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     By Shirley Griffith November 14, 2017 If you’re familiar with Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot, you’re aware of his views detailing the arrogance of self-importance (aka humans and our brazen egos) as primarily meaningless, pointless, and stunning if we take the time to fully realize...

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     By Matt Cosper Photo: Paris Pullen November 8, 2017 (Updated) Harvey Cummings II is well on his way to becoming a legend. He’s still a young man, but the signs are all there. The Charlotte native has risen steadily in the music world since graduating...

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    By CLTure News November 7, 2017 High Water Music Festival brought together a stellar lineup to Riverfront Park in North Charleston earlier this year. The inaugural festival curated by Charleston based indie folk rock duo, Shovels & Rope and AC Entertainment is a celebration of...

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     By Delaney Clifford October 16, 2017 The Grey Eagle in Asheville was as a particularly fitting choice of venue for the Julien Baker show on Saturday night. It’s small, intimate, and with a barely knee-high stage, it’s just about as up close and personal as...

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     By Lindsay Kosma September 4, 2017 Back for the eighth year, Hopscotch Music festival will return to Raleigh this Sept. 7-10. The three days are packed with a wide range of activities and music from all over the world. The lineup is so diverse that...

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     By Mitchell Franklin Photo: @1hoop1 August 1, 2017 Born and raised in Charlotte, Elevator Jay represents his hometown with pride in his latest album, Ain’t Nothin’ Finer. The rapper, producer and singer invites you into his life, literally, on the album’s intro. After showing his...

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     By Dan Cava July 10, 2017 With a concrete fanbase and an increasingly huge catalog of driving, tightly crafted sing-alongs, the melodic rock band Jimmy Eat World is approaching its twenty-fifth year with no signs of slowing down. 2001’s “The Middle” may be the height...

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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 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,...