<![CDATA[Niner Online - A&E RSS]]> http://www.nineronline.com/se/niner-online-a-e-rss-1.312901 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:37:13 -0400 en <![CDATA[Cool Tour, time with Underoath]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/cool-tour-time-with-underoath-1.2280036

By: Jessica Arenas


Summer 2010 has definitely been under a heat wave, which has many hoping for these summer days to cool down. Things will start to ‘cool’ down starting July 12, for the ‘Cool Tour’ is on its way to blast in a cold front....

]]> 1.2280036 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:30:40 -0400 <![CDATA[Peirce the Veil is back and better than before on Warped Tour]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/peirce-the-veil-is-back-and-better-than-before-on-warped-tour-1.2280034

By: Dana Nigro


Pierce the Veil, a high energy post-hardcore band, will be making a stop in Charlotte on July 22as part of the Warped Tour, with a promise to deliver....

]]> 1.2280034 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:27:49 -0400 <![CDATA[Twenty One Artists, Twenty Four Tour Dates, One Large Family ]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/twenty-one-artists-twenty-four-tour-dates-one-large-family-1.2271093

By: Amy Lewis


 Imagine you are in your freshman year of high school. While sitting in the lunchroom, a senior decides the pull out the seat next to you and strikes up a conversation. All the sudden, you are asked to go to a senior Halloween party. The days leadin...

]]> 1.2271093 Sun, 30 May 2010 15:56:37 -0400 <![CDATA[Local band makes it big at NASCAR All Star Race]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/local-band-makes-it-big-at-nascar-all-star-race-1.2269161

By: Dana Nigro


 Charlotte—a local band, the Paper Tongues, has made it to the big time opening for Creed at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the NASCAR All Star Race.  ...

]]> 1.2269161 Mon, 24 May 2010 21:29:12 -0400 <![CDATA[“The Adventures of Bobby Ray” makes its debut]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/the-adventures-of-bobby-ray-makes-its-debut-1.2246599

By: Ricky Finlan


Bobby Ray, I didn’t know that you could play guitar like that!...

]]> 1.2246599 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:51:16 -0400 <![CDATA[Listening Lounge listens up to musician Stacy Clark]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/listening-lounge-listens-up-to-musician-stacy-clark-1.2232827

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Stacy Clark featured her new album ‘Connect the Dots’ by performing at Norm’s

Brittany Norton Staff Writer bnorton4@uncc.edu The Campus Activities Board hosted a “Listening Lounge” in Norm’s featuring singer Stacey Clark last Thursday. Although the turnout was not one of CAB’s greatest, the event was certainly one that was wort...

]]> 1.2232827 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:35:13 -0400 <![CDATA[Brother-sister duo sell the price of ‘Awesomeness’]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/brother-sister-duo-sell-the-price-of-awesomeness-1.2232826

By: Ricky Finlan

Not your typical family band, ‘The Prices’ bring out tracks filled with ambient beats

On March 30, The Prices gave us The Awesomeness. What is the Awesomeness? It is eight tracks of smooth pop-rock that benefits from a healthy dose of positive influences....

]]> 1.2232826 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:35:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Robinson Hall hosts “Assassins” production]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/robinson-hall-hosts-assassins-production-1.2232825

By: Erin Reeve


If you can names the presidents, you probably know their assassins, too. Each crazed assassin has his or her own story that was brought to life last week in the Belk Theatre....

]]> 1.2232825 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:35:11 -0400 <![CDATA[A new sound: La Strada]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/a-new-sound-la-strada-1.2226960

By: Alyssa Rinaldi


Straight out of Brooklyn, the band La Strada is rapidly rising in popularity. Five members- James Craft, Devon Press, Ted Lattis, Brady Miller, and Daniel Baer- have been together since 2007 and found each other in the strangest of ways: Craigslist....

]]> 1.2226960 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:27:30 -0400 <![CDATA[Sanskrit releases 2010 issue]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/sanskrit-releases-2010-issue-1.2226959

By: Brandon Carter

Student artists showcase work accompanied by poetry reading in Student Union Art Gallery

Of all the artistic programs that have been offered at UNC Charlotte, there have been few that can compare to Sanskrit....

]]> 1.2226959 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:27:29 -0400 <![CDATA[UNC Charlotte alumni find success in music]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/unc-charlotte-alumni-find-success-in-music-1.2221250

By: Jamie Brown


Three UNC Charlotte Alumni, Bradley Davis, Brandon Furr and Jimmy James Meyers, along with John Philips Jr., make up nationally recognized S.O.Stereo. The band earned national recognition with their new song “Mark My Words” and “When ...

]]> 1.2221250 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:31 -0400 <![CDATA[Karaoke night: Niners belt favorite tunes]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/karaoke-night-niners-belt-favorite-tunes-1.2221248

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Why would a college-educated, self-respecting young adult get on stage on a Friday night to willingly butcher an Alicia Keys song? And to quote Bob Dylan, “How does it feel?” I was about to find out....

]]> 1.2221248 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:30 -0400 <![CDATA[Romantic comedy ‘Embracable Me’ touches the heart]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/romantic-comedy-embracable-me-touches-the-heart-1.2221249

By: Erin Reeve

Blumenthal Performing Arts Center entertains the Charlotte community

“Embraceable Me” delves into this diligently, starting off with a two-person opening act in the dark. The play then unfolds, and the lights flash on to uncover the physical differences and the soul-lifting love and passion the two feel for ...

]]> 1.2221249 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:30 -0400 <![CDATA[Weekend campus events conclude ‘Greek Week 2010’]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/weekend-campus-events-conclude-greek-week-2010-1.2221247

By: Erin Reeve Downtime Editor ereeve@uncc.edu


Lambda Chi Alpha went bananas and Chi Omega’s groovy moves rock out Airband 2010, and Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta stepped up to the title

  Step teams from Divine Nine oraganizations across the Old North State came together in a battle of the Greeks Friday, April 9th, for the Greek Week Main Event, the Who Run This Town step show sponsored by the Black Student Union and the NPHC....

]]> 1.2221247 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:28 -0400 <![CDATA[UNCC’s JAMS hosts first ever Expo in Fretwell]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/uncc-s-jams-hosts-first-ever-expo-in-fretwell-1.2221246

By: Anni Simpson

Japanese Animation and Manga Society gives students a taste of Japanese culture

UNC Charlotte’s Japanese Animation and Manga Society swelled the bottom floor of Fretwell with an explosion of a cultural phenomenon last Saturday with their first ever JAMS Expo....

]]> 1.2221246 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:27 -0400 <![CDATA[A slice of southern rock “Americana”]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/a-slice-of-southern-rock-americana-1.2216532

By: Devin Phillips

Cross Canadian Ragweed serves up “back to roots” southern rock in their new album

 Music today is generally moving in a more progressive direction. From rap songs that include faster paced electronic beats to independent rock bands that have a more futuristic sound, modern music seems to be moving forward....

]]> 1.2216532 Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:33:15 -0400 <![CDATA[A “Happy Hour” with Uncle Kracker]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/a-happy-hour-with-uncle-kracker-1.2216531

By: Jessica Arenas

Uncle Kracker talks about his album’s release and headlining tour down south

Since the September release of his new album “Happy Hour,” Detroit-based singer and songwriter Uncle Kracker has kicked off his nationwide “Happy Hour Tour” since early last March....

]]> 1.2216531 Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:33:13 -0400 <![CDATA[The verdit is still out on "How to Train Your Dragon" ]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/the-verdit-is-still-out-on-how-to-train-your-dragon-1.2207570

By: Anni Simpson


“How to Train Your Dragon” left me feeling pretty confused. Parts of the film were very impressive and others . . . were not....

]]> 1.2207570 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:54:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Niner lunchtime with BKTF]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/niner-lunchtime-with-bktf-1.2206095

By: Rob MacPherson

BKTF rocks out lunch hour at the Student Activity Center

With the warm sun shining brightly down on the UNC Charlotte campus, Wednesday, March 24 was the perfect spring day for a lunch time hour with Brandon Kirkley and The Firecrackers....

]]> 1.2206095 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:52:20 -0400 <![CDATA[Robinson Hall features Oscar winning play]]> http://www.nineronline.com/a-e/robinson-hall-features-oscar-winning-play-1.2206094

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The UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre premiered “Welcome to the Moon and Other Plays,” by Oscar winning playwright John Patrick Stanley to the members of the 49er family and general public on Thursday, March 25 in the Lab Theater of Robinso...

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