Tangents Stories

The Jazz Arts Initiative’s The Jazz Room series

Another year, another great season for the Jazz Arts Intitiative’s The Jazz Room series. Missed this season? The next one starts this month. You should go. For all of the talk in previous years that such cool things never happen in Charlotte … Guess what. It’s happening. Go find it. The Jazz Room The Stage Door Theater 181 N. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 336-9350 All photos by Daniel Coston. READ MORE STORIES BY DANIEL COSTON Daniel Coston feed READ MORE STORIES ABOUT MUSIC

Concert Review: Chocala at Snug Harbor

Yeeeaaaahhhhh!!! At last!!!! A band with all the young dudes (and lady) laying down the Latin groove! This band is right up my alley, right down to my Mexican wrestling mask! They even pronounce their name CHOCALA! They even write like wrestlers talk! Whoooooooo!!!! This band lays down the guts of the groove and the future of the funk. Am I making alliterative rhymes to describe this band? Hell yes! They’re that good. (And bonus points if you know what alliterative means. If you type words like

Dylan Gilbert and John Harrison announce show series

Charlotte’s own Dylan Gilbert of Hectorina will be hitting the road the next few months, touring with Chapel Hill musician John Harrison, who is known for his work with The Comas, North Elementary and currently JPhono1. Harrison will be performing songs from his new album “Meadow Magic Hour” while Gilbert will be performing what he describes as “noise-pop solo material” along with songs from Hectorina’s new album “Muck,” which will be released in June. FULL BAND SHOWS AS HECTORINA & JPHONO1 AND