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Music Midtown announces return with a colossal lineup featuring Guns N’ Roses, The 1975, Billie Eilish, and Lil Baby
By CLTure May 16, 2023 Photo: Scott Legato / Music Midtown Music Midtown, the Atlanta-based music festival originally started in 1994, has announced a colossal 2023 music lineup following last year’s cancellation “due to circumstances beyond our control,” widely reported as a result of Georgia’s...
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Beech Mountain’s “Party on the Mountain” will feature Sheryl Crow, My Morning Jacket, JJ Grey & Mofro, and Dawes
By CLTure May 12, 2023 Photo: David Simchock Beech Mountain Resort has announced a monster music lineup for their 2023 Summer Concert Series in the small North Carolina tourist town of Beech Mountain. Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl Crow, My Morning...
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Shaky Knees will celebrate 10-year anniversary in Atlanta this weekend in epic fashion
By Cameron Lee May 4, 2023 It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Shaky Knees first started in Atlanta. In its inaugural year back in 2013, the festival founded by former Masquerade promoter Tim Sweetwood, boasted a lineup featuring Dr. Dog, Gary Clark...
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The Amp Ballantyne will help reshape the entertainment landscape in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee May 1, 2023 The community of Ballantyne has long been known as an area of Charlotte focused mostly on work and commerce. The roughly 2,000 acres of land surrounded by suburban towns like Pineville, Matthews, Fort Mill, Indian Land, and Weddington, was...
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour guides fans through an epic 44-song career-spanning musical journey
By Zach Goins April 29, 2023 Photo: Blue Amber / CLTure If the standstill traffic didn’t give it away, then maybe the Swifties clad in light pink, purple, sparkles, and cowboy boots did. If not that, then certainly the billboards around Atlanta marking the city’s...
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May Charlotte Local Music Concert Guide
By Shirley Griffith April 29, 2023 Lofidels Monday, May 1 at Snug Harbor at 9 p.m. Tickets: $15 plus Lofidels is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Lenny Muckle, who you may recognize from Patois Counselors or Pretty Baby. The artful quartet makes thoughtful, lingering synth-heavy, experimental post...
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MerleFest celebrates its 35th anniversary and the 100th birthday of Doc Watson
By Grant Golden April 21, 2023 Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, Wilkesboro’s MerleFest is one of the longest running, and most attended roots music festivals in the country. Founded in 1988 in memory of Merle Watson, the son of legendary bluegrass guitarist Doc Watson,...
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Our favorite moments from High Water Fest 2023
By Cameron Lee April 20, 2023 Photo: Dusana Risovic Since 2017, Charleston folk-rock duo Shovels & Rope have created an enclave for music lovers within the charming confines of Riverfront Park. High Water Fest returned for its fifth iteration in the weekend full of indie...
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‘The Legacy of J. Dilla’ documentary is a portrait of a creative genius, grounding his legacy and musical innovation
By Jamel Smith April 19, 2023 The J. Dilla documentary, The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J. Dilla was quietly released on Hulu on April 7. The documentary serves as a portrait of a creative genius, and explores how his unfortunate afterlife affairs...
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Our favorite North Carolina NPR Tiny Desk Contest submissions in 2023
By Grant Holub-Moorman April 19, 2023 NPR Music’s annual Tiny Desk Contest attracts video submissions from thousands of unsigned artists. Winners of the contest receive an opportunity to perform among Bob Boylen’s jam-packed bookshelves and to be featured by NPR Music on national radio and...
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