Awendaw, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/ Awendaw, SC News VISITING ACT Obituary A Rumbling Tumult: Don't underestimate http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/85aea0b8ba16446af16eb65d7034bed0.html I probably would have been a killer or a murderer or something says Obituary bassist Frank Watkins Who knows I had a lot of aggression when I was younger I got in a lot of fights and stuff but I found a way to channel that through my music He's been channeling that aggression through his bass for the past 20 years as a part of the influential death metal band Obituary who finish their latest tour behind the foursong EP Left to Die Tuesday at the Music Farm By Bryan Reed CBT opens new season with a winner A Sizzling Carmen mdash; En http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/56a5e0746c118dfb0a838783bf127284.html The only drawback to being a busy classical music writer is that I rarely get to indulge my other cultural interests mdash; like ballet So I jumped at the chance to cover the Charleston Ballet Theatre's seasonopening production of Carmen based on Georges Bizet's everpopular opera I attended the production's second outing on Saturday By Lindsay Koob RESTAURANT REVIEW The Lettered Olive Resort Fare: The Lettered http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/6bb3bf7822b68683fefa78d9cddd8e25.html I'm really going to do it this time I told my wife as we scanned the menu at the Lettered Olive out at the Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms I'm not going to order an entreacute;e Just appetizers Three appetizers By Robert Moss Blotter Highlights from Charleston police reports each week http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/42d89ec852395a320989eafe020f0d04.html Blotter O' the Week:A woman claimed a man assaulted her during an argument when he pushed a refrigerator at her cutting the top of her foot Might we suggest as a followup ripping light posts out of the ground and making them spell out dirty words By Greg Hambrick Ford faces primary challenger Senate Scuffle http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/d15d4bf4f318b03bee6d7b4a2d8ebb6f.html After a solid win in the June primaries Sen Robert Ford DCharleston is back on the campaign trail in advance of a general election challenge from Republican newcomer Scotty Sheriff Both say they're running to help district residents mdash; with Ford pointing to his experience and Sheriff pointing largely to his enthusiasm By Greg Hambrick County Council candidates list top three priorities God Bless This http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/5ff4aa4c44ee15d36ea7205fdbe322b1.html For the second time in two years Charleston County Council is losing its chairman to the Statehouse In 2006 Leon Stavrinakis moved on to represent James and Johns islands in the legislature and now County Council Chairman Tim Scott is running unopposed in November for a seat representing portions of Charleston and Berkeley counties But before the council can pick a leader voters have to pick the council Four county races will be on the ballot; three are competitive By Greg Hambrick Critical Capsules Movies you can see this week http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/63ef841233d4a248e19beed6f5b0abae.html Opening this WeekChoke R It opens at the Terrace Theatre on FridayThe Duchess PG13 Keira Knightley is celebrity royalty seeking to avenge her husband's affair with an affair of her own Also stars Ralph Fiennes Quarantine R Jennifer Carpenter is a television reporter looking fo VISITING ACT Donavon Frankenreiter Going Back to Cali: http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/awendaw/content/cce88456da21c6e953abbab796842d1b.html California native Donavon Frankenreiter earned his reputation and most of his livelihood since age 13 as a stylish pro surfer Not surprising then that for his new album titled Pass It Around Lost Highway he opted for immersion of a different sort: into the legendary vibe of Sunset Sound in Hollywood one of those historic recording studios where artists like The Doors The Rolling Stones John Lennon and Warren Zevon laid down signature tracks It says something about a musician's ambition when he forgoes some costsaving alternatives and invests in a special kind of educational experience: to work where legends worked By Jon Santiago