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  • Best in Rock 2024 or One Fan’s iTunes Replay

    Was it just 2024 or 1994? With Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Alkaline Trio dominating this critic’s 2024 iTunes Replay, the past year in rock was one of the best in thirty years. For the first time in several years, the majority of my iTunes Replay, the list of songs that garnered the most…

  • Banda, Chugs, and Pyro

    Grupo Firme Brings La Ultima Peda To Charlotte  Grupo Firme has come a long way from its early years in Tijuana to become one of the biggest Banda bands in the world. What exactly is Banda music? To put it simply, it’s a genre of Regional Mexican music that focus on horns and percussion. A…

  • The Black Crowes Have a Rock Revival in Charlotte

    The Happiness Bastards Tour Rocks Ovens Auditorium It’s been almost 35 years since The Black Crowes shook up the rock world with their eponymous debut album Shake Your Moneymaker and I’m happy to report that the band is still kicking ass and taking names. After years of turmoil in the relationship between brothers Chris and…

  • Cypress Hill Gets High with Atlantic City for 4/20!

    “Welcome to our Party” - DJ Lord from Cypress Hill  There's a lot of things to appreciate in the month of April. The weather gets nicer, the flowers begin blooming, and the annual celebration of the best flower takes place. April 20th marks what has become a holiday for Marijuana smokers everywhere! For many it's…

  • Dustin Lynch Brings Killed The Cowboy Tour To Charlotte

    Country Singer-Songwriter Opens The 2024 Concert Season At Skyla Credit Union Ampitheatre After a long and rainy winter, Charlotte music fans eagerly anticipated the official start of the 2024 outdoor concert season, and what better way to kick things off than with a hot country show courtesy of Dustin Lynch? Dustin is out touring in…

Artist Spotlight : Interviews

New Album: Silversun Pickups Tenterhooks

New Album: Silversun Pickups Tenterhooks

Silversun Pickups lay off the synths and lean hard into the sound that made them amongst the best alt-rock bands of the last two decades with their new album Tenterhooks. It’s easy to forget, especially…

Feb 25 2026

News | Press Releases

HOT HALF DOZEN 2.17.26

HOT HALF DOZEN 2.17.26

151 songs, albums, and videos submitted this week for review  Everywhere Isn’t Texas by August Ponthier. This is country-rooted pop with folk, rock, and “smoky lounge” textures.  But lyrically very singer-songwriter/indie- an exploration of her complicated relationship with Texas, queer identity, family dynamics, generational pain, ambition, and reinvention.  Musically, it is nine songs that both…

Feb 20 2026
MUSIC SIN FRONTERAS 2.15.26

MUSIC SIN FRONTERAS 2.15.26

Music Sin Fronteras 12.7 .25

Music Sin Fronteras 12.7 .25

Music Sin Fronteras

Music Sin Fronteras

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Tour Announcements

Post Malone And Jelly Roll Present: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2

Post Malone And Jelly Roll Present: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2

9x diamond-certified global superstar Post Malone and 3x GRAMMY® award-winning entertainer Jelly Roll are set to return to the road withPost Malone and Jelly Roll Present: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2, continuing the momentum of their record-breaking stadium run. The undeniable chemistry between Post and Jelly Roll proved to be a defining force…

Feb 02 2026

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