By Chase Whitney June 8, 2022 Photo: Boston Calling / Alive Coverage It’s been three years since the last Boston Calling festival took place in Massachusetts. The festival debuted at City Hall Plaza in 2013 and took place twice a year in May and September....
By Grant Golden June 6, 2022 Photo: Graham Morrison For several years Charlotte’s Family Video has gradually developed their sleek synth-rock sounds, which recently culminated in their debut album Shades. Shades is a collection of pop-punk-style tunes that ride the line between dance-y and somber,...
By Sorena Dadgar May 31, 2022 As the sun set over the Ritz in Raleigh, fans adorned with cowboy hats and fringed leather jackets lined up to hear music from masked country singer, Orville Peck. Wednesday night marked Peck’s second North Carolina stop on the...
By CLTure News May 24, 2022 CLTure and Jack the Radio have partnered with Charlotte comic book convention, HeroesCon, for its official 40th anniversary kick-off party on Thursday, June 23, 2022! The party will be held at the new Super Abari Game Bar in the...
By Cameron Lee May 9, 2022 In 2015, when budding R&B singer-songwriter Dexter Jordan first met Dreamville songstress Ari Lennox at a music showcase in Charlotte, he probably didn’t imagine sharing the same stage with her down the road. Over the weekend, Jordan, who’s been...
By Delaney Clifford May 6, 2022 Photo: Roger Ho Another Shaky Knees, one of the country’s best indie rock festivals, is in the books, and as attendees retreated to their home cities to nurse their hangovers, excitement for next year is already building. The headliners...
By Cameron Lee April 28, 2022 Photo: Charles Reagan For many music lovers in South Carolina familiar with Riverfront Park in North Charleston, the walk through the eerie old Naval Base feels surreal. Worn and haunted-looking warehouses and buildings eventually lead to pristine 19th century...
By Megan Wolford April 27, 2022 The nearly three-week postponement of Lucky Daye’s Charlotte show may have felt like an eternity for fans, but the line for entry spanning two NoDa blocks was a clear indicator of the crowd’s eager energy on Monday night. Announced...
By Jamel Smith April 26, 2022 Dreamville emcee Lute circles the block with the latest visual from his sophomore project. His critically acclaimed album, Gold Mouf, was released in October and the Charlotte rapper shows no sign of slowing down. On the heels of his...
By CLTure News April 26, 2022 Pharrell Williams’ hit music festival Something in the Water will take place in Washington, DC this year in June after the inaugural event in 2019 saw over 25,000 attendees in his hometown of Virginia Beach with surprise appearances by...