Charlotte Music
Charlotte Music
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North Carolina Release Radar: Our Favorite New Music Releases
By Grant Golden August 6, 2023 Trent the Hooligan ALLGASNOBRAKEZ! There couldn’t be a more apt title for Trent The Hooligan’s sophomore album, as ALLGASNOBRAKEZ!, is pedal to the floor from the jump. Trent the Hooligan simultaneously gives a nod to the Southern hip-hop history...
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Country superstar Luke Combs’ homecoming in Charlotte was one for the ages
By Zach Goins July 16, 2023 Photo: David Bergman 90-degree temperatures and the threat of thunderstorms couldn’t keep Luke Combs from an epic homecoming show Friday night, kicking off the first of two sold-out shows at Bank of America Stadium. As the sun set on...
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The Amp Ballantyne will help reshape the entertainment landscape in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee May 1, 2023 The community of Ballantyne has long been known as an area of Charlotte focused mostly on work and commerce. The roughly 2,000 acres of land surrounded by suburban towns like Pineville, Matthews, Fort Mill, Indian Land, and Weddington, was...
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April Charlotte Local Music Concert Guide
By Shirley Griffith April 1, 2023 MOA, The Mystery Plan and That Guy Smitty Saturday, April 1 at Petra’s at 9 p.m. Tickets: $7 plus Moody and expansive, MOA creates atmospheric music with drifting, ethereal vocals in the vein of the enchanting ‘90s alt-rock band...
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Charlotte post-rock band Thousand Dollar Movie’s new EP ‘Give Me A Year’ is a sonic ode to the Queen City
By Cameron Lee February 24, 2023 Photo: Blue Amber The only words uttered in the new EP by Charlotte post-rock instrumental band Thousand Dollar Movie is “Give me a year and see what happens.” The quote, spoken by Mike Watt, famed bassist of the Minutemen,...
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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...
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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...
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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 /...
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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...
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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...
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