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Lydia Loveless will perform at Visulite Theatre next Thursday night.

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8 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week

Eric B. & Rakim

Raleigh’s 6 String Drag plays a free show at Tipsy Burro with Temperance League on Friday.

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Alt-country pioneer 6 String Drag looks back and ahead with two recent albums — one old and one new

Raleigh’s 6 String Drag, who play Tipsy Burro Friday, helped spearhead the alternative country boom of the early `90s, but frontman Kenny Roby can trace his punk rock roots from his small town upbringing in Clemson to the `80s punk clubs of Charlotte.

Founding Eagles member Don Henley and Deacon Frey (son of Glenn Frey) at Spectrum Center on Wednesday night.

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Concert review: Don’t think the Eagles are the Eagles without Glenn Frey? Think again.

To those who passed on Wednesday’s concert at Spectrum Center because they think the Eagles aren’t the Eagles without Glenn Frey — that the magic simply isn’t there anymore without him — I can only say this: Get over yourselves.

Adam Sandler, photographed in 2014, recently returned to his standup roots.

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If you go to Adam Sandler's stand-up show in Charlotte, you might wind up on Netflix

Adam Sandler's performance at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre on April 22 will be filmed for his forthcoming Netflix special, Live Nation said in a press release Thursday.

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during halftime of the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. Minnesota prosecutors are planning an announcement Thursday, April 19, 2018, in their two-year investigation into Prince's death. Prince was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. An autopsy found he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin.

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Prosecutor: Prince thought he was taking common painkiller

Prosecutor: Prince thought he was taking common painkiller, not fentanyl.

Former President George W. Bush, left, and U2 musician Bono participate in a Q&A session during a gala for the Forum on Leadership at the George W. Bush Institute, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Dallas.

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Bono gets new George W. Bush Medal for leadership

Rock star Bono presented with first of what the George W. Bush Presidential Center intends to be an annual medal for individuals who change the world in some way.

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Toyota Park to be renamed SeatGeek Stadium

The soccer stadium that's home to the Chicago Fire will soon be known as SeatGeek Stadium.

Rhea Brown Lawson, director of the Houston Public Library, takes a photo in front of a memorial for former first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Houston.

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Hundreds celebrate former first lady Barbara Bush in Houston

The memorials to former first lady Barbara Bush have begun with a celebration of her life in front of Houston's City Hall.

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during halftime of the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. Minnesota prosecutors are planning an announcement Thursday, April 19, 2018, in their two-year investigation into Prince's death. Prince was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. An autopsy found he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin.

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The Latest: Doctor said Prince 'doesn't look really well'

A doctor who treated Prince told the superstar's bodyguard about two weeks before his death that he "just doesn't look really well.".

Sean Barriero leaves a U.S. courthouse in Honolulu on Thursday, April 19, 2018, after a judge sentenced him to two months behind bars and four months under home confinement for his role in scamming the University of Hawaii out of $200,000 for a Stevie Wonder concert that never happened.

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Co-defendant in Hawaii concert scam gets 2 months in jail

A Florida man must spend 2 months behind bars and 4 months under home confinement for his role in scamming the University of Hawaii out of $200,000 for a Stevie Wonder concert that never happened.

The Oosterschelde, a three-masted schooner from the Netherlands, makes its way up the Mississippi River past the French Quarter in New Orleans, La., Thursday, April 19, 2018. The ship is one of four tall ships which will dock in New Orleans as part of the 300th anniversary celebration of the city in tandem with Nola Navy Week. Visitors will be able to tour the ships this weekend.

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Tall sailing ships herald New Orleans' 300th anniversary

The arrival of old-style ships with towering masts and billowing sails kicks off a week of events heralding the 300th anniversary of New Orleans.

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, United States' Kerri Walsh Jennings reacts while playing Brazil during the women's beach volleyball bronze medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The five-time Olympian has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities. The p1440 series will open in September in San Jose, California, and then over the next four months visit Las Vegas, San Diego and Huntington Beach, California. Four stops in early 2019 are planned, including Chicago; the others were not announced.

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Olympic great Walsh Jennings announces beach volleyball tour

Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities.

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High winds delay opening of Coachella festival camping

High wind warnings and advisories are posted for Southern California's mountains and deserts, and the blustery gusts are impacting people with plans to arrive early for the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

FILE - In this July 9, 2018 file photo, Max Weinberg is pictured in his studio in Frankfurt, Germany. German-Israeli artist Max Weinberg, best known for his large, colorful paintings and distinctive personal appearance, has died. He was 90. The ministry of culture for Hesse state says Weinberg died Wednesday April 18, 2018 in Frankfurt.

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Eccentric German-Israeli artist Max Weinberg dies aged 90

German-Israeli artist Max Weinberg, best known for his large, colorful paintings and distinctive personal appearance, has died.

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Prince's death: Key players in investigation and aftermath

After Prince's death two years ago of an accidental fentanyl overdose, several figures emerged as key players in the investigation.

This combination of 2008-2017 photos shows Linkin Park co-lead vocalist Chester Bennington, Atlanta Braves pitcher R.A. Dickey, former NHL star Theo Fleury and film director Tyler Perry. They are among the male celebrities who have disclosed they were victims of sexual abuse.

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Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo

Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo, admiring the women for speaking out but wondering if they will ever receive the same level of empathy and understanding.

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Virginia school districts recognized for music education

More than a dozen school districts in Virginia have been recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation as best communities for music education.

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Kanye West announces release date for eighth album – plus a collaboration with Kid Cudi

This is not just a God dream for fans of Kanye West – the rapper is dropping an album June 1.

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New Prince record released: His version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Nothing compares to a new Prince record, right? Especially during unofficial Prince Week, the period commemorating the second anniversary of his death.

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Carrie Underwood details facial injury that needed at least 40 stitches for first time, feared it would scare her son

Carrie Underwood went into detail for the first time about the gruesome accident she suffered last November that left her needing at least 40 stitches on her face.

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Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize sparks lively – and at times snobby – conversations on the aesthetics of music

If a sampling of some classical music aesthetes on social media is to be believed, April 16 marked the day the music died.

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007 file photo, Prince performs during halftime of the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. Minnesota prosecutors are planning an announcement Thursday, April 19, 2018, in their two-year investigation into Prince's death. Prince was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. An autopsy found he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin.

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Minnesota prosecutors plan announcement on Prince death

Prosecutors in Minnesota plan a charging announcement on the two-year investigation into Prince's death from a drug overdose.

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Prince's death: Key players in investigation and aftermath

After Prince's death two years ago of an accidental fentanyl overdose, several figures emerged as key players in the investigation.

In this Friday, April 13, 2018, photo, the Waldos, from left, Mark Gravitch, Larry Schwartz, Dave Reddix, Steve Capper and Jeffrey Noel pose below a statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, Calif. Friday is April 20, or 4/20. That’s the numerical code for marijuana’s high holiday, a celebration and homage to pot’s enduring and universal slang for smoking. And the five Northern California high school stoner buddies widely credited with creating the shorthand slang for getting high nearly 50 years ago now serve as the day's unofficial grand masters.

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420's long, strange trip to pot holiday began in California

Where are The Waldos? Not far from the San Francisco Bay Area high school where in 1971 the five buddies' search for a marijuana patch gave birth to the term 420, now the date for marijuana's high holiday and universal slang for smoking weed.