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Shame Gang displays high-level lyrical prowess and purpose on his latest album, ‘Better Late Than Never’
By Cameron Lee April 12, 2023 Photo: Casha Mosley Darren Clark, the Maryland-born rapper now based in Raleigh best known as Shame Gang, is quickly acclimating to the North Carolina hip-hop landscape. He boasts a refined production with keen lyricism on his latest album, Better...
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Our favorite moments from Dreamville Fest 2023
By Grant Golden April 4, 2023 Photo: Izzy Nuzzo Photo Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park housed one of the largest music events the state has seen this past weekend, as Dreamville Fest brought 100,000 attendees from 50 U.S. states and 23 countries to the Oak City....
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April Charlotte Local Music Concert Guide
By Shirley Griffith April 1, 2023 MOA, The Mystery Plan and That Guy Smitty Saturday, April 1 at Petra’s at 9 p.m. Tickets: $7 plus Moody and expansive, MOA creates atmospheric music with drifting, ethereal vocals in the vein of the enchanting ‘90s alt-rock band...
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North Carolina Release Radar: Some of our Favorite New Music Releases so far in 2023
By Grant Golden March 28, 2023 “Get It Started” by Shame Gang Shame Gang’s 2021 record No Safe Haven propelled the rapper to national acclaim, and if “Get It Started” is any indication, then his forthcoming album Better Late Than Never is set for even...
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Venus Williams will host a dinner gala and online auction to help preserve Nina Simone’s childhood home in North Carolina
By Cameron Lee March 20, 2023 (updated) Photo: Laurent Benhamou / AP Update: Auction sales totaled $5.38 million with nearly half a million dollars in addition raised from tables and seats at the gala, and over $12,500 from individual donations, according to Pace Gallery. Tennis...
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Charlotte post-rock band Thousand Dollar Movie’s new EP ‘Give Me A Year’ is a sonic ode to the Queen City
By Cameron Lee February 24, 2023 Photo: Blue Amber The only words uttered in the new EP by Charlotte post-rock instrumental band Thousand Dollar Movie is “Give me a year and see what happens.” The quote, spoken by Mike Watt, famed bassist of the Minutemen,...
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Jason Scavone’s ‘Catastrophic Dreams’ is an album soaked in honeyed nostalgia
By Shirley Griffith February 22, 2023 Photo: Kara Perry Charlotte native Jason Scavone, a singer-songwriter, music producer, and Bleed Hound Records recording artist, has released his highly anticipated album, Catastrophic Dreams. The album was self-produced at Charlotte’s famed Sioux Sioux Studio, mixed by Grammy Award-winning...
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Trombone Shorty has announced a tour with Mavis Staples, Yola, Robert Randolph, and Ziggy Marley
By CLTure February 16, 2023 Acclaimed New Orleans musician and producer Trombone Shorty has announced a U.S. tour with his band Orleans Avenue joined by Mavis Staples, Yola, Robert Randolph and Ziggy Marley. The tour will make four stops in North Carolina kicking off in...
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Watch De La Soul’s last performance as a group in North Carolina at Hopscotch in 2014
By CLTure February 12, 2023 David Jude Jolicoeur, best known by his stage name Trugoy the Dove, one-third of the legendary rap trio De La Soul, has passed away at the age of 54. Jolicoeur co-founded De La Soul in 1988 with high school friends...
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Experimental noise rock / hip-hop group Death Grips will make three North Carolina stops this summer
By CLTure February 7, 2023 California experimental noise rock/hip-hop group Death Grips have added several dates to their long-awaited 2023 tour, making three stops in North Carolina: Raleigh on August 11 at The Ritz, Charlotte on August 12 at The Fillmore and Asheville on August...
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