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Verbal Van Gogh aka VvG displays brow-raising lyricism with ‘Calm B4 The $torm’
By Jose Mujica October 13, 2019 Verbal Van Gogh, VvG for short, is an up-and-coming rapper hailing straight out of Charlotte’s own east side. Offering a brow-raising display of lyricism in his latest album, Calm B4 The $torm, released under his own music imprint (Currency...
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A Guide to Pitching Writers, Editors and Media
By Megan Wolford October 13, 2019 Pitching to writers, editors, and promoters can seem like an impossible task but, with the right tools and tact, self-pitching can yield results without a middleman. The digital age has allowed access to the individuals responsible for breaking acts,...
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Ancient Cities’ deliver hazy electro-rock goodness with new album ‘Spirits of Light’
By Delaney Clifford October 9, 2019 Earlier this year, Charlotte rock outfit Ancient Cities released their kick off to summer, “Heavy Sleeper,” a single that explored a new sound and possibly heralded a new era for the group. It featured a foray into an even...
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Left of the Dial: College Radio’s Enduring Impact on North Carolina Music
By Harris Wheless October 8, 2019 Sometime in 1985, at the height of the college rock era, Paul Westerberg sat down to write “Left of the Dial,” his love letter to college radio: “Passin’ through and it’s late, the station started to fade/ Picked another...
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Charlotte’s DaBaby has the #1 album on the Billboard 200
By CLTure News October 7, 2019 (Updated) After signing to Interscope through a joint venture with South Coast Music Group in late 2018, DaBaby made his label debut in March with the massively successful Baby on Baby. Reaching #8 on the Billboard 200, Baby on...
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Carolina’s Young Mister connects with his fans on impressive new album ‘Sudden Swoon’
By Mitchell Franklin October 6, 2019 Young Mister, the alias of Tryon, NC singer-songwriter Steven Fiore, is breaking free from the expectations of the corporate music world in order to forge his own unique path forward. In creating his latest album, Fiore allowed his fans...
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Watch the DaBaby and Stunna 4 Vegas perform on Jimmy Fallon
By CLTure News October 1, 2019 Charlotte’s DaBaby and Salisbury’s Stunna 4 Vegas performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night. Fresh off the release of DaBaby’s album Kirk, which is already skyrocketing up the charts and projected to hit #1 on the...
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Future, Illenium, Lil Baby, Boogie, and Kaskade headline third annual Breakaway Festival in Charlotte
By Jose Mujica September 26, 2019 Charlotte’s Breakaway Festival will be hitting AvidXchange Music Factory October 4th and 5th. Since it’s inaugural event in 2017, Breakaway has brought some of the hottest current names in music to Charlotte. 2019 marks the three-year anniversary in the...
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Guns N’ Roses lengthy set showcased the bands resolve over thirty four years
By Stephen Waniewski September 26, 2019 According to scientists, it’s widely believed the sense of smell has the strongest link to memory retrieval. However, the crowd’s reaction to the sound of Slash’s iconic opening riff from Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” would give...
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Billy Joel will play massive stadium show in Charlotte
By CLTure News September 24, 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel is coming to Bank of America Stadium on April 18 2020! The Carolina Panthers and Live Nation announced that Billy Joel will play at the stadium in...
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