By Jamel Smith March 22, 2024 Photo: Jhalin Knowles Rapsody’s latest single, “Stand Tall,” is maybe her most transparent and uncharacteristically vulnerable track to date. It’s part of the Grammy-nominated rapper’s forthcoming studio album, Please Don’t Cry, set to drop on May 17. Album cover...
By CLTure May 19, 2024 Comedian Matt Rife will be returning to Charlotte for multiple shows at The Comedy Zone May 21-23. Rife, who is currently on his ProbleMATTic World Tour, which sold over 600,000 tickets in under 48 hours, is an Ohio native best...
By CLTure March 7, 2024 Photo: Brandon Todd / Dreamville Fest Dreamville Fest will return to Raleigh’s historic Dorothea Dix Park for its fourth year April 6-7, following last year’s event that drew over 100,000 attendees over the two-day weekend. This year’s festival will be...
By Cameron Lee February 19, 2024 Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride continues a long lineage of legendary jazz musicians using their craft to interpret social injustices in America with his album, The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons. Crediting pioneers of the genre...
By CLTure February 1, 2024 According to Variety, legendary folk/blues singer-songwriter and musician Tracy Chapman will make a rare appearance at the Grammys to perform her hit song, “Fast Car,” with North Carolina’s own Luke Combs. The song was of course covered by the country...
By CLTure January 26, 2024 Following the release of his new single, “Selfish,” Justin Timberlake has announced his first tour since 2019, coming to Raleigh’s PNC Arena on June 12. The pop star is expected to release his sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It...
By CLTure January 24, 2024 Crown Station and CLTure present the return of the NoDa Night Market taking place at the 3600-3700 block of North Davidson Street, celebrating a diverse range of cuisines and cultures in the Queen City. The NoDa Night Market will return...
By Cameron Lee December 8, 2023 Club culture has changed vastly over the years as technology has adapted how many interact and connect. Gone are the days of sweaty dance clubs that dominated Charlotte’s nightlife in the ‘80s, ‘90s, and early 2000s. Ask any Queen...
By CLTure December 6, 2023 Following the wildly successful NoDa Night Market in November, Crown Station, Sierra Nevada, and CLTure present the NoDa HoliDay Market Block Party featuring several of the city’s best Asian food trucks with vintage apparel, retro toys and collectibles, records, games,...
By CLTure November 21, 2023 When we think of the pantheon of Southern hip-hop greats, often overlooked is the prolific Memphis rapper and empresario, Yo Gotti. Gotti started releasing albums independently when he was 14 years old and has not only charted in multiple decades,...