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    By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani July 7, 2017 John Moreland speaks in cordial tones, like he’s known me for-almost-ever. His down-home aesthetic is bolstered by the way he approaches conversation with a writer he’s never met before and one who is over a thousand miles away. That...

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     By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani June 26, 2017 Andrew Bird has been at this a long time. With a record-making career spanning more than twenty years, Bird has released over a dozen albums dating back to 1996. Add in live albums, EPs, guest appearances and collaborations and...

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    By Nick Bequette June 8, 2017 “What would you like to hear?” Paul Simon asks the crowd shortly into his set Tuesday night in Charlotte. The crowd responds with requests drowning each other out and blending into a marbled roar. After listening intently for a...

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    By Lane Claffee  June 7, 2017 It’s been a busy few years for Junior Astronomers. Recently, they’ve supported acts for big names in indie-rock like Modest Mouse and Manchester Orchestra, signed to Charlotte’s Refresh Records, and announced on the stacked bill for Afropunk in Brooklyn,...

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     By Lindsay Kosma *Ticket Giveaway* May 31, 2017 If Lake Street Dive were, in fact, the dive bar for which they were named, it would be the kind of place that served a little bit of everything. Whether you’re in the mood for something velvety and...

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    By Kallan Louis Photo: @karlie.floss May 31, 2017 Grammy-nominated singer Kehlani and her SweetSexySavage world tour, named after her debut album, made a stop at the Fillmore Charlotte Memorial Day Weekend. Considered by some in the industry as one of the top young artists to...

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    By Sean Titone April 29, 2017 It’s often said that a wedding is the only time in your life when every single person you cherish, all of your closest family and friends through the years, will be in one place together in a celebration of...

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    By CLTure News April 23, 2017 It’s been six years since the indie rock supergroup Middle Brother consisting of Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit released their self-titled debut album. Last year, the band reunited at...

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    By Cameron Lee  April 22, 2017 In October of 2016, the late-bloomer iconic soul, funk and R&B singer Charles Bradley released in a statement to his fans that he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He also announced that he would be rescheduling the remainder of...

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    By Evana Bodiker April 21, 2017 “Symphonic,” a fellow audience member wrote in my notebook as we stood in a swaying crowd of exuberant fans at the Shins’ first U.S album tour show since 2013. If it were any other concert but the Shins, I...