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Charlotte Rap Dad Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon Counts His Blessings
For Charlotte rapper Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, everything is about growth. When Queen City Nerve spoke to the always-evolving wordsmith in…
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PREMIERE: Charles Walker Is a Man Torn in New “Passenger Side” Video
At one point in Charles Walker’s new video for “Passenger Side,” he hangs up a picture of Nashville next to…
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Jamla Records Songbird Heather Victoria Lands in Charlotte
Born in Fayetteville and brought up in Wilson, R&B singer Heather Victoria was raised on soul music, but there’s plenty…
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Phil Pucci and Pullover Go Sunny Side Up on ‘Forever’
Phil Pucci is a happy guy, but that hasn’t always been the case. The former front man and guitarist for…
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Weekend in Music Photos: Ben Folds, Violent Femmes, KISS
Ben Folds & Violent Femmes CMCU Ampitheatre; Aug. 8, 2019 As Ben Folds himself said, one of his songs that’s…
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Madison Lucas Attacks Self-Doubt with Modern Moxie Debut
As a college student living in the dorms of Coastal Carolina University near Myrtle Beach, Madison Lucas used to wait…
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Alfred Sergel Marches to his Own Beat
Alfred Sergel was driving home from a Charlotte jazz show in 2015, feeling stuck in his career, when he had…
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ReeCee Raps Builds Budding Career, Stomps Out Domestic Violence
It took five years for Shauna Respass to fully realize she needed to get out. Respass had been living in…
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Anthony Hamilton is Home to Drop Soul on SHOUT!
Anthony Hamilton’s gravel-voiced country soul has music writers reaching for their cookbooks instead of their thesauruses. Down-home cooking metaphors —…
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Local Producer Axnt Reintroduces Himself with ‘Double Image’
In 2017, Aaron Bell came back from Moogfest, the annual multi-day arts, tech and electronic music festival held in Durham,…
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Former Pullman Strike Sideman Takes the Lead with Wes & the Railroaders
Music doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective, according to Wes Hamilton. The 33-year-old guitarist and songwriter should know.…
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Lee McCorkle Goes Experimental with The Electronic Park
Lee McCorkle is no stranger to alternative music. He’s spent a significant part of his life performing as Leisure McCorkle,…
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McColl Alumnus Pamela Z Returns to Sound Off
The first time Pamela Z was at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, the whole world came tumbling…
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Leone’s Debut EP is the Throwback We All Needed
Growing up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, D’Amontae Breland hated the music his mom played around the house. Or at least…
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Kyle Petty in the Driver’s Seat After Resurrecting Music Career
Growing up as the son of legendary NASCAR driver Richard “The King” Petty, it was expected that Kyle Petty would…
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Time Sawyer Adventures to Neighborhood Theatre
When I reviewed Time Sawyer’s great album Disguise the Limit five years ago, my then-editor had some constructive criticism…
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