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    By Carson Risser April 7, 2017 Chapel Hill-based string quartet Mipso released their third full-length album, Coming Down the Mountain, on Friday. For their second album, Old Time Reverie, the indie-folk band made the decision to add banjo and electric piano to the mix, and...

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     By Delaney Clifford April 6, 2017 Charlotte’s own unsung heroes are gearing up to release a ten-song album by the name of Venomous Blossoms. After the band gained notoriety with their first two releases, the excitement surrounding this full-length record is much deserved and listeners...

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    By Nick Bequette February 9, 2017 After moving to North Carolina to study folklore in 2008, M.C. Taylor found his way forward with a new vehicle for songwriting, a band called Hiss Golden Messenger. Together with Scott Hirsch, Taylor has recorded six albums that defy...

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    By Elizabeth Thomas  February 8, 2017 Brothers Oliver and Chris, along with Jano Rix, make up The Wood Brothers, an American folk trio that’s rolling into town next week to play a gig at Neighborhood Theatre in NoDa. After the brothers left home and went...

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    By Delaney Clifford February 3, 2017 The Parquet Courts show last night at the Neighborhood Theater was an amalgam of everything a Brooklyn indie band is supposed to be. A crowded floor, a carefree attitude, sparse banter throughout the set, and extreme style shifts that...

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    By Lane Claffee January 26, 2017 Since 2015, Refresh Records have been consistently working hard to shine the spotlight on local talent in Charlotte. Working with artists ranging from hip-hop duo Deep 6 Division, to folk group Holy Ghost Tent Revival, the label is not...

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    By Lindsay Kosma December 16, 2016 “Jazz crosses all boundaries for the listener. And that is why jazz and improvisation and the electricity of this music is so universal and appreciated in so many countries where it didn’t originate. It has that organic oneness to...

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    By Shirley Griffith December 15, 2016 Okay, so I don’t have to tell anyone what a giant steaming pile of a year 2016 was, but the shining beacon in all the unpleasantness, some pretty great albums were released. This year gave us most notably the...

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    By Branna Calloway November 19, 2016 On Thursday night, North Carolina’s own hip hop scholar 9th Wonder, with the help of Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University were in Charlotte to talk culture, beats and about the...

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    By CLTure News November 14, 2016 Shovels & Rope, a popular folk-duo based out of Charleston, South Carolina have been teasing the announcement for a new festival called High Water Festival. We couldn’t help but notice The Avett Brothers, Deer Tick and Lucius posting content...