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Hopscotch Music Festival will return to downtown Raleigh for its 14th year with another genre-expansive lineup
By Grant Golden September 3, 2024 Hopscotch Music Festival will return to Raleigh September 5-7 to celebrate its 14th year of diverse musical offerings. With international acts, genre-bending visionaries, and beloved local/regional artists, Hopscotch serves as one of the premier indie festivals in the region....
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Review: Green Day not only celebrated their albums ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot,’ but also showcased the evolution of punk
By Cameron Lee August 27, 2024 It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since California punk rockers Green Day released their major label debut, Dookie. The band that rose from the early ‘90s Bay Area punk scene are widely credited for popularizing the genre...
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Lute will perform songs from ‘West1996,’ ‘Gold Mouf,’ and ‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’ with a live band for the first time
By Cameron Lee August 12, 2024 Photo: Marc Prosper It’s been well over a decade since Queen City’s own Lute released his landmark debut project, West1996, in 2012. The mixtape, a gritty sonic portrait about growing up in the west side of Charlotte, featured members...
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Cake show in Charlotte was filled with banter, crowd participation, and their timeless collection of alternative radio hits
By Cameron Lee August 8, 2024 Photo: Jeff Howlett Sacramento, California alternative rockers Cake brought their mariachi-infused folk rock to Charlotte for the first time since 2015 on Wednesday night at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre. An evening full of banter by vibraslap-toting frontman John McCrea...
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Glass Animals played an intimate show in Charlotte ahead of their world tour, offering fans a first listen of new songs
By Cameron Lee August 5, 2024 Photo: Wendy Hernandez Coming off an enormously successful 2020 album, Dreamland, Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley found himself in an existential crisis. The album was released during the height of the pandemic and, while it was hardly their first...
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Jazz pianist Sean Mason is a prodigious talent that was molded by Charlotte’s music community
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...
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Biking with Francis, a UNC Charlotte alternative hip-hop group, have released three impressive EPs
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...
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Charlotte musicians perform with SWV for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’
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...
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T-Pain brought all of the hits to Charlotte for what felt like a big outdoor party at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
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...
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Charlotte Summer Concert Guide
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. June 20 – Wilderado at The Underground (Alternative/Folk) June 21 – JMSN and 2oo7 at...
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