Sprites - 'Ambience 1 (Droning Winds/The Morning)'
Dronecore. It's subtle. If you blink too loudly you might miss it.
Dronecore. It's subtle. If you blink too loudly you might miss it.
If you're going to make emotional Americana, you'd better weird it up a little lest you sound like yet another Mumford and Sons clone. Luckily, Margolnick has no interest in sounding like anyone but themselves. Here's one of the more intense cuts off their Taylorsville EP.
The whole of Velcro Mary's Dead Horse Rodeo LP is 8-track lo-fi indie rock gold, but I'm especially partial to the droney number below. I can never get enough of reverb in reverse.
You won't often find a song tagged with both the "surf" and "math" tags, but those are both pretty accurate descriptors of this one abbreviated tune by Charlotte's own Hectorina.
Cole Word: The Sideline Story was recently put out by Roc Nation’s label, the label headed by hip-hop rap sensation Jay-Z. The album has exceeded expectations both with Cole himself and the label executives. It debuted selling more than 200,000 copies in the first week, and has the honor of being the highest charting debut hip-hop album of the year.
It would probably surprise many people to find out that I’m a huge hip-hop fan, but I am. I listened to several of J. Coles singles this week, and I have to say I’m pretty impressed. His style doesn’t remind me of the ‘Dirty South’ sound as I expected, but he does carry his own quality. I think it’s safe to say that he will stand out in the crowd and will eventually become an easily recognizable star.
Cole has released his fall tour dates on his website. If you’re near any of these places I strongly recommend getting tickets. You may be able to see a future super-star while he’s still on the ground floor. He’ll be performing in Worcester, Ma, Providence, RI, and New York city before heading over the pond to the UK.
His new album is available for purchase through iTunes, on his website and in both digital and hard copy formats on Amazon. If nothing else, check out this YouTube video to see what he’s all about.
The group’s musical influence is eclectic, and you can hear variations of funk, folk, jazz and blues in every number. The vocals are buttery smooth with a 60s quality that anyone can appreciate.
The Double Door Inn has been providing a venue for local and regional artists to perform since 1973. The schedule almost always has live performances 4-5 days a week.
If you want to listen to Gigi Dover & the Big Love before you purchase tickets you can find tracks for sale through iTunes, or you can find several tracks available on YouTube. (I’ll include one at the end of this post for your enjoyment as well!)
The party begins at 10:00 pm, and tickets are just $10. Costumes aren’t mandatory but they are highly recommended. What kind of Halloween celebration would it be without costumes?
If you’re in Charlotte you can get to The Double Door Inn by plugging in 1218 Charlottetowne Ave into your GPS. From Greensboro and other surrounding areas you’ll take I-85 South to exit 38. From here take exit 11 to N Carolina 16. Then exit 2A towards Fourth St. Take a left on NC 16, then a right on McDowell St. From there take the first right on Elizabeth Ave and a left on Charlottetowne.