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NEWS&VIEWS RISING FROM THE RUBBLE: The life, death

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FEATURE

RISING FROM THE RUBBLE The life, death and rebirth of Tommy’s Pub BY RYAN PITKIN

AMIE STARKS ANSWERS

the phone from behind the bar at the South End art & drinks spot he’s been helping out at in recent months. He pauses before he speaks. “Dirty Hippie,” he finally says into the receiver, but there’s no answer. He hangs up and looks down. “That’s still so hard for me,” he says. “I still want to say Tommy’s Pub when I answer the phone, so every time it comes out like, ‘Errr … Dirty Hippie.’” Starks worked at and eventually managed Tommy’s Pub on Central Avenue for about eight years before it was shut down last year, the land sold to developers to build an apartment complex. Tommy’s owner Jim McNally credits Starks with transitioning the original pub from a place where three or four old-timer regulars could be found belly up to the bar on any given night to a crucial part of Charlotte’s music scene; an intimate venue where up-and-coming artists could get stage time before moving up the ranks to bigger spots. The familial atmosphere that defined Tommy’s Pub for 30-plus years continued after that transition, and in the year since its closing, McNally and Starks have been working to bring that feeling back. They’ve hit their share of roadblocks, but the effort looks to have paid off now, and Starks hopes to open the new Tommy’s Pub before the end of the year.

TOMMY’S PUB WAS opened in 1977

by Tommy Karras. He took the building over from his father, Nick, who had run the Central Avenue Bar & Grill there since 1951, save for about a three-year span when it was called Happy Days. By the time McNally bought it from Tommy’s sister in 2002, there were regulars there who had been setting up on the same stool for decades, whose fathers and uncles had done the same. Starks entered the picture in about 2007 when, despite his preference for Mountain Dew and Pepsi over beer, he finally went to check out the bar his friend Jim ran and was always telling him about. A short-track stock 10 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

Jamie Starks will take over as owner of the new Tommy’s Pub. car racer himself, Starks appreciated all the racing history on the walls. McNally ended up sponsoring him, and Starks raced around East Lincoln Speedway with Tommy’s Pub painted proudly on the hood of his street stock that year. He ran the bar one night as a favor when McNally attended a concert with his only two bartenders, and was eventually taking over more shifts here and there. By 2008, he was working there regularly. That’s when things began to change. “The cash register still had one button. All we served was beer — just five different kinds. We only had a few guys in here every night and would shut down by 8 p.m.” Starks recalls. “I had a meeting one day with Jim. I’m like, ‘Jim, if I’m going to be here as much as I’m going to be here, the bar’s not making

any money, I’m not making any money, we need to make some changes.’” McNally worked on introducing liquor to the menu, while Starks set his eyes on a small 35-by-12-foot room with nothing inside but a shuffleboard and an electronic dart board that nobody touched. Charlotte soundman Zach McBee gave him some high quality speakers to replace the ones that had been collecting dust in the building for decades. He brought in his friend Brent Greer, a country musician, to host open mic nights on Wednesdays for musicians of any genre. Those weekly events became popular almost immediately, and eventually Starks started booking bands to play shows. “I went from writing things on a notepad — like one to two shows — to having to buy a calendar book, to filling all the days up

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probably within a year and a half,” Starks says. “By 2010, the music scene [at Tommy’s] was in full swing.” The good ol’ boys of years past took the transition in stride, and Starks recalls how the two groups interacted each night as musicians prepared to take the small bar over from the stool pigeons who called Tommy’s home. “For a while we were the old man bar during the day and, like, punk rock music at night,” he says. “The old guys thought it was funny that all of a sudden there were people coming in with leather coats and chains and funky hair and piercings and tattoos, and they’d be like, ‘Oh well, guess it’s time for us to go.’ A couple of them stuck around to see.” Tommy’s quickly found its niche in Charlotte’s music community, with its

“My fight wasn’t with them selling the building at all. My fight was, ‘What the fuck, another development? Another person coming in to tear down more history out of this city to put up more apartments?’ JAMIE STARKS, ON HIS RESISTANCE TO CLOSING THE ORIGINAL TOMMY’S PUB

small, intimate setting and modest turnout serving as a jumping off point for bands just emerging from the garage. Bands like Scowl Brow and The Commonwealth played their earliest shows at Tommy’s. Starks also got help from others in the community, with bookers like Buck Boswell at The Milestone and Zach Reader at Snug Harbor throwing bands his way when they weren’t a good fit at their respective venues. When bands would start to improve and draw bigger crowds, Starks would return the favor. “I called Tommy’s the ‘friendly confines’ of the Charlotte music scene. Like Wrigley Field is the ‘friendly confines’ for the MLB, we were the friendly confines of Charlotte’s music scene,” Starks says. “People link me to that, and it’s like, yeah I had an idea, but I couldn’t do that idea myself. People helped us out along the way. I opened the door but I didn’t drag the people in.” For Plaza Midwood neighbor Jenna Thompson, who would later lead the fight against developers planning to knock Tommy’s over and build 100 apartment units on the site, Tommy’s meant something more than the music. “A long time ago I compared it to Cheers and people sort of sneered at that, because they just saw it as a nasty dive bar,” Thompson says. “But really it was a place you could go and feel welcome even if people didn’t know who you were. If you were a regular, Jamie knew your name, Jim knew your name. It was truly a neighborhood bar; a home away from home in a lot of ways. Many people did not see it that way, except for the people who had been going there for

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After a concert outside of the original Tommy’s Pub. years. In that sense, it was important to a lot of people.”

STARKS SAYS HE rarely had a chance to

look back on the growth he had inspired in Tommy’s until 2015, when he and McNally read a news article saying the land had been sold to developers and Tommy’s would be demolished. They had heard rumors in the past but been assured by the landowner that they were fine. But now that landowner, Angela Ballas, sister of the bar’s namesake Tommy Karras’, had fallen into bad health. Her son, Johnny Ballas, had to sell the land to pay for Angela’s healthcare. “That was painful,” McNally says. “It was very painful to know we had to leave, but I understood it. I had known that family for many years. I was a good friend of Tommy’s before he passed away in 2002. The family really needed to sell the property.” Although McNally understood, some neighbors stood to fight for the preservation of the historical dive bar. Jenna Thompson organized a grassroots resistance to the new development planned for the site. She

started an online petition and got about 100 people to show up to a public hearing in front of city council denouncing the new plans. Thompson’s efforts eventually led to the formation of Plaza Midwood Shows Up, a group of people that inform residents of development planned for the neighborhood and create a dialogue around it. The group’s name was inspired by the headline of Erin Tracy-Blackwood’s May ‘15 Trouble Hunter column in Creative Loafing about Thompson’s grassroots development resistance. Starks supported Thompson’s efforts, although he stayed behind the scenes, not wanting to ruffle feathers with the Ballas family, whose decision he understood. “My fight wasn’t with them selling the building at all. My fight was, ‘What the fuck, another development? Another person coming in to tear down more history out of this city to put up more apartments?’ If they wanted to tear Tommy’s down and put in a community park, I would’ve been like, ‘Yeah it sucks but you know what, you have a beautiful little park and everybody’s going to benefit from it.”

Thompson says her fight was with the developer as well, if even just as a symbol. “It was a working class bar and the property it was on got singled out for luxury apartments, so basically it was very symbolic of the uncontrolled growth in the neighborhood,” Thompson says. “It’s inevitable that it’s going to happen, but there are no efforts being made by city council to preserve what we had. It’s a free for all to build, build, build and to build things that are unaffordable to people who made the neighborhood what it is.” Despite their efforts, the plan was approved, and now Tommy’s Pub is no more. The process left Starks with resentment for the democratic process. For Thompson, it was an ill-fated but important fight. “From the beginning, we knew we weren’t going to win,” Thompson says. “It’s the principle of the thing. You’ve got to stand up for something.”

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BY RYAN PITKIN

READY SET GO While it’s normal to see

firearms stolen during car break-ins on a daily basis in this city (seriously people, they can’t be used for protection when you’re leaving them in your car every night) one car thief in south Charlotte will be disappointed if he tries to use the gun he made off with last week. A 67-year-old man called police after someone stole his Hyundai Sonata, and he informed the officers that sitting in the backseat was a starter pistol used for track and field races.

NEW AGE If anyone would have broken into “Every Sunday Bluegrass Jam” sessions at Tommy’s were snug, to say the least.

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new chapter. They immediately decided to begin looking for a new location to re-open Tommy’s Pub. McNally, now 73, informed Starks when the search began that he would be at the reins of the new project. “I said, ‘I want the new Tommy’s to be yours. I’m getting too old to tend bar for a bar full of customers here to see music and whatnot.’ I will just be acting in an advising capacity, and we will get the new Tommy’s open,” McNally says. Zoning ordinances and code enforcement have changed a lot in the 80 or so years since Tommy’s original home was built. Starks has had a rough go of things. He says he’s been chased out of multiple promising sites by code enforcement officers claiming there isn’t enough space for parking or that he’s a few feet too close to a residential area. The process has left both Starks and McNally with a bitter taste. “It’s a quagmire, a bureaucratic hornet’s nest. It’s amazing. There are so many t’s to cross and i’s to dot, and frankly an awful lot of it is needless. It greatly forestalls honest, hard-working folks like Jamie who want to open a business,” McNally says. Nevertheless, the two have continued their work and Starks has now zeroed in on a potential site in a 900-square-foot space inside Area 15 at the intersection of North Davidson and 15th streets. The space has not yet been approved by the city, but he’s hopeful that it will be the right spot for Tommy’s resurrection. If approved, the new Tommy’s will be even smaller than the original 1,140-square-foot building, but it fits with the dive bar feel, which Starks wants to continue to cultivate. “It’s very important, because that’s what made Tommy’s Tommy’s. People loved sitting in close quarters with one another. They 12 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

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loved the shows being in tight quarters, being intimate,” he said. “It is important to me to have that feel and that feel is what everybody wants, so I’m going to continue it.” Even with the small space, Starks’s most recent obstacle involves confusion about how many bathrooms he’ll need to service it, thanks to the infamous House Bill 2. Starks says he’s been led to believe that the new gender-specific law has affected maximum occupancy rules and he will need two more bathrooms despite the fact that there are already two on the floor. Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement representatives told Creative Loafing that HB2 has not yet had any effect on current building codes in the county, yet there have been rumors that something could come to pass and if an amendment were to come, it would pass through “lightning quick.” Nevertheless, the work continues, and it’s evident in speaking with Starks that nothing short of death will stop him from reopening Tommy’s. To hear McNally tell it, though, we should be ready for Tommy’s to return sooner rather than later. “We’re hopeful, and this is wishful thinking, to be in in a couple weeks,” he says. “Hopefully by some time next month — midto-late October — but certainly by the end of the year.” Starks’s goal is to be open by Halloween, “as long as no further creatures, zombies, goblins and demons arise.” For McNally, the experience has justified his life-long belief that hard work pays off in the end, no matter the obstacle. “It was perseverance,” he says. “I told Jamie that it would not be easy, but anything worth working hard for is worth it in the long run. I feel very confident that I’ve turned over the reins of Tommy’s to the right person.” Who doesn’t like a happy ending? RPITKIN@CLCLT.COM

my lunch box at school when I was 12 years old, the best they could’ve gotten was a YooHoo. That’s not the case anymore apparently, as a parent of a student at Alexander Graham Middle School recently filed a report stating that someone opened her young son’s lunchbox when it was left unattended and stole a $600 iPhone 6 out of it.

TRUTHER A man made a tired mistake

on a city bus last week, and will now have paperwork hell to pay for it. The man filed a police report stating that he set his birth certificate on the seat next to him and fell asleep while riding through Uptown on a CATS bus and when he woke up, it was gone.

BIGGER FISH A recent raid by the CMPD

vice squad on a house in southwest Charlotte probably didn’t go quite as well as detectives thought it would, unless they are carrying out raids now for a single joint. According to the police report, officers conducted a search warrant on a suspect’s home and found two rifles — although it doesn’t state that the suspect was a felon or otherwise banned from carrying guns — and a single gram of marijuana. Street value? A cool 10 bucks.

PENSION They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but it can be printed on paper, as one employee at a local Circle K recently found out. Management at the store called police after realizing that thousands of dollars had gone missing from its coffers. After looking back at the tape, they found that one of the store’s employees had printed money orders to herself to the tune of $5,450 before leaving on a recent day. Unsurprisingly, the suspect had not returned for any of her shifts since. SPEND IT TO MAKE IT While it’s often

sad to see the city’s elderly fall victim to elaborate — or often quite simple — scams targeting their wallets, when you come across a 20-something falling for the same silly tricks, you can just shake your head. One 29-year-old man in the University area fell victim to a scam artist last week who told him that, and I quote because I still feel like I’m missing something here, “once the victim transferred money to the suspect that

the suspect would then make a loan back to the victim.” It’s unclear why anyone would want a loan of their own money, but it didn’t matter, because the suspect got the transfer and cut off all communication.

FAST CASH Another young man fell victim to a scam artist in east Charlotte last week and didn’t even know it until he checked his account. The man told police that the suspect offered him $20 to cash a check at Fifth Third Bank using his account. The man gave him two checks and he cashed them, handing the money over to the suspect and keeping his $20. However, when he later checked his account and found it to be in the negative, he learned that the checks were fraudulent, and that the money he had taken out and handed over to the man was really all his money. HIT AND RUN A man’s attempt to get a

free car wash last week quickly turned into an incident in which he was able to rack up all sorts of more serious charges. Management at Auto Bell on North Tryon Street said a man attempted to pay for his wash with a fake credit card. When he was confronted about this he became combative, pushing two men, including a police officer who was on the scene. In his attempts to flee, the man then attempted to steal another customer’s car as it sat drying on the lot before he was apprehended.

TOUGH GUY A customer at Harris Teeter in Plaza Midwood recently went off on one of the store’s employees, then preceded to contradict himself in an attempt to look cool. According to the report, the man told an employee he would show him how tough he is, then picked up a nearby piece of wood and held it as if he was going to hit someone with it, instead of, you know, being tough.

CHILD LOCKS A 22-year-old woman

arrived at her destination in west Charlotte last week and learned that she had been robbed blind during the drive, or something like that. The woman filed a report stating that at some point in the drive, her small child sitting in the backseat had gotten a hold of her wallet and thrown it out the window. The wallet contained four debit/ credit cards, three social security cards, two work badges (and a partridge in a pear tree?).

KILLING BED BUGS Police officers and

the Charlotte Fire Department responded to a call in west Charlotte regarding a 25-yearold man whose mattress was found engulfed in flames outside of his home. That’s either very effective pest control or he pissed off the wrong woman. Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELDS The

recently concluded Olympics included a few of the more obscure athletic endeavors — such as dressage for horses and steeplechase for humans — but U.S. colleges compete in even less-heralded “sports,” such as wood chopping, rock climbing, fishing and broomball. University of Alabama, 2015 national football champions, dominates also in the 280-school bass-fishing competition, and New York’s Paul Smith College’s 5,000-student campus raucously cheers its championship log-splitting team against seven other schools. And Ohio State whipped another football powerhouse, Nebraska, in ice-based broomball.

BECAUSE WE CAN We now have computer or cellphone apps to, for example, analyze the quality of one’s tongue-kissing; alert you when your zipper is inadvertently down; make a refrigerator also be a stereo and photo album; notify you when you need to drink more water; check the malefemale ratio at local bars so, if you’re on the prowl, you can plan your evening efficiently; and reveal whether your partner has had someone else in bed while you were away via differential contours of the mattress. And then, in August, the creators of the new “South Park” virtual reality game announced that they had figured out how to release a “fart” smell that is crucial to game-players when they put on the VR mask. INEXPLICABLE Pizza Hut announced in August that it had finally mastered the technology to turn its cardboard delivery boxes into customers’ workable disk-jockey turntables and will make them available shortly in five stores in the United Kingdom. Each box has two record decks, a cross-fader, pitch and cue controls, and the ability to rewind. Music stars P Money and DJ Vectra are featured, and the boxes will sync via Bluetooth to phones and computers. LAME (1) Steven Scholz was sued for $255,000 in Oregon City, Oregon, in July after he allegedly fired 15 shots at a family’s house and traumatized their young son inside. Scholz explained that he thought the Biblical Rapture had just occurred and that he was the only survivor. (2) Aman Bhatia, 27, was charged with battery and lewd molestation in July after allegedly groping six women at Disney World’s Typhoon Lagoon water park. Despite witnesses telling police that Bhatia was positioning himself for furtive groping, Bhatia claimed that his glasses were broken and thus he was not aware that women were in his path. COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS In

July, Ryan Bundy, a leader of the Malheur federal land occupation protest in Oregon

in January, exercising his philosophy as a “sovereign,” wrote his judge that he rejects the federal court’s jurisdiction over him in his upcoming trial, but that he would agree to co-operate — provided the government pays him $1 million cash. Bundy, who signs court documents “i; ryan c., man.” said for that sum, he would act as “defendant” — or, as a bonus, if the judge prefers, as “bailiff,” or even as “judge.” Bundy’s lawyer, not surprisingly, is Bundy.

RECURRING THEME People with too much money have been reported over the years to have paid enormous sums for “prestigious” license plates, usually the lowest-numbered. In China, the number 8 is regarded as lucky, and a man identified only as “Liu” obtained Shanghai province’s plate “88888” — for which he paid the equivalent of $149,000. Shanghaiist.com reported in June that “Lucky” Liu was forced into annoying traffic stops by police eight times the first day because officers were certain that the plate was bogus. IRONY Greenland’s first “world-class tourist attraction,” opening in 2020, offers visitors a “stunning view” of the rapidly melting ice sheets from the area’s famous, 250,000-year-old Jakobshavn Glacier. The United Nations-protected site is promoting a “tourist” vista that some call “ground zero for climate change” — and which others hope won’t be completely melted by 2020. UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT (1)

Third-grade teacher Tracy Rosner filed a lawsuit against the county school board in Miami in July, claiming to be the victim of race and national origin discrimination after being turned down for a job that required teaching Spanish — because she doesn’t speak Spanish. Rosner said “nonHispanics” like her are a minority among Miami schoolteachers and therefore that affirmative-action-style accommodations should have been made for her.

BAD DAD An Idaho man took his pregnant

daughter, 14, and the man who raped her, age 24, to Missouri last year to get married — because of that state’s lenient marriageage law — asserting that it is the rapist’s “duty” to marry a girl he gets pregnant. The father now says he was wrong, but an Idaho judge nonetheless sentenced him to 120 days behind bars for endangering his daughter. The rapist received a 15-year sentence, and the pregnancy ended in miscarriage.

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT The

Tykables “baby store for adults” opened in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, recently and so far has outlasted attempts to shut it down as being, allegedly, inappropriate for the community. Part of the business model is selling adult diapers for medical needs, but a major

clientele is adults with a fetish to be treated like helpless babies — with diapers, clothing, accessories and furniture like oversized high chairs, playpens and cribs. Though the owner controls store access and has blocked out window views, critics are still uncomfortable explaining the store to their children.

SOLD FOR PARTS A 30-year-old woman,

“LTN,” has so far escaped prosecution in Hanoi, Vietnam because her insurance fraud caper already cost her a third, each, of her left hand and left foot. Those are the parts police said she paid a friend the equivalent of $2,000 to chop off to claim a $157,000 disability-policy payout, according to an August dispatch by Agence France-Presse.

LOYAL HUSBAND Police in Hartselle, Alabama, arrested Sarah Shepard for soliciting a hit man to kill her husband, Richard, after police set up an undercover sting, even working with Richard to stage his fake death to convince her that the job was completed. Now, Richard is trying to help Sarah. In August, he asked her judge to reduce her bail, certain that she had been “entrapped” because, for one thing, she could hardly manage a grocery list, much less a murder.

THE PASSING PARADE (1) A traffic

officer in Guelph, Ontario, pulled over a 35-year-old motorist on July 11 traveling 67 mph (108 km/h) in a 45 mph zone — at night on a stretch with no highway lights and no headlights on his vehicle. The stopped driver was given citations even though he pointed out that he was watching the road with a flashlight on his head, held in place by straps. (2) Twenty-three local-government bureaucrats in Boscotrecase, Italy, were disciplined in July after being caught shirking duties, including by falsifying the time clock. It was unclear whether the 23 included the two “mystery” workers photographed punching in for work while wearing cardboard boxes on their heads.

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James Davis, 73, was ordered by the town of Stevenson, Alabama, to dig up his wife’s body from his front yard and re-bury it in an actual cemetery. The front yard, he pleaded, is where she wanted to be, and this way he can visit her every time he walks out the door. Davis, who is challenging the order (in 2012) at the Court of Appeals, said he feels singled out, since people in Stevenson “have raised pigs in their yard,” have “horses in the road here” and “gravesites here all over the place.”

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A ‘REBIRTH’ THAT’S JUST MORE OF THE SAME New church continues status quo of exclusion legacy of ministry and missions that once “A 79-YEAR-OLD church being made existed,” and a “sort of ‘two for one’: birthing new,” the headline read. I had seen the a new church while also helping out an Facebook ad multiple times. In the sidebar. existing church that is in decline.” In my News Feed. Over and over again for at I was still intrigued, so I kept clicking least a week. around and finally, most critically, landed on My curiosity was piqued and it needed a the church’s statement of faith. salve, so I clicked. I quickly felt disappointed. ‘Yup, yes, awesome,’ I thought to myself Tricked. Confused and angered, even. as I read along. ‘Cool, I agree with that.’ And I’ve lived in Charlotte since 2007. Moving then, full stop. here required all the normal expectations Right there at the bottom of the and to-do’s that come with a move from statement of faith was what I had hoped one city to another, including a search for a wouldn’t be there — an entire paragraph on new church home. I visited a few here and the role of the family and the church’s antithere, but the search is decidedly difficult, LGBT marriage position, a sure sign of its especially being a queer Baptist. It took years lack of affirmation and inclusion. to finally happen upon the church I I was disappointed, for sure, and now occasionally attend, coming as I felt tricked, perhaps wrongly close as ever to the same kind of assuming an ad on my uberworship style, theology and progressive Facebook feed comfort of my hometown wouldn’t have led me to church. Still, I’m always anti-LGBT theology. I curious when I hear felt angry and confused of new churches and — upset that a church occasionally ponder a visit in such a wonderfully when I see a new local vibrant and diverse area of church open up or scroll town, home to the highest across my social feeds, like concentration of LGBT MATT COMER that Facebook ad last month. people in the entire state, I had recognized the name of could somehow find “rebirth” in the church. Oakhurst Baptist is an the same old and tired anti-LGBT old and large, stately church I’d often pass positions over which my fellow Baptists in my travels up and down Monroe Road in have completely marred their legacies. east Charlotte. I hadn’t given that particular But at least I had fair warning. Their church any significant consideration, but exclusion was there, in black and white, to hearing of a historic church being “made be read by LGBT and non-LGBT people alike. new” sounded interesting to me. Oakhurst makes no secret of their beliefs Perhaps it was my own social media and their association with the Southern bubble — the sometimes self-imposed, Baptist Convention, something other new or sometimes algorithmically-imposed echo rapidly growing churches fail to disclose to chamber modern social media creates for the public, the local megachurch Elevation us — that set me up for disappointment. I’ve being the largest and most visible example. rarely seen ads for anti-LGBT institutions or I’m sure Oakhurst, like Elevation, would organizations on my social media feeds. tell me and other LGBT people that “all After I clicked, I did some exploring on are welcome here.” I’m sure they’d say they the site. Oakhurst Baptist, not unlike any embrace all people with love. I’m sure I’d be number of older inner-city churches, had welcome to attend, to give money, probably apparently experienced a decline. The same to volunteer. I know for certain I wouldn’t fate had once unfolded at the old Green be welcome in leadership — pastoral or Memorial Baptist Church, whose building in otherwise — and likely not be considered Plaza Midwood is now home to the offices of for full membership. If Oakhurst deserves the Metrolina Baptist Association. any praise, let it be for the openness in Now, Oakhurst is under new leadership which they extol their exclusion. Anything and in the process of a “replanting.” Pastoral less — like the hidden terms and conditions leadership from other churches with of anti-LGBT-Baptist-but-don’t-tell-anyoneassistance from other church organizations we’re-really-anti-LGBT-Baptist churches like are breathing new life into a church once in Elevation — is nothing short of deception. decline. Oakhurst describes a “replant” as BACKTALK@CLCLT.COM “when a church determines to restart the 14 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

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In our August 4th issue, we introduced CL contributor Lara Americo’s new Trans and Queer in the Workplace photo series. Check that issue or online for our interview with Americo about why she began photographing trans and queer Charlotteans in their work environment. This week’s photo features Laura Levin, a pediatrician with Piedmont Pediatrics.

“We need transgender people in every industry so people can see that we are able to do the jobs that are given to us. It’s also important that kids have positive role models. In many ways, they are very supportive ... Although there were some significant stumbles along the way, their development of a transition team and execution of the goals of that team was nearly flawless. They have been patient with me as I adjust to post-HB2 North Carolina and they have not suggested I restrict my public advocacy work in any way.” - Laura Levin

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Chef Charles at the Davidson Farmers’ Market.

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HEF CHARLES SEMAIL

has an impressive resume: he has worked as head chef at top Charlotte restaurants, catered exclusive events, and fed some of the city’s favorite athletes. Since arriving in the south more than 20 years ago, Semail has even carved out a niche in local cuisine. “I’m pretty proud of my barbecue, for a 16 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

French guy,” he jokes. Though Semail’s pathway to success in the Queen City was a rough one, the Frenchnative is certain about one thing: don’t call it luck. “I don’t believe in luck,” Semail says. “I believe in opportunity and grabbing what life hands you.” After listening to Semail’s life story,

it becomes clear that the chef’s empire was built on a lifetime of hard work and enterprise. Visit his office on Phillip Davis Drive, and you’ll find proof of that: a petite white apron on display, far too small for the seasoned chef. “My first apron,” he explains. His mother had fashioned the smock out of old bedding sheets, so that Semail had a proper uniform

when he tinkered in the kitchen. “My mother would always come home to me on the chair with the butter and sugar, trying to put something together,” he recalls. “I knew since I was very little that I wanted to do something in relation with food.” Semail grew up in Chartres, France, a small town south of Paris that he refers to affectionately as “the backyard of Versailles.”

It was in Chartres that Semail’s love affair with cooking began. More specifically, it was in his mother’s kitchen. “Growing up, mom was always cooking. I lived in a small village, on the farm. The rabbit stew with dried prunes and white wine was a favorite. Fresh boiled potatoes with fresh parsley on the top, that’s what I remember,” he says. By the time he was 14 years old, Semail was ready to graduate from his mother’s kitchen and commit to cooking full-time. “School was not for me since day one,” he explains. So the aspiring chef dropped out and pursued a classic French apprenticeship. He spent the next four years training and studying under a mentor. “I did my training first in charcuterie,” he recalls. “The art of butchering pigs, everything from scratch.” The job called for a little bit of everything — from preparing pork sausage, bacon and pig trotters, to making deliveries on his bicycle. At 18 years old, Semail’s career took the first of many detours when he joined the French Army. But even in the service, Semail found his way back to the kitchen. “I did three months of training, and then I was placed to cook for officers,” he recalls. “I’ve cooked every day since I was 14 years old.” When Semail got out of the army a year later, he found himself in the picturesque French island town of Île de Ré. It was there, operating a small summer restaurant, that he met his wife. The couple spent their first years moving between summers in Île de Ré and winters in the French alps, before deciding to chase a new opportunity that would bring them stateside. “We have a special weekly newspaper for the food business, and we opened it and saw a job offer for Florida.” Semail touched down in Florida in 1985; “The year the Challenger space shuttle exploded,” he recalls. “I came to the states to answer the ad in the newspaper. I met with the chef, had lunch with him, but he said, ‘You don’t have enough experience.’” Still, the chef was impressed with Semail, and offered him a position as a butcher. Though Semail would return to France a few months later, his roots had been set in the states. “In Florida I became friends with a maître d’ who had married an American girl from Lexington, Kentucky. He said, ‘We don’t have French restaurants there, we should partner together.’” A few years later, the maître d’ made good on the offer: “He found a place, so I came back and we opened Acajou French restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky.” Unfortunately, the restaurant was short-

Chef Charles with his mother and the famous apron. lived. “I got kicked out by immigration,” Semail says. “They gave me 90 days to leave the country.” After getting a taste of America, Semail knew he wanted to return. Back in France, Semail and his wife began making plans to make the move permanently … but with a unique stipulation. “My wife made a deal with me,” Semail recalls. “She said, ‘We will go back to America only if I’m pregnant.’” In eight years of marriage, the couple had been unable to conceive. “That means thank God to the help of the doctors in France,” Semail quips. By the time he had lined up a work visa and sponsorship in California, his wife was seven months pregnant. Semail moved to California and planned for his wife to join him before their son was born, but as the chef would learn repeatedly, even the best laid plans can go awry. “My wife was supposed to take the plane to California on June 29, 1992. She went to a checkup the day before, and the doctor said, ‘No way, ma’am, you’re having your baby tomorrow.” “We tried everything possible to have a baby for eight years, but when my wife had a

COURTESY OF CHARLES SEMAIL

baby, I wasn’t there! But that’s ok,” he adds, in true French fashion. “C’est la vie!” As with many major events in Semail’s life, the move to California was once again characterized with disaster. In the aftermath of a 6.5 richter earthquake that tore through their home in Culver City, the family decided it was time once again to move. “We put a map on the floor and started to pinpoint some cities,” he says. “We picked five or six different cities, and picked Charlotte. So for $500 I bought a Volkswagen bus, and I could cook and make coffee in the back of it, and we drove in 14 days.” Within days of arriving in Charlotte, Semail had found work as a line cook. “The guy was paying me peanuts, but my goal was to meet and connect with people, and then I moved on.” Semail continued to work his way up, eventually landing an interview with Eli’s, a major catering company in Charlotte. “I said, ‘No, I’m not qualified to do what you’re expecting.’ She sent a nice letter to say, ‘Let me know when you’re ready, we have a job waiting for you.’” Semail would spend the next four years working for Eli’s, before eventually switching gears to work for the newly-opened Dean & DeLuca at Phillips Place.

“I started as a butcher,” he recalls. “After a month I was sous chef, and after two months I was the chef of the store.” After opening several other Dean & DeLuca restaurants across Charlotte, a new opportunity came knocking, and Semail was hired as the chef for Quail Hollow Country Club. His first task: catering the Quail Hollow Golf Tournament. Though Semail enjoyed a four-year reign at Quail Hollow, he once again found himself craving change. “I was like, ‘You know what, I’m 42, it’s time to start my own business.’ So I said to my wife, ‘I’m going to start my small personal chef service.’” The seal of approval came from a former mentor: “She said, ‘You’re going to be fine, you just need one customer.’ Three weeks later, one of the football players needed a personal chef at his house. So I started my business that way — with one customer.” Launching his own business wasn’t without it’s challenges, though. “I didn’t have any equipment!” he recalls. “So I went to Target and bought a set of stainless pots and knives, $150 bucks. I’m not a gadget chef, with what’s supposed to be the best knife on earth,’ I cook with a basic knife. “So I went to Home Depot, bought a tool box, took a couple knives from my house, went downtown, and started like that.” Fourteen years later, the humble business that began with a set of Target knives and a Home Depot toolbox now employs a crew of 12. In addition to catering events, Semail offers meal prep for private jets, corporate lunches and is even a regular at weekend farmer’s markets, an endeavor that began in the aftermath of the recession. “I bought this 4,000-square-foot building in 2008, and then the recession hit and I have a million-dollar investment in this building and the kitchen. A good 50 percent of my business was gone in no time.” “I had two options: put the key on the mat, run away, bankruptcy, go back to France, or start something to keep my mind occupied. So I started the farmer’s market.” To this day, you can find him at the market every Saturday — he hasn’t missed one in eight years. He also has plans to start offering culinary tours to France, where he’ll host a handful of guests in Île de Ré. Reflecting on the often-bumpy ride, Semail reiterates that it wasn’t luck, but rather hard work that got him where he is today: “You work hard, work work work work. Don’t give up. Take opportunities,” he says. “It’s the American dream.” “I’m blessed and I believe in working hard, being honest. I do my job with my family and my business and that’s it. I have good friends, a good life. and that’s it.” CLCLT.COM | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | 17

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SITTING SNUG ON the corner of Tryon and West Trade Street is Essex Bar and Bistro. From the outside, the eatery is sleek with steel beams and floor-to-ceiling windows — and on the inside, it’s cozy and comfortable with warm lighting and soft seats. Its location is a nod to its function, as the busy corner at Bank of America Plaza allows it to serve the young professionals in the area conducting business lunches or leaving the office to grab a bite and a sip on their way home. That’s not to say that the bistro and bar isn’t for guests that don’t spend their days in offices. The food menu and bar program are designed to fit everyone’s taste. There’s no fancy verbiage on the multicultural menu, either. Simple names and simple descriptions correlate to the old-school style of cooking that adheres to each culture’s preparation for each dish. Management has an open mind about where the Essex’s cuisine is headed. Co-owner and chef, Haim Aizenberg, says the Essex Bar and Bistro has a plan, but isn’t afraid to make small tweaks and improvements in their menus as they go. Creative Loafing sat down with Haim to talk about the bistro atmosphere, bar and menu program and the Essex concept. Creative Loafing: How does the bar program and the food menu work together to create a cohesive vision for the restaurant? Haim Aizenberg: You can see that in the drink menu, we pick from each culture, each country their traditional drink, that’s something very cool. People know mojitos and the basic stuff, but we take it and give it a tweak. We’re not trying to jump to places. We let people absorb and understand where we’re going to and then step it up. If you sit here a month or two from today and we talk, you’ll see we’ll be much different. We’re probably going to be in different places as far as tweaking and changing stuff on the menu. We’ll see what’s working because right now, something I might say is going to be my bestseller but maybe in a couple months from now I say, “You know what? It’s not as big as I thought it was going to be.” So you got a plan, but it’s a plan/not-a-plan because you never know what people like or not.

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Chef Haim Aizenberg of Essex Bar and Bistro. What do you offer that other places don’t? Our pita bread, our falafel, our shawarma, all that stuff is made from scratch, like real scratch. And it follows each culture’s basic rules of how it needs to be done and how you’re doing it. and we’re not trying to shoot for too much. It’s almost like mom-food style in a cool and nice atmosphere and presentation. But that’s what sets us apart. I really think that the staff and the menu, all those things when they come together it’s great all around. Because the greater concept is more than “Oh, I got chicken and I got beef and I got falafel.” No. It’s the whole environment, it’s the whole package. How do you target a young demographic but also include customers outside of that demographic? If you want to get steak or a $30 or $35 plate, you can have it. If you want to have a $9 or $10 or $12 plate, you can have it too. You don’t have to be committed to drop $50 or $60 a person if you don’t eat. If you come, get a cool, medium sized plate. You can come after work, get a $10 or $12 plate and a cool drink and it’s very cool and young. For the older people, you can have a traditional dinner, come over and have a steak with seafood or whatever they want. You don’t necessarily have to come and dress up, you can come here from work or you can come here on your way back home, whatever you want. BACKTALK@CLCLT.COM CLCLT.COM | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | 19

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What: When Pig Mountain called it quits a few years back, the local music scene lost a quailty, sludgy staple. Thankfully, the trio finds time to reunite on occasion and hammer away on the low end. Singer/guitarist Doob has said in the past that the music and lyrics aren’t any more complicated than it sounds — nor do they need to be. Sit back, enjoy a beer and let this band knock the cobwebs out.

What: This is no big fat Greek wedding, but it might feel that way. On top of lots of entertainment (dancing and music), there’s indoor and outdoor vendors selling sweet (think: baklava) and savory grub. Take a tour of the cathedral while you’re there. It’s a fun outing, despite the fact that parking can be a real bitch. Just want food? They have a drive-through. You’ve gotta hand it to the Greeks for being so hospitable and accomodating.

What: It’s safe to say that Bill Burr has cemented his spot as a top American comedians, but he’s also stayed busy in other ways. Over the last year, Burr has continued his popular podcast, released a hit animated series on Netflix called F is for Family and resumed his role on New Girl. His last Netflix special, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way,” was filmed in black and white, but you can check him out live and in color at the Belk Theater.

When: 9 p.m. Where: The Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Road. More: $7. 704-398-0472. themilestoneclub.com.

When: Sept. 8-11. Where: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 East Blvd. More: $3; Free for children under 12. yiasoufestival.org.

When: 8 p.m. Where: Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. More: $156 and up. 704-372-1000. blumenthalarts.org.

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— RYAN PITKIN

5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE What: If the title doesn’t sound tantalizing enough, here’s another reason to get a taste of this comedy. In this play, five chatty women are disclosing their deepest secrets to one another during a breakfast ceremony turned impending atomic bomb threat. You’ll feel like a fly on the wall. This humor-filled production was the winner for “Best Overall Production” at the NYC International Fringe Festival. When: Sept. 9-24. Where: 9216 Westmoreland Road More: $15-$20. 704-619-0429. warehousepac.com. — OVERCASH

BOULEVARDS What: Raleigh-based Jamil Rashad, aka Boulevards, has got style and funk down pat. Last year, he released his debut LP Groove and he’s since hit the streets (or should we say boulevards?) to tour, drawing in a fanbase that appreciates his soul as much as they do his style. His style has been compared to Prince, Rick James and Earth, Wind & Fire. Get there early for local acts Brother Aten and DJ Andy K. When: 10 p.m. Where: Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. More: $6. 704-561-1781. snugrock. com. — OVERCASH

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NEWS ARTS FOOD MUSIC ODDS

Anna Rose TUESDAY

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EAT FROM A TRUCK

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DINOSAUR JR.

What: Call it shameless self promotion, but the Eat From A Truck festival (presented by Creative Loafing) has got us crazy excited because it combines food trucks, beer and live music (Langhorne Slim and the Law), all on our home base at the AvidXchange Music Factory. With about 100 trucks on site, it’s the largest food truck rally ever held in the Carolinas. Come hungry.

What: This Knoxville-based honkytonk act has had its fair share of hardships this year — in January the band’s van was stolen with all their gear inside. But thanks to social media and a quick response from fans who set up a donation page which raised $40,000 in two days, they were able to continue. Last October they released Hard To Please. They’re bypassing Charlotte for Shelby’s Don Gibson Theatre, but it’s worth the extra tread.

What: One of the biggest influences on alternative rock, this trio has been at it for more than three decades. The band has undergone lineup changes and a hiatus, but the original trio has been back together for 10 years and they’re back to their old ways. Singer/guitarist J Mascis is known as much for his whiny singing style as his loud-as-hell guitar work. The band recently released Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not.

When: Sept. 10, 8 p.m. Where: The Don Gibson Theatre, 318 Washington St., Shelby. More: $26.50. 704-487-8114. dongibsontheater.com.

When: 8 p.m. Where: Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St. More: $25-$28. 704-942-7997. neighborhoodtheatre.com.

When: Sept. 10, 12 p.m. for general admission; VIP, 1 p.m. Where: 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. More: $10-$25; free for kids 10 and under. eatfromatruck.com. — OVERCASH

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME What: Though we’ve claimed this Carolina-based band as our own, they still don’t play Charlotte all the time. They’re busy, you know, touring the world as a progressive metal band with a rabid fanbase both here and across the pond. This time around they aren’t headlining, but it could be nice to check them out at Amos’ again. With headliners Devin Townsend Project and Fallujah. When: 6 p.m. Where: Amos Southend, 1423 South Tryon St. More: $25-$30. 704-377-6874. amossouthend.com. — OVERCASH

ANNA ROSE What: Anna Rose offers spunky, bluesy, charged-up rock ‘n’ roll that’s far larger than her petite stature. She’s one of those talented artists who backs herself with the right musicians for the job and presents a straight-forward sound that’s big on song and structure and abandons any flash at the door — except when it’s needed sonically to serve the songs the best. All the while, her vocals lead the charge.

When: 8 p.m. Where: Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. More: $8-$10. 704-376-3737. eveningmuse.com. — HAHNE

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SUMMER’S HEROES: Chris Evans in Captain America: Civil War and Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water.

CA:CW : MARVEL & DISNEY; HOHW: CBS FILMS

SUMMER MOVIE WRAP The highs and lows, from Suicide Squad to Star Trek and beyond BY MATT BRUNSON

t’s that time of year, when the weather mercifully begins to chill and we can look back on the summer movie season with some context. I spent countless hours in front of screens while you were out at the pool (OK, I did sneak in a trip to Jamaica recently), so now I’m 22 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

here to share some thoughts on what was the cinematic summer of 2016. Best Impersonation: Ryan Gosling as Lou Costello in The Nice Guys. It’s only for one scene, but Gosling beautifully captures the sputtering routine beloved by Abbott & Costello fans everywhere.

Worst Impersonation: Jared Leto as David Bowie in Suicide Squad. In interviews, Leto said he based his performance as The Joker on the mannerisms of the late Bowie. But there’s so little of the rock legend (like, 0%) in his portrayal that he might as well have stated he based his performance on

Donald Trump or Mr. T or Betty White. Most Logical Marquee Double Feature: Lights Out and The Darkness. Most Logical Marquee Triple Feature: Weiner, Wiener-Dog and Sausage Party. Best Juvenile Performance: Angourie Rice (15 years old) in The Nice Guys. Runner-

Blake Lively in The Shallows. up: Julian Dennison (13 years old) in Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Best Double Play: Chris Pine, heroic in Star Trek Beyond and tormented in Hell or High Water. Runner-up: Bill Hader, likably cynical in Maggie’s Plan and delivering the best vocal turn in The Angry Birds Movie. Most Critically Overrated: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. This weak comedy starring Andy Samberg, a mockumentary a la This Is Spinal Tap, boasts a 77-percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But why? Most Commercially Underrated: The Nice Guys. It’s hard to find anybody who’s seen this movie who didn’t like it, but it’s even harder to find many people who’ve seen it in the first place. It deserved better than a $36 million domestic take; perhaps like writer-director Shane Black’s previous picture, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, it will garner more fans via DVD. Best Legs: Bad Moms. This big-screen sitcom opened decently ($23.8 million) but probably should have tapped out around $70-$75 million, based on average week-toweek drops. But favorable word-of-mouth, particularly among older female audiences often underserved by Hollywood, has resulted in a sleeper hit that’s about to cross $100 million at the box office. Worst Legs: Warcraft. This fantasy flick opened with $24.1 million, not a shabby number except for the fact that the film cost $160 million. But with the gamers all having seen it that initial weekend, the box office plummeted a disastrous 70% in its second weekend (most acceptable drops range from

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35% to 45%), and its final haul of $47 million marks it as a colossal bomb stateside. Luckily for the studio, it crushed the international box office. Most Forgotten Summer Movie: Money Monster. This George Clooney-Julia Roberts drama opened on May 13, but doesn’t it feel like it came out somewhere around October 2012? Best Villain: The shark, The Shallows. Runner-up: Zemo (Daniel Bruhl), Captain America: Civil War. Worst Villain: Enchantress (Cara Delevingne), Suicide Squad. Runner-up: En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), X-Men: Apocalypse. Most Insufferable On-Screen Character: Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter in Alice Through the Looking Glass. Depp was only slightly tolerable in the first picture, but by now giving his character a name (Tarrant Hightopp) and a backstory, he’s become unbearable. Runner-up: Sacha Baron Cohen as Time in Alice Through the Looking Glass. Most Insufferable Off-Screen Characters: The misogynistic MRAs and insecure fanboys protesting the casting of (gasp!) women in Ghostbusters. Get a life, losers. Best Kick-Ass Heroine: Jaylah (Sofia Boutella) in Star Trek Beyond. Runnerup: The quartet (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones) of Ghostbusters. Worst Heroine: April O’Neil (Megan Fox) in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Runner-up: Alice (Mia

Wasikowska) in Alice Through the Looking Glass. Biggest Surprise: The Shallows. Runnerup: Pete’s Dragon. Biggest Disappointment: X-Men: Apocalypse. Runner-up: The BFG. Best Tag Line: “Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson” — Central Intelligence. Most Unforgettable Line of Dialogue (for better or worse): “I wouldn’t recommend getting in the Jacuzzi. It’s a smoothie of old-man semen.” — Charlie (Barry Humphries) in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Best Scene-Stealer: Kate McKinnon in Ghostbusters. Runners-up: Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters; Simon Helberg in Florence Foster Jenkins. Most Dynamic Duo: Bob (Dwayne Johnson) and Calvin (Kevin Hart) in Central Intelligence. Least Dynamic Duo: Rocksteady (Sheamus) and Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Movie I’m Most Sorry to Have Missed In Theaters: Kubo and the Two Strings. This critically acclaimed picture hails from LAIKA, the studio responsible for past animated gems like Coraline and ParaNorman. At least I now have something to anticipate on Bluray. Runners-up: Don’t Think Twice; Southside with You. Movie I’m Least Sorry to Have Missed In Theaters: Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party. Convicted felon, accused adulterer and allaround tool Dinesh D’Souza is hoping his hit piece will sway the election. Yes, because that worked sooo well with his previous picture, 2016: Obama’s America. Runners-up: Ice Age: Collision Course; War Dogs. Best Performances (Alphabetically): Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash; Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins; Blake Lively, The Shallows; Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins. Worst Performances (Alphabetically): Jai Courtney, Suicide Squad; Ben Foster, Warcraft; Liam Hemsworth, Independence Day: Resurgence; Joel Kinnaman, Suicide Squad. (It should be noted that Foster partially redeemed himself later with a solid turn in Hell or High Water.) Worst Film (Wide): Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Who’s down for some turtle soup? Runner-up: Alice Through the Looking Glass. Worst Film (Limited): Swiss Army Man. At last, an art-house flick for fratboys! Runner-up: None. Best Film (Wide): Captain America: Civil War. The summer kicked off with this marvel

at the multiplexes, and then it was mostly downhill after that. Runner-up: Star Trek Beyond. Best Film (Limited): Hell or High Water. A compelling narrative, complex characters, morally ambiguous situations — are we sure this was a summer movie? Runner-up: Maggie’s Plan. Top 15 Moneymakers 1. Finding Dory — $479 million 2. Captain America: Civil War — $407 million 3. The Secret Life of Pets — $354 million 4. Suicide Squad — $286 million 5. X-Men: Apocalypse — $155 million 6. Star Trek Beyond — $151 million 7. Jason Bourne — $150 million 8. Central Intelligence — $127 million 9. The Legend of Tarzan — $125 million 10. Ghostbusters — $125 million 11. The Angry Birds Movie — $107 million 12. Independence Day: Resurgence — $102 million 13. The Conjuring 2 — $102 million 14. Bad Moms — $97 million 15. Sausage Party — $82 million Top 10 Indie/Specialty Moneymakers (Less than 1,600 theaters) 1. Florence Foster Jenkins — $20 million 2. The Infiltrator — $15 million 3. Love & Friendship — $13 million 4. Hillary’s America — $12 million 5. Café Society — $10 million 6. Hell or High Water — $9 million 7. The Lobster — $8 million 8. Captain Fantastic — $5 million 9. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie — $4 million 10. Hunt for the Wilderpeople — $4 million Biggest Stateside Bombs (Domestic losses of $50+ million) 1. Warcraft — Cost $160 million; gross: $47 million; loss of $113 million 2. Alice Through the Looking Glass — Cost $170 million; gross: $77 million; loss of $93 million 3. The BFG — Cost $140 million; gross: $54 million; loss of $86 million 4. Ben-Hur — Cost $100 million; gross: $21 million; loss of $79 million 5. Independence Day: Resurgence — Cost $165 million; gross: $102 million; loss of $63 million 6. The Legend of Tarzan — Cost $180 million; gross: $125 million; loss of $55 million 7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows — Cost $135 million; gross: $81 million; loss of $54 million (Source: Box Office Mojo. All grosses are for U.S. only. Grosses as of Sept. 1.) CLCLT.COM | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | 23

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ALTERING THE HAPPILY-EVERAFTER ROUTINE All The Ugly And Wonderful Things is rough around the edges BY MADELINE LEMIEUX

RYN GREENWOOD MASTERFULLY weaves

together all things ugly and wonderful in her aptly-titled coming-of-age fairy tale All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, centered around an accidental protagonist and her unconventional Prince Charming. We first meet Wavy, age five, when Child Protective Services drops her off on the doorstep of a distant aunt after her nogood parents are sent to prison. Perpetually the square-peg forced through a round-hole, the reclusive youngster is shuffled between reluctantly well-meaning relatives until her mother is eventually released from prison and comes to pluck Wavy away, promising that things will get better. Spoiler alert: things don’t get better. Between a mother rendered bed-ridden by mental illness and drug abuse, and a meth-dealing father who is absent at his best and abusive at his worst, Wavy is left to fend for herself and her new baby brother, Donal, in the family’s decrepit farmhouse. Enter Kellen, the burly, tattooed biker errand boy employed by Wavy’s father. Kellen skids into Wavy’s life one fateful summer night when he crashes his motorcycle and she is the sole witness. The chance encounter ignites a spark that intensifies as Wavy grows older. Amidst the chaos of life on a meth ranch, the pair forge a unique friendship. Kellen becomes the sole source of stability and empathy in Wavy’s life. As Wavy grows older, her admiration for Kellen warms into a passionate crush. Stolen kisses and longing glances between a wounded pre-teen and a twenty-something drug dealer should feel wrong, but the reader is seduced by Wavy’s youthful, rose-tinted romanticism and Kellen’s tortured resolve. While the first act builds the reader’s trust with poetic prose and sweet nothings whispered into the winds of a Kansas summer, chaos inevitably strikes on Wavy’s fourteenth birthday, and in its wake, the carefully constructed makeshift romance comes toppling down in a string of tragedies and heartaches. Told through alternating perspectives, the story feels like a patchwork quilt — at times ugly, other times wonderful — 24 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

ALL THE UGLY AND WONDERFUL THINGS BY BRYN GREENWOOD $25.99, Thomas Dunne Books, 352 pages

depending on what set of eyes we’re peering through. Greenwood weaves Wavy’s account with particular authority; a Kansas-native and the daughter of a drug-dealer herself, she is able to lace an unspoken authenticity into Wavy’s stubborn optimism and resilience. As we’re lured deeper into the story, Greenwood skillfully uses these alternating perspectives to show — rather than tell — the reader who to trust. It’s a tactic that allows us to persevere, even as characters disappoint us and betray our expectations in the book’s second act. Though the tumultuous second act is ultimately redemptive, there are plenty of speed-bumps along the way. Passages feel rushed, new narrators are introduced but never fully fleshed out or established, and loose ends are hastily dealt with as the story reaches a close. While these pitfalls certainly feel disappointing compared to the intricacy and intentionality of the first act, they only minimally detract from the book as a whole. All The Ugly and Wonderful Things isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you can stomach the rough edges, you’ll be rewarded with a tale that is tender and pure at its core. The subject matter is certainly gritty and at times uncomfortably controversial, but Wavy’s enduring love and poetic prose never fails to soften the blow. This isn’t a story that is controversial or shocking because it tries to be; it’s controversial because it’s real, human, and raw. Greenwood is a gifted writer, and Wavy’s story will stick to your bones long after you put this book down. These characters will fast become friends, and you will find yourself reluctant to leave their ugly and wonderful little world. MLEMIEUX@CLCLT.COM

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COMEDY Belk Theater Bill Burr. Sept. 9, 8 p.m. 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. blumenthalarts.org. Bonkerz Comedy Club Don Grey. Sept. 9-10, 8 p.m. 5624 Westpark Drive. 980-288-5653. bonkerzcomedyproductions.com. The Comedy Zone Charlotte Damien Lemon. $18-$20. Sept. 8, 8 p.m.; Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.; Sept. 10, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tone X & Friends. $15-$20. Sept. 11, 7 p.m. 180 Seconds Comedy Show. $15. Sept. 13, 8 p.m. Shaun Jones. Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. 900 N.C. Music Factory Blvd., Suite B3. 980-321-4702. cltcomedyzone.com. Wet Willie’s Charlotte Comedy Theater. For more information, visitcharlottecomedytheater. com. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. $10. 900 N.C. Music Factory Blvd., Suite C-1. 704-716-5650. wetwillies.com.

THEATER/DANCE/ PERFORMANCE ART Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche It’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when Communists threaten their idyllic town. Sept. 9-24. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216 Westmoreland Road, Suite A, Cornelius. 704-859-5930. warehousepac.com. Loose Leaves The change of the seasons is the inspiration behind Loose Leaves, a showcase coming to the Duke Energy Theater that lends the stage to Charlotte dancers and choreographers who might otherwise lack the resources to put on a production. $12. Duke Energy Theater, 345 N. College St. 704-3721000. blumenthalarts.org. Saturday Night Fever Get out your “Boogie Shoes” as this mega-hit musical hits the Theatre Charlotte stage. Featuring Songs by The Bee Gees, David Abbinanti, David Shire, Walter Murphy and Kool and the Gang. Sept. 9-25. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. 704376-3777. theatrecharlotte.org. Season 8: The Queens Get ready for Drag Race contestants from season eight performing live on stage starring this season’s winner Bob The Drag Queen, along with runners up Kim Chi & 26 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

Naomi Smalls, plus Chi Chi DeVayne, Thorgy Thor and hosted by Miss Congeniality from season seven, Katya. $20-$75. Sept. 13, 8 p.m. Knight Theater, 430 S Tryon St. 704-372-1000. carolinatix.org.

VISUAL ARTS Bechtler Museum of Modern Art All That Sparkles: 20th Century Artists’ Jewelry. This exhibit focuses on the art of jewelry, featuring work from Harry Bertoia and Claire Falkenstein, as well as Bechtler Collection artists Alberto Giacometti, Niki de Saint Phalle and more. Through Jan. 8, 2017. The House That Modernism Built. The exhibit presents Bechtler Museum of Modern Arts’ rich mid-20th century art collection alongside furniture, textile and ceramic holdings on loan from other institutions and private collectors. Through Sept. 11. 420 S. Tryon St. 704-353-9200. bechtler.org. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture Shaping the Vessel: Cummings + Mascoll + Samuel. The exhibit features 26 wood works by three artists, including Frank E. Cummings III, John Mascoll and Avelino Samuel. Through Jan. 16, 2017. 551 South Tryon St. 704547-3700. ganttcenter.org. Jerald Melberg Gallery Two to Watch. Through Sept. 10. Free admission. 625 S. Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte. 704-365-3000. www. jeraldmelberg.com. McColl Center for Art + Innovation Shared Space: A New Era. A photography series spanning 25 years, collected from photographers hailing from nine different countries. The series captures the changing landscape of technology and how we communicate visually. Opening reception is Sept. 9. Sept. 9-Nov. 5. 721 N. Tryon St. 704332-5535. mccollcenter.org. Mint Museum Uptown Here & Now: 80 Years of Photography at the Mint. The first survey exhibition of photography drawn solely from the Mint’s permanent collection. It’s comprised of approximately 100 of the Mint’s most stunning and provocative photographs. Through Sept. 18. Romare Bearden Gallery. A permanent gallery devoted to the work of Romare Bearden (1911-1988), who was born in Charlotte. Bearden is best known for his groundbreaking use of collage and vibrant portrayals of American life, depicting subjects that range from contemporary urban scenes to

nostalgic recollections of the rural South. 500 S. Tryon St. 704-337-2000. mintmuseum.org. Urban Ministry Center The center’s ArtWorks 945 program led to Creatively Constructed, an art show that features works by folks who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness. The family-friendly show is free to attend and all sales are split between the artist and the program. Sept. 10, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Urban Ministry Center, 945 N. College St.

MORE EVENTS 4th Annual Beat ALS / Lou Gehrig’s Fundraiser Join the fight against ALS in memory of Elaine Goslee at Amos’ Southend. Bands like Ish, FiftyWatt Freight Train and Avenue Drive and others will play for the fundraiser. Six bands for $10 for charity is good enough reason to go. $10. Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. Amos’ Southend, 1423 S. Tryon St. 704-3776874. amossouthend.com. 5th Annual Kitty Cabaret Felines aren’t allowed at the annual Kitty Cabaret, but the event does include catered appetizers, a silent auction and entertainment. This year all funds raised will benefit two great non-profit organizations: Saving Southern Kitties and the Humane Society of Charlotte. Purr-fect, right? $20. Sept. 10. Petra’s, 1919 Commonwealth Ave. 704-332-6608. petrasbar.com.

trucks on site, it promises to be the largest food truck rally ever held in the Carolinas. Come hungry. $10-$25; free for kids 10 and under. 12 p.m. for VIP; 1 p.m. for general admission. For more information, visiteatfromatruck.com. $10$25. Sept. 10, noon-6 p.m. AvidXchange Music Factory, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. Hollywood Shoots Itself Film Series Screening The Player (1992). Sept. 10. Main Library, 310 N. Tryon St. Lenny Boy Brewing Co. Party They’ve been brewing kombucha, beer and wild ale for quite a while and are well deserving of a bigger and better spot. Come out to the grand opening of Lenny Boy Brewing Co.’s new space and get a little tipsy in the taproom. There will be live music, food trucks, games and giveaways during the celebration. Sept. 10. 3000 S. Tryon St. 980-585-1728. discoverlennyboy.com. Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze Historic Rural Hill presents its Amazing Maize Maze, with other two miles of interconnecting paths on the 265-acre spread. Get lost and then found again or creep yourself out during nighttime maze hours on select nights. $8-$16. Sept. 10-Nov. 6. Historic Rural Hill Farm, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville. 704-875-3113. ruralhill.net.

Cabarrus Country Fair The fair features rides, along with food and family-friendly activities. $3.25-$7.50; Free for children five years old and under. Sept. 9-17.Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, 4751 Highway 49 North, Concord.

Sip & Stroll Featuring more the 40 wine vendors, the seventh annual Sip & Stroll is about more than just drinking. There are also an assortment of vendors selling arts and crafts throughout the event. Live music, too. $30. Sept. 9, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; Sept. 10, 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Rooftop 210, 210 E. Trade St., Suite 230B. sipandstrollcharlotte.com.

Drag Brunch Charlotte’s favorite drag queen Buff Faye & her squad are bringing their talents to Pure Pizza for Drag Brunch. This Rainbows & Unicorns brunch will be the first in a series of drag brunches (see ad to the right for more coming this Fall). Mimosas will be flowing and the pizza is always piping hot, just like Buff Faye! Proceeds will go to Campus Pride. For reservations, call 980-430-1701. Sept. 10. Pure Pizza, 1911 Central Ave. allbuff.com.

Tosco Music Party Tosco Music Parties are a fun way to hear more than a dozen musical acts and they raise money for youth music scholarships. As we said in a review of an previous party, “Think of it as the musical equivalent of walking into a Ben & Jerry’s and saying, ‘I’d like a spoonful of everything, please.’” $17-$23. Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Knight Theater, 430 South Tryon St. toscomusicparty.org.

Eat From a Truck Festival Call it shameless self promotion, but the Eat From A Truck festival (presented by Creative Loafing) has got us crazy excited because it combines food trucks, beer and live music (Langhorne Slim and the Law perform), all on our home base at the AvidXchange Music Factory. With about 100

Woofstock Wanna have a groovy time with your furry canine friends? WoofStock is the place to be for all things dog. Vendors selling dog products, rescue groups, raffles and live music are what’s in store. $5. Sept. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Amos’ Southend, 1423 S. Tryon St. 704377-6874. amossouthend.com.

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MADDY MALLORY

Time Sawyer performs at Neighborhood Theatre on Sept. 9.

THE CLOCK KEEPS TICKING FOR TIME SAWYER Big adventures are in store for this Charlotte-based band BY ANITA OVERCASH

UST AS MARK TWAIN’S

classic didactic character Tom Sawyer learns that every action has consequences, local Charlotte alt-folk act Time Sawyer has discovered that every action can have its rewards, too. Sometimes hard work and happenstance 28 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

carefully convene. That’s been the case for them; since forming in 2011, the band has released five albums and has a sixth in the works that’s slated for release later this year. The album is a clear candidate for folks who share the “good things come to those that wait” mantra, as it’s a follow-up to the band’s

2014 release, Disguise the Limits. “It’s the biggest break in time [between albums] but the time and product is worth it,” says Time Sawyer frontman, Sam Tayloe. “We’ve honed our skills a little more and the band itself, our live shows, are growing even bigger recently.”

Time Sawyer headlines at Neighborhood Theatre on Sept. 9. The lineup is different — in addition to longtime Sawyer members Tayloe (lead vocalist and guitarist) and Houston Norris (banjo, harmony vocals), there’s Bob Barone (pedal steel, lap steel, guitar) and Joel Woodson (bass) along with

TIME SAWYER $10-$12. Sept. 9, 9 p.m. Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36th St. 704-942-7997. neighborhoodtheatre. com.

musicians Ian Wagoner and Ben Haney, who will be accompanying the group for the NoDa show. The band plans to play songs from throughout their music history, while also incorporating newbies like “There & Back Blues,” a song from their upcoming EP. “It’s got a more blues-rock type feel and Bob [Barone], who plays pedal steel, switches over to electric guitar,” says Tayloe. He describes the song’s thematical elements as dealing with temptations. “It’s about doing things that are not good for you. You’re smart enough to know it’s not good, but not smart enough to stay away from it.” It’s a relatable track, but it’s coming from a band that seems to be making one wise decision after another. For their upcoming album, the group decided to switch things up for the recording process. Instead of recording another album in Gastonia, where all previous albums were produced at Old House Studio under the direction of engineer Chris Garges, they hightailed it to Buncombe County to record at Asheville’s prestigious Echo Mountain Studio — which hit its 10 year mark this year — under the direction of producer Mike Ashworth of Steep Canyon Rangers. “It worked out really well to have somebody [Mike Ashworth] with a Grammy nomination and even further than that, that as a musician he is so much more than just a member of a band. He does a lot of production work and multi-instrumentalist type work.” Several years ago Time Sawyer opened for Steep Canyon Rangers at Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem, but that wasn’t what forged the work between Sawyer and Ashworth. That, Tayloe credits to the desire to evolve. The band wanted to record somewhere different and a family friend had connections with the studio, which helped for initial communication. And, finally, Ashworth was available to produce tha album, despite his time being somewhat sacred. “The change was not from a lack of continuity, it was a change because we’ve done this for five different records. I think it makes sense that we get a different experience to see what that means for creating some else and getting a different

feeling because we might have gotten too comfortable, if that makes any sense,” says Tayloe. While in the studio, the band also made some adjustments to song arrangements. “There is something we seem to do quite a bit. The lyrics of a tune don’t necessarily have to fit with the pace or the feel of the song itself. I think sometimes that adds to it. I find myself drawn to slower folk music that really speaks a message and you listen to the lyrics better that way, but I like the ability to give someone a song that someone might view as an upbeat party song but the lyrics will tell a different story,” says Tayloe. For the song “How Long,” they switched gears, turning the upbeat tune into a softer track. “In the studio, we did a real 180 and gave it a more subdued, tender approach,” Tayloe says. “Mike Ashworth, the producer, and the Echo Mountain team really gave us a great environment that allowed us to throw ourselves into whatever was best for the tunes in front of us.” He says it felt like the entire recording process fell into place, but he adds that it was in part due to the band doing their homework. Homework also involved asking for help. Without the support of backing from a major record label, the band turned to its fans. They created an Indiegogo-funded project and asked fans to donate money for the upcoming album. With a goal of around $6,500, the band managed to receive around $5,500 in donations. That money went a long way, helping them to record in the acclaimed studio and without the added pressures of major label management. Tayloe, like the rest of the band, is thankful. “It’s very comforting to say that the bands’ fans have helped to raise this money and to know they want this record,” he says. “But on the flipside of that coin, it’s neat to feel a sense of working for them, too. You feel a sense of urgency to create a good record, the best record you can, because you have this backing of people that are counting on you more than before, in a monetary sense. They have given a piece of what they worked for because they want to see what you can do with it.” The band’s last album, Disguise the Limits, was one of the band’s strongest to date with finger-picking on guitars and banjos, blaring horns, flowing pedal steel and other medleys of instruments coming together for folk-rock tinged in bluegrass and country-fused soul from the heart of the Yadkin Valley. With roots in Elkin, North Carolina, the band pays homage to their humble upbringings every year during Reevestock Music Festival. The music festival was originally founded to save the historic

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The album cover for Time Sawyer’s 2014 release, Disguise the Limits. Reeves Theater, a landmark in the small downtown along Main Street. There were hopes to restore the space and and turn it into a concert venue. Eventually, the building was bought and is slated for revitalization through a state grant. Since that change, the band has shifted the festival’s cause to helping with scholarships for two local high schools. The concert, held every August, has gotten larger in recent years, drawing more acts to the roster and bringing more concertgoers in from out of town — many of whom, as Sam notes, commute for the festival from the Charlotte area. Tayloe credits a solid Q.C. fanbase to the festival’s success and to the band’s success at large. The band has gone from playing coffee shops, breweries and small Charlotte venues like Evening Muse to bigger venues like Neighborhood Theatre just across the street. Time Sawyer headlines its third show on the big stage at Neighborhood Theatre on Sept. 9. “Gregg McCraw [of Neighborhood

Theatre] took a chance on us. We were in that limbo period. We’d been lucky enough to sell out The Evening Muse the last four times we played there and we love The Muse, but you start looking at it from a business perspective that it’s great to play a packed house but if you’re letting dollars walk out the door, you’re not doing what sometimes is the biggest part of your job, to put growth on your plate there,” says Tayloe. Part of the band’s growth comes from strong and steady ties with the community. In June, Time Sawyer played Triple C Brewing Co. and the brewery created a special beer, dubbed “Time Hop IPA,” for the band. At the same show, JJ’s Red Hots handed out hotdog cards that could be redeemed for a free hotdog — possibly the specially created Sawyer Weiner — at the shop’s Dilworth location. Ink Floyd also designed the band’s T-shirts, many of which are inked with owl

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opposed to signing to a major record label in the future. They currently get a lot of advice from folks within the music industry and continue to develop positive connections from within the field. “We want to do what’s best for the band,” says Tayloe. “That could eventually be working for management or a booking team, but they’d have to fully believe in what we’re doing. We’re always trying to add to the stage and to add to the show and to make sure that people are getting what they paid for. The music is at the center of eveything we do.” In regards to the possibility of following in The Avett Brothers’ footsteps, Tayloe admits that’d be quite nice. “We definitely, Houston and I, have loved The Avetts for a very long time and in a sense that could be number one or two on that roadmap — as to really being in love with what they brought, their energy, their lyrics — as we were really starting our music career. At the very forefront, they were definitely a big part of that. We hope that can happen. We’ve definitely put the work in, so if that’s what happens we’d gladly take that.” AOVERCASH@CLCLT.COM

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SEPT. 8 COUNTRY/FOLK Andy Hall (Tin Roof) Cranford Hollow (Evening Muse) Kerry Brooks (Comet Grill) River Jam Series w/ Dangermuffin (U.S. National Whitewater Center) Ron Pope, Melodime & Truett (Neighborhood Theatre)

POP/ROCK The Get Right Band (Double Door Inn) Heroes at Last (RiRa Irish Pub) Jeffrey Foucault (The Evening Muse) Pig Mountain, Beldam & October (Milestone) Rhett Miller Solo Acoustic w/ Mike Ramsey (Visulite Theatre) *Shiprocked! w/ Chiffon, Pleasures & Cole (Snug Harbor)

SEPT. 9 BLUES/ROOTS/INTERNATIONAL Hestina (The Evening Muse) Stooges Brass Band (Double Door Inn)

CLASSICAL/JAZZ/SMOOTH Annie Moses Band: The Art of the Love Song (McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square) Dalvin and the Crew (BluNotes) Jazzy Fridays (Freshwaters Restaurant)

COUNTRY/FOLK Alice Peacock w/ Ian Webber (The Evening Muse) The Lenny Federal Band (Comet Grill) Stonecrest Summer Concert Series w/ Greg Lilley Band (Stonecrest Shopping Center) We Support Our Cops Concert feat. Drew Baldridge (Coyote Joe’s)

DJ/ELECTRONIC Hodge, Lil Skritt, DIP, Psymon Spine, Collectr & DJ Ray (Snug Harbor) Mic Larry (Tin Roof)

POP/ROCK Below the Belt (RiRa Irish Pub) Hart Bothwell (Hattie’s Taproom) Beyond the Fade, Black River Rebels & Avenue Drive (Amos’ Southend) Farewell Albatross, Mercury Dimes, The Menders & Smelly Felly (Petra’s) Mike Alicke (Tin Roof) 32 | SEPT. 8 - SEPT. 14, 2016 | CLCLT.COM

Rock for Heroes Benefit Concert feat. Three Days Grace, Adelitas Way & Otherwise (Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre) *Time Sawyer w/ Sinners & Saints (Neighborhood Theatre) Troublemaker (Puckett’s Farm Equipment)

SEPT. 10 BLUES/ROOTS/INTERNATIONAL Sean Chambers Band w/ Gina Sicilia (Double Door Inn)

COUNTRY/FOLK *The Black Lillies (Don Gibson Theatre, Shelby) CJ & Brother Max (Puckett’s Farm Equipment) Florida Georgia Line (PNC Music Pavilion) Seth Walker Band (The Evening Muse) Stonecrest Summer Concert Series w/ Greg Lilley Band (Stonecrest Shopping Center)

HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B *Boulevards w/ Brother Aten (Snug Harbor)

POP/ROCK Control This!, Corporate Fandango, Queen City Rejects & Dr. Cirkustien (Milestone) *Dinosaur Jr. w/ Cloud Nothings (Neighborhood Theatre) *Fifth Annual Kitty Cabaret (Petra’s) Fiftywatt Freight Train, ish, Butterfly Corpse, Avenue Drive, Shadow of Deceit & Sidewalk Picasso (Amos’ Southend) Matt Stratford Duo (RiRa Irish Pub) Pluto for Planet (Tin Roof) River Jam Series w/ Billy Strings (U.S. National Whitewater Center) The Saint Johns (The Evening Muse) *School of Rock Charlotte (Visulite Theatre) The Hey Joes (Comet Grill) *Tosco Music Party (Knight Theater)

SEPT. 11 CLASSICAL/JAZZ/SMOOTH Jazz Workshop and Improv featuring John Shaughnessy (Petra’s)

COUNTRY/FOLK High Ridge Pickers (The Evening Muse) Joan Shelley w/ Maiden Radio (Stage Door Theater) Lisa De Novo (Tin Roof) Michael Chapdelaine (The Evening Muse)

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Brian Wilson (Sept. 19; Belk Theater)

Knocturnal (Snug Harbor) #MFGD Open Mic (Apostrophe Lounge)

Bad Boy Family Reunion (Sept. 20; Time

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Dance ‘Til You Fall w/ Ballyhoo, Sun Dried Vibes & Bumpin Uglies (Visulite Theatre) Devin Townsend Project & Between the Buried and Me (Amos’ Southend) *Frightened Rabbit (Neighborhood Theatre) Locals Live: The Best in Local Live Music & Local Craft Beers (Tin Roof) *The Monday Night Allstars (Double Door Inn) Wicked Powers (Comet Grill)

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BLUES/ROOTS/INTERNATIONAL Celtic Thunder: Legacy (Belk Theater)

CLASSICAL/JAZZ/SMOOTH Bill Hanna Jazz Jam (Double Door Inn)

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Modern Heritage Weekly Mix Tape (Snug Harbor) Off With Her Head, Idle Threat, Homebody & Rothschild (Milestone) *Paint Fumes & Pleather (Snug Harbor) Party in the Park w/ Peace & Love (Romare Bearden Park) Pat McGee (Stage Door Theater) Pluto for Planet (RiRa Irish Pub)

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the square of Saturn to Neptune since the fall of 2015. It has affected each of us in significant ways. Illusions that we have held onto, even since childhood, are cracking and we cannot “fix” the damage. We can only attempt to fill in the holes or step around the losses and move forward. When I was a child, I learned that police are always the good guys. It turns out that isn’t always true. Another example is that we have been coached into believing that our country is a republic with a democratic election. Many, including myself, have never heard of “special” delegates who do not have to reflect the popular vote of their states. Multiple states dumped voters from their lists so their votes did not count. The picture is egregious. All we hear is “oops, well, too bad…!” We are each personally affected with one or more crushed fantasies or illusions as well. The last square is on Sept. 10, but I feel certain the meaning of the aspect will continue until the end of this year, given we are faced with a major election. Each of us is in pain and grief about something important. The best we can do is to recognize that hurt and be kind to each other.

ARIES: Events and circumstances may come

up that require you to act swiftly and with an element of force. Drive carefully. Apply heavy muscle to exercise or a chore that needs to be done. Otherwise you may become snappy and are liable to pick a fight. Avoid battles over ego, which waste your energy.

TAURUS: Good planning on your part allows you to help one or more others to achieve their goals. If there are “power” issues between you and another, this is the week that they will be in full bloom. Remember that Mercury is retrograde at this time and it is probable that one or both of you does not have all the necessary facts. GEMINI: This is a highly significant period in your family relationships. You have issues to work through and healing to do for everyone involved. Sidestep the temptation to drill your truth into the mind of another. If you do not share a concensus reality, then search for a higher perspective that includes both. CANCER: This is a challenging eclipse

season for you because there are three in a row. That means three times the intensity. This is a rare occurrence. This week is the valley of time between the last two. One was Sept. 1 and the last will be Sept. 16. There have been many things requiring change that have become apparent. You can manage these changes. Take them one at a time.

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perspective on these areas. You feel the pressure to spend in a hurry. Listen to your closest friends who know you well. They can see what you may not at this time.

VIRGO: Take your vitamins and get plenty

of rest this week. You are subject to allergic reactions or opportunistic viruses that cross your path. Your mind may feel foggy and unclear (perhaps due to allergy medications). Drive carefully. Your dreaming mind could be especially active now.

LIBRA: This is an intense week. You may

feel it necessary to let go of something that has been of value to you. This may be an object or possibly a family member. Do not attempt to press anyone to adopt your point of view now. That would only create negative feelings. Let some time go by to allow the intensity to decline.

SCORPIO: Pay close attention to details.

The situation around you may change rapidly and cause you to misplace things At the beginning of the week, a friend may offer assistance. Restlessness and high energy want you to keep moving.

SAGITTARIUS: One of your upcoming

plans may be sabotaged by the mishandling of details. Take a deep breath and try again in better times, maybe when you can move at a more careful pace. It is too easy to be angered into snappish behavior. Admit your frustration. The cosmos is rough right now, but it isn’t trying to run over you specifically.

CAPRICORN: Your career or life direction

is blending harmoniously with what you feel is the “right” thing to do. People with power are giving help and/or education as you need it. Forward motion moves slowly but smoothly. It is possible that you are the one who offers mentoring to someone newer or younger to your profession.

AQUARIUS: You have lost something

of value. It may have been returned on a gradual basis, but it will probably not be whole as it once was. Whatever the damage, it is done, so you do not have to worry about additional consequences.

PISCES: You may have allowed your body to

go without serious attention for a while. It is clear to you now that you cannot continue on that path. Age is creeping up, no matter how old you are. Saturn has been squaring your Neptune ruler for a year. If you have been wise and maintained a good health routine you will be rewarded. Saturn demands work and it also compensates fairly.

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RISING FROM THE RUBBLE The life, death and rebirth of Tommy’s Pub BY RYAN PITKIN

AMIE STARKS ANSWERS

TOMMY’S PUB WAS opened in 1977

RYAN PITKIN

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SEPT. 9 BLUES/ROOTS/INTERNATIONAL Hestina (The Evening Muse) Stooges Brass Band (Double Door Inn)

CLASSICAL/JAZZ/SMOOTH Annie Moses Band: The Art of the Love Song (McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square) Dalvin and the Crew (BluNotes) Jazzy Fridays (Freshwaters Restaurant)

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perspective on these areas. You feel the pressure to spend in a hurry. Listen to your closest friends who know you well. They can see what you may not at this time.

VIRGO: Take your vitamins and get plenty

LIBRA: This is an intense week. You may

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The situation around you may change rapidly and cause you to misplace things At the beginning of the week, a friend may offer assistance. Restlessness and high energy want you to keep moving.

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CAPRICORN: Your career or life direction

AQUARIUS: You have lost something

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