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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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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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For Terrence Richard, new solo project Alan Charmer is a creative outlet for a new outlook
By Delaney Clifford May 6, 2021 Terrence Richard has never been hard to find in the Charlotte community. Whether it’s a show at the Neighborhood Theater, a DJ night at Petra’s, or the patio of a local bar on any given evening, you can usually...
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Erick Lottary shows maturation and versatility with R&B ambitions on new EP, ‘Safe & Sound’
By Jose Mujica May 5, 2021 Photo: Surf Mitchell Erick Lottary’s new EP, Safe & Sound, showcases an introspective side of the Charlotte rapper-turned-singer. The new EP leans more on his romantic R&B talents than the typical hip-hop style fans may be accustomed from his...
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Alanis Morissette has rescheduled North Carolina tour dates with Garbage and Liz Phair
By CLTure News May 4, 2021 Originally announced in December of 2019 pre-pandemic, Alanis Morissette’s international tour with fellow ’90s alt-rockers Garbage and Liz Phair has been rescheduled. Kicking off U.S. dates in Portland on July 31, 2021, the seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter will make...
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