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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...
By CLTure August 12, 2024
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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...
By CLTure August 8, 2024
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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...
By CLTure August 5, 2024
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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...
By CLTure July 16, 2024
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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...
By CLTure July 9, 2024
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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...
By CLTure July 3, 2024
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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...
By CLTure June 27, 2024
Music

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...
By CLTure June 20, 2024
Music

Faye Webster’s tranquil style of genre-bending musical artistry continues to bloom

By Hunter Bailey June 14, 2024 Photo: Wendy Hernandez If you felt underdressed for Faye Webster’s sold-out show at The Fillmore on Wednesday night, you probably fit right in. Webster’s fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony, was inspired by her fixation to immerse herself...
By CLTure June 14, 2024
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Petey Pablo, Merge Records, and Clarence Avant will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame

By Cameron Lee June 5, 2024 The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced six new inductees in 2024 including Greenville native rapper Petey Pablo; fabled music executive and Greensboro native, Clarence Avant; storied Durham indie rock label, Merge Records, founded by Mac McCaughan...
By CLTure June 5, 2024

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Hunter Bailey June 14, 2024 Photo: Wendy Hernandez If you felt underdressed for Faye Webster’s sold-out show at The Fillmore on Wednesday night, you probably fit right in. Webster’s fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony, was inspired by her fixation to immerse herself...

By Cameron Lee June 5, 2024 The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced six new inductees in 2024 including Greenville native rapper Petey Pablo; fabled music executive and Greensboro native, Clarence Avant; storied Durham indie rock label, Merge Records, founded by Mac McCaughan...