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30 Q-Living Q-NOTES • APRIL 24 . 2004 "Full frontal lunacy." ’‘Variety Magazine "Hefty laughter." -New York Times ; Recoinmefida feririati m by David ilinsday-Abaire{. Directed by ChipJEMker. , i»:s ' cme, minute for CaK whai ifecovere somediing i^ocktHg in her Jorja-Orsln,!^ Scotrahfi:ee-Thom^i|t^1^ •,^ ir«'nibrtous,fK«v$top advemireon'theroad *- - eOft^^self-dfecovery and a new fife.she packs ; ■' 5 C'5 ftef ba^and tic^ a bus to Nt^ra Fjdb • • ;’|.^!^'!^rtQusV closer to d»^Wer^Sg2|^r^^^ •iy >•'■■'' • ■■' wtoo&atoescatfe.'''', lprll>2j^-May 23 ] Actor’s Theatre of Chariotte ! f'f , '''’^ ' 'V. \ A. ■r 65(j.&',^onewail Street, - : ■' C *•- Showtimes areWed/Tliurs at 7:30pmy^/^tat'&OO. pm, ancJ Sun, 23 at 2:30 (mi.Tick^-fte-$V7-22!,r,’..-. .-{'‘vflMQly Tuesday;May 4 at 7j30 ls*‘RyVV»«t'^ Can Niiht" - ' Opening ffl^t performance on Wed.A^i 28 followed ., by a free vyine'aid chees'e reception.'For;more ‘-‘ C'Si^PlPP information, please call 704.342,225fk^^. visit our websiteatwww.actorstheatrecharlOtte.org. . ,r-7" ; ^ . F' E." xx*v?xvr She's hacir. This summer. ilimiKi^ Charlotte Pride hosts Sister Funk and Weigle from page 29^ render it souless. My intent is to handle it with realness and style." Because of the album’s themes and Weigle’S honesty as an songwriter, “SoulSex” might stall his steady move into the mainstream — but he doesn’t care. “My music will stay the same whatev er degree of success I may reach,” he explained. “To me, I’m successful as long as I keep getting emails from people telling me that my songs mean a lot to them. 1 won’t water down my music.’’ Funky divas With plenty of groove, a pinch of fate and an assist from a N.Y. producer, five female musicians — Troy (keyboards), Tina (sax), Vange (guitar), Wendy (bass) and Blaze (drums and percussion) — united in 2000 to create a rollicking sound that defied the conventions of Pride twice and 2004 will make our third appearance,” she told CfrNotes. “We have been called Charlotte Pride’s official party band. We love the rambunctious crowd.” . Festival-goers can look forward to hear ing songs from the band’s second album, "Girl” (2003), whose 10 cuts cut across funk, pop and reggae with equal abandon. Troy explained that Sister Funk enjoys performing at events like Charlotte Pride because "we are able to share our creative gift of music and love for our community without having to censor ourselves or be judged. We can feel proud for who we are and what we stand for.” Sister Funk'will get womyn s music. A year after their founding. Sister Funk released their self-pro duced, independent album “Pursuit of the Groove.” The set was well received (Chris Allen of IMRU Radio in Los Angeles called it “an incredible CD” and the track "Truth Will Set You Free” was named Best Original Song by the Stonewall Society) but it was the supporting live performances that best displayed the band’s strengths. "These girls know how to put on a show, you wouldn’t believe their energy,” wrote Mike Begun in a review for New England’s Metroline magazine. Out comedian Suzanne Westenhoeffer offered a similar assessment: “Flot gals playing music that’s impossible to stay in your seat for.” Anybody who’s seen one of the band’s previous performances in Charlotte knows that the local LGBT community has simi larly fallen for Sister Funk. And the feeling is mutual according to keyboardist Troy. “Sister Funk has performed at Charlotte the party started at Charlotte Pride. Throughout the spring and summer Sister Funk has a full schedule of Pride shows and club bookings. When asked about the band’s goals beyond these per formances, Troy reeled off a short list — she’d obviously thought about this before. “We want to continue to write music that is uplifting and makes others feel. We would like to become financially self-suffi cient through our music and quit the nine- to-five jobs, be featured on Ellen DeGeneres’ show and win Outvoice’s Outsong of the Year. Oh, and getting any of our songs on the Billboard Top 40.” info: www.markweigle.com www.sisterfunk.com www.chorlotfepride.com New Shipment of 2(x)ist Underwear white rabbit Contour Briefs, Sport Briefs, Thongs, Square Cut Tank Tops, and more! Charlotte: 1401 Central Ave. 28205 (704) 377-4067 Raleigh: 309 W. Martin St. 27601 (919) 856-1429 www.WhiteRabbitBooks.com
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