Creative Loafing Charlotte

Live review: Pink, Time Warner Cable Arena (3/16/2013)

• by Jeff Hahne
Pop singer shows her vocal and acrobatic abilities during Truth About Love tour stop in Charlotte.
• Tags: Music, Live Reviews, music, concert, review, Live reviews, Charlotte, Time Warner Cable Arena, Pink, photos, P!nk, setlist, Jeff Hahne, Truth About Love Tour, The City and Colour

Elijah von Cramon Benefit today at Tremont Music Hall (3/16/2013)

• by John Schacht
Benefit concert for local Paint Fumes' singer/guitarist Elijah Von Cramon, who was struck by a car as he walked home. Featuring a plethora of local rock bands, all proceeds go to his hospital bills.
• Tags: Music Menu, John Schacht, Elijah von Cramon, Last Year's Men, Tremont, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Pink playing Time Warner Cable Arena tonight (3/16/2013)

• by Jeff Hahne
Singer who brings infectious punk attitude to a pop landscape that so desperately needs a good ass kicking.
• Tags: Music Menu, Jeff Hahne, Pink, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Charlotte Symphony playing Brahms at Belk Theater this weekend (3/15/2013)

• by John Schacht
Charlotte Symphony playing Brahms' only violin concerto (recorded in 1878) and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony (1936) with French violinist Augustin Dumay as the featured soloist.
• Tags: Music Menu, John Schacht, Charlotte Symphony, Brahms, Belk Theater, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Late Bloomer playing The Milestone tonight (3/15/2013)

• by Pat Moran
Local punk band who draws influence from such diverse acts as Dinosaur Jr., Dead Kennedys and The Ex.
• Tags: Music Menu, Pat Moran, Late Bloomer, Milestone, Charlotte, concert, preview, music

CD review: Hectagons!

Appalucia Militia; Release date: Jan. 18, 2013

• by Jeff Hahne
• Tags: Album Review, Hectagons, Appalucia Militia, Wyley Buck Boswell, Ricky Culp, Korey Dudley, CD review, album, review, music, local music in Charlotte

CD review: Brokeback's Brokeback and the Black Rock

Thrill Jockey; Release date: Jan. 22, 2013

• by John Schacht
• Tags: Album Review, Brokeback, Brokeback and the Black Rock, CD, album, review, Doug McCombs, music

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Live review: Coheed and Cambria, The Fillmore (3/10/2013)

• by Alison Angel
Prog-metal band performs for sold-out crowd.
• Tags: Music, Live reviews, The Fillmore, Coheed and Cambria, Charlotte, music, concert, Alison Angel, setlist

Coheed and Cambria playing The Fillmore tonight (03/10/13)

• by Ashton Lewis
Veering between pop songs, dreamy musical interludes and the occasional shredfest, Coheed and Cambria's music can be as accessible as it is alienating for the casual listener.
• Tags: Music Menu, Ashton Lewis, Coheed and Cambria, The Fillmore, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

King of Prussia playing Chop Shop tonight (3/10/13)

• by John Schacht
The band provides tasteful horn sections and orchestral strings that show up judiciously in the arrangements of pop songs whose best traits unfold with repeat listens.
• Tags: Music Menu, John Schacht, King of Prussia, Chop Shop, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Bob Dylan returning to Charlotte for May 1 concert

• by Jeff Hahne
Legendary performer's tour will stop at the Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre.
• Tags: Music, Bob Dylan, tour, concert, music, Charlotte, Dawes, concert announcement, Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre, legend, folk, songwriter

Gaslight Anthem playing The Fillmore tonight (03/08/13)

• by Pat Moran
With punk firepower and bona fide New Jersey roots, The Gaslight Anthem is more authentic than most hearts-on-fire rockers trawling Bruce Springsteen's legacy.
• Tags: Music Menu, Pat Moran, Gaslight Anthem, The Fillmore, Charlotte, concert, music, preview

Tristan Prettyman playing Stage Door Theater tonight (3/8/13)

• by Anita Overcash
The singer's raw, emotionally charged pop acoustics make her sound more hopeful than sullen.
• Tags: Music Menu, Anita Overcash, Tristan Prettyman, Stage Door Theater, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Sensual Harassment playing Snug Harbor tonight (3/8/13)

• by Rachel Bailey
With infectious new wave- and disco-inspired electro-pop, the duo has won fans in everyone from Pitchfork to Hugo Boss.
• Tags: Music Menu, Rachel Bailey, Sensual Harassment, Snug Harbor, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Carolina Chocolate Drops members to pay tribute to late fiddler Joe Thompson tonight

• by Jeff Hahne
Rhiannon Giddens Laffan and Justin Robinson will celebrate his music at the Great Aunt Stella Center.
• Tags: Music, Music Menu, Rhiannon Giddens Laffan, Justin Robinson, Great Aunt Stella Center, Charlotte, music, concert, preview, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joe Thompson, fiddler, Dom Flemons, Charlotte Folk Society

Cowboy Junkies playing McGlohon Theater tonight (3/7/13)

• by Samir Shukla
The band melds folk-rock, jazz-splashed percussion and psychedelic blues without pretension.
• Tags: Music Menu, Samir Shukla, Cowboy Junkies, McGlohon Theater, Charlotte, preview, concert, music

Can Delta Rae handle the truth?

Durham band joins a current folk-pop trend that lacks substance

• by Jordan Lawrence
• Tags: Features, Delta Rae, Durham, music, Lindsey Buckingham, Carry the Fire, folk-pop, music in North Carolina

Bon Jovi playing Time Warner Cable Arena tonight (3/5/13)

• by Jeff Hahne
A well-oiled, though slightly cheesy, machine.
• Tags: Music Menu, Jeff Hahne, Bon Jovi, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, music, concert, preview

Dropkick Murphys playing The Fillmore tonight (3/5/13)

• by Ashton Lewis
Boston's favorite sons have been cranking out their signature blend of street punk and traditional Irish music since 1996.
• Tags: Music Menu, Ashton Lewis, Dropkick Murphys, Fillmore, Charlotte, concert, music, preview

CD review: HRVRD's From The Bird's Cage

Equal Vision; Release date: Feb. 19, 2013

• by Jeff Hahne
• Tags: Album Review, HRVRD, indie rock, The Bird's Cage, Jesse Clasen, Tremont Music Hall, local music in Charlotte, music, CD, album, review