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With several renovations, FloydFest enters a new dawn with 2025’s ‘Aurora’
By Cameron Lee July 21, 2025 Each year since 2002, FloydFest has brought a mystical, themed music festival to the mountains just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in southern Virginia. This year’s theme, Aurora, draws from Roman mythology, which translates to dawn — a symbol...
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Hopscotch Music Festival celebrates 15 years with My Morning Jacket, Earl Sweatshirt, and most NC acts in recent history
By Cameron Lee July 9, 2025 North Carolina’s largest indie music festival, Hopscotch, has unveiled the lineup for its 15th edition, returning to downtown Raleigh from September 4-6. Founded in 2010, Hopscotch has earned a reputation for booking eclectic lineups that span genres and generations,...
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Jeezy’s 20th-Anniversary TM:101 Live Symphonic Orchestra Tour is a Celebration of Evolution
By Cameron Lee July 6, 2025 When Young Jeezy dropped Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101 in the summer of 2005, it marked a seismic shift in Southern rap. Moving away from the rowdy, call-and-response club bangers of Lil Jon and the crunk era, the...
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2025 Charlotte Summer Concert Guide
By CLTure July 2, 2025 (updated) An expansive concert guide covering a wide range of genres and all the upcoming shows and tours coming to Charlotte venues this summer, updated weekly. July 20 – Tripping Daisy with opener Jumprope at The Underground (Alternative Rock) July...
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Braxton Bateman is making Charlotte’s jazz ecosystem “Mo’ Betta” with The Exchange and A-partmeant
By Cameron Lee June 25, 2025 Charlotte trumpeter and rising bandleader Braxton Bateman grew up in the Queen City attending Northwest School of the Arts for both middle and high school, but his musical lineage and spirit trace back to Philadelphia. His grandfather, Edgar Bateman...
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Asheville is still recovering from Helene, and a summer concert road trip could help boost their economy
By Cameron Lee June 17, 2025 Photo: The Orange Peel Western North Carolina is regaining its stride after the devastation of Hurricane Helene, reaffirming Asheville’s reputation as a premier regional destination for concerts, restaurants, and outdoor adventures. Although the River Arts District still bears visible...
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Metallica — Masters of Puppets and Stadium-Shaking Metal Tours
By Cameron Lee June 1, 2025 Photo: Daniel Coston Uptown Charlotte was cloaked in a sea of black on Saturday night as thrash metal titans Metallica stormed the city with their colossal M72 World Tour — an electrifying traveling spectacle. The weekend brought Metallica-themed events...
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Charlotte’s Mavi reunites with Earl Sweatshirt on introspective new track “Landgrab,” offering glimpse into “next era”
By Cameron Lee May 28, 2025 Photo: Alex Free Charlotte lyricist Mavi returns with his first release of the year, reuniting with Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future notoriety for the introspective new single, “Landgrab.” Accompanied by a raw, tightly framed video shot at The Pit...
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Luke Combs, Hattie Leeper, Dexter Romweber, and David Childers among 2025 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees
By Cameron Lee May 5, 2025 The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees, which include three Charlotte-area figures: native Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper, one of the first Black women disc jockeys in the South; beloved Mount Holly folk singer-songwriter David...
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour is a career-spanning collision of musical powerhouses
By Cameron Lee May 4, 2025 Photo: Greg Noire Kendrick Lamar’s journey from his early days as part of the hip-hop collective Black Hippy to becoming one of the most influential artists of his generation has been nothing short of extraordinary. When he performed in...
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