Music
Music
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For Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange, the journey of music exploration continues
By Grant Golden February 8, 2019 With the advent of music sampling and the popularization of DAWs and MIDI devices, musical collaboration and composition have never been easier. Damn near anyone can pick up a laptop, download some software and immediately start sending their music...
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Portland’s Eyelids are Indie Rock Royalty and Power Pop Masters
By Sean Titone February 6, 2019 Power pop, in the right hands, can be transcendent. When done properly, this particular genre of music will never go out of style. That perfect combination of jangly, driving electric guitars, charming melody and seamless vocal harmonies mixed...
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NBA All-Star Weekend Charlotte Party and Events Guide
By Cameron Lee February 3, 2019 (Updated) The city is gearing up for the largest event to take over Charlotte since 2012’s Democratic National Convention. With an estimated $100 million in economic impact, All-Star Weekend will bring a plethora of events and parties to the...
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Charlotte Monthly Music Cuts: Side Note, Skewed, DJ Fannie Mae, JaH-Monte, Fortune Teller, and GASP
By Shirley Griffith February 1, 2019 These days we’re living in can be overwhelming, with fear and uneasiness seeming to take the lead. One philosophy that helps to overcome this is remembering to start small and radiate outward. Helping your neighbor and doing right within...
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Charlotte natives Shadowgraphs embark on a new adventure with ‘Another Time’
By Delaney Clifford Cover photo: Bridgette Aikens December 24, 2018 “I wake up every day but nothing’s changed. It’s still the same.” This line from the opening track of the latest Shadowgraphs album, Another Time, resonates with the new release in a way that even...
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Rising UK songstress Jorja Smith mesmerized the audience in Atlanta
By Mustafa Abubaker December 10, 2018 Some time ago in England’s West Midlands the artist born as Jorja Smith decided her music emphasized lyrics. Groomed by her father, a Jamaican man and part of musical group 2nd Naicha, the “Lost & Found” singer started playing...
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Charlotte area musicians are going back to the ’80s for a great cause to benefit Levine Children’s Hospital
By Mitchell Franklin December 10, 2018 Leg warmers, hairspray, hair metal, Walkmen, fingerless gloves, video arcades: the ‘80s had it all. Eighties nostalgia is in full force in 2018 from Stranger Things to Ready Player One to the rise of arcade bars and a resurgence...
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Erick Lottary showcases melodic R&B-driven style with EP, ‘Look Both Ways’
By Jose Mujica November 28, 2018 Earlier this month Charlotte hip-hop artist Erick Lottary dropped his latest EP, Look Both Ways, a project that showcases a more melodic and R&B-driven style. This is a new frontier for the up-to-now traditionalist rapper as he dips his...
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LA neo-soul quintet The Internet brought groovy vibes to Charlotte on Cyber Monday
By Jared Allen November 27, 2018 What better way to celebrate Cyber Monday than with The Internet. No, not that internet. We’re of course referring to the soul quintet born from the branches of the boisterous LA hip-hop collective Odd Future. What began as a...
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Mac DeMarco’s solo tour is perfectly unconventional
By Jared Allen November 21, 2018 Mac DeMarco is unconventional. Performing inside a retired church under religious stained glass windows, the indie rocker’s stage is set with a handful of diverse props and oddities that he likely picked up at a few different antique malls...
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