By CLTure July 23, 2024 Following the release of her new album, Crash, Oakland R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani will hit the road, stopping in Raleigh (October 1 at Red Hat Amphitheater) and Charlotte (October 2 at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre) this fall. Kehlani will be joined...
By CLTure July 18, 2024 Following the release of her third studio album, Charm, indie pop star Clairo will hit the road, returning to Charlotte on November 5 (Ovens Auditorium). Produced by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels (who was a founding member of Sharon Jones...
Sponsored by Infinity’s End By CLTure July 17, 2024 Want to win two tickets to see Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, and Bakar in Charlotte on Sunday, August 4 at PNC Music Pavilion? The alternative rock outfit fronted by dynamic frontman Matt Shultz, are...
By Cameron Lee July 16, 2024 When jazz pianist and composer Sean Mason is not in his Lower East Side abode or trekking across the world playing gigs, he’s at home in Charlotte. For the Phillip O’ Berry Academy of Technology grad, home is not...
By Cameron Lee July 9, 2024 Photo: Jade Ivy In a little over a year’s time, Biking with Francis, the talented Charlotte-based trio consisting of multi-instrumentalists and producers Max Leonard and Garrett Sparrow, along with lyricist Joshua “Raw” Warren, have released three outstanding projects. Their...
By CLTure July 2, 2024 R&B group SWV, best known for their ’90s hits “Weak,” “Right Here,” “Rain,” and “I’m So into You,” made their NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut with the release of their performance on June 28. Some of the band members accompanying...
By Cameron Lee June 27, 2024 It’s been 15 years since Jay-Z released his song “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” and, while he has said that it wasn’t a direct shot at T-Pain, who popularized its use in the early aughts, the track has affected the...
Sponsored by Infinity’s End By CLTure June 20, 2024 (updated weekly) A complete guide to all of the best summer concerts coming to Charlotte in 2024 sponsored by Infinity’s End. July 23 – Killing Pixies, Brandy and the Butcher, and Skewer Rat at The Milestone...
By Hunter Bailey June 14, 2024 Photo: Wendy Hernandez If you felt underdressed for Faye Webster’s sold-out show at The Fillmore on Wednesday night, you probably fit right in. Webster’s fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony, was inspired by her fixation to immerse herself...
By Cameron Lee June 5, 2024 The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced six new inductees in 2024 including Greenville native rapper Petey Pablo; fabled music executive and Greensboro native, Clarence Avant; storied Durham indie rock label, Merge Records, founded by Mac McCaughan...