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Charlotte Music
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Aasher Saintt’s ‘MAY GOD HEAR YOU!’ is a concept album that weaves ultra-modern hip-hop sounds with hymnal textures
By Cameron Lee July 3, 2026 Photo: Darian Carlos Aasher Saintt, the genre-defying Charlotte rapper, singer, and producer born Asher Jones, approaches his music and artistic vision through the lens of a psychological thriller set against a neo-noir aesthetic. Rather than centering on the motif...
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One-man-band Walter Boston III has become a percussive conduit in Charlotte’s live music scene
By Cameron Lee April 10, 2026 Walter Boston III, a native of Ahoskie, North Carolina, moved to Charlotte in 2007 at the age of 13, attending South Mecklenburg High School — a campus he recalls having a larger student body than his entire hometown in...
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Charlotte rapper-turned-DJ See Bird Go is a musical avian, spreading her wings and soaring to new heights
By Cameron Lee March 27, 2026 Over the past four years in Charlotte and across North Carolina, you’ve probably seen Tashara Bryant, better known by her DJ name See Bird Go, vibing behind the decks at numerous venues. A musical avian, she’s often nested at...
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Two of North Carolina’s vocal treasures, Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton, will share the stage in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee January 18, 2026 Two of North Carolina’s treasured musical titans — both Grammy winners and North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees — will share the stage on a co-headlining tour for the first time in nearly a decade. Fantasia Barrino and...
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Sainted Trap Choir will reimagine Charles Dickens’ classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Fannie Mae’s debut as a playwright and director
By Cameron Lee December 8, 2025 You may know Fannie Mae from Charlotte FC soccer matches, where she has DJ’d since their inaugural game in 2022 in front of 74,000-plus fans. You may also know Fannie as the co-founder of Sainted Trap Choir, the gospel/trap...
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On ‘Welcome Home,’ Reuben Vincent is unapologetically sincere showcasing exceptional lyricism, rediscovering and finding a new love
By Cameron Lee November 2, 2025 Photo: Malik Gist (@squidlik) Since signing with Roc Nation in 2021, Charlotte’s Reuben Vincent has made his rounds on press runs, toured with Pusha T, performed at Dreamville Fest, and moved within some of hip-hop’s most exclusive circles as...
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Stephen Warwick and AJ Haynes (Seratones) join forces on ‘Teleportation,’ steeped in ‘60s folk-rock and golden-era soul
By Cameron Lee October 18, 2025 Stephen Warwick has been a fixture in the Charlotte music scene since the late ‘90s, first as a drum-and-bass DJ and later as a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist for indie folk-rock projects Second Hand Stories and Ancient Cities. Across...
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Charlotte’s Woody’s debut album, ‘Bull Fightin’ Betty,’ showcases dexterity while embracing a laid-back, slack-rock ethos
By Cameron Lee August 9, 2025 Photo: Steven Fiore Charlotte’s Woody delivers a sound suited for a lazy summer day, hazy with your favorite THC indulgence or a cold, cheap beer. Their music feels down-on-its-luck but unintentionally sanguine, embracing all of life’s quandaries. Principal songwriter...
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Charlotte’s Mavi will open all dates on the upcoming Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Alfredo Tour
By Cameron Lee August 5, 2025 Following the release of Alfredo 2, Freddie Gibbs’ latest collaborative album with prolific hip-hop producer The Alchemist, the duo will hit the road this fall for a U.S. tour with Charlotte’s Mavi opening 22 dates. Alfredo 2, the sequel...
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Braxton Bateman is making Charlotte’s jazz ecosystem “Mo’ Betta” with The Exchange and A-partmeant
By Cameron Lee June 25, 2025 Charlotte trumpeter and rising bandleader Braxton Bateman grew up in the Queen City attending Northwest School of the Arts for both middle and high school, but his musical lineage and spirit trace back to Philadelphia. His grandfather, Edgar Bateman...
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