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Saturday, May 23, 2009
On Tour / News Live from UAE
Posted By The Stellas on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 8:12 AM
We have currently lost track of all dates and days, so now each update will be by country instead of day.
We left Qatar and headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Our first show was at Al Dhafra Air Base. After we arrived at the base, we were given the rest of the day off. We were all in bed by 8 p.m., and got about eight of nine hours of sleep. It was so nice.
The next morning, we got a tour of the base. First off, we went to the K-9 section. They brought out a German Shepard and showed us all the tricks he could do, including the chasing and attacking modes he went into. They asked for volunteers so Josh and Adam both put on the arm sleeve and let the dog latch onto them. Both admitted that you can feel the teeth all the way through that thick sleeve.
Friday, May 22, 2009
News Dwele in Charlotte this Sunday
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 3:50 PM
The smooth soul vocalist Dwele is coming to Charlotte Sunday, May 24 to host a party sponsored by McDonald's, Firm Events, Fred Massey and Thomas Washington. Check out the flyer:
For more info, call 877.993.8499.
And in case you never heard of the dude, check out this music video:
10-in-10 CD Reviews / News 10-in-10 CD reviews
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Each Friday, we bring you 10 CD reviews done in 10 words each:
Bellini The Precious Prize of Gravity — Husband/wife noise rockers release first CD in four years.
Ear Pwr Super Animal Brothers III — N.C. natives blend indie pop bits with heavy electro anthems.
Mike Herrera’s Tumbledown — MxPx frontman brings some punk flavor to rockabilly side project.
Settle At Home We Are Tourists —Band’s rough indie-rock sound is new for Epitaph label.
Jason Lytle Yours Truly, the Commuter — Former Grandaddy frontman releases 12-track indie-rock solo debut.
Stephaniesid Warm People —Indie pop group out of Asheville keeps on getting better.
Two Man Gentleman Band Drip Dryin’ — Neo-vaudevillian duo known for giving out free kazoos at shows.
Mat Kearney City of Black & White — Sophomore album from singer featured on handful of television shows.
The Crystal Method Divided By Night —Pioneering electronic duo gets help from a handful of lyricists.
Joey DeGraw Say Something Strong — Gavin’s big brother to release his roots-rock sophomore album. (At the Evening Muse on May 23.)
The View from the Booth / News There's a special place for me in hell ...
Posted By Ray Anderson on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:48 AM
I cut my teeth DJing on an online reggae radio station. Imagine being a house music DJ on a reggae station... wooooo.
Anyway, the guy who owns the station is cool with the owners of a local reggae club, so we would go in on Friday nights (early of course) and play house, hip-hop, old school r&b — whatever we wanted. We’d have a few of our friends show up ... not too many, but it was cool. It was just good to hear our music over the loud-ass speakers; that was good enough for us.
So, I showed up one night, and there were more cars than usual in the parking lot, so I’m thinking “Hot damn ... we got a crowd tonight!!” Well, we had a crowd alright — a crowd of kids, 7 to 14 years old. “Ay!!! WTF these kids doing in here man?” Come to find out it was a birthday party. What parent rents a nightclub for their kid's birthday party?
Concert Announcement / News Pop Fest 2009 bands announced
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM
The first round of bands that will be performing at the second annual Charlotte Pop Fest event being held Sept. 24-27 at the Epicentre are:
The Posies
The Spongetones
Myracle Brah
The Singles
The Jellybricks
Starbelly
Cliff Hillis
Dennis Schocket
Barry Holdship
stratocruiser
Ed James
Michael Slawter & The Saving Graces
Crisis
Cool King Chris
gogoPilot
Transmission Fields
The Stellas
Scott’s Garage
The Vinyl Strangers
Tony Low
Josh Burch
James Deem
On TV / Awards / Opinion / News More thoughts on Idol
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:14 AM
I really, really hate to say it, but Clay Aiken makes a good point about American Idol and Adam Lambert:
"The minute that Adam Lambert was singing 'Ring of Fire' ... at that moment, [I] thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn't really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him."This year, there was an obvious bias. Not even having watched the show, I can tell you that I was WELL aware of the bias from the judges as to who should win. In my opinion, that is awfully unattractive. I don't think I am alone.
"I think many voters got sick of being "told who to vote for". I think many were turned off by the blatant favoritism shown towards one contestant. Therefore, on that last night, they used their votes against a contestant that they were tired of hearing about and for the contestant who had been written off."
And this from Gene Simmons:
“Respectfully, I don’t think Adam is a rock singer,” Simmons writes. “He sounds much more convincing singing ballads and Broadway shows. His voice doesn’t seem to have a ‘rock quality.’ But, I’m sure he’s going to do just fine.”
Concert Announcement / On Tour / News The Stellas' mid-tour update
Posted By The Stellas on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:12 AM
So, we are about half-way through our tour and figured we could take this time to talk about living conditions and such. The food everywhere has been outstanding. The only bad food we have had was the airline food. We have been fed steaks twice, most dining facilities have grills in them. One especially good DFAC in Qatar actually had a Krispy Kreme in it. People are definitely getting fed well over here.
The rooms we have been given have all been nice as well. Mostly it's two per room, a couple of times we have had our own rooms, and once all six slept of us in a room with three bunk beds. Which was fun, except our sound guy Devin snores ridiculously loud, and Adam somehow imagined to hit his head on the TV stand. Although nobody can figure out exactly how he did it...
Everybody so far has been extremely grateful for us coming to play for them. We have to remind them we are way more thankful for what they do for us. Thats why we wanted to do this tour.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Concert Announcement / News Concert announcement — Bojangles Coliseum
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Tool will be performing at Bojangles Coliseum on July 29. Tickets go on sale on May 29.
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Beloved Charlotte School of Rock Instructor Dies
