I’m sharing my thoughts on pop music over at Qcvibes.com.
Here one day, gone tomorrow — there sure is a lot of crap filling the airwaves these days. And chances are, you’ve moved on from those songs, too — unless you thought they were terrible in the first place.
Did you know we post concert reviews online? Yep… usually there are photos and setlists, too! Check out the review from last night’s sold out Needtobreathe concert here.
Serena Ryder, one of the band’s openers, was also worth checking out.
Another new music venue and entertainment spot is opening its doors in the Queen City. This one, The Blvd., is over on Independence Blvd.
BrittneyAfterDark has all the information.
We don’t just review CDs in the paper either. Along with a number of live reviews that show up at the Vibes blog, we also unleash the 10-in-10 reviews on Friday and the occasional CD review.
Today, Mike McCray is checking out the latest from Curren$y.
Did you know that every Friday, over on the Vibes blog, we review 10 CDs in 10 words each? Sometimes it’s straightforward, sometimes silly, sometimes harsh, sometimes glowing. It just depends what hits our desk.
Check it out here.
The Friad Knots dominated the Cockpit Candies, 127-90, during the Aug. 30 match of the Charlotte Roller Girls intraleague season.
The final standings for the 2009 intra-league season have the Block’em Sock’em Rollers (2-0) in first, Fraid Knots (1-1) second and Cockpit Candies (0-2) third.
The championship round, originally scheduled for Sept. 12, has been canceled due to the continuing repair at the Grady Cole Center. The bout will now be held on Dec. 6 and has been designated a Fan Appreciation Night. Details have not yet been announced.
The Charlotte Roller Girls held another intra-league bout on Aug. 9 at the Grady Cole Center. The Block ‘Em Sock ‘Em Rollers defeated the Fraid Knots 97-95. Here are some views from the bout:
The Block ‘Em Sock ‘Em Rollers defeated the Cockpit Candies 92-66 at the Grady Cole Center on July 19 during the first match of this year’s intra-league championship of the Charlotte Roller Girls.
BoToxic Bruz’her left with an ankle injury in the third period — just evidence that the girls are out in full-force even when competing against themselves.
The next bout is on Aug. 9 with the Block’em Sock’em Rollers taking on the Fraid Knots.
Not sure of what to do this weekend? You still have two opportunities to catch the N.C. Dance Theatre’s performance of Othello — May 15 and 16 at 8 p.m.
For more information, click here.
The ultimate insult in Iraq is having a shoe thrown at you, or being hit with a shoe. Remember the statue of Saddam Hussein being beaten? Or this guy beating a picture of Saddam with a shoe?
Well, over the weekend, President George W. Bush was in Iraq giving a speech when an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at him. Bush’s “quick like a cat” reflexes got him out of the situation – of course, Secret Service agents jumped on the guy and dragged him out…
