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Live Nation offering discounted tickets for several shows in 2020 for a limited time
By CLTure News January 16, 2020 Live Nation has announced a nationwide “Holiday Hangover” ticket promotion offering discounted tickets to major shows coming to town in 2020. From January 17 at 10 a.m. until January 26 at 10 p.m., tickets to select shows will be...
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Modern Moxie share fun and local-centric music video for “Til I’m a Ghost”
By Mitchell Franklin January 16, 2020 Modern Moxie had a big 2019, and they’re continuing that trajectory by coming out swinging into the new year. After releasing their debut (and one of the Queen City’s best albums of 2019), Claw Your Way Out, the indie...
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Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails, and Depeche Mode inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By CLTure News January 15, 2020 The inductees for the 2020 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. This year’s honorees will be Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Doobie Brothers, and T. Rex. The 2020 class...
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Deniro Farrar, Elevator Jay and Lute connect on new song and video “Gon’ Be”
By CLTure News January 13, 2020 Charlotte’s own Deniro Farrar, Elevator Jay and Lute have connected on a new track, “Gon’ Be.” The introspective song captures the everyday struggle of the south and perils of the music industry with a soulfully mellow beat riding like...
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Pearl Jam announce first album since 2013 and North American tour dates!
By CLTure News January 13, 2020 Beloved Seattle grunge-rock band, Pearl Jam announced today their long-awaited album, Gigaton, will be released on March 27 through their own label, Monkeywrench Records. In addition to announcing their first album since 2013’s Lighting Bolt, the legendary ’90s rockers...
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Melissa Etheridge, Lukas Nelson, and The Marcus King Band added to MerleFest 2020 lineup!
By CLTure News January 13, 2020 Back in November, MerleFest, the Wilkesboro, North Carolina music festival founded in 1988 by guitarist Doc Watson, announced Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss would headline the 2020 edition. Today, the festival announced they will be adding Grammy award-winning rocker Melissa...
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Watch rare video of Neil Peart’s mind-boggling drum solo in Charlotte with Rush in 2012
By CLTure News January 10, 2020 The legendary drummer of Canadian rock band Rush, Neil Peart has passed away after a long battle with brain cancer at 67 years old. Often regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time, the music industry mourns...
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Dylan Gilbert of Hectorina shares new single “Good News” from forthcoming album ‘I’ll Be the Lakebed’
By Shirley Griffith January 10, 2020 In 2008, artist Dylan Gilbert was deemed “the hardest-working musician in North Carolina” by the Salisbury Post and, over a decade later, it’s hard to argue with that sentiment. Since his teens, Gilbert has become a founding member of...
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Tool, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, DaBaby, Lizzo, and more to play Bonnaroo 2020
By CLTure January 7, 2020 After bouncing back big in 2019 with sold-out attendance for the first time since 2013, Bonnaroo has announced their 2020 lineup. This year’s headliners include Tool, Tame Impala, Lizzo, Vampire Weekend, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, and the rock supergroup...
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Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean and Travis Scott will indeed headline Coachella 2020
By CLTure News January 2, 2020 Rumors surfaced in early November about Rage Against the Machine’s reunion and headlining dates at Coachella, and well, it looks like the rumors are true. The politically-fueled rock band will headline Coachella 2020 and will perform live for the...
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