By CLTure March 18, 2020 (updated) Now, more than ever, local musicians need your support. While many nationally touring bands and artists can rely on increased streaming numbers, publishing, licensing, and royalties, local musicians across the country have been devastated by the loss of income...
By Cameron Lee March 17, 2020 For many, Charlotte is a budding city for music, arts and creativity but, for others coming from smaller towns, the Queen City has already blossomed. For Nia Johnson, better known as Nia J, who moved to Charlotte to study...
By CLTure March 12, 2020 Charlotte’s Southside Gauxst (also known as Gauxstman), the Queen City trap rap artist has released a new song and video, “448.0.” His debut project in 2014, Flip Phone Music, demonstrated his rough and rugged street-wise raps with the song “Left...
By CLTure Want to win two 3-day passes and a car camping pass ($726.28 value) to Epicenter Music Festival in Concord, North Carolina on May 1-3, 2020? Just share this event page and tag #CLTure. You can also repost the photo (below) on Instagram and...
By Jose Mujica March 4, 2020 Deniro Farrar recently dropped his latest project, Sole Food, the first offering from the Charlotte rapper since his Re-Up EP, released last year. Farrar combines hard-hitting trap production, catchy soulful southern melodies and illuminating lyrics into an easily digestible...
By CLTure News March 1, 2020 On Friday, February 28, Charlotte-based indie garage-rock band Paint Fumes posted on Facebook that their tour van had been broken into, and several items have been stolen while on their European tour traveling through Barcelona. The group, fronted by...
By Cameron Lee February 28, 2020 The husband and wife music partnership takes a certain type of connection to work. The communication that’s required to maintain a strong marriage might contradict the chemistry two people may need to create masterful art. For Leo and Kellie...
By CLTure News February 25, 2020 After a 11-year hiatus Charlotte post-hardcore band Hopesfall returned with their latest album, Arbiter, back in July of 2018. The 10-track album was packed with fierce riffs and dazzling melodies blending the sounds of their past with a refreshed spirit. With...
By Jose Mujica February 16, 2020 Growing up in the streets of North Charlotte, rapper 704chop didn’t have much help carving his own path to success. Chop grew up in an era of Charlotte that most are seemingly eager to erase. “I grew up in...
By CLTure February 6, 2020 The Bank of America Stadium official twitter account posted a video yesterday of Panthers mascot Sir Purr patiently moseying around the stadium to the soundtrack of The Rolling Stones song “Waiting on a Friend.” The tweet seemed to confirm the...