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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Music Menu Systems rock The Milestone tonight (4/3/12)

Posted By on Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:12 AM

SYSTEMS Post-rock and thrash seem to have nothing in common. The patient, atmospheric epics of bands like Mono, built on slow crescendos from whisper quiet to end-of-the-world loud, may be the polar opposite of thrash's anxious, claustrophobic churn. Yet Carrboro's Systems renders a single style from these disparate worlds, bringing post-rock's soaring, lonesome guitars and lumbering rhythms into a hard-edged stew of discordant guitar clashes and desperate, hoarse shouts. Last year's EP, Ghost Medicine, is a fantastically bleak treatise on death and loss presented in Systems' remarkable fused heaviness. With Torch Runner, Red Warlock and Monarchist. $6-$9. The Milestone.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Live Reviews Live review: MC Cataclysm, The Milestone, 3/30/2012

Posted By on Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:42 AM

MC Cataclysm
The Milestone
March 30, 2012

In Charlotte, it's not often that hip-hop and breakdancing are intertwined into one event. However, both arts showed their colors at the Milestone on March 30 when a b-boy battle took over the floor leading to a short-but-intense set of quality rhymes from locals MC Cataclysm and MC Exactly.

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After an energetic start to the breakdancing competition, Cataclysm and Exactly tore it up with meticulous rhyme schemes atop dope beats produced by Justin Aswell and DJ Ray. The majority of Cataclysm's content displays a thorough knowledge of societal and political issues while paying respect to hip-hop by bringing the hype.

Cataclysm has been a character in the Q.C. hip-hop scene since his start with duo Quantum Foundry in 2008. He has developed a respect for the power of lyrics, highlighting various social issues while maintaining his goofy demeanor and ability to get down as he ferociously displays his skills.

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Music Menu Robert Glasper Experiment plays Neighborhood Theatre (4/1/12)

Posted By on Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:09 AM

Robert Glasper Experiment Throw any preconceived genre definitions out the window when you're talking about Robert Glasper. The 33-year-old jazz pianist teeters on a line between jazz and hip-hop that isn't often toyed with as he pushes the boundaries of the traditional as far as they can go. His latest album, Black Radio, welcomes guests ranging from Erykah Badu and Bilal to Lupe Fiasco and Lalah Hathaway, though he's just as likely to throw a Nirvana cover into his live set. $20-$30. 7:30 p.m. Neighborhood Theatre.

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