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Music Menu / News Buskapalooza, Sol Driven Train, Talib Kweli, Tyler Imbrey and On The Run tonight (5/6/11)

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Buskapalooza In support of the new documentary, Busk!, which discusses how an emerging cultural center like Charlotte can encourage street art and performance, an event has been organized to celebrate busking. Featuring street performers, visual artists and musicians including Perry Fowler, Kenni Falls, Shana Blake and many more. Free. 5-11 p.m. Uptown Charlotte, starting at the intersection of Trade and Tryon. buskmovie.com. (Jeff Hahne)

Sol Driven Train Give props to this hard-touring South Carolina jam band that clocked a decade last year and a thousand shows over those years. Their sunny music is essentially a genre-hopping dance party that’s fitted with reggae, rock, long jams, tropical beats and jazzy forays. Sure, there’s not much evolving of genres here, but after all these years, the quintet has morphed into a veteran jam unit that knows the groove and lays it out on any given stage. Opening for Perpetual Groove. $15. Neighborhood Theatre. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com. (Samir Shukla)

Talib Kweli What can you say about an artist whose career is aging like a fine wine? Kweli may be more popular now than he ever was with Mos Def in Black Star or Hi-Tek in Reflection Eternal. Certainly the commercial success is nice but his flow hasn’t dipped a bit, and if anything is more honed now on Gutter Rainbows than it was when he was spraying the streets with bar after bar of incredible lyricism. $20. Amos’ Southend. www.amossouthend.com. (Mike McCray)

Tyler Imbrey and On The Run This band is proof that every ad on Craigslist isn’t just a trick to lure you into a dicey dude’s house. It was a simple ad that helped this band form in Chicago in 2007, now calling Charlotte home and fronted by Queen City native singer/songwriter Tyler Imbrey. The band is sharing their award-winning live show with everyone and working on their second album. Luz and Grayson are also on the bill. $8. Visulite Theatre. www.visulite.com. (McCray)

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