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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Sean Titone November 7, 2016 After growing up in the tiny city of Ellaville, Georgia (population: 1,857 as of 2013), it’s safe to say that the now Nashville-based singer-songwriter Brent Cobb knows a thing or two about small town Southern life. “I was writing...
By Julia Simon October 7, 2016 Henry Rollins has done it all. DJ, musician, publisher, editor, spoken word artist, television personality, documentary filmmaker, you name it, he’s tried his hand at it, usually successfully. The 55-year-old once-frontman for legendary punk band Black Flag works tirelessly...
By Amanda Cosenza October 3, 2016 Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival, following in the fashion of many festivals, is a two-weekend music fest that features a packed lineup of popular artists along with plenty of food and cultural experiences. With a food court highlighting...
Live Review: Belk Theater, September 19, 2016 By Sean Titone Photos by Daniel Coston September 20, 2016 “Did you come here tonight for some shitty, bad vibrations?” Brian Wilson, age 74, asked the sold out crowd Monday night at the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts...
Season 4 premiere of A Chef’s Life supports Lomax Incubator Farm By Cameron Lee Last night in a charming little theater in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers surprised attendees at the season 4 premiere of A Chef’s Life with a new song...