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Monday, September 8, 2014
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live review: 2014 Weenie Roast, PNC Music Pavilion (9/6/2014)
Posted By Alison Angel on Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:35 AM
2014 Weenie Roast f. Weezer, Foster the People, Fitz & The Tantrums and more
PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 6, 2014
Another Weenie Roast, another summer come and gone. The 2014 Weenie Roast featured a great lineup with a solid mixture of talent to keep Charlotte entertained in what would otherwise be just a long, very hot, day. Bands like Foster the People, Fitz and the Tantrums, Fuel and Wild Cub made appearances this year, but here's a few of this Weenie's not-to-be-missed shows (and if you missed them? You missed out).
- Photo by Jeff Hahne
- Weezer
Weezer
Obviously, the big highlight of this year's Weenie Roast was rock staple Weezer. They drew a much more mixed crowd, teenagers and middle-agers alike, but what's cool is that everyone knew the songs. Weezer delivered and brought the generations together in a way a lot of bands on the docket couldn't; they've been around since 1994, they've had a lot of time to bridge the gap. The band that made it cool to be geek whipped out a lot of their old hits (where it seemed that lead singer Rivers Cuomo relied heavily on the crowd during them) but honestly? Those hits are what made people love them, and what people came out to see. The end of summer is a time of nostalgia, after all, and Weezer brought what they're known for and gave a great performance of it.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist Live photos: Grouplove, Portugal the Man, The Fillmore (9/3/2014)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:17 AM
Grouplove w/ Portugal. The Man
The Fillmore
Sept. 3, 2014
- Photo by Jeff Hahne
- Portugal. The Man
A change of venue probably helped the Honda Civic Tour, which rolled into the Fillmore on Wednesday night. Grouplove and Portugal. The Man had been scheduled to perform at the Uptown Amphitheatre, but poor ticket sales moved the show to the smaller indoor venue next door. Lucky for everyone involved, as a massive downpour hit the Queen City just as the show was scheduled to start.
After the "monsoon" had passed and the band Typhoon had gotten all 11 of its members off stage, Portugal. The Man kicked off their set with a brief rendition of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" leading into their own "Purple Yellow Red & Blue." It wasn't the only cover song PtM threw into their set as they later riffed off of Oasis' "Don't Look Back in Anger."
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
News Evening Muse to host monthly vinyl swap
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Starting Sept. 7, 2014, a "Vinyl Swap" will be held at the Evening Muse/Daily Press in NoDa. Held every first Sunday of the month from noon to 2 p.m., the idea is to bring five vinyl records to trade with others as an opportunity to hear new music or share what you love with others.
"The point isn't that you don't 'want' the records," host Shirley Griffith posted on her Facebook page. "It's the chance to allow someone else in the world to pick up one of your coveted records and be able to discover a whole new sound or band that they previously would not have encountered."
Griffith feels that the vinyl-collecting community is filled with people who take music seriously and the idea of a vinyl swap could bring that community together. She hopes collectors will trade albums they don't listen to anymore in order to give a "fresh ear the joy of listening to said record."
"I'm really excited about people coming in and grabbing five records (even if they don't know what half of them are), going home and experiencing what someone out here in the world thought was a great sound," Griffith says.
Any donations or tips during the swap will go to help the Chronic Illness Relief Fund (CIRF).
News / First Notes First Notes (9/2/2014): Survivor singer dies at age 63
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:40 AM
Editor's Note: First Notes is a weekly update of recent happenings in the world of music.
* Jimi Jamison, singer for the band Survivor, has died at age 63 from an apparent heart attack. Jamison became the singer for the band from 1984 until 1988, providing the vocals for The Karate Kid's "Is This Love" and Rocky IV's "Burning Heart." He also sang the theme to Baywatch, "I'm Always Here," as a solo artist. Jamison joined Survivor shortly after the band recorded its biggest hit, "Eye of the Tiger."
* Cee-Lo Green pleaded no contest to a felon drug charge — and then made some questionable comments. Green tweeted out, "People who have really been raped REMEMBER!!!" and “When someone brakes on a home there is broken glass where is your plausible proof that anyone was raped.”(sic) Green later deleted the tweets and apologized for his comments. Green will now serve three years of formal probation and complete 360 hours of community service.
* A man in Iowa City has been charged with assault after police say he threatened to kill his neighbor because of the music he was playing. Terrill Wiges, 63, allegedly held a knife to his neighbor's throat and asked if he was ready to die. It's unknown what music was playing.
* Randy Travis' name no longer appears in his hometown of Marshville, North Carolina. The old signs, which read, "Marshville Home of Randy Travis & Country Living," have been replaced by signs that simply say, "Welcome to Marshville North Carolina." Town manager Fern Shubert says the old signs were "too busy" for drivers to read.
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