Bands at the Bla/Alt black alternative music festival — which is a free event — begin promptly at 12 noon, so get to the site early so you don’t miss anything.
12 noon – 12:30 p.m.
Blu House — Blues-based alt rock from Charlotte.
12:30 – 12:50 p.m.
Capoeira — A demonstration of the Brazilian dance and martial arts form.
12:50 – 1:30 p.m.
SunQueen Kelcey & the Soular Flares — Soul, folk, rock, R&B, hip-hop fusion from Greensboro.
1:50 – 2:30 p.m.
Foxture — Experimenta/ambient dream-pop from Winston-Salem.
2:50 – 3:30 p.m.
Chócala — Brazilian alt.Latino fusion from Charlotte.
3:50 – 4:30 p.m.
Lofidels — Bedroom DIY/indie-punk project of multi-instrumentalist Lenny Muckle from Charlotte.
4:50 – 5:30 p.m.
Favelas — Experimental hard rock from Charlotte.
5:50 – 6:30 p.m.
Nige Hood and the Folk Rap Band — Hip-hop/rock band from Charlotte.
6:50 – 7:30 p.m.
LeAnna Eden — Bla/Alt organizer, alt-rock singer-songwriter, and leader of LeAnna Eden and the Garden Of, from Charlotte.
7:50 – 8:40 p.m.
The Business People — Spine-tingling indie-pop from Charlotte.
9 – 10 p.m.
Johnny Popcorn — Alt-rock/hip-hop side project of rapper Hezekiah, from Philadelphia.
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This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2017.
