Some Like it Dark – "Mirror Moves" Sneaks into Charlotte’s Dance Night Lineup

Charlotte’s fans of darker musical fare may have felt a little shortchanged when it came to dance nights in the past but Brad Pressley (the Reverend of Soul) and Chris Ward (DJ Spin), the guys behind “Mirror Moves”, have got that covered. One of the striking things about “Mirror Moves” versus other dark dance parties was the location – I’m not sure if there is a … Continue reading Some Like it Dark – "Mirror Moves" Sneaks into Charlotte’s Dance Night Lineup

Peter Murphy’s Undead, Charlotte Fans Rejoice (originally posted at KeepCharlotteBoring.com)

Peter Murphy, Tremont Music Hall, May 3. It was the best of times, it was… actually, really the best of times. For awhile, it appeared the bleak was inheriting the musical world – reality stars turned auto-tuned pop primadonnas, “rock” bands with no instruments, grown women fainting over pre-pubescent boys with matching haircuts. Thankfully, it seems something about 2013 has been drawing quite a few … Continue reading Peter Murphy’s Undead, Charlotte Fans Rejoice (originally posted at KeepCharlotteBoring.com)

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – 17 March 2003, the Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

I could attempt to conjure up a million words to describe the euphoria I felt seeing Mr. Cave live, but they would all be useless in the face of the actual experience. They played a good number of cult hits -“Red Right Hand”, “Deanna”, “Stagger Lee”, “From Her to Eternity”- and even returned for an encore. The Orange Peel: great acoustics, weird liquor laws. I … Continue reading Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – 17 March 2003, the Orange Peel, Asheville, NC