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GZA, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah will go on tour this year, coming to North Carolina in December
By CLTure News June 23, 2021 GZA, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan are hitting the road for a 25-date run this year. Dubbed as the 3 Chambers Tour, the trio will play Greensboro’s Cone Denim Entertainment Center on December 4, performing their...
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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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Since 2002, FloydFest has brought magic to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it’s been quite the odyssey
By Grant Golden June 2, 2021 Photo: Svetlana Nikic Ask anyone who’s attended the Virginia-based music festival FloydFest to describe it and the word you’ll hear them say most is magical. Capped at 13,500 attendees a day, FloydFest straddles the line between grandiose and grassroots,...
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Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival will return to Charlotte and Raleigh in the fall
By CLTure News May 24, 2021 Willie Nelson and Blackbird Presents have announced the return of the Outlaw Music Festival with special guests Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Gov’t Mule, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Bingham, Margo Price, Yola,...
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Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price, Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, LeAnn Rimes, and more will play MerleFest 2021
By CLTure News May 24, 2021 MerleFest, the Wilkesboro, North Carolina music festival founded in 1988 by guitarist Doc Watson, named for his late son Eddy Merle Watson, is gearing up for a big return this year on September 16-19. After the cancellation of the...
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NC Release Radar: Our favorite new music releases from North Carolina artists
By Grant Golden May 24, 2021 School’s out, the pools are open, and sunscreen is going on…it’s the unmistakable onset of summer. While the world may not be fully back to normal yet, many of us are soaking in a lot more sunlight and friendship...
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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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My Morning Jacket will kick off first U.S. headlining tour in five years in Charlotte
By CLTure News May 18, 2021 My Morning Jacket has announced their first U.S. headlining tour in five years, kicking off in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 27 at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre. With support from Flock Of Dimes (August 27 in Charlotte), Brittany...
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Kings of Leon and Cold War Kids announce summer tour coming to Charlotte and Raleigh
By CLTure News May 17, 2021 Coming off of their eighth studio album, When You See Yourself, released on March 5, 2021, Nashville rockers Kings of Leon have announced a U.S. tour with Cold War Kids. Kicking off in West Palm Beach, Florida on August...
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J. Cole reverts back to fiery lyricism with plenty of features on ‘The Off-Season’
By Jamel Smith May 16, 2021 Cole, North Carolina’s own god emcee, released his sixth studio album The Off-Season on May 14. Upon the album’s announcement only a couple weeks prior, fans around the world waited with anticipation, fueled by nostalgia as the album title...
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