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Disturbed The latest incarnation of the band’s Music As a Weapon Tour – it’s the fourth one – will bring a whole helluva lot of metal to Charlotte. The band will share the main stage with Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira. The second stage will be taken over by Suicide Silence, Spineshank, Bury Your Dead and Crooked X. Lots of distortion and screaming – guaranteed. Bojangles Coliseum

Check out this preview from last week’s show in Phoenix, Ariz.:

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To coincide with this week’s cover story, we found some clips of Tim and Eric — of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! — while they were in Charlotte last month. Some of the sound sucks, but the shit is funny:

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By Jill Jacobs

For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Ben Folds is playing Ovens Auditorium this Sunday! Here’s a little preview of what this North Carolinian sounds like in concert. Sham on.

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Why aren’t there people like Rob on the light rail?

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Check out one of the five finalists in the American Zombie Film Contest, sponsored by Creative Loafing and The Light Factory (and here’s more about this film and the contest):

Antibody from The Light Factory on Vimeo.

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This woman threw a toddler style tantrum at the Hong Kong airport after she missed her flight. The reason: her Pekingese left on the flight without her.

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A 51-year-old man was arrested after getting caught getting busy with a bevy of inflatable dolls in a grocery store parking lot. Yes. I said inflatable dolls.

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The art/social event Pecha Kucha pops off tonight at Alive in NoDa. Don’t know what’s the deal with Pecha Kucha? Well you can read this and/or check out these Pecha Kucha presentations I found on YouTube:

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Revolutionary Road reunites Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and they’re both exceptional in this adaptation of Richard Yates’ highly acclaimed novel. Whether the film itself will satisfy moviegoers expecting to see the pair again in the throes of starry-eyed passion is another matter altogether, since romance is kept at a minimum in this appropriately edgy drama. Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, has made another American beauty, this one a powerful examination of a young couple trying desperately to deal with the plasticity of 1950s suburbia. One of the most somber of all the award-season titles, it’s nevertheless a must for discerning adults who don’t mind getting their hands dirty on messy emotions. Read the entire review

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By Matt Brunson

Even given my status as a big dog lover (and whether you take that to mean a big lover of dogs or a lover of big dogs, either interpretation works), the notion of spending two hours watching puppies frolic during the course of Marley & Me seemed like a pretty one-note way to spend a matinee. Welcome, then, to one of the season’s most pleasant surprises, as this family film proves to be far more thematically rich than its simplistic trailer reveals. Read more

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