Boy About Town: Festival weekend
By Michael Alarcon, Charlotte Editor/Bon Vivant
Before I get into this post, I'm giving a shout-out to my new favorite ladies, the Carolina Rollergirls. Not only did they answer my plea by adding half of their team to my MySpace page, they also destroyed the Sin City girls in last weekend's bout (127-65) in front of 2,000 mental fans at the Dorton. I'm thinking the national title isn't unrealistic.
Seriously though, I don't have any big life-lessons to pass on this week--the reason behind this post is simply because I want to give you the heads-up on a couple under-the-radar events happening this weekend that are going criminally unrecognized by the local media.
My biggest beef is that the Queen of the Triangle drag queen pageant and festival at Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre is going down this Sunday and no one I've talked to has heard about it. This is a no-brainer great time: Drag queens, sequined gowns, bikinis, live music, plus it's an 18+ event, so you know there's probably going to be some nudity. Take pics and send 'em my way--if they're great, I'll post them. Okay, maybe I can't post 'em, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't send 'em anyway.
The other biggie event that no one's talking about is the Carrboro Music Festival, also on Sunday. Twenty-one venues, over 150 bands, loads of participating restaurants, and if you're a hipster parent, there's a children's section. Band to watch: Grasshopper, at the Cat's Cradle. They're a cross between the Kinks and Dinosaur Jr., and Beth Turner is officially the hottest female bass player since Superchunk's Laura Balance. Don't deny it Beth, own it.
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