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The Decemberists and Tennis made for a storied night in Charlotte
By Carolina Renfro April 20, 2018 Some bands go on tour to play for their fans, to pick up their instruments and make music (and money) for a few hours; others tour to play with their fans, to engage the crowd in their act and...
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Here’s what you can expect from Record Store Day at Lunchbox Records
By Delaney Clifford April 19, 2018 Spring has arrived and while pollen continues to coat the city collectors are gearing up for the 11th annual Record Store Day. Started in 2007 by a group of record store owners in Baltimore, Record Store Day has grown...
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Chapel Hill’s Mipso is growing into their own sound with ‘Edges Run’
By Mitchell Franklin April 17, 2018 Mipso has had quite the busy year. Fresh off of releasing and touring to support two albums in the past year (2017’s Coming Down the Mountain and this year’s Edges Run), the Chapel Hill quartet played to a packed...
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North Carolina’s Kooley High make a valiant return with their new album ‘Never Come Down’
By Lane Claffee April 15, 2018 Raleigh hip-hop veterans Kooley High have returned with Never Come Down, the full-length follow up to their 2015 release Heights. Consisting of Charlie Smarts (Alexander Thompson), Foolery (Thomas Kevin), Tab-One (Taylor Burgess), DJ Ill Digitz (James Meyer), and Sinopsis...
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Boone, North Carolina’s Rainbow Kitten Surprise continue to sell out venues
By Jacob Heyerly April 6, 2018 Rainbow Kitten Surprise managed an admirable rise to stardom over the past few years since forming in early 2013. The band hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Boone, North Carolina and was founded by lead singer Sam Melo...
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Cyanca is a Charlotte R&B/Soul artist you NEED to know
By Delaney Clifford April 2, 2018 Soul has found its latest home in one of Charlotte’s brightest new artists, Cyanca. Born and raised in Smithfield, NC, Cyanca found her talents in her time with the church during her youth. Now, after honing those abilities in...
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Sarah Shook has punk rock in her veins and an outlaw spirit
By Sean Titone Photo: Jillian Clark April 2, 2018 Sarah Shook needs this shit like she needs another hole in her head. So she says on the twangy, weary kiss-off “New Ways to Fail” from her excellent new album Years, out April 7 on famed, Chicago-based label...
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Ohio-native and Charlotte rapper jaH-Monte talks “Real LiFe” with latest project
By Lane Claffee March 30, 2018 Rapper jaH-Monte, an Ohio native turned Charlottean, is an artist that’s been creating since age ten. Though he admits that he didn’t start taking it seriously until his teenage years, you wouldn’t expect anyone but a seasoned veteran upon...
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Nas and Erykah Badu to headline revamped Art of Cool Festival
By Lindsay Kosma March 27, 2018 The 2018 Art of Cool Festival is back for its fifth year in Durham, NC on September 28-29, and it’s bigger than ever with Durham Bulls Athletic Park serving as the main venue. Headliners will include Nas, Erykah Badu,...
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Shame is taking the indie rock world by storm
By Delaney Clifford March 25, 2018 Gritty. Vicious. Disillusioned. These are the makings of South London post-punk band Shame, a group of young men devoted to being wholly themselves as they rise to critical acclaim in the ever-watchful eyes of music scenes around the world....
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