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Hopscotch Music Festival returns to Raleigh after a one-year hiatus, here’s who we’re looking forward to seeing
By Grant Golden September 6, 2021 With a year full of uncertainties, it’s nice to have some level of familiarity. While this weekend’s Hopscotch Music Festival may not look exactly like ones in the past– with official ticketed shows limited to two outdoor stages rather...
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Glass Animals dazzle sold-out crowd in Charlotte with UNC Greensboro graduate Binki opening
By Cameron Lee September 6, 2021 Live concerts and large gatherings continue to be a point of contention for many since the onset of the pandemic and the recent surge of the Covid-19 Delta variant. While Labor Day weekend brought the masses to Charlotte for...
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Charlotte’s Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology cheerleaders featured on Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’
By CLTure September 3, 2021 Drake’s highy anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy has finally arrived. Already breaking streaming records on the back of internet squabbling with rival Kanye West, the 21-song album follows much of the same recipe of head-nodding rap tracks and...
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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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NC Release Radar: Our favorite new North Carolina music releases
By Grant Golden August 5, 2021 It’s been a tumultuous summer to say the least– we’ve seen the country start to reopen and subsequently, concerts and festivals bringing artists back to our beloved stages. But it seems the dog days aren’t behind us just yet,...
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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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Listen to the booming new single “Black Crown” by Durham’s Young Bull ahead of their forthcoming album
By Grant Golden July 28, 2021 Since their 2016 debut Sopadelic, Young Bull’s been on a steady rise in both the regional and national scene. Amassing millions of streams on Spotify alone, the soulful hip-hop collective has shared bills with iconic acts like Erykah Badu,...
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