HuDost at The Evening Muse, April 18, 2012 Musical creativity of bands like HuDost gives me faith in the future of music. I had the pleasure of taking in a set of theirs in “duo” format, consisting of lead vocalist/harmonium player Moksha Sommer and guitarist Jemal Wade Hines, while they answered ...

Our friendly, neighborhood theme park is not only making history with its 301-foot, tallest-ever-built-at-the-park “Windseeker” ride, Carowinds is also breaking new ground in the Charlotte corporate world by hiring original music artist Lucky Five for its VIP media event instead of the usual cover-slinging, weekend warrior band. Amid a flurry ...

Have you ever had a chance to do something that would be the biggest event of your career, and all you needed was a little support from your friends? Well, that is exactly where local guys The Jupiter Tide are right now. Thanks to an anonymous recommendation for a contest to ...

Grown Up Avenger Stuff, Lucky 5, Heyrocco, and Hello Handshake at Amos’ Southend, 1-27-2012 As into music as I’ve always been, I haven’t come across many bands in Charlotte that pull out instruments on stage that make me go, “WTF is that?!” Not one, but two of the bands at Amos’ ...

Fusebox Poet drummer Pat Gerasia would normally be the last person to tell someone not to go see a Tool concert, so when he asked me to come review his band's "Superbowl Eve" show February 4 at The Saloon at NC Music Factory, I asked, "...and why the hell would ...