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Tori Amos Soothes the Storm at Ovens Auditorium
While thunderstorms blew through parts of Charlotte on Monday night, Tori Amos provided a soothing calm for fans inside of Ovens Auditorium. Touring in support of her 16th album, 2021’s Ocean to Ocean, Amos performed a variety of songs from throughout her career. Though she kicked things off with 2002’s…
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Melanie Martinez Opens Portals in the Sky(la)
Over the past 15+ years, I’ve been to more than 900 concerts and seen more than 1,500 bands perform. Saturday night was the first time I’ve heard an artist ask how many ladies in the audience were on their period. Melanie Martinez, after all, isn’t your average artist. The 28-year-old…
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Trombone Shorty Brings Impressive Lineup to Charlotte
It’s hard to say whether four different artists were too much or not enough for Friday night’s lineup at Charlotte’s Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre. The murderer’s row of Trombone Shorty, Yola, Mavis Staples and Robert Randolph was exciting to see on paper, but short sets by a few of the…
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Dead & Co. Bid Farewell to Charlotte with Final Show
Dead & Co. has kept the spirit of the Grateful Dead alive for eight years now, but early in 2023, the group announced that this summer run would be their final tour, so it’s no surprise that Tuesday night’s show at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte was sold out. Though…
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Paramore Makes Energetic Return to Charlotte After 6 Years
It had been six years since Hayley Williams and company had last performed in Charlotte. For Paramore fans in attendance at Spectrum Center on Tuesday night, it was well worth the wait. As soon as the lights went down, the energy inside of the Uptown arena was electric. Paramore always…
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Arden Jones Leads a Singalong with Fans in NoDa
With millions of streams on Spotify and hundreds of thousands of followers on both TikTok and Instagram, Arden Jones is riding a rocket to popularity. His catchy songs teeter between pop and hip-hop and those in attendance at the Neighborhood Theatre on Friday, May 19, knew every word to every…
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PHOTOS: The Flaming Lips Go All Night at Fillmore Charlotte
A show by the Flaming Lips isn’t just a concert. It’s a performance. An inflatable rainbow. Giant pink robots. Mirror balls. Lasers. Smoke. Confetti — lots and lots of confetti. These were all part of the band’s concert at the Fillmore in Charlotte on Monday night. Touring in support of…
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PHOTOS: Ministry Offers Something Old, Something New
Ministry’s Al Jourgensen knows that good things come to those who wait. “I know you paid big bucks to hear the older shit,” the singer told those in attendance at the Fillmore on Sunday night, April 30. “So, I played some newer shit first. So, this next one … is…
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Four Takeaways from Merlefest 2023 in Wilkesboro
Held annually at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, MerleFest has been a traditional music mecca in North Carolina for 35 years. Artists from around the country flock to the Appalachian foothills to hear a wide range of artists — both in styles and ages. For the 35th anniversary this year,…
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PHOTOS: Amanda Shires Wraps Opening Night of Tuck Fest
Singer/songwriter/fiddler Amanda Shires capped off the opening night of Tuck Fest 2023 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center on Friday, April 21, showcasing a variety of songs spanning a nearly two-decade career, including from her latest album Take It Like a Man, and interspersing a couple of covers here and…
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PHOTOS: Lucius Charms a Packed Visulite Theatre
For more than a decade, Lucius has defined itself by vocal harmonies and a catchy pop-rock ethos. Those characteristics were on full, charming display at Visulite Theatre in Elizabeth on Saturday night. Singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, dressed in similar black and white outfits, showcased a performance that supplied…
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PHOTOS: Bruce Springsteen Rocks the Greensboro Coliseum
From the opening notes of “No Surrender,” through the blistering solo of “Prove It All Night,” to the end of set-closer “Badlands” and across a seven-song encore, Bruce Springsteen proved he’s still The Boss at the Greensboro Coliseum, just a quick hour-and-20-minute drive up I-85, on Saturday night. …
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PHOTOS: Gracie Abrams Visits Fillmore on the Verge of Stardom
It was 10 years ago that Taylor Swift brought a young Ed Sheeran out on tour with her as the opening act. It didn’t take long for Sheeran to be headlining arenas on his own. Fast forward to 2023 and Swift is taking a new up-and-coming artist out on the road with…
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5 Takeaways From John Mellencamp at Ovens Auditorium
It’s hard to believe that John Mellencamp is 71 years old. Now on the road as part of his Live and In Person Tour, it seems like yesterday that I was a kid watching his videos on MTV … back when MTV used to play music videos. Here’s five takeaways…
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5 Takeaways from The Avett Brothers’ New Year’s Eve Show
In what has become an annual tradition, Concord natives The Avett Brothers have taken to performing a New Year’s Eve concert somewhere in North Carolina. About every four years or so, it returns to Charlotte. It was only fitting that this year’s edition — their first live NYE concert in…
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Tribute to Benefit Concert Rocks More Covers for a Cause in Year 9
Now in its ninth year, the Tribute to Benefit annual concert to raise money for Levine Children’s Hospital paid homage to Led Zeppelin on Thanksgiving Eve at the Neighborhood Theatre. Organized by Justin Fedor, the four-hour concert featured some of Charlotte’s talented musicians from a variety of genres. Being that…
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