Music Features
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Love Thy Neighbor Fest Marshals Musicians to Help Our Homeless Neighbors
Justin Fedor was driving past a homeless tent encampment in Charlotte when one of his stepchildren asked the question that…
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Petrov Takes Center Stage in Charlotte’s Indie Rock Scene
It’s not surprising that indie-rock powerhouse Petrov pairs careening post-punk guitars and soaring pop melodies with a passion and professionalism…
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Greg Willingham Pushes Jazz N Soul Music Through a Pandemic
When Greg Willingham, co-owner and founder of live entertainment promotion company Jazz N Soul Music, started streaming concerts, there were…
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Jason Jet Opens GrindHaus, a Music Studio Patterned After Coworking Spaces
Soulful R&B artist, songwriter and educator Jason Jet is adding a new occupation to his prodigious list of accomplishments: studio…
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New Plaza Midwood Guitar Shop Gives the Gift of Sound
“There’s this story about Jaco Pastorius’ bass,” says Philip Wheeler, co-owner of Gold Tone Workshop, a new guitar shop in…
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Charlotte’s Queen of Neo-Soul Cyanca Dishes on New Beginnings, New Label, New EP
Save for DaBaby, one would be hard-pressed to find a Charlotte musician with more momentum than Cyanca in this moment.…
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Halloween Music in Charlotte: Eight Spooky Local Songs
It’s that time of year again, when the chills running up your spine might not even be caused by a…
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‘I’ll Be the Lakebed’ – A Breakdown of Dylan Gilbert’s New Visual Album
In early 2017, singer/songwriter singer/songwriter Dylan Gilbert was at a crossroads. For the past few years, he’d poured his focus…
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Middle C Jazz Remains the Only Music Venue Open in a Pandemic
Larry Farber distinctly remembers one particular show at Middle C Jazz in May. He was watching the audience as well…
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Che Apalache Frontman Returns to North Carolina to Make a Difference
As a Grammy-nominated bluegrass musician, Joe Troop is no stranger to making some noise himself. But with his new video…
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Emo Rockers heckdang Show Progress In Latest EP
If it weren’t for School of Rock Charlotte, it’s hard to see any other way timeline in which the group…
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The Chain Reaction That Led to the Birth of Southside Watt
Forget about music theory, Shawn Wilfong is talking about chaos theory. He turns to chaos theory’s notion that one chance…
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Jah-Monte Rethinks His Place In the Local Hip-Hop Scene
Charlotte rapper Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon moved into his new apartment on North Tryon Street last December, but when I visit…
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Charlotte Music You May Have Missed During Quarantine
This is not a Top 10 Charlotte music list, because Top 10 lists suck. How could they not? The very…
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Reuben Vincent EP Shows Growth in the Charlotte Rapper’s Repertoire
Reuben Vincent just wanted to do that one last show before live gigs were shut down for the foreseeable future.…
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Mason Parker is Back for the First Time with Debut Album ‘Quantum Leap’
When I met up with Mason Parker at Northlake Mall on a recent Saturday afternoon, I immediately recognized a change…
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