Music
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Conan Gray Shines at Charlotte Tour Stop
If you were to ask a superfan what was lacking from Conan Gray’s concert at PNC Music Pavilion on Friday night, the only conceivable answer could be “more songs.” The 26-year-old pop singer stopped by Charlotte as part of his Wishbone Pajama Tour. While bad weather loomed in the area,…
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Local Pop Singer Lynsea in ICU After Car Wreck
Family and friends of renowned Charlotte pop artist Lynsea are asking for support this week as the singer recovers from a harrowing car wreck that occurred on Saturday and has put Lynsea in the ICU. According to close friend Kylee Brooks, who launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with what…
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Deore Explores BDSM Kink, Art and Authenticity Through Music
Delicate chamber pop meets cantering alternative folk in the opening bars of “Brat (Humor Me),” the breakthrough 2023 single by Charlotte singer-songwriter Marissa Butler, who creates and releases captivating, challenging music as Deore. On the tune, spare strummed guitar cradles hushed confessional vocals before Deore launches into a flirty, almost…
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The Lumineers Bring Living Room Vibes to PNC Music Pavilion
There are certain bands — like the Foo Fighters, for example — that step onstage at a large outdoor venue and do everything they can to blow the roof off the place. Then there are bands like The Lumineers, which played at PNC Music Pavilion in University City on Wednesday,…
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Heather Victoria’s Latest Album Is a Concept That Defies Closure
When it comes to relationships, the kids are not alright. America’s rightward shift has brought draconian relationship standards bubbling back up into the popsphere. Studies have shown that more and more young adults across gender identities are taking a break from sex and dating. Socially repressive trends like tradwives (read:…
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Nelly Brings Friends for Nostalgic Tour Stop in Charlotte
Sometimes, you don’t need a new album to justify a summer tour; all you need is good energy, plenty of hits and a strong sense of nostalgia. Rapper Nelly brought his Where the Party At Tour to PNC Music Pavilion on Sunday. While Jermaine Dupri and Eve performed at earlier…
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Wynonna Judd Nearly Walks Away with Little Big Town Show
When Wynonna Judd asked the crowd at PNC Music Pavilion who was seeing her for the first time at Saturday night’s show, it looked like the entire audience raised a hand. While Judd appeared to be surprised at the response, she shouldn’t have been. As far as I can tell,…
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Petra’s Marks 18 years as Community Hub in a Changing Neighborhood
It’s a Thursday night in August at Petra’s, and the room is on fire. Two disparate acts are on the bill. One, folk-inflected singer songwriter Emily June, crafts delicate, dusky tunes as mysterious as a faded photo found in an abandoned building. The other, melodic hard-edged alternative rockers Dog Days,…
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Taking Back Sunday Shares the Spotlight with Coheed and Cambria at Homecoming Show
It’s been decades now that, Coheed and Cambria has been building its sci-fi narrative through progressive rock, continuing the story at Charlotte’s PNC Music Pavilion on Tuesday night. Just a few songs into the band’s set, a massive inflatable skeleton appeared behind the stage bringing the theatrics up a notch.…
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Quentin Talley Benefit Marks Return of a Cultural Beacon
Boris “Bluz” Rogers is a three-time national poetry slam champion, a multiple Emmy Award winner and former director of creative engagement for Blumenthal Performing Arts, but when he got a phone call on Feb. 19 he had just one role — a deeply concerned friend. The caller bore the frightening…
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Multifaceted Musician Te’Jani Becomes the ‘Life of the Party’
Te’Jani pulls you into his latest single “This is Why I’m Hot,” with skittering, syncopated hip-hop beats, hypnotic rap-meets-alt rock vocals and alternately grimy and ringing guitars. “Hot take: I don’t need protection/ Don’t color me too reckless/ Don’t know it’s too excessive/ When it comes to self love or…
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Toto’s Tour of Nostalgia Makes Charlotte Stop
I mean this with all due respect: If not for Weezer’s widely popular cover of the Toto song “Africa” back in 2018, I’m not so sure Toto would be touring large outdoor amphitheaters this summer. But for better or worse — and I’m leaning better — that’s where we are…
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Cypress Hill Leads Electrifying Hip-Hop Bill at The Amp Ballantyne
It’s safe to say that the average Charlottean doesn’t associate hip-hop music with the Ballantyne area, but that changed, if just for an evening, when the Dank Daze of Summer tour rolled through The Amp on Tuesday. The show brought Cypress Hill, Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco and The Pharcyde to south…
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Neil Young Makes Long-Awaited Return to the Queen City
For just a few brief moments on Friday night, I was worried Neil Young’s voice wasn’t what it used to be. As he sang the opening words to his first song, “Ambulance Blues,” there was a raspiness, a shakiness, that made me pause. Thankfully, by the time Young got to…
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Volbeat and Halestorm Show Range in Co-Rocking PNC
On a cool Wednesday night at PNC Music Pavilion, two veteran heavy-rock bands brought thunderous beats and ripping riffs to their legions of fans. Headliner Volbeat, the Danish rock band that combines rock ‘n’ roll with heavy metal while mixing in a smattering of rockabilly vibes and plenty of grooves,…
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CeeLo Green Discusses His Journey and Legacy Before Carolina Theatre Show
When jazz, pop and R&B fans catch saxophone virtuoso Adrian Crutchfield’s high-energy hometown gig at Uptown’s Carolina Theatre on Aug. 8, they will also witness a force of nature. Crutchfield, an accomplished solo artist and key collaborator with Prince, will be joined onstage by his friend and colleague CeeLo Green,…
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