🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (July 18th Edition)

💃 Come rain, come rave. We’re weathering the storm with DJs, live shows, and more reasons to dance than forecast warnings. Hydrate and hit the scene.

Top Picks This Week

🎉 Girls Room – Sat, July 19 @ The Music Yard LGBTQ party vibes, live DJs, and all-out celebration. You already know.

🎸 Nospūn & Abacab – Sat, July 19 @ Visulite Theatre Prog-rock covers done right. Clean your ears out.

🎛️ Tsu Nami – Fri, July 18 @ Blackbox Theater Up-and-comer alert. Dreamy beats + dancefloor fuel

Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

THIS WEEKS HOT EVENTS
🔥 Don’t Miss These Shows

🎶 Girls Room – Saturday, July 19 @ The Music Yard
Join us for an immersive experience as we celebrate diversity by bringing together our local LGBTQ community featuring incredible DJ sets, performers, vendors & more!
👉 Let yourself drift →

🎶WAKE ME UP – 2010’s EDM Throwback – Friday, July 25 @ The Music Yard
Join us on July 25th in The Music Yard as we take a trip back to where it all started! Presenting our EDM throwback night WAKE ME UP feat the sounds of Skrillex, Afrojack, Zedd, Avicii, Deadmau5 & many more.
👉 Step into the haze →

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CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around Picks

Country / Folk

🎸 Sunny Sweeney - Friday, July 18 @ Neighborhood Theatre
Modern country with a Texas edge, performing live in one of Charlotte’s favorite intimate venue.

Rock / Alternative

🎸 Nospūn and Abacab - Sat, July 19th @ Visulite Theatre
A progressive rock showcase featuring cover sets from some of the best local and touring talent.

Electronic / Dance

🎧 Tsu Nami - Friday, July 18 @ Blackbox Theater
Up-and-coming electronic DJ and producer bringing a fresh sound to Charlotte’s dance music scene.

Jazz

 🎷 Jonathan Butler (Jazz Fusion) - Fri, August 1 @ Carolina Theatre
South African jazz fusion legend, combining smooth jazz guitar with soulful vocals

COOL CHARLOTTE STUFF
🌟 More Than Music

Art shows, foodie fests, weird pop-ups & random fun—click your flavor:

🪅NEW🪅

🍲 Charlotte Restaurant Week (July 18th)
Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week offers 3-course, prix fixe dining deals at metro Charlotte, NC's best restaurants for 10 days in January and July.

🐎 Thrift Pony After Dark (July 18th)
Good vibes, local vendors, and amazing vintage finds – Thrift Pony After Dark is the night market you didn't know you needed.

✨ GLOW Show (July 18th)
Ascent Uptown is illuminating Charlotte on Friday, July 18, and you're invited to be part of the fun! Celebrate their new lighting installation!

🥘 Culture Market Charlotte (July 19th)
A multicultural market celebrating culture, community, and commerce—featuring music, food, and local vendors.

📕 Plus Ultra Anime Cosplay Food Truck Festival (July 19th)
Get Ready for the greatest Anime Cosplay Food Truck Cosplay Festival EVER!!

🌻 Explore everything Charlotte’s cooking up—outside the music scene.

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

🙌 Big Time Rush prepared to bring ambitious show to Charlotte's PNC Music Pavilion – CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Big Time Rush will perform a special 44-song concert in Charlotte on James Maslow's birthday.
@ WBTV

🌎National Beat

🎶 1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer's life was touched by tragedies– Pop singer Connie Francis has died at 87. The first female singer to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, she was known for her hit single "Who's Sorry Now?"
@ NPR

📈 Jelly Roll Celebrated His ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Hosting Gig By Chokeslamming Logan Paul Through His Desk -  The bit was a preview of Jelly's upcoming WWE SummerSlam debut in a tag team match with Randy Orton against Vine-star-turned-grappler Paul and Drew McIntyre.
@ Billboard

🙏 Lady Gaga Is a Fearless Storyteller During Her Legacy-Defining Mayhem Ball– Gaga resurrected her deepest cuts, expanded on the opera house introduced at Coachella, and found new meaning in Mayhem at her tour opener in Las Vegas.
@ Rolling Stone

💥The Best Music of 2025 So Far– A rolling list of our favorite albums of the year, updated somewhat frequently.
@ Pitchfork

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🎸 The Silver Doors / Fashion Bath / Tanner York
📅 Saturday, July 19 @ Orange Peel, Asheville
An electrifying local showcase featuring Asheville’s psychedelic rock ensemble The Silver Doors, along with indie talents Fashion Bath and Tanner York, is set for Saturday, July 19, 2025, at The Orange Peel.
👉 Grab a seat

🎤 Village Park Concerts
📅 Saturday, July 12- Aug 2 @ Village Park, Kannapolis
Bring your lawn chairs and settle in for evenings of live music, food trucks, concessions, and fun. Train and carousel rides will also be available for purchase.
👉 Explore the lineup

🎶Live Music at Cabarrus Brewing
📅Friday, July 18@ Cabarrus Brewing, Concord
Spend your Friday evenings with live music at Cabarrus Brewing Company in Concord, NC! Starting at 7:00 PM in the taproom, experience talented local musicians while enjoying the brewery’s craft creations. Cabarrus Brewing Company is a featured stop on the Explore & Pour Craft Beverage Trail—don’t forget to check in and earn prizes!
👉 Catch the vibe

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
I’ll leave you with..

 The Evolution of Meme Music (1680 - 2025)

Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. What rock band has four guys that don’t sing?
Mount Rushmore.