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Photos / Live Reviews / The View from the Booth Live review: Other Lives
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Other Lives w/ Mates of State, Yawn
Visulite Theatre
Oct. 5, 2011
Spread out along the front of the stage — pushed there by the piles of equipment for the yet-to-perform headliner — Oklahoma quintet Other Lives drew the audience to the front of the room, if only so the small crowd could get a closer look at the conglomerate of instruments being played.
The band's music fuses the psychedelia of early Pink Floyd with Thom Yorke-esque vocals on a mellow-yet-intricate backdrop. They may have been sandwiched between the stale indie-pop of the appropriately named Yawn and the energetic indie-pop of headliner Mates of State, but Other Lives did enough to impress those in attendance at the Visulite Theatre on Oct. 5.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Concert Announcement Concert announcement: Marsha Ambrosius
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Marsha Ambrosius will perform at the Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 9. Ambrosius is an R&B and soul singer formerly with the band Floetry. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Oct. 7.
News Bob Crawford on leave from Avett Brothers
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford posted on the band's Web site last week that he is taking a leave of absence from the band to focus on the health of his daughter, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Here's what he had to say:
One month ago today my wife found our 22 month old daughter, Hallie, in her crib having a seizure. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital where an MRI revealed a brain tumor approximately one quarter of the size of her brain.Surgeons were able to remove 90% of the tumor and decided to stop there as her vital signs were unsteady. Following surgery she suffered a stroke. Her condition was critical for the next several days as her brain continued to swell. In an attempt to save her remaining good brain she was placed in a coma for five days.
Since being removed from the coma, Hallie has undergone a second brain surgery, has been waking up, and is doing her best to recover quickly so she get ready for the next phase of her fight against cancer.
The tumor is a Grade 3 Ependymoma. This is a very rare, but deadly brain tumor that effects roughly 100 children a year in the United States. We do not know what Hallie's next step is in her treatment. Her situation is very fluid and there are a number of complicating factors, but we do know that she is fighting hard every day.
My wife Melanie and I would like to thank everyone for their love, care, and support during the most difficult time in our lives. I would like to thank everyone for their understanding of the gravity of this situation and ask for respect to our privacy. When people ask us what they can do to help, we ask them to pray for Hallie's recovery. We feel that God has already worked miracles through Hallie and we pray they keep coming.
Someday I will return to the stage with my brothers. When that will be I can not say. We are truly living one day at a time.
Thank you again for your love and support for my family during this time.
I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Bob Crawford
There's no word on who will replace Crawford for the band's upcoming tour dates at this time.
Live Reviews Live review: Voltaire, This Way to the Egress, Hellblinki
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:54 AM
Voltaire, This Way to the Egress, Hellblinki
The Milestone
Sept. 28, 2011
Arriving at the Milestone, I was not expecting what I stumbled upon. Seas of top hats and corsets entered the venue and there was more black clothing, bondage wear and skull-adorned outfits than you would come into contact with hanging out outside of a Hot Topic. Goth kids had taken over, a rare occasion for this place that holds a reputation for its more punk rock roots. I was in a trance of people watching, enjoying every moment and every conversation I stumbled upon — from the latest Dr. Who episodes to taxidermy to the actual anticipated events of the night. I was eavesdropping left and right and one thing was for certain, The Black Unicorn Cabaret Tour was in full swing. The Milestone I've come to love was a completely different atmosphere and I knew I was in for an interesting night full of sexually enticing burlesque along with music I've come to adore along and some I had yet to discover.
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Live review: Iron Maiden, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 6/21/2012 10
Band kicks off 2012 tour in Charlotte.
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Congrats to the Avetts!
