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30 Q-Living Q-NOTES • MAY 8 . 2004 "Full frontal lunacy." -Variety Magazine "Hefty laughter." -NewYorkTimes : »• 5'• ' , .•'■S.-.7A by David tinsday-Abaire{,.?^ ;j0f8 changes in we m»iute for Cassvvtien Directed by ChipJMcer. ^*'^*f^‘fecovere somethir^ sliockthg »n he Starring Cafc2eggert. Michael NesteV, " sweater llrav^. In a flash. J Sheila Snow'Factor, Tanya McClellan, j . her husband ,snt the trm sh . . r TL ^\thwi^ she marnedouf so begins h Jor,a,:Ursin.Tdni Scott /> Z^.'ifself-discoverykd a new life. She packs -I'Cvvv Jiipi'ba^’andhqKabustoNi^rafa^ts -' " «’vsiiepe sh^c&otjnt^a hiiapous cast of t *',;."«ccentnc cfah®!te‘^,«ilffef) * perilously closer to the wata%^#^s.^^i ®rl628-May 23,-'.'i; Actpr’i Theatre of Charlotte ; 650, E^Slonewall Street, i-”"" ■ t’ 1'' Showtimes areWed/TTiurs at 7:30 pm,i^^t'at-8:W.4 pm, and Sun, May 23 at 2:30 pm.Tickc^-^re $17-22i.:,‘. x* Cr^lSi^ Tuesda>vMay4at7;30is“Pay;WhatYo(!Can'Night?’ . ' Opening night per^nhance on Wed.^ril 28 fdlow^' by a free wine^'and cheese reception. For,more ■ information, please call 704.342.225fi, visit our • websiteatvwvw.actorstheatrecharlotte.org. « She's bacir. •Ufliluiiil This suRimer. Pure 2004: Offers stellar DJ from page 29 Moran, a two-time Grammy nominee, says his talent for programming blistering sets springs from a simple and very pure place. “I play records because I love it. 1 love to dance so I’m in the booth jumping up and down just like everybody else. I’m getting the feedback from the audience and it’s so rewarding to have that imme diate gratification and reaction. 1 don’t go out there to judge. I just want to have a good time and see you smile.” Moran has been pleasing dance music fans since 1981 when he and friend Albert Cabrera teamed to create acclaimed production duo The Latin Rascals. After spending time on New York dance radio WKTU’s popular mix show, the pair moved into artist production and scored a Top 40 gold record with The Cover Girls (“Show Me”) that helped usher in the “freestyle” era. Like every dance genre freestyle even tually ran its course. Many successful freestyle artists and producers didn’t sur vive the change — but Moran did. “I reinvented myself,” he says proudly. “I’ve never been afraid of change and I’ve never been afraid to fail. After freestyle I knew 1 could cash in and buy a couple of Starbucks or 1 could start over. 1 never thought I was so fucking fierce that everything had to be offered to me on a silver platter. I just played a party here and a party there and people responded to it.” Over the ensuing years Moran has become a fixture at the world's biggest circuit events, released numerous mix CDs (including the new “Winter Party Vol. 7”) and remixed tracks by such superstars as Madonna, janet Jackson, Celine Dion. Whitney Houston and Cyndi Lauper. Despite his phenomenal success — or perhaps because of it — the artist has a clear-eyed perspective on the dance music industry and his future place in it. “Do I have to be the biggest and the best? No, 1 just have to be the best that I can be. I don’t need to have another number one record and another number one record. Everything won’t always be a guaranteed hit, but creativity is not about guarantees. And when I can no longer contribute in a way that is satisfying to me I’ll go look for new talent. My epitaph will be ‘Tony worked it’ and that’s it.” Pure 2004 wraps with a Tea Dance at Mythos. Expect D] Richie Rich to wring the last beads of sweat from attendees with his potent mix of hard house, tribal and trance. "I’m thrilled about coming back to Charlotte,” he tells Q-Nofes. “Everyone was so friendly and genuine when I was there before that I’m really psyched.” Richie has been spinning for 10 years. line-up DJ Richie Rich says his booth is always open. He got his start at Boston’s WZBC radio doing a late night mix show, which led to Dj work in various nightclubs around the city. He re members how a lucky coincidence helped him break onto the national scene. “An old cas sette of me mixing somehow ended up in South Beach. A club promoter heard someone playing it one day at the beach and went ‘who is this guy?’ Out of the blue I got a phone call asking if I wanted to come to South Beach to spin.” He went, of course, and was a smash ing success, soon earning regular guest work in the nation’s party capital. Since then his high energy style has landed him gigs in cities including Los Angeles, D.C., Provincetown and Montreal, where he is a fixture at the annual Black and Blue weekend. Despite his impressive resume, Richie remains one of the most approachable DJs on the circuit. This is made plain when he cheerfully extends an invitation that would make many of his peers recoil in horror. “Be sure to tell everybody that if they want to hear a particular record they can come up and request it. 1 love the give and take in the dub. I mean, it’s not like we’re at a museum art unveiling or any thing.” Proceeds from Pure 2004 benefit Metrolina AIDS Project, the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network and Time Out Youth. info: May 14 "Purely Twisted" with DJ Twisted Dee Charlotte Eagle, 4544-H South Blvd. $5 member/$iO guest 8 p.m., ages 21 and up May 15 "Pure Party 2004" with DJ Tony Moran Velocity, 935 S. Summit Ave. $12 member/$15 guest/$18 underage 10 p.m., ages 18 and up May 16 "Pure T" with DJ Richie "Rich" Ladue Mythos, 300 N. College St. $12 ^ ^ 6 p.m., ages 18 and up www.purecharlotte.com www.twisteddee.com IHMlU Keepin' you lonnected to Kool Kweer Kulture!
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