Pat Moran
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Clearbody, Stress Fractures Rock Two Sides of the Same Coin
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Martin Hacker-Mullen is at a crossroads: Two rock projects they’ve played in, and contributed to for several…
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Actress Kadey Ballard Straddles Stages With Nascent Musical Career
At first listen, there’s a sense of serenity in Kadey Ballard’s music, but in “The Changeling Well,” off the singer-songwriter’s…
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Lifeline: Things To Do in Charlotte
View our community events calendar MAY THE 4TH May 4 | 8 p.m. | Bart’s Mart | Free If you…
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Rock Duo Cope Fiend Crafts a Soundtrack for Survival
The insistent guitar line is slurring, slinky and somewhat sinister. The fretwork threads through Randi Johnson’s double-tracked vocals, which duel…
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The Loose Lugnuts Play a Twist of Old-Time Country Music
Ask a Charlotte music fan to name a consummate performer that defines the city, and you’re likely to get one…
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Catawba Indian Nation’s Enduring Clay Pottery Practices Highlighted in Exhibit
The Charlotte region’s oldest cultural tradition predates practically everything we’ve learned about our city’s heritage. Thomas Spratt settling near what…
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Tony Arreaza Brings Charlotte’s Latin Music Scene Into the Spotlight
Like the first floral-scented breeze of spring, impassioned vocals sail over percolating percussion and confident horns in UltimaNota’s new single…
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The New Creatures Craft Relatable Rock ‘n’ Roll from McAdenville
From Ziggy Stardust to Rob Zombie, rock music has unleashed a menagerie of exotic creatures, larger-than-life figures spanning subgenres as…
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PREMIERE: Family Video Goes Down a Nostalgia Rabbit Hole for ‘The Image’
Art meets artifact in Family Video’s gloriously glitchy video for their Valentine’s Day single “The Image,” premiering today at Queen…
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Davey Blackburn Returns to Music After Harrowing Family Ordeal
Davey Blackburn has been on hiatus from the Charlotte music scene for three long years. That might not seem like…
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Indie Pop Band Oceanic Gets More Introspective as They Grow
In their ethereal video for “Angel,” Oceanic’s surging yet subtly icy ballad, the band plays in an empty hall on…
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The Underground Truffle Teams with CocoaEthika in Making Morally Rich Chocolate
“You want to taste it?” Esa Weinreb asks. She breaks off a piece of the chocolate bar and I pop…
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Nelly Kate Continues to Create Despite Ongoing Hearing Loss
In “I Can Hear You But I Can’t Hear You,” electronic composer Nelly Kate’s collaborative installation with artist Madelaine Corbin,…
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Noble Records Offers up Rare Vinyl and Good Vibes
“Peel slowly and see,” read the instructions on the album’s cover — but no one has in the 54 years…
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Transgender Charlotte Artist Lena Gray Creates Empowering Imagery
Perched on a grassy outcrop surrounded by stone, the young woman is breaking free. Captured in mid-action, she’s busting out…
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Nia J Brings Us Down the ‘Rabbit Hole’ with New EP
Upon its publication in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland baffled critics and adults. Even today,…
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