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Sombr and The Last Dinner Party bring fresh perspective to indie pop and art rock, reimagining familiar sounds for a new generation of listeners
By Cameron Lee October 23, 2026 Photo: Jeff Vinnick Few artists have experienced an ascent quite like Sombr in recent years. The 21-year-old New York City native singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose music draws as much from Jeff Buckley as it does from Radiohead and David...
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Leon Bridges announces 2027 tour following the release of his latest album produced by J Lloyd and Lydia Kitto of Jungle
By CLTure October 9, 2026 Leon Bridges has announced a 2027 tour following the release of his new album, Happiness Anytime, with a stop in Charlotte on July 16 at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre featuring London-based jazz and Afrobeat collective Kokoroko. Bridges’ new album released...
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Olivia Rodrigo takes Charlotte through the seasons of love on rock-heavy ‘Unraveled Tour’
By Zach Goins October 8, 2026 Love has a way of changing with the seasons, and Olivia Rodrigo knows this cycle all too well. On The Unraveled Tour in Charlotte Wednesday night, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter took a sea of pink-clad fans on a yearlong journey...
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George Clinton will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at North Carolina Music Hall of Fame ceremony
By Cameron Lee October 7, 2026 This year’s North Carolina Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony will have a very special guest, as Kannapolis native George Clinton, the mastermind behind Parliament-Funkadelic, will be honored with the Eddie Ray Lifetime Achievement Award. Clinton helped revolutionize funk...
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Soul royalty The Womack Sisters, granddaughters of Sam Cooke and nieces of Bobby Womack, are coming to Charlotte in January
By CLTure October 7, 2026 The Womack Sisters, the Los Angeles-based retro soul trio and granddaughters of legendary soul singer Sam Cooke and nieces of Bobby Womack, will perform in Charlotte for the first time on January 20 at The Underground. The sisters — BG,...
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Kacey Musgraves’ Charlotte tour stop was equal parts heartfelt musicianship and dazzling visual spectacle
By Zach Goins October 3, 2026 Photo: Charles Reagan The last time Kacey Musgraves was in Charlotte, she was in her healing and personal-growth era. Following an emotional breakup, The Deeper Well Tour found her reflecting on past relationships that no longer served her, searching...
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Gorillaz brought an ensemble, catalog-spanning set to Charlotte with Deltron 3030, Little Simz and Posdnuos
By Cameron Lee September 24, 2026 The weather for Gorillaz’s first-ever performance in Charlotte seemed ideally suited to the darker, gloomier world of Murdoc Niccals, the fictional bassist created by Gorillaz founders Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. The exaggerated evil rock-star archetype is one...
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Tame Impala’s anticipated Charlotte debut delivered a mesmerizing blend of dreamlike soundscapes and psychedelic visuals
By Cameron Lee August 2, 2026 Photo: Phillip Gripper / CLTure It’s been a long time coming for Tame Impala fans in Charlotte to finally see the psychedelic music project of multi-instrumentalist and producer Kevin Parker in the city. First scheduled to perform in Charlotte...
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The opening night of J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off Tour’ in Charlotte felt less like a victory lap and more like a homecoming
By Cameron Lee June 12, 2026 Photo: Kent Smith / Spectrum Center The last time Jermaine Cole made an official tour stop in Charlotte was in 2017, following the release of his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only. A departure from the triumphant tone...
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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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