CLTure 50 Best Images of 2015

By CLTure

December 30, 2015

It’s been a pretty wild year at CLTure. We covered a plethora of concerts, festivals, food events, worked with the Bonnaroo digital media team, and produced several of our own events, including our inaugural CLTure Music Fest. We look back at another impressive year in music coverage and the images captured by our talented photographers.

Here are our 50 best images of 2015:

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J. Roddy Walston – March 13, 2015 at Amos’ South End. Photo by Daniel Coston
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J Mascis – Dinosaur Jr. – July 20, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Eric Cutchin
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Kendrick Lamar – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Brandon Weiner
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Lucius – July 29, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Grace Potter – November 6, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Sufjan Stevens – November 4, 2015 at Ovens Auditorium. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Janet Jackson – September 18, 2015 at PNC Music Pavilion. Photo by Glyn Stanley
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Snug Harbor – August 2015. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Andrew Byrne – Hozier – June 17, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Remy Thurston
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Delta Spirit – April 3, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Benjamin Robson



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Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse – October 27, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Alex Cason
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Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – June 13, 2015 Bonnaroo. Photo by Zach Burkhart
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Hiatus Kaiyote – October 19, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Jonathan Cooper
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Jim James of My Morning Jacket – July 29, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst – Shovels & Rope – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Stevie Wonder – November 14, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Black Francis – Pixies – May 12, 2015. Photo by Liza Cox
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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi – December 12, 2015 at Christmas Jam. Photo by Joy Bruce
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Mike Ness of Social Distortion – August 28, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Kim Casanova
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Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs – June 18, 2015 at Amos’ South End. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Sylvan Esso – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves
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Ben Schneider – Lord Huron – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Kishi Bashi – April 20, 2015 – Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kurt Shackelford
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Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – Of Monsters and Men – October 8, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Alex Cason
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Les Claypool – Primus – July 20, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Eric Cutchin
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Natalie Prass – March 28, 2015 at Snug Harbor. Photo by Kimber Price
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Childish Gambino – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo Richard Groves
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Taylor Goldsmith – Dawes – December 12, 2015 at Christmas Jam. Photo by Joy Bruce



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Lauren Mayberry – Chvrches – October 28, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kim Casanova
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Glen Hansard – February 9, 2015 at Knight Theatre. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Nai Palm – Hiatus Kaiyote – October 19, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Jonathan Cooper
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Justin Osborne – SUSTO – August 14, 2015 at Snug Harbor. Photo by Remy Thurston
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Kendrick Lamar – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Brandon Weiner
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Sufjan Stevens – November 4, 2015 at Ovens Auditorium. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Johanna Söderberg – First Aid Kit – July 25, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Ben Folds – November 3, 2015 at Belk Theater. Photo by Daniel Coston
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Langhorne Slim – September 12, 2015 at PNC Music Pavilion. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Gary Clark Jr. – June 13, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves
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Billy Joel – December 5, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Benjamin Robson
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Black Thought – The Roots – May 24, 2015 at CounterPoint Music Festival. Photo by Benjamin Robson
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Zach Galifianakis and Jon Hamm – June 13, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves
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Brandi Carlile – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Moon Taxi – June 12, 2015 – Backstage at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves
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Grace Potter – July 25, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Ty Taylor – Vintage Trouble – October 21, 2015 at Cat’s Cradle. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Jim Lindberg – Pennywise – September 12, 2015 at Riot Fest. Photo by Kevin Monton
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Stevie Wonder – November 14, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Drea Atkins
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Chance The Rapper – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves
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Lauren Mayberry – Chvrches – October 28, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kim Casanova
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Just Blaze, Alchemist and Pete Rock backstage at A3C Hip-Hop Festival taking a selfie. Phone photo by Cameron Lee

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