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🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (July 3rd Edition)

Handpicked shows, hot venues, and surprise sets await →

☀️ Let’s do this! Hope everyone is off of work tomorrow. It’s hot, and it might rain a little, but that’s stopping NOBODY from rocking out this weekend. Just have a backup umbrella for Friday. 👀

Top Picks This Week
🎶 Circle K at CUE – July 11 @ Cue Blackbox Theatre
House, trap, and electric flow.

🎷 Jazz Flautist Althea Rene – July 5 @ Middle C Jazz
Smooth jazz, funk, and unique flute vibes.

🎸 JIU JITSU – July 5 @ The Milestone Club
Hardcore rock heavyweights, my Charlotte rock out pick!


Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

THIS WEEKS HOT EVENTS
🔥 Don’t Miss These Shows

🎶 Rafa Barrios Party – Friday, July 4 @ The Music Yard
Rafa has become one of the most prolific producer/DJs in the world with his fresh and irreverent beats.
👉 Let yourself drift →

🎶 Jody Wisternoff - Welcome to my world! – Friday, July 11 @ The Music Yard
Welcome To My World' is Jody's latest album, showcasing his evolution as an artist. A sonic journey through his rich career. Think dance/electronic VIBES.
👉 Step into the haze →

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CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around

Country / Folk

🪕 Nick Smith – Sun, July 6th @ The Underground
With a blend of country, pop, and R&B, Smith brings a fresh energy to the genre.

Rock / Alternative

🎸 JIU JITSU– Sat, July 5 @ The Milestone Club
Get ready for RAW HARDCORE sound, with energetic riffs.

Electronic / Dance

🎧 Circle K at CUE– Fri, July 11@ Blackbox Outdoors
A Charlotte drum & bass showcase.

Jazz

🎷Jazz Flautist Althea Rene – Sat, July 5 @ Middle C Jazz
Althea Rene brings her unique branding of a typically classical instrument to our stage, and boy does she bring it!

COOL CHARLOTTE STUFF
🌟 More Than Music

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

🪅NEW🪅

🎆 4th of July Lakeside Bash (July 4th)
Celebrate Freedom by the Water – Fireworks, Flavors, and Family Fun!

🎉 July 4th Bar Crawl Charlotte Independence Day (July 4th)
Charlotte July fourth Bar Crawl Celebrate Independence Day with the top-rated pub crawl! Red, white & booze in Charlotte's #1 bar event!

🔊 Sound Mind: Healing Through Your Voice & Vibration (July 4th)
Learn how to use vocal toning and sound practices to stimulate your vagus nerve, calm your nervous system, and release stuck energy.

🥳 Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Uptown Charlotte Showdown (July 5th)
Shimmy your way down around the city with the Charlotte Bar Crawl. Explore local bars in a whole new way, and be sure to find a new hangout along the way.

🌊 Lil' Kings Summer Camp 2025 (July 7th - 11th)
Children ages 3-8 will enjoy exciting activities like water games, cooking, sports, fun-filled weekly themes, and much more!

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

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

✨ Power of music on display at Mecklenburg County Detention Center: How it's making a difference – The jail opened a music studio. A place to write, perform and record music. It's part of a program called "Rhythm & Reflection: A Journey to Reformation.
@ WBTV

🌎National Beat

🎶 What happens to Sean Combs now? – After two months in a Manhattan courtroom, the federal trial of hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, also known as Diddy or Puff Daddy, has come to an uneasy close.
@ NPR

📈 Hootie & The Blowfish, Goo Goo Dolls Bring the ’90s Back to Billboard Charts -  Hootie reaches the Hot 100 for the first time in almost 30 years, while the Goos' 1998 classic "Iris" debuts on Streaming Songs.
@ Billboard

🙏 BTS Army Celebrate Group’s Reunion: ‘There Are Tears in My Eyes’ – The South Korean group will release a new album and hit the road in 2026
@ Rolling Stone

💥 How AI Wreaked Havoc on the Lo-Fi Beat Scene– Rabbit Holed explores how artificial intelligence has laid waste to the once-burgeoning world of lo-fi beats.
@ Pitchfork

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🎸 Bourbon N Beats w/ KNO LAG CLICK
📅 Wednesday, July 9 @ The Orange Peel, Asheville
Relive the magic of Journey with this high-energy show. Big vocals, big hip hop vibes,, big feels.
👉 Grab a seat

🎤Carolina Summer Nights 2025
📅 Thursday, July 17 @ Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center
We have an all-star lineup including DJ House, DJ Calvin, DJ Black Cool, and DJ Sizzle
👉 Explore the lineup

🎶 Love Shine Play Festival 2025
📅 Thursday , July 24 @ Pack Square Park, Asheville
Join us July 24-27, 2025 for 4 amazing days in Asheville filled with yoga, music, outdoor excursions and more!
👉 Catch the vibe

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
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Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. Which legendary creature keeps musical time best?
A metro-gnome.

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