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Monday, February 20, 2012

Photos A look at A Night in Rio

Posted By on Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:18 AM

From the sounds of samba to bossa nova beats, the Latin American Coalition's A Night in Rio event celebrated Brazilian Carnival at the Neighborhood Theatre on Feb. 18, 2012. There was plenty of dancing and music at the sold out event which featured Reinaldo Brahn and Jim Brock, Carolina Latin Dance, capoeira, food and more. Check it out:

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Music Menu Celebrate a Night in Rio at Neighborhood Theatre tonight (2/18/12)

Posted By on Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:59 AM

A NIGHT IN RIO Who can take a folk song and whip it into a dance frenzy? Brazilians, of course. For the third year, the Latin American Coalition celebrates Carnival with music, dance and a spread of the multi-ethnic South American country’s delicious culinary delights. Expect the sweet, rubbery sounds of Bossa Nova, Tropicalia, Musica Popular Brasileira and more when Charlotte singer/guitarist Reinaldo Brahn interprets Brazilian legends like Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Caetano Veloso. Also expect lots of sweaty samba dancing and an introduction to capoeira, a dance form with roots in Brazil’s early African slave culture that combines martial arts-like moves with rhythmic music fueled by the berimbau, a stringed percussion instrument. $10-$15. Neighborhood Theatre.

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Music Menu The David Mayfield Parade at The Evening Muse tonight (2/18/12)

Posted By on Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:56 AM

THE DAVID MAYFIELD PARADE Singer/songwriter, guitarist Mayfield is touring in support of his newest solo recordings; his other outfit, the bluegrass quintet Cadillac Sky is currently on indefinite hiatus. Mayfield’s American songbook is genuine, and filled with folk, country, old-time rock and gospel. The Avett Brothers caught on early. They’ve taken Mayfield along on tour and stacked him into many of their jams. Don’t let his humble demeanor fool you; the musical troubadour is a force on stage, albeit bereft of any pretensions. Late Show. $12 in advance. The Evening Muse.

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Music Menu Arlo Guthrie at McGlohon Theatre tonight (2/18/12)

Posted By on Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:03 AM

ARLO GUTHRIE He’s had only one top-40 hit and hasn’t charted since 1981, but singer, songwriter, activist and comic raconteur Arlo Guthrie is still running strong with an illustrious recording and touring career. Building on the early trifecta of “Alice’s Restaurant,” “City of New Orleans” and beloved drug running anthem “Coming into Los Angeles,” he still maintains starry-eyed optimism leavened with wry humor. But darker material like “Victor Jara,” a plaintive paean to the Chilean activist murdered by a C.I.A. backed junta, prove that Arlo is just as much the fascist killing guitar slinger as famous father Woody Guthrie. A rare opportunity to see a national treasure. $33.50-$39.50. McGlohon Theatre.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

News George Clinton receives honorary degree from Berklee

Posted By on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:48 PM

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The godfather of funk, George Clinton, received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Boston's Berklee College of Music on Feb. 16. Clinton, who was born in Kannapolis, N.C., is best known as the mastermind behind 1970s funk bands Parliament, Funkadelic and every P-Funk reincarnation since then.

Clinton, who cut off his trademark rainbow hair in 2010, received the degree at the end of a four-day residency at the college during a ceremony which included a performance by the band.

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Concert Announcement / Music Menu Ladysmith Black Mambazo plays Wingate tonight

Posted By on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:37 PM

At this point, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has become almost a world-music cliché — the stereotype for Americans who like their Mbube with a little sugar to make it go down more easily. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth catching the legendary South African group's spectacular voices any time they perform in the area, and tonight they’re performing near Charlotte. The vocal group, popularized on Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland, will be at Wingate University’s George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center. Ladysmith’s latest release is last year’s children’s collection, Songs from a Zulu Farm.

The George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center is located at 403 N. Camden Rd., Wingate, NC, 28174. For more info, call (704) 233-8300. Tickets are $25, and you can purchase them online here.

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Music Menu Knives and Daggers plays The Milestone tonight (2/17/12)

Posted By on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 8:53 AM

KNIVES AND DAGGERS Time to crank the delay and dial the gain up, people, for on this night no guitar goes undistorted. That’ll certainly be the case when this Asheville five-piece molds their “turbulently loud” soundscapes on stage via its three-guitar lineup. In the studio, K&D blends in strings with the guitars and voices — picture Dirty 3’s Warren Ellis joining Explosions in the Sky, with Rachel Goswell and Neal Halstead chipping in occasional vocals — to create more nuanced and impressive dynamics. The result was the debut last summer of the elegant What Hurts the Most, 30 minutes of shoegaze glory. Mmmmm. Yummy. With locals Cement Stars and Human Pippi Armstrong, Greenville, S.C.’s Modern Man, and DJ Ol’ Kurty Bastard. $6-$9. The Milestone.

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Music Menu Charlotte Symphony honors Copland tonight at Belk Theater (2/17/12)

Posted By on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 8:49 AM

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY: COPLAND The beauty of Aaron Copland is that, for all his familiar, pastoral accessibility, the man was a tone poet. Not long after composing his mammoth “Symphony No. 3,” he explored serialism — a relative of atonality. But the skill required to compose so counterintuitively is obvious even in the spacious, balanced intervals of the relatively traditional “No. 3.” The understated theme (as well as the embedded “Fanfare for the Common Man”) is more about tonal interplay and modality than anything so painfully explicit as melody. The first of two consecutive nights. $26.50-$82.50. Belk Theater.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Concert Announcement Concert announcement roundup

Posted By on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:07 PM

In case you haven't already heard, here's a quick roundup of tours that'll be stopping by Charlotte in the coming months:

• Iron Maiden hasn't been to Charlotte in years, but that's about to change too. The metal legends are kicking off their upcoming tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on June 21 with Alice Cooper opening. The "Maiden England World Tour" will closely mirror, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name. Tickets go on sale on March 2 and 3.

• The Material Girl will make her first Charlotte appearance this year. Madonna's 2012 World Tour will bring her to the Carolinas for a stop at Time Warner Cable Arena on Nov. 15. Tickets go on sale on March 5 at 10 a.m.

• It's no surprise that Dave Matthews Band is hitting the road again this summer after taking last year off, but this time around, they'll be bringing The Head and the Heart for their first Charlotte appearance. Tickets go on sale on March 9. The Avett Brothers will be opening the two concerts for DMB at The Gorge in September.

• Amos' Southend will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a concert by Cage the Elephant. The energetic rock band will be making its sophomore appearance in the Queen City on April 13. Tickets are on sale now.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Music Menu Off the Record features Grown Up Avenger Stuff tonight

Posted By on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:41 PM

OFF THE RECORD Combining stripped-down or acoustic performances with on-stage Q&A gives music fans an opportunity to find out more about a band/artist’s songs and songwriting. This month features Grown Up Avenger Stuff and The Local Traumatic showing off rarely seen sides of their music. As always, hosted by yours truly. $6 advance. The Evening Muse.

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