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Heartless Bastards Hit on All the Emotions at Visulite Theatre
It’s not a dig or criticism to say that Erika Wennerstrom lacks vocal range in a sonic way. For all the emotion that the Heartless Bastards singer/guitarist conveys, it’s done through power — the lyrics, the tone and hints of anguish that come through the notes. Wennerstrom doesn’t need to…
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Victoria Monét Hits the Mark at The Fillmore Charlotte
Haven’t heard of Victoria Monét yet? Keep your ears, and eyes, open because you’re surely going to be hearing her name a lot more often in the near future. The R&B singer who has written songs for Ariana Grande, Blackpink, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michelle, and others has broken out…
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Bishop Briggs, MisterWives Create Energy Overflow at The Fillmore
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly seven years since Bishop Briggs first performed in Charlotte. In late September of 2016, she opened for Kaleo at The Underground, and two years later she was headlining the same venue. Now, five years and a pandemic later, she’s co-headlining The Fillmore next…
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LL Cool J and Crew Celebrate 50 Years of Hip-Hop at Spectrum
It was back in June that hip-hop legend LL Cool J announced he would be pushing back the scheduled start of The F.O.R.C.E. Tour, his first headlining tour in three decades. In a since-removed video that month, LL explained the reason for the unexpected delays, writing, “I have to give…
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Tenacious D Returns to the Queen City to Rock
It’s been more than a decade since rock/comedy duo Tenacious D performed in Charlotte, and more than 20 years since the frontmen spent some time in the Queen City to film Shallow Hal, but more on that in a moment. On Tuesday night, frontmen Kyle Gass and Jack Black brought…
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Smashing Pumpkins Keep Things Rocking in Charlotte
It’s hard to believe that Smashing Pumpkins have been at it for 35 years. Sure, there have been lineup changes aplenty throughout that time, but Billy Corgan & Company have always known how to rip through some solid rock songs. The Pumpkins were in town for the first time since…
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Tyler Childers Brings the Gospel to Charlotte in First of Two Nights
With a tear welling up in his eye, country singer Tyler Childers told the crowd of how he used to work in a saw mill until he decided to give music a chance full-time. His boss told him he’d be welcome back any time he needed a job. “I haven’t…
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George Clinton Tears the Roof Off the Fillmore
At 82 years old, George Clinton doesn’t owe anyone a thing. The Godfather of Funk has done enough over his nearly five decades in music. So, if he wants to hit the road again for another assumed final tour — this one’s called “Just for the Funk of It! Final…
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Snoop Dogg’s High School Reunion Tour Brings West Coast to Charlotte
There’s no getting around the play on words used for the High School Reunion Tour that stopped by Charlotte’s PNC Music Pavilion on Tuesday. Headlined by Snoop Dogg, the concert was a showcase of West Coast rap … and Wiz Khalifa. While Khalifa is an obvious choice given the “High”…
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Lindsey Stirling Dances Into the Heart of the Storm (and Charlotte)
It’s probably not easy to be known as the “dancing violinist,” but it’s really the best way to describe Lindsey Stirling. The talented musician first gained national attention by becoming a finalist on America’s Got Talent in 2010. Since then, she’s toured the world and won over people of all…
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Post Malone Weathers the Storm at PNC Music Pavilion
With dozens of awards and a handful of No. 1 hits to his name, Post Malone has reached the point where plenty of his songs are familiar and you’re likely to know some of them, even if you don’t know the actual title. Malone brought his If Y’all Weren’t Here…
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Maggie Rogers Shows How Far She’s Come at Skyla
Back in 2016, singer Maggie Rogers was introduced to many fans through a viral video featuring Pharrell Williams. While meeting with students at NYU for a masterclass, Pharrell was simply blown away by Rogers’ talents as a songwriter and artist after she performed a song that she wrote for a…
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Five Takeaways from Mudvayne and GWAR at PNC Music Pavilion
Last year (almost one year to the day), Mudvayne rolled into town with Rob Zombie as part of a co-headlining tour. This year, Mudvayne was the lone headliner on a bill that included Coal Chamber, Gwar, Nonpoint and Butcher Babies. While last year’s show had Charlotte’s PNC Music Pavilion packed,…
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Rain Couldn’t Dampen Second Night of Luke Combs in Charlotte
The Rolling Stones. Billy Joel. Garth Brooks. There have been a few sell-out concerts at Bank of America Stadium in recent years, but none of those artists have sold out back-to-back nights. Enter country singer Luke Combs. The Huntersville native sold out Friday and Saturday nights in short order and…
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Blink-182 Keeps Things Explicit at Spectrum Center
Only a band like Blink-182 would put George Carlin’s seven dirty words in a song as lyrics. They also added a few on to it. Just two songs in to their Charlotte concert at Spectrum Center, the reunited trio broke out into “Family Reunion” which includes the lyrics, “Shit, piss,…
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Shania Twain Proves She’s Still the One in Charlotte
Imagine being one of the biggest pop-country singers in the world. You go through a divorce. Your voice gets wrecked by Lyme disease and COVID, the latter of which also cancels a planned Vegas residency. There are various other hardships and hurdles along the way, as well. While your voice…
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