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Opinion / Jason Younger / News Bad music vs. no music — which do you prefer?
Posted By Jason Younger on Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:42 AM
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I loaded up our Toyota Corolla with our 11-month-old, a 12-year-old diabetic pug, and approximately 98 percent of the things we own, and made the short trek down to Folly Beach, S.C., for a week of sun, fun and diapers.
If you’ve never been to Folly Beach, it’s about 15 minutes outside of Charleston, and is the type of small beach town, where you park your car when you arrive and you don’t get back in it until you leave. Everything
is that close. Folly Beach has an Asheville sort of vibe — artsy, hippy, but great all the way around.
Where else can you play such fun games like; guess what that guy’s neck tattoo says, watch 3-year olds kick their mom in the throat, and then my personal favorite – watch said 3-year old get its ass beat in public. Fun times!!
Anyway, while we were there I noticed there was live music literally everywhere; the pier, any restaurant in the area, the hotel, the hotel bar, the middle of the street – wherever. And as the week progressed, I begin to ask myself the all important question – “Is bad live music better than no live music?”
Thursday, September 2, 2010
New Releases / Videos / News Video: Cee-Lo's "Fuck You"
Posted By Mike McCray on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:54 PM
So here's the official video for Cee-Lo's viral sensation, "Fuck You" which features Lo's son, dropping the F-Bomb beautifully. Enjoy!
Live Reviews / News Live review: Bud Superfest
Posted By Mike McCray on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Bud Superfest w/ Anthony Hamilton, Kem, Jaheim & Raheem DeVaughn
Road Runner Mobile Amphitheatre
September 1, 2010
The Deal: Four headline-worthy R&B singers, team up for a night (well, tour) of smooth, sexy, soul.
The Good: Right from the start, things were interesting. Raheem DeVaughn had the challenge of opening the show while people were still filling in and he went to extraordinary measures to grab their attention. Interactive would be the understatement of the evening to describe it, DeVaughn was all over the place. On the stage, on the speaker, in the lawn section, tip-toeing the containing wall, even hopping over the barricade to grind on a woman Bobby Brown style while singing one of her love songs just inches away from her lips.
It was like a throwback to the New Jack Swing & Jodeci era how he went from on stage in a suit and a mic to shirtless in the audience with women all over him. He made sure people remembered his show, even if they didn't remember the music.
Jaheim's set was more traditional but his ballad filled set wasn't light on entertainment. His stand and sing set included his hits and covers of Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross. Adding to the class of his set was him walking down the aisle crooning and handing roses to women in the audience. I was hating at the moment but in hindsight, it was a nice touch. Don't know how much the sunset had to do with it but the lighting for set really stood out to me.
Kem had a very polished set. Unlike his last show in Charlotte, this setlist was abbreviated with Anthony Hamilton being the headliner but he squeezed in lots of content. Whether it was standing atop a piano, pacing the stage or sitting, Kem was just cool. His smooth vocals went well with crisp backing band. His midshow testimony went over well with a Pro-Christ audience.
Anthony Hamilton came out singing his song "Mama Knew Love" over Drake's "Over" which should've let people know his set would be more uptempo than they may have expected. I know I wasn't ready for all his dance moves, it was like Deion Sanders in the endzone and a Soul Train line all rolled into one but the man got down! Musically, he seemed intent on making sure people heard music from his latest album, The Point Of It All, but didn't neglect the songs people were really dying for, "Coming From Where I'm From" and "Charlene."
The Bad: Seat crashers were at an all-time high, which really wasn't a problem until later in the night when people with primo seats, were doing mingling and wanted them back. Attention spans were on E by the time Anthony Hamilton got on stage. That, coupled with it being a mid-week show, meant lots of people didn't get to see the finale where Hamilton spoke from the heart about how much it meant to him to be back home and the support he's gotten from here the beginning.
The Verdict: A great show to end the summer. The ridiculous cost for beers didn't slow down the audience from getting saucey but it was all love and really, there's nothing better than drunks singing along and slow dancing to soul music at the end of the day. Hopefully they called a cab.
Videos / News Veega's "Hello Halo"
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Veega has released the video for his song "Hello Halo" from his debut EPand it was made all over Charlotte. Check it out:
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
News / Concert Announcement Uproar Festival schedule
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Heading out to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre today (Sept. 1) for the Uproar Festival?
Here's the schedule:
Jägermeister STAGE
Straight Line Stitch 3:15 p.m.
New Medicine 3:45 p.m.
Hail the Villain 4:25 p.m.
Airbourne 5:10 p.m.
HellYeah 5:55 p.m.
ROCKSTAR MAIN STAGE
Halestorm 6:40 p.m.
Stone Sour 7:30 p.m.
Avenged Sevenfold 8:35 p.m.
Disturbed 9:55 p.m.
Signings
New Medicine 4:20pm @ Best Buy Tent
Halestorm 4:50pm @ Best Buy Tent
Stone Sour 5:30pm @ Best Buy tent with pre-order of Audio Secrecy
Airbourne 6:20pm @ Best Buy tent with purchase of No Guts. No Glory
HELLYEAH 7:10pm @ Best Buy Tent
News Help for Robin Rogers
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Local singer Robin Rogers is currently in the Intensive Care Unit battling illness due to Hepatitis-C. The Gaston Gazette has written a large story about her in today's paper.
You can help out by buying Robin's latest CD, Back in the Fire, via her Web site.
Other ways to help include:
A nonprofit yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at The Bluffs at Northwoods apartment complex in Gastonia.
Several bands will hold a benefit concert for Rogers on Oct. 17 at the Double Door Inn.
Fans who wish to donate to the Robin Rogers Medical Trust Fund can do so by making a deposit at any Bank of America, using the account number 0006-5617-0126. Checks may also be mailed to Rachel Pickard, Attorney at Law Trustee, at P.O. Box 547, Gastonia, NC 28053.
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