Charlotte Music
Charlotte Music
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Curt Keyz’ latest album ‘CURT(IS)’ is an exploration of identity featuring a bright cast of Charlotte talent
By Jamel Smith August 27, 2021 Photo: Jess Dailey Charlotte-based pianist and singer-songwriter Curtis Hayes, aka Curt Keyz has released his latest project, CURT(IS). And in this round, he’s reintroducing himself over a 17-song tracklist of wide-ranging, cohesive themes focusing on love, faith, family, resilience,...
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Tecoby Hines’ ‘Days Under Sun’ is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life
By Shakilya Lawrence August 15, 2021 (updated) Charlotte-based singer and rapper Tecoby Hines has released his latest project, Days Under Sun. The three-song EP is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life and demonstrates his personal growth as a musician. ...
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Day Brown flexes multifaceted skill set with his latest project, ‘Dayday’
By Cameron Lee August 15, 2021 While rapper and singer Dayleen Brown, aka Day Brown, has lived in Charlotte since the age of five, his musical influences derive from an early upbringing in Brooklyn. Born to a father with Caribbean roots and a mother from...
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Natalie Carr’s style of sultry R&B and synth-pop is spreading far beyond Charlotte
By Cameron Lee August 11, 2021 Photo: Pete Stuppard There’s a frayed vulnerability to the voice and lyrics of emerging Charlotte-based pop singer-songwriter, Natalie Carr. She has a susceptibility that draws you in, and the type of unpredictability that makes you wonder what will happen...
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Family Video’s blend of pop-punk, synthwave and indie rock is as polished as it is boisterous
By Grant Golden July 30, 2021 Coming into the Charlotte scene in 2018, Family Video came in swinging for the fences. Josh Shabtai, the band’s vocalist and songwriter, made the trek from New York City to North Carolina with a collection of songs that evolved...
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West Charlotte native DEVN releases stirring debut project paying tribute to his neighborhood on St. Luke St.
By Shakilya Lawrence July 21, 2021 Photo: Surf Mitchell Devin Mitchell, known as the artist DEVN, has released his highly anticipated debut EP, St. Luke St., this week. The West Charlotte native has recently garnered attention after his feature on Lute’s most recent single, “Myself.” ...
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The curious case of Benji Hughes, a Charlotte music icon
By Cameron Lee June 29, 2021 Photo: Daniel Coston In 2014, Vulture proclaimed Benji Hughes as the best songwriter you’ve never heard of. Seven years later, that may still hold true. The lengthy exposé detailed Hughes’ time in New York working at Frisbie, a company...
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Snug Harbor is set to reopen after several months, bringing live music back to Plaza Midwood
By Delaney Clifford June 22, 2021 Photo: Brian Twitty It’s been a long, difficult road since Charlotte’s music scene was forced to come to a screeching halt. With no tours to book and no crowds to call on, patrons could only watch as beloved venues...
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Belmont Jon aka Matrix P’s ‘Oh Laawd!’ is an ode to his community and Southern rap traditions
By Jamel Smith May 23, 2021 Jon Graham a.k.a Belmont Jon (formerly known as Matrix P) hails from a family of singers. In our July interview, the Belmont, NC native acknowledged the legacy of his musical family, citing his uncle and cousin as family success...
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JazzArts Charlotte will bring summer concert series to Victoria Yards
By CLTure May 12, 2021 Photo: Carter Wade Since 2010, JazzArts Charlotte has cultivated a robust jazz scene in the city, championing and bolstering the music genre with a steady diet of quality music programming and education. Like most resilient arts organizations, they continued to...
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