By Mitchell Franklin September 28, 2018 Cover photo: @canucknpinnc Future Islands is a hard band to classify. With all of the synthesizers that they utilize, people tend to lump them into synthpop, but that doesn’t quite encompass their sound. Their music has traces of many...
By Cameron Lee September 24, 2018 Jason Isbell’s music speaks for the common people. His candid songs tell stories that articulate his humble beginnings in Alabama. While he grew up under the tutelage of revered musicians like David Hood (father of Drive-by Truckers founder Patterson...
By Lane Claffee September 18, 2018 To many in the North Carolina music scene, John Howie, Jr. is a name that doesn’t need an introduction. With a career lasting over two decades he’s proven to be something of a country music legend, from his time...
By Jose Mujica Cover photo: Joshaun Anderson September 14, 2018 It hasn’t been a simple path for Greg Cox, but the Wilson, NC musician shows off his soulful southern roots in every song he sings. Though his distinct blend of gospel, R&B and lyricism may...
By Shirley Griffith September 10, 2018 When most Charlotteans hear the last name Atkins, they think of the talented Jason Atkins who, among having his hand in multiple bands around town, plays the famed organ for the Charlotte Checkers. Now, Jason’s daughter Maya Beth hits...
By Jose Mujica September 4, 2018 The summer fades and the warm weather gives way to cool breezes. Chatter about the Panthers’ chances this season can be heard around the water cooler. Life on campus picks up as students return from their hometown pilgrimage. Hopscotch...
CLTure News August 31, 2018 The J. Cole curated Dreamville Festival announced their much-anticipated lineup. The one-day music festival experience on Saturday, September 15 at Dorothea Dix Park will feature Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter SZA, rapper Big Sean, Slime Language rapper Young Thug, G.O.O.D Music artist Teyana...
By Delaney Clifford August 30, 2018 A new era has begun for the Indiana trio Houndmouth. After kicking off their career in 2012 in the Americana folk genre, the group has shed their past material like snakeskin and now takes one giant leap into the...
By Phinesse Scott August 27, 2018 Since its inception in 2012, the Made in America music festival (founded by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z) will once again take center stage on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two-day music event, named after a track from...
By Mitchell Franklin August 20, 2018 The music industry can be a vile and ruthless machine. If you don’t have what it takes, it will chew you up and spit you out. Every year forward is a victory worthy of a celebration, especially for a...