Category: Events
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Events: The Art of Cool Project (@TheAOCProject) Presents Thursdays At The Stack
I wish I could write out in a fancy, eloquent essay about how cool Durham, NC is. But y'all don't need me to do all that. However our city did recently win Southern Living magazine's The South's Tastiest Town. And The Smoffice won Best Unconventional Project at an international competition in Qatar last month. Oh…
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Events: Bridgin’ Gaps & Spittin’ Knowledge: A Forum on the Evolution of Hip-Hop April 16, 2013
Students enrolled in Dr. Perry Hall's AFAM 356 History of Hip Hop class at UNC-Chapel Hill decided to end their semester with a celebration and discussion on hip hop's past and present. There will be a panel on lyricism, women in hip hop, independent artistry and more. The evening's program will also have live performances…
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Events: Beats For The Block Christian Hip Hop Concert April 27, 2013
This semester, students enrolled in the Community Programming and Planning course at UNC-Greensboro were divided into groups and responsible for partnering with a local agency to plan an event. One particular group chose to work with the YWCA of High Point, NC and decided to put on a christian hip hop concert. The planning, execution…
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Events: ConvergeNC Southern Music Festival (@ConvergeNCFest) April 6, 2013
Today is the first day of Spring and it’s time for music festival season throughout the Carolinas. One of the first up is the ConvergeNC Southern Music Festival, taking place Saturday April 6, 2013 on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. I’m excited about this event for several reasons. One of the ConvergeNC Southern Music Festival’s goals…
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Events: Kosmic Kickz (@KosmicKickz) Video Game Tournament 3/23/2013
Hey Triad and surrounding area gamers, Kosmic Kickz Rare & Exclusive Sneakers in Greensboro, NC will be having a video game tournament next weekend, Saturday March 23, 2013 beginning at 6PM. If you’ve got skills in Madden 2013, NBA2K13 or Black Ops II here’s your chance to show out. It’s $5 to enter the tournament and you…
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The NC State Cypher: An Important Part of North Carolina Hip Hop Culture & History #NCStateCypher
Photo by Nanci O. Taken February 18, 2013 at The Freedom Expression Tunnel in Raleigh, NC. Imagine if there’s somewhere budding lyricists could speak rhymes (new or written), without judgement, to better sharpen their rap skills. A training ground for rappers, a place to "shoot in the gym." What if there was a place where seasoned…
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2013 South Carolina Music Awards (@SCMusicAwards) Nominations Close May 6! (News)
It's almost that time of year again. 2013 South Carolina Music Awards season begins March 25th. Nominations continue through May 6th and voting kicks off May 20th. Last year's main event was a packed, standing room only crowd at Miami in Greenville, SC, filled with great performances and moments! The 2013 host city will be…
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Event: The Beast (@TheBeastMusic) + BIG BAND Open Rehearsal 1/19/2013 At UNC-Chapel Hill
The Beast, Durham, NC’s resident hip hop and jazz quartet, has a really cool event coming up that sounds like a lot of fun. On Saturday January 19, 2013 The Beast will host an open rehearsal/community workshop with their 13-piece ensemble, The Beast + BIG BAND. The Beast + BIG BAND will be recording their…
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S.Gold (@SdotGold) “The Storm” Album Release Party 12/20/2013 (Events)
On Friday December 21st, Eargasm Entertainment recording artist and Raleigh, NC resident S.Gold will be releasing The Storm, a follow-up album to his 2010 project The Forecast. The new album will be available everywhere digitally and also in hard copy. Come out to the official album release party this Thursday December 20 at The Black…