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Music
Five Post-Digestion Thoughts on Japanese Breakfast in Charlotte
It’s been three years since Charlotte was last served a helping of Japanese Breakfast. The band, fronted by singer/guitarist Michelle Zauner, has had plenty of time to simmer since their first Queen City appearance at the Neighborhood Theatre in 2018, and their last appearance at The Underground in 2022. Here…
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Tyler Childers Continues Ascension with Largest Charlotte Show Yet
Eight years ago, Tyler Childers was an opening act at the mid-sized Neighborhood Theatre. Two years ago, he sold out two nights at the 5,000-person-capacity Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre. On Thursday, he sold out Charlotte’s largest outdoor music venue, PNC Music Pavilion, with a capacity of 19,500. Perhaps more people…
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Experience Hendrix Rotates Imposing Lineup of Shredders and Slingers at Ovens
For anyone born after September 1970, seeing legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix perform live has been out of the question. However, for the last three decades, fans of the man who took the ’60s by storm have been able to Experience Hendrix. Experience Hendrix is not only the name of the…
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mehro Steals the Spotlight at half alive’s Music Factory Show
Fans of half alive may be upset to read this, and they have every right to argue the point, but mehro stole the show at The Fillmore Charlotte on Tuesday night. Sure, half alive offered a solid performance that had the crowd moving and singing along — thoroughly entertained by…
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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Stops in Charlotte for Long Night of Jamming
While it may seem like Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country is a relative newcomer to the jam-band scene, Donato himself has been at it for years. The 29-year-old guitarist started busking in Nashville at age 14, then became motivated to find his own sound and pathway in the music business after…
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Nascent Charlotte Metal Bands Rock The Milestone
A handful of Charlotte metal bands and electronic artists gathered under one roof on Saturday, March 15, to showcase music new and old for a packed house at The Milestone. The evening started with January Knife, the one-man-band/solo-project of Queen City percussionist/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Brian Gryder. Perched behind his drumkit and blinded…
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Michael Marcagi Hits ‘The Other Side’ in NoDa
Singer-songwriter Michael Marcagi was scheduled to perform on the smaller bar-side stage of the Neighborhood Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 23. However, it didn’t take long after tickets went on sale for the show to sell out and the performance to be moved to the larger main room of the NoDa…
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Lauren Mayberry Shocks and Awes at the Music Factory
It’s likely that nobody in attendance at Lauren Mayberry’s Friday night concert at The Underground was looking for a lesson in profanity. However, near the end of the singer’s nearly one-hour set, there it was. After quickly apologizing for uttering the word “shit” in passing, Mayberry digressed into a history…
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Modern Moxie Joins Sarah Shook & the Disarmers for Farewell Show
Last month, River Shook announced that their band Sarah Shook & The Disarmers’ upcoming 2025 tour will be its last. After dealing with multiple lineup changes over the last three years, plus Shook’s own journey with sobriety and a transition that saw them drop the name that remains up on…
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Kash Doll Thinks Pink During ‘The Last Doll’ Stop in Charlotte
With hundreds of phones in the air, rapper Kash Doll took the stage at The Fillmore in the Music Factory on Sunday night by appearing from within what looked like a life-sized, pink Barbie doll box. Dressed in a matching pink bodysuit and rocking pink glasses, surrounded by a variety…
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aespa Goes K-Pop in Uptown Charlotte
Haven’t heard of aespa? You’re not the only one. Pronounced eh·spuh, the K-pop quartet burst onto the scene in 2020 but didn’t release their debut album until May 2024. Considering how many people were packed into Uptown Charlotte’s Spectrum Center on Saturday, Feb. 8, however, there are plenty of people…
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Robert Jon Wrecks the Neighborhood Theatre
From the opening notes of Robert Jon & The Wreck’s salvo of Southern rock at the Neighborhood Theatre on Friday, Feb. 7, it was clear that the band’s years of experience were going to shine through. The group knows when to veer off for a solo, rein it in for…
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DaBaby Brings a Crowd of Famous Friends for Birthday Bash
Too often, when there’s a concert with a long list of performers, fans have to wait until the end of the night to see the main attraction. During DaBaby’s birthday bash at the Spectrum Center on Wednesday night, fans didn’t need to wonder when the star of the show would…
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The Avett Brothers Return to Charlotte for Annual NYE Show
Continuing their tradition of ringing in the new year with a concert held somewhere in their home state of North Carolina, a tradition that began at Neighborhood Theatre two decades ago, The Avett Brothers returned to Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum for the 2024-25 edition on Tuesday night. The show was the…
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Kacey Musgraves Floats Into Uptown Charlotte on Deeper Well Tour
At the end of “Cardinal,” the first song of Kacey Musgraves’ Spectrum Center set in Charlotte on Dec. 5, the singer laid down on the stage and levitated up about 10 feet in the air. In a way, it was symbolic of what was to come: 90 minutes of her…
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News & Opinion
PHOTOS: Kamala Harris Makes Star-Studded Return to Charlotte
With just three days to go until the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the Queen City for one last rally, this time at PNC Music Pavilion. Starring a who’s who of North Carolina Democratic politicians and a few musical guests, the mid-afternoon rally was full of…
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