Pat Moran

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Pat MoranJanuary 11, 2023
The Eyes Have It in janee raxanna’s Progressive R&B
Pulsing squelchy beats radiate like a warning beacon as Janee Caulton seems to struggle to exhale, her feathered jazzy vocal…
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Music
Pat MoranDecember 29, 2022
Cosmic Collective Blasts off for New Frontiers
Tyler Enslow’s pliable bass crab-walks through a dense thicket of stuttering percussion, gritty wheels of static, UFO sound effects and…
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Arts & Culture
Pat MoranDecember 19, 2022
‘Murder & Moonbeams’ Musical Transitions to the Silver Screen
Inspector Pierro is having a very weird night, and it’s only going to get stranger. The gruesome murder of singer…
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Music
Pat MoranNovember 17, 2022
Groovy Melodic Power Duo Flame Tides Dances Into the Fire
A wave of sound grabs you, an almighty bottom-heavy guitar riff, carried along and anchored by nimble, emphatic drums. That…
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Music
Pat MoranNovember 8, 2022
Donnie Doolittle’s Lush, Dark Pop Delves Into a Shared Dreamscape
“A man got to do what a man got to do,” says ex-preacher Jim Casey in John Steinbeck’s magisterial 1939…
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Arts & Culture
Pat MoranOctober 20, 2022
Chris Rigo Goes From Rock to Vintage Comics — And Back
It’s a rare Saturday off for Chris Rigo, but he’s planning to wake up the next day at 3 a.m.,…
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Music
Pat MoranOctober 11, 2022
Falling Through April Forges Connection on the Road
In Falling Through April’s 2021 single “Paralyzed,” Mikaela Salazar’s impassioned vocals depict a tipping point, the moment you realize that…
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Arts & Culture
Pat MoranOctober 4, 2022
Celebrated Muralist Georgie Nakima Expands Her Palette
By 2020, muralist Georgie Nakima had created an impactful presence in Charlotte with colorful public art, which seamlessly fuses representations…
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Music
Pat MoranSeptember 22, 2022
Charlotte Producer Jason Jet Takes Artists Under His Wing
Back in 2010, soulful R&B artist Jason Jet released his debut album, Love Boulevard. The collection’s title tune tethered Afrofuturism’s…
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Music
Pat MoranSeptember 12, 2022
Reunion Concert Celebrates Musical Legacy of Doubting Thomas
Gina Stewart fondly remembers a gig that her groundbreaking Queen City band, Doubting Thomas, played in the mid-1990s at Hartigan’s,…
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Music
Pat MoranAugust 25, 2022
The Spoke Easy Hosts Carolina Abortion Fund Benefit Concert
Rusty Colton and Lindsey Miller weren’t alone in their first reactions: outrage. Then came a sense of urgency. In June,…
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Music
Pat MoranAugust 16, 2022
Dreamboat’s Rampaging Riff-Laden Rock ‘N’ Roll Embraces Love
Dreamboat’s debut single “Cover to Cover” is a bracing endorphin rush. The sharp, choppy and melodic tune, released in June,…
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Arts & Culture
Pat MoranJuly 28, 2022
CohobaFest Is a Social Justice Psychedelic Therapy Party
“I started peeling back the layers, the labels, the expectations,” says Dominican American psychotherapist and licensed social worker Victor A.…
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Music
Pat MoranJuly 19, 2022
Sometime in February Guitarist Tristan Auman Finds His Voice
Guitarist and composer Tristan Auman has bounced around the Carolinas throughout his 23 years. He grew up in Saluda, North…
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Music
Pat MoranJuly 19, 2022
Mercury Dimes Returns From Hiatus More Valuable Than Ever
Dynamic yet unclassifiable woman-fronted trio Mercury Dimes has gone from an invigorating, somewhat enigmatic blast of energy to a powerful…
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Food & Drink
Pat MoranJuly 4, 2022
Queen’s Orders Honey Brings Beekeeping to the Public
Justin Orders has been into bugs for as long as he can remember. While other kids got into video games…
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