Thousands of Charlotte residents crowded uptown to celebrate the new year with First Night 2009. This was the first time First Night has be held in over a decade, and police were out in force to keep the event safe. First Night featured live bands, cultural performances, ice sculptures, and plenty of food vendors. Bars [...]
photo credit: Justin Ruckman
Happy Holidays from the entire CLT Blog Crew. Hope everyone is having a merry Christmas and has a happy New Year. We would love to hear your holiday stories, so feel free to share them in the comments. Also any sweet holiday pictures, we would love to see them too.
Now that [...]
More video and a couple awesome pics from the flash mob rave at UNC Charlotte last night.
video credit: Josh Yates, watch on Vimeo
photo credit: Alex Krohn
photo credit: @sleuth
open until: January 4th, 2009
when: 11am – 10pm
where: The Green Uptown
Price: $7 admission; $3 skate rental
WB’s Holiday on Ice is one of my personal favorite things to do during the holidays. I have already have had the chance to go this year, and it was pretty great, minus a few falls. It [...]
“Let’s state the importance of the Carolina Panthers’ next game – against Tampa Bay on “Monday Night Football” – very simply.
First of all, it’s the most significant regular-season home game the Panthers have ever played. And if they don’t win it, they’re not going to win the NFC South.”
Read more by Scott Fowler at the [...]
What: The Give Thanks Gathering
Where: Double Door Inn
When: Nov 29, 8pm
Cost: Four bands for $10
Saturday night one of Charlotte’s famous live music venues, the Double Door Inn, will be hosting The Give Thanks Gathering; a big reggae/hip-hop/punk show. Local and regional bands performing include Bums Lie, Chalwa, and One Big Love, with special guests Satta [...]
videography: Justin Ritchie, production: Justin Ruckman; watch this video on Vimeo
Yesterday was crystal clear and unusually warm in Charlotte. At the NC Music Factory ribbon-cutting ceremony, around 150 shuffled inside for live music and hot apple cider.
Watch the video above for highlights from the event, including an interview with Ken Thomas, VP of Entertainment at [...]
date: Thursday, November 20thdoors open: 8:30 pmwhere: Amos’ Southendprice: $7 for 21+
UNC Charlotte’s favorite rock band BKTF (Brandon Kirkley and the Firecrackers) will be at Amos’ Southend this Thursday to premire their first EP “What We Thought We Knew”. BKTF will headline the show with The Chase, and Stegosaurus will be opening. The [...]
Sunday, November 16th, the Carolina Panthers defeated the Detroit Lions 31-22. This win improved the Panthers record to 8-2, their best start since the team went to the Superbowl in 2003. Thousands of fans arrived early to tailgate, eat, and get pumped up for the game. This pregame parties included drinks, cornhole, live deejays, grilling, [...]
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