Hanging in Plaza Midwood

A Renelvis jumpsuit display at Lise 22 and Benji Hughes at Snug Harbor.

Poontanglers-the greatest band name in CLT

Massive Bass.
Killer solos.

Mean ass vocals.

So, with a name like the Poontanglers, they simply had to be good. I mean to live up to such a name. And live up they did at Snug Harbor on July 3. These guys simply bring it with a very tight heavy metal sound. If I had to categorize it I would say Metallica with an alt.country twist but with very much a full on assault of massively thumping bass and drums, killer guitar riffs and a vocalist who has kind of the devil music scream down pat. The guy was especially cool in his kind of "Village People" cop hat with the band symbol (not unlike the anarchy symbol) as a badge. I particularly enjoyed watching the heavily tatooed bass player literally rip through one song after another with his foot propped up on the light table at the front of the stage. His energy seemed to propel the rest of the band to another level. See the link at the bottom of my page for a vid or check my youtube www.youtube.com/nosyfieldstone.

Plaza Midwood Thursday Scene

The cool sign at the Penguin.
Rainy Night outside the Penguin.

What's great about living close to Charlotte is that we can jump in the car and within 30 minutes be enjoying some of the "city" lifestyle. Whether it be to one of the many authentic ethnic restaurants or to hear some live music, there is usually something decent happening in this quasi-southern burg. On this very rainy night, our daughter P and I made a run down to the Plaza-Midwood section of Charlotte. This section is known for its arty vibe, cool clubs and funky stores as well as an historic residential district that is popular with the open minded crowd. The famed Penguin pictured above has been featured on the Food Network for its nasty hot dogs and hamburgers and all the greasy stuff that goes along with it. I used to be all over this kind of food but am no longer. I'm now on the heavy low cholesterol, low sugar gig. But on this particular night, we needed to kill some time before we went to see Benji Hughes at a place called Petra's. So I had a footlong and vegetarian P ate some cheese fries. Then we went to Petra's, an ostensibly gay bar, to see that pop genius, Benji Hughes. See the vid below. Benji has a super record called "A Love Extreme" and you need to switch right over to your itunes and make the purchase. It is a record that you will listen to over and over again. Anyway, it was a fun night and a chill groove in a hep section of town. Peace out.