you ready to celebrate?
Posted By Brittney Cason on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Have you made your New Year's resolution yet?
One of my New Year's resolutions this year is to stop procrastinating about everything in life ... oil changes and inspections, hair cuts, booking flights, returning calls ... my plans for New Year's Eve. I have been inundated with e-mails asking me what is going on for New Year's Eve and what I’m doing. Well, I don’t even know yet -- what I’m doing that is. (That resolution has yet to take effect, apparently.)
But I do know that I am going on my seventh New Year's in a row without a midnight kiss ... That, and what’s going on in Charlotte from PG-rated parties to black-tie balls to parties promising champagne toasts and “party favors.”
Here's a rundown of some of the festivities around town ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
QC After Dark / News Another burger joint hits the Q.C.
Posted By Brittney Cason on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 4:18 PM
The first time I ever visited Charlotte, I had lunch at Groucho’s Deli and felt like I had consumed street meat or something, and for the rest of the day I wore its lingering smell, that’s worse than that of Subway, like perfume. Well, Groucho’ is gone and I am not grouchy about it — because that means a good venue can take over that prime location. Cason-Point: NIX Burgers and Brew.
If the kegs hanging from the ceiling are an indicator, they have a great draft selection — such as Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale, a seasonal beer (the one with the snowman) that has Madagascar vanilla beans in it and it taste like candy beer.
Speaking of Madagascar – in the animated flick doesn’t the giraffe Melman, whose voiceover is done by David Schwimmer...really look like David Schwimmer? It’s weird.
As for their burgers, it’s like a bar as well — you can chose your animal: cow, turkey or bison and they have toppings from guacamole to fried egg. And their burgers are so big even their sliders were the size of my head.
Monday, December 22, 2008
News CD Review: The Killers
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:36 PM
The Killers
Day & Age
Island; Release date: Nov. 24, 2008
The Deal: Las Vegas alternative rock quartet The Killers release a new 10-track album, titled Day & Age.
The Good: The disc begins with "Losing Touch," a feel good song filled with jingles and jangles, as well as a guitar solo towards the songs end. This leads into "Human," a fast, catchy synth-laden number with a chorus line that asks the silly question "Are we human or are we dancers?" (Just what that is supposed to mean? I don't know.) With those strange lyrics the transition from that song to "Spaceman" is easy. Despite the latter's zippy, pop beats and catchy chorus line, it's a little bizarre lyrically too. But, the album is still good. It's got the same zest that made the band's 2004 debut Hot Fuss and 2006's Sam's Town musical wonders. "Joyride," is a party of music grooves with scattered verses and a saxophone "A Dustland Fairytale," is my favorite track on the album, but it wasn't an easy choice.
The Bad: After track five, some of the songs became a little less interesting. This is, not to say they weren't good, but they lacked the zest and vigor that the albums first half strongly possessed.
The Verdict: If you didn't like any of The Killers previous efforts, you should shy away from this CD. The band's sound hasn't lost its touch or changed dramatically since its start in the music business. The songs are different, but they have the same special touch. Fans of previous albums by The Killers can rejoice with an add of this album to their music collections.
Concert Announcement / News And the bands are...
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:59 AM
We listed a few not too long ago, but now the entire lineup has been announced though they also tease to "special guests" at stops along the way.
Here's the lineup for the 2009 Vans Warped Tour:
3OH!3
A Day to Remember
A Skylit Drive
Alexisonfire
Anti-Flag
Bad Religion
Bayside
Big D and the Kids Table
Black Tide
Bouncing Souls
Breathe Carolina
Brokencyde
Cash Cash
Chiodos
Dance Gavin Dance
Dear and the Headlights
Dirty Heads
Escape the Fate
Every Avenue
Flogging Molly
Gallows
Hit the Lights
I Set My Friends on Fire
Jeffree Star
Less Than Jake
Lights
Meg & Dia
Millionaires
NOFX
Outernational
P.O.S.
Saosin
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Senses Fail
Shad
Silverstein
Sing it Loud
Streetlight Manifesto
Tat
The A.K.A.s
The Architects
The Ataris
The Devil Wears Prada
The Maine
The White Tie Affair
There For Tomorrow
Therefore I Am
Thrice
TV/TV
Underoath
Valencia
Westbound Train
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
QC After Dark / News It's all for the kids...
Posted By Brittney Cason on Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Tis’ the season of giving ... but given the economy, a lot of corporations are forgoing their company holiday party — no need to “Ba Hum Bug” about it, it’s better than going out of business.
The Bobcats however still hosted the jolliest of holiday parties — and I’m not talking about the “get the staff drunk and watch the drama unfold” kind of party, I’m referring to the annual Holiday Party for the Kids held this week at Extravaganza.
The Bobcats invited more than 300 kids to come party with the players. And by party I mean eat pizza, decorate sugar cookies, get their faces painted, have a balloon animal made and just plain play. The party was a Bobcats Season of Giving event as the kids in attendance who have toys came and donated to those who didn’t. Kinda like the PG Rated version of Second String Santa.
The Q&A with the players was like a scene from Bill Cosby’s “Kids Say the Darndest Things” when a little boy asked the team how mad Sean May would be if he ate his cookie.
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Fans ate it up, but it was a trainwreck of tragic and frustrating proportions.
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