Music
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Nappy Roots and Elevator Jay connect on uplifting testimony of perseverance with new track, “How I Feel”
By Jamel Smith May 3, 2021 Grammy-nominated Southern rap quartet Nappy Roots released their new single, “How I Feel,” featuring Charlotte’s Elevator Jay. This summertime jam is four minutes of inspiring rap bars over some groovy ear candy that would make anyone bob their head. ...
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Phil Collins and Genesis coming to Charlotte on November 20!
By CLTure News April 29, 2021 Genesis (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford) have announced their highly anticipated return to North America for the first time in 14 years. The Last Domino? Tour will come to Charlotte’s Spectrum Center on November 20, 2021. The...
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Primus has rescheduled dates for ‘A Tribute to Kings’ tour, paying homage to classic Rush album
By CLTure News April 27, 2021 Back in February of 2020, Primus announced they will tour performing Rush’s classic 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in its entirety along with songs from their own catalog. Canceling the tour amid the pandemic, the band has announced...
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Renown Jazz artists will play a free concert in Uptown at Victoria Yards
By Cameron Lee April 27, 2021 Usually during this time of year, Charlotte Jazz Festival is in full force with a variety of jazz-related events all throughout Uptown. Things are now obviously toned down due to the pandemic, but JazzArts Charlotte still brings a glimmer...
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NC Release Radar: Our favorite recent music releases from North Carolina artists
By Grant Golden April 20, 2021 With the promise of live shows in our near future, music is starting to sound a little different. The screech of a distorted guitar, the resonance of bass, those few seconds when a drummer connects in the pocket– they...
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DJ E. Sudd is North Carolina’s A&R for the streets
By Cameron Lee April 15, 2021 Photo: @areyoushell Today, music is highly accessible. An artist can upload a song or album instantly to all of the major streaming platforms and be heard all across the world. But it wasn’t long ago when radio ruled the...
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Mavi is balancing the personal with political on his latest EP ‘End of the Earth’
By Grant Golden April 8, 2021 Photo: Khalid Riley In November 2019, 20-year-old Omavi Minder dropped his career-affirming debut album, Let The Sun Talk. Let The Sun Talk poised “Mavi” for stardom, garnering high praise from national outlets like NPR and Pitchfork. As the young...
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Benny the Butcher coming to Charlotte in October!
By CLTure News March 31, 2021 It’s been a long time since we’ve made a concert announcement, but it looks like many shows and festival dates will be coming in hot as the U.S. is slowly moving past the pandemic that has shut down many...
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NC Release Radar: Our favorite recent music releases from North Carolina artists
By Grant Golden March 17, 2021 For the first time in nearly 12 months, it feels like there’s a light at the end of our collective tunnel. The sun started shining a little longer, vaccine rollouts are making our world a little safer every day,...
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North Carolina will again be well-represented at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards
By Cameron Lee March 11, 2021 The past year in music has been like no other. While many artists and musicians have released projects in abundance, many of the traditional annual music events and awards ceremonies have either been delayed, cancelled or turned virtual. The...
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