CLTure 50 Best Images of 2015

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.

Walston_dcoston3-1024x687 — J. Roddy Walston – March 13, 2015 at Amos’ South End. Photo by Daniel Coston

J Mascis – Dinosaur Jr. – July 20, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Eric Cutchin

IMG_9688-1024x575 — Kendrick Lamar – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Brandon Weiner

IMG_2894-1024x683 — Lucius – July 29, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Daniel Coston

dreaphotoartistry-4428-e1447093824551 — Grace Potter – November 6, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Drea Atkins

IMG_6030-1024x683 — Sufjan Stevens – November 4, 2015 at Ovens Auditorium. Photo by Daniel Coston

GlynAstanleyPhotography-CLTure-JanetJackson — Janet Jackson – September 18, 2015 at PNC Music Pavilion. Photo by Glyn Stanley

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-2919 — Snug Harbor – August 2015. Photo by Drea Atkins

Hozier-23-1132x670 — Andrew Byrne – Hozier – June 17, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Remy Thurston

Delta-Spirit-BENJAMIN-ROBSON-3281_mini-2-1132x670 — Delta Spirit – April 3, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Benjamin Robson

Modest_Mouse_1 — Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse – October 27, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Alex Cason

ZACH9515 — Darryl “DMC” McDaniels – June 13, 2015 Bonnaroo. Photo by Zach Burkhart

11254734_891493960898408_60407897478715362_n — Hiatus Kaiyote – October 19, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Jonathan Cooper

IMG_3358-1024x683 — Jim James of My Morning Jacket – July 29, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Daniel Coston

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-8227 — Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst – Shovels & Rope – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins

dreaphotoartistry-7972 — Stevie Wonder – November 14, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Drea Atkins

pixies-1 — Black Francis – Pixies – May 12, 2015. Photo by Liza Cox

TTB-42 — Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi – December 12, 2015 at Christmas Jam. Photo by Joy Bruce

untitled-8648-e1441051578884 — Mike Ness of Social Distortion – August 28, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Kim Casanova

WarOnDrugs_dcoston6-1132x670 — Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs – June 18, 2015 at Amos’ South End. Photo by Daniel Coston

bonnarooblogsylvan2 — Sylvan Esso – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-8769 — Ben Schneider – Lord Huron – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins

Kishi2-1024x743 — Kishi Bashi – April 20, 2015 – Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kurt Shackelford

OMAM-2676-2-copy-1024x683 — Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – Of Monsters and Men – October 8, 2015 at Uptown Ampitheatre. Photo by Alex Cason

Clture72015-38-1132x670 — Les Claypool – Primus – July 20, 2015 at Fillmore. Photo by Eric Cutchin

IMG_4345-1132x670 — Natalie Prass – March 28, 2015 at Snug Harbor. Photo by Kimber Price

Childish Gambino – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo Richard Groves

xmasjam-10-1132x670 — Taylor Goldsmith – Dawes – December 12, 2015 at Christmas Jam. Photo by Joy Bruce

IMG_1371-1-1132x670 — Lauren Mayberry – Chvrches – October 28, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kim Casanova

glenhansard3-1132x670 — Glen Hansard – February 9, 2015 at Knight Theatre. Photo by Daniel Coston

HKCLT-8 — Nai Palm – Hiatus Kaiyote – October 19, 2015 at Visulite Theatre. Photo by Jonathan Cooper

SustoBraveBaby-3 — Justin Osborne – SUSTO – August 14, 2015 at Snug Harbor. Photo by Remy Thurston

Susto — Kendrick Lamar – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Brandon Weiner

IMG_6360-1024x683 — Sufjan Stevens – November 4, 2015 at Ovens Auditorium. Photo by Daniel Coston

ff301 — Johanna Söderberg – First Aid Kit – July 25, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins

Folds_Nov315_dcoston1-e1446746899341-1024x749 — Ben Folds – November 3, 2015 at Belk Theater. Photo by Daniel Coston

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-9456 — Langhorne Slim – September 12, 2015 at PNC Music Pavilion. Photo by Drea Atkins

Bonnaroo 2015 — Gary Clark Jr. – June 13, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves

Billy-Joel-Benjamin-Robson-3554-1024x683 — Billy Joel – December 5, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Benjamin Robson

Black Thought – The Roots – May 24, 2015 at CounterPoint Music Festival. Photo by Benjamin Robson

bonnarooblogjonhamm — Zach Galifianakis and Jon Hamm – June 13, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-8837 — Brandi Carlile – July 24, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins

BonnarooBlogmoontaxi-1132x670 — Moon Taxi – June 12, 2015 – Backstage at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves

ff360-e1438393277584 — Grace Potter – July 25, 2015 at FloydFest. Photo by Drea Atkins

DREAPHOTOARTISTRY-0406 — Ty Taylor – Vintage Trouble – October 21, 2015 at Cat’s Cradle. Photo by Drea Atkins

Jim Lindberg – Pennywise – September 12, 2015 at Riot Fest. Photo by Kevin Monton

dreaphotoartistry-7815 — Stevie Wonder – November 14, 2015 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Photo by Drea Atkins

Bonnaroo 2015 — Chance The Rapper – June 12, 2015 at Bonnaroo. Photo by Richard Groves

Lauren Mayberry – Chvrches – October 28, 2015 at Fillmore Charlotte. Photo by Kim Casanova

Just Blaze, Alchemist and Pete Rock backstage at A3C Hip-Hop Festival taking a selfie. Phone photo by Cameron Lee

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