Charleston City Paper

For Bam and PJ Taylor, promoting the local metal and punk scenes is an addiction

Tom Pernecker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:34:00 -0400

On Sunday night Brian "Bam" Kirkman hosted a handful of guests at the BHNFUX studio in Summerville, including a few guys from Goose Creek metal act Red Skies Ahead, Justin Moody from now-defunct headbangers A City in Ashes, and Paul "PJ" Taylor Jr., the man behind punk and metal promoter KT Booking and Promotions. We were there, and we've got to say we're impressed with the efforts of Kirkman and Taylor, two local guys who are going their damnedest to promote Charleston's tiny but close-knit punk and metal scene. more…

S.C. Arts Commission releases details on budget compromise

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:04:00 -0400

Earlier today, the S.C. Budget Conference Committee finished their deliberations on the state budget, which included the S.C. Arts Commission's requests to bring their state funding close to pre-recession levels. The details have been released, and the state's arts community seems to have made out fairly well. more…

Holy City Shakespeare to join Royal Shakespeare Co. for experimental Dream

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:50:00 -0400

This must be the year of A Midsummer Night's Dream, because in addition to the many adaptations taking place at festivals around the U.S. this summer (including, of course, Bristol Old Vic's puppet version that played during Spoleto to mixed reviews), the U.K.'s Royal Shakespeare Company is producing an experimental, online project called A Midsummer Night's Dreaming. The project will involve both a live performance in Stratford-upon-Avon during midsummer weekend, June 21-23, as well as multiple online components like blogs, forums, and more. more…

Where to pick (or buy) farm fresh berries this season

Kailey Miller — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:00 -0400

Strawberry season has come and gone, but luckily blueberry and blackberry season is right on its heels. Get your hands dirty and satisfy your berry cravings at one of these U-Pick farms. If you'd rather buy a pint instead of filling it yourself, many of these places also offer We-Pick.

Trailer found, but Chicken Cock shipment remains at large

Sam Spence — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:00 -0400

You've no doubt heard about the $10,000 reward put up last week for tips leading to the recovery of a 884 case shipment of Chicken Cock Whiskey stolen a little over a week ago. Well, today we've gotten word that the trailer that initially carried the booze has been found. more…

Hey Bartender posting up at the Terrace for weeklong run

Nikki Palazzo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:00 -0400

It’s becoming increasingly clear that no new restaurant in Charleston can be complete without a solid bar and a signature cocktail. According to Hey Bartender, a new documentary by 4th Row Films, that’s because we’re in the midst of a worldwide cocktail renaissance. more…

Join our summer Adopt-A-Thon!

Laura Cannon — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:45 -0400

Help emancipate someone's new best friend by sponsoring an animal in City Paper's summer Adopt-A-Thon. For just $60 the animal of your choosing from a local shelter will be featured in our June 26th issue, in time to celebrate freedom. more…

Diane St. Clair's Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook

Stephanie Barna — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:08:00 -0400

The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook
by Diane St. Clair

Forget about an apple. A glass of buttermilk a day can cure all sorts of ailments: canker sores, colitis, heat stroke, thrush, parasites, and even excessive sweating. more…

Hearts and Plugs gets serious about the business side of the music biz

Susan Cohen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Of the 20 bands that Dan McCurry might listen to on a given day, he might find one that he thinks is interesting. And that's being generous. There's usually some kind of deal breaker.

Joss Whedon's take on the Bard is pale, amateurish

Jake Mulligan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

This is the End isn't the only movie open right now where a bunch of friends get together and goof off in a famous person's house for two hours. Director Joss Whedon, hot off of The Avengers, collected all his actor buddies together to shoot the Bard's Much Ado About Nothing, using his own California home as the set and an abridged version of the original text as the script. It's his attempt to convince us he's more than just that nerdy guy who'll be overseeing Marvel's movies for the rest of the decade.

A lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines continues

Susan Cohen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Just hours after the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a suit against Carnival Cruise Lines in 2011, the S.C. State Ports Authority (SPA) held a press conference. At the time, Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. said, "We will do everything we can to make sure this lawsuit fails," according to the Charleston Regional Business Journal.

Domestic spying is legal because the government says it is

Mat Catastrophe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Earlier this month, The Guardian and The Washington Post published two sets of supposedly astonishing revelations about the reach of the federal government's electronic surveillance system.

The beach dining scene gets an update at Station 22 on Sullivan's

Robert Moss — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Out on the islands, there's quite a bit of restaurant retooling underway. On Isle of Palms, Hucks Lowcountry Table has given way to Ken Vedrinski's spanking-new Coda del Pesce. Over on Sullivan's, Atlanticville closed its doors for renovations months ago, and, just two blocks north, Station 22 did the same.

Live Music: Preach Jacobs, Mike Cooley, Les Racquet, The Gift of Gab

Sam Spence — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

HEROIC HIP-HOP | Preach Jacobs
w/ Savage Souls, Damn Skippy, Bad Mojo, and Apollo Valdez
Sat. June 22
8 p.m.
$5
Oasis

Savage Saturday is back once again, and this time one of Cola-town’s indie hip-hop heroes, Preach Jacobs, will be joining Kae G the Original Seed, Fortune the Iron Mic Mangler, and DJ Icirus on stage. more…

Blotter: So I'm dating an axe vandal

Paul Bowers — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

During a domestic dispute, a man grabbed an axe and smashed two bedroom windows, a dresser mirror, the glass doors on a kitchen hutch, several ceramic pots, and his boyfriend's laptop computer.

Why are so many criminals on house arrest free to roam?

Tara Servatius — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

In 2011, Brandon Bannister was under house arrest when he raped a Moncks Corner woman. A judge ordered Bannister, who had been charged with indecent exposure, to wear a GPS monitor on his leg as part of the terms of his bond.

Paul Janeway preaches the gospel of Otis Redding

Stratton Lawrence — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Less than a year ago, Paul Janeway was about to give up his dream of playing music for a living. He was just a semester away from getting a degree in accounting from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and he had a job as a bank teller.

Rebekah Jacob focuses on civil rights photographer

Susan Cohen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

A line of protesters slog below a cloudy sky in "Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965." The black-and-white James Karales photo, which was shot for Look magazine, captured a decisive moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

Stegelin: Rev. Chris and Mr. Collins

Steve Stegelin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

"Conflicts of Interest for Dummies"

Charlie Mars ditches the frat boy life for a stripped down, soulful sound

Chris Parker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Charlie Mars has something to prove. After a failed radio-friendly attempt at major label success, Mars knew he had to reinvent himself if he was ever going to be able to meet the gaze of the man in the mirror.

White supremacy and mental illness take the stage in Red

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Of all the characters in her recently completed play Red, playwright Letitia Guillory says 17-year-old Gabriel was the hardest to fall in love with. It makes sense — he's a fanatical white supremacist who makes his entrance in Act 1 shouting racial slurs and swinging a tire iron at a car full of black kids.

Shadow Dancer takes deep look into the Troubles between Ireland and the U.K.

Melissa Tunstall — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Historical films can be tricky — too much background and it feels like a history lesson, not enough and the context of the film can be muddled. Shadow Dancer falls somewhere in the middle with an in-depth look at one family’s involvement in the Irish Republican Army. Opening with 12-year old Colette McVeigh (Maria Laird) passing off her father’s request to buy cigarettes to her younger brother, the subtle, quiet, yet intense mood of the film is set. Colette continues to string bead after bead onto her necklace until chaos erupts as her brother is brought into the house after being shot by a rogue bullet during an IRA skirmish with British forces. Devastation soon radiates throughout the household, and Colette is literally shut out from grieving with the rest of her family with a casting glare from her father.

The Milk Carton Kids play gentle songs with two guitars and a lot of guts

Paul Bowers — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The Milk Carton Kids are two men with acoustic guitars and a bag full of stories from across these United States. They are oddball purists, insisting on crafting songs with nothing but live harmonies.

Vice magazine's suicide fashion spread is the lamest form of satire

Chris Haire — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:00 -0400

From time to time, somebody, somewhere is going to raise a stink about a pair of boobies and an airbrushed ass shot. They may hold a protest outside of a strip club or burn copies of Playboy or launch a boycott of Abercrombie & Fitch. more…

Freakshow

Erin Perkins — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:00 -0400

The most scandalous stories we researched always revolved around relations (of the copulation kind), so we thought it only natural that we may find our new crop of deviants at the Tin Roof last Wednesday during the Air Sex Championships.