Music Features
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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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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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Charlotte Jazz Scene Attracting Bigger Names with Continued Growth
Singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson has performed on national stages like Austin City Limits, A Prairie Home Companion, and Late Night with…
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Midas Black Escapes His Own Personal Hell With Debut Album
Usually when an artist drops an album, especially a debut, they want to spend some time pushing it out to…
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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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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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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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Frontman of Punk Band Zeta Makes a New Home in Charlotte
In the video for their latest single, “La Flor De La Palabra,” the punk band Zeta assembles on a windswept,…
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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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The Mystery Plan Is Just Part of Jason Herring’s Master Scheme
Driving outside Columbia, South Carolina, just as night fell, Jason Herring was looking for a sign. After launching three successive…
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Eastern North Carolina Gospel Takes Center Stage in ‘Sacred Soul’
“This is my favorite part of the song,” intones Anthony Daniels. “Where I sing these words.” The sentiment, enfolded by…
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Lawn Friends’ Siesta Sands Tells Tale of Greed, Violence and Redemption
Thunder growls and a zigzag of lightning cracks the sky. Tires spitting gravel, a rain battered MGB pulls into a…
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