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Charlotte’s Fetchin Bones and Durham native Betty Davis among 2023 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees
By Daniel Coston May 30, 2023 (updated) The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame recently announced its 2023 inductees and the group includes a diverse bunch. Funk singer-songwriter and model Betty Davis, folk musician Loudon Wainwright III, country artist Scotty McCreery, gospel singer George Beverly...
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Paramore kicked off their ‘This Is Why’ tour in Charlotte, reminding us why we leave the house
By Zach Goins May 25, 2023 Photo: Zachary Gray It’s been 10 years since Paramore’s last full arena tour, but you’d never know it after the first night of their North American tour in Charlotte. “There’s proof that we still got it, baby,” lead singer...
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The North Carolina Museum of Art will host Afrofuturism Concert with Kamasi Washington and Sun Ra Arkestra
By CLTure May 23, 2023 Update from NCMA (7/27): “Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Saturday’s Afrofuturism concert has been cancelled.” The North Carolina Museum of Art has announced a spectacular concert event that will feature performances by multi-genre jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, Sun Ra Arkestra...
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Hopscotch returns with expansive lineup featuring Japanese Breakfast, Pavement, Denzel Curry, Alvvays, and many more
By Cameron Lee May 19, 2023 (updated) Hopscotch Music Festival will make a rousing return to Raleigh with its most expansive lineup in recent years. Going back to their roots as a multi-venue walkable city street festival, 2023 will see the return of several downtown...
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North Carolina Release Radar: Our Favorite New Music Releases of 2023
By Grant Golden May 16, 2023 Melancholy Angel by David Childers David Childers is one of those “your favorite songwriter’s favorite songwriter” kind of musicians. His decades of sardonic, existential songwriting have made him a favorite of roots rock staples like The Avett Brothers, and...
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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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