Charlotte Music

Charlotte Music

Jason Scavone’s ‘Catastrophic Dreams’ is an album soaked in honeyed nostalgia

By Shirley Griffith February 22, 2023 Photo: Kara Perry Charlotte native Jason Scavone, a singer-songwriter, music producer, and Bleed Hound Records recording artist, has released his highly anticipated album, Catastrophic Dreams. The album was self-produced at Charlotte’s famed Sioux Sioux Studio, mixed by Grammy Award-winning...
By CLTure February 22, 2023
Charlotte Music

February Charlotte Local Music Concert Guide

By Shirley Griffith January 29, 2023 (updated) Welcome to CLTure’s monthly local music guide where we highlight a few of the city’s notable shows in a format that makes it nearly effortless to support some choice local sound-makers. Immense talent floods the Charlotte streets on...
By CLTure January 29, 2023
Charlotte Music

TeCoby Hines packs a thoughtful and sincere punch with his latest EP, ‘Soul Sip’

By Cameron Lee January 26, 2023 Photo: Daniel White On TeCoby Hines’ latest EP, Soul Sip, he utters on the track, “From The Soul,” “Man, I’m so human,” before singing the chorus, “If I don’t do it from the soul then I’m wack, yeah /...
By CLTure January 26, 2023
Charlotte Music

January Charlotte Local Music Concert Guide

Sponsored by By Cameron Lee January 3, 2023 After a full year of live shows, many of our local venues are now hitting their stride and recuperating from the pandemic. As the city continues to grow, the music scene will continue to flourish with time-honored...
By CLTure January 3, 2023
Charlotte Music

Ed Washington is expanding the No Grease brand through his passion for music with ‘The Line Up’ series

By Cameron Lee November 29, 2022 Photo: Michael Lopez-Bond During the pandemic, Ed Washington, a franchise owner of No Grease barbershop, was thinking about ways to continue to expand the thriving brand originally founded by brothers Damian and Jermaine Johnson in 1997. As an avid...
By CLTure November 28, 2022
Charlotte Music

Reuben Vincent had social media abuzz with his BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher performance

By CLTure News October 5, 2022 Charlotte rapper Reuben Vincent had social media abuzz when his performance for the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher aired on Tuesday night. The Jamla/Roc Nation artist who was discovered by North Carolina super-producer 9th Wonder at the age of...
By CLTure October 5, 2022
Charlotte Music

August Charlotte Local Music picks

By Jonny Golian August 4, 2022 As summer heats up, so does the local music calendar for many bands and venues in Charlotte. From indie rock to pop to hip-hop, and beyond, here’s our monthly look at some of the best the city has to...
By CLTure August 4, 2022
Charlotte Music

July Charlotte Local Music Picks

By Jonny Golian July 5, 2022 A look at several Charlotte-area bands and acts playing our wonderful local music venues each month. Get familiar and support your local music scene. Wine Pride July 1 at Snug Harbor Tickets: $10.00 After a temporary hiatus, Wine Pride...
By CLTure July 6, 2022
Charlotte Music

Photo + Video Album: HeroesCon 2022 Kick-Off Party at Super Abari Game Bar

By CLTure June 28, 2022 Photos from the HeroesCon 40th Anniversary Kick-Off Party at Super Abari Game Bar. Thanks to Shelton, Karla and Seth at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find, Zach and the staff at Super Abari, and all of the musical acts: Erick Lottary,...
By CLTure June 28, 2022
Charlotte Music

Indie rock upstart Dreamboat release impressive debut single and video running rampant through Plaza Midwood

By Cameron Lee June 24, 2022 Charlotte indie rock outfit, Dreamboat, is coming out of the gates with a focused ferocity in their debut release “Cover to Cover.” The angsty track has lead singer Sydney Nieboer running rampant through Plaza Midwood in the music video,...
By CLTure June 24, 2022

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Charlotte Music

By Shirley Griffith January 29, 2023 (updated) Welcome to CLTure’s monthly local music guide where we highlight a few of the city’s notable shows in a format that makes it nearly effortless to support some choice local sound-makers. Immense talent floods the Charlotte streets on...

By Cameron Lee January 26, 2023 Photo: Daniel White On TeCoby Hines’ latest EP, Soul Sip, he utters on the track, “From The Soul,” “Man, I’m so human,” before singing the chorus, “If I don’t do it from the soul then I’m wack, yeah /...

Sponsored by By Cameron Lee January 3, 2023 After a full year of live shows, many of our local venues are now hitting their stride and recuperating from the pandemic. As the city continues to grow, the music scene will continue to flourish with time-honored...

By Cameron Lee November 29, 2022 Photo: Michael Lopez-Bond During the pandemic, Ed Washington, a franchise owner of No Grease barbershop, was thinking about ways to continue to expand the thriving brand originally founded by brothers Damian and Jermaine Johnson in 1997. As an avid...

By CLTure News October 5, 2022 Charlotte rapper Reuben Vincent had social media abuzz when his performance for the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher aired on Tuesday night. The Jamla/Roc Nation artist who was discovered by North Carolina super-producer 9th Wonder at the age of...

By Jonny Golian August 4, 2022 As summer heats up, so does the local music calendar for many bands and venues in Charlotte. From indie rock to pop to hip-hop, and beyond, here’s our monthly look at some of the best the city has to...

By Jonny Golian July 5, 2022 A look at several Charlotte-area bands and acts playing our wonderful local music venues each month. Get familiar and support your local music scene. Wine Pride July 1 at Snug Harbor Tickets: $10.00 After a temporary hiatus, Wine Pride...

By CLTure June 28, 2022 Photos from the HeroesCon 40th Anniversary Kick-Off Party at Super Abari Game Bar. Thanks to Shelton, Karla and Seth at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find, Zach and the staff at Super Abari, and all of the musical acts: Erick Lottary,...

By Cameron Lee June 24, 2022 Charlotte indie rock outfit, Dreamboat, is coming out of the gates with a focused ferocity in their debut release “Cover to Cover.” The angsty track has lead singer Sydney Nieboer running rampant through Plaza Midwood in the music video,...