Charlotte Music
Charlotte Music
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Charlotte offers many smaller music venues to explore
By Shirley Griffith July 29, 2019 Charlotte has suffered the rapid loss of many significant music venues in the last few years as city developers mercilessly demolish the treasures that make this city great in lieu of generic apartment buildings. Naming a new and unremarkable...
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Refresh Records announce four-year anniversary party with Young Mister, Junior Astronomers, Cuzco, and more
By CLTure News July 17, 2019 Refresh Records, the independent record label based in Charlotte started in 2015, celebrates their fourth anniversary with an impressive lineup of rock music on August 23 and 24 at Snug Harbor. The two-night concert event will feature artists from...
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The Hamiltones are North Carolina’s favorite musical sons
By Cameron Lee July 6, 2019 When you’re around the Grammy-nominated vocal group The Hamiltones, you immediately sense a chemistry and charisma much like that of three close-knit brothers. But that wasn’t always the case in the beginning. “We’re gonna keep it real, we were...
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Indie-pop duo Future Friend continue to gain momentum with new EP release ‘Secret Handshake’
By Shirley Griffith July 3, 2019 In May, we premiered the debut single, “Get Well Soon,” from new sibling indie-pop duo, Future Friend. Since then, the track has quickly racked up over 140,000 streams on Spotify as the duo turned their hopes of finding future...
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‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’ features a track with J. Cole, DaBaby, Lute and Kendrick Lamar
By Cameron Lee July 5, 2019 One of the most anticipated albums of the year, Dreamville’s Revenge of the Dreamers III, has finally landed. The third iteration of the compilation album that saw projects released in 2014 and 2015 of mainly Dreamville acts, created a bit...
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Cyanca reflects on her past with a sultry and soulful bite-sized EP ‘I’m Staying Home’
By Jose Mujica Photo: Aaron Kasey July 2, 2019 Charlotte’s own alternative R&B/neo-soul artist, Cyanca, flashes a charming glimpse of where she’s at artistically in her latest EP I’m Staying Home, a title inspired during a night out after a Facebook HQ performance in San...
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Former UNCC student and rising Charlotte rapper Cheeno Ghee releases heartfelt song “Off Tha Strength”
By Cameron Lee June 23, 2019 We often hear that Charlotte is a city of transplants. While many may move to the city for banking industry jobs or the booming real estate market, 22-year-old rapper Cheeno Ghee found herself in Charlotte in 2016 to be...
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Charlotte Music Cuts: Modern Moxie, Vess, Cheeno Ghee, Yung Citizen and heckdang
By Shirley Griffith June 6, 2019 The summer is upon us and this month’s music cuts is dedicated to showcasing the wavy heat rising from Charlotte’s streets. If you’re sitting out a few noteworthy Southeast festivals this year, don’t worry! The best part about Charlotte’s...
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The Double Door Inn documentary is now available to watch on UNC-TV
By CLTure May 23, 2019 (Updated) The short documentary film about the famed Double Door Inn is now available to view on UNC-TV.org. The 27-minute documentary, Live From The Double Door Inn, produced by Rick Fitts, Chuck Bludsworth, Jay Ahuja and Kim Brattain documents the 43-year...
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A massive Charlotte Music Playlist
By Cameron Lee May 22, 2019 Charlotte’s music scene is bubbling. Now officially knocking down industry doors (thanks to DaBaby), there seems to be an influx of music coming from Charlotte and surrounding areas. Since Lute’s signing to Dreamville Records in 2015, Charlotte’s rap community...
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