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Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty led his band through a string of its greatest hits Sunday night in Charlotte at the PNC Music Pavilion.

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Review: Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows give the people what they want (mostly)

Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows performed Sunday night at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte.

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Local songwriter returns with new EP after a six-year break

At one time Charlotte’s Jason Scavone fronted the popular local rock band Noises 10, who were signed to two major labels before ultimately disbanding when neither deal yielded fruit. Six years after his last release and on the cusp of becoming a father for the second time, Scavone is back with a new solo EP.

Sharkmuffins plays at Snug Harbor on Tuesday night.

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7 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week

Earth Wind & Fire/Chic featuring Nile Rodgers

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Forty years after ‘Le Freak,’ Chic offers escapism with career-spanning dance party

Chic’s Nile Rodgers has one of the most impressive resumes in the music business having disco hits with his own band as well as producing some of the biggest albums of the early MTV era – David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.” He and Chic are teaming with fellow funk hold-out Earth Wind & Fire to help fans momentarily escape the stream of bad news and political strife.

Ray Cooper, volunteer for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, preps his equipment to provide live video of the Aug. 21, 2017, solar eclipse at the state fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017.

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The Latest: Car strikes 2 women watching eclipse, 1 dies

Authorities say two women watching the eclipse while standing on a sidewalk in Kentucky were struck by a car, and one has died.

FILE - In this March 20, 2009 file photo, rockabilly musician Albert

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Arkansas' Silver Moon hosting tribute for rockabilly pioneer

Fans of rockabilly music are expected in Newport, Arkansas, this week to pay tribute to Sonny Burgess, who combined rhythm and blues, gospel and country riffs to help create a new sound more than 60 years ago.

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Joel performed at the arena on Aug. 21, 2017, with a yellow Star of David sewn to his sport coat.

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Billy Joel dons Star of David jacket during NYC show encore

Billy Joel wore a bright yellow Star of David on his black suit during an encore at Madison Square Garden.

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9 reputed gang members charged in New York City crackdown

New York City prosecutors have charged nine reputed gang members with murder, weapons and other charges in seven shootings that left one person dead and 13 injured.

This image provided by New West Records shows Lilly Hiatt. Her CD

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John Hiatt's daughter Lilly follows her own musical path

Lilly Hiatt, daughter of singer-songwriter John Hiatt, forges her own path with confessional music _ and an Eddie Vedder obsession.

Bill Cosby arrives at a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017.

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The Latest: Cosby jury could come from Philly area

A judge has delayed the start of Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial to allow his new lawyers to get up to speed on the case.

FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif. Just days after going dark on social media, the pop star put out another clue Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, leading to a possible song drop on the same day as the big solar eclipse.

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A reptilian tail? A solar eclipse. Taylor Swift teases fans

Taylor Swift, Round 2: She returns to social media with video of a reptilian tail.

File- This Aug. 10, 2017, file photo shows Floyd Mayweather Jr. training at his gym in Las Vegas. Look at any boxing website, and the comments will largely all be the same. Mayweather Jr.'s fight with Conor McGregor is a joke, a spectacle that has little to do with real boxing. No reason to spend two cents on it, much less $100, when there's a real super fight coming up a few weeks later between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez.

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Sold out or not, Vegas will party during Mayweather-McGregor

The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor may not have sold out yet, but that won't stop Las Vegas from putting on its party hat.

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Celeb birthdays for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Celeb birthdays for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2.

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Pulse manager, singer Mary Lambert slated for state fair

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Mary Lambert and Pulse nightclub manager Brian Reagan are appearing at the New York State Fair's Pride Day celebration.

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Dan Navarro carries on

Whether he's writing songs, singing jingles or voicing characters in popular gaming videos, Dan Navarro is a case study in how to build a diverse career. Best known for his songwriting and performance work with the late Eric Lowen in the folk-pop duo Lowen & Navarro, he's never been afraid of taking chances.

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After a rocky year, the members of Fifth Harmony are in control – and tighter than ever

Inside a Burbank rehearsal studio, the women of Fifth Harmony – surrounded by the thousands of album booklets they've autographed for fans, the most dedicated of whom are known as "Harmonizers" – are having an emoji debate.

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Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne collaborate on an album, finally

Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne are sisters who were singing together while growing up in rural Alabama almost since they could talk. So it may seem incongruous that it took a couple of decades into the singers' respective solo careers for them to finally collaborate on an album, "Not Dark Yet" (Thirty Tigers), out last week.

FILE- In this May 4, 2012, file photo, Mystikal performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, surrendered to authorities on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Louisiana, where he faces a sexual assault charge.

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Rapper Mystikal surrenders on rape charge in Louisiana

The rapper Mystikal has surrendered to authorities in Louisiana, where he faces a sexual assault charge.

FILE - In this June 17, 2017 file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby's spokesman announced Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, that Cosby has hired Michael Jackson's former lawyer, Tom Mesereau, to represent him at his November retrial on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania.

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Cosby hires Michael Jackson's lawyer for sex assault retrial

Bill Cosby has hired Michael Jackson's former lawyer to represent him at his November retrial on sexual assault charges.

FILE - In this March 20, 2009 file photo, rockabilly musician Albert

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Rockabilly pioneer Sonny Burgess dies in Arkansas at 88

Arkansas native Albert "Sonny" Burgess, who was an early pioneer of what became known as rockabilly music, has died.

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Latino parents: Schools' translation efforts are inadequate

A group of Latino parents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Holyoke school system alleging discrimination for failing to provide adequate translation of educational documents for parents with limited English proficiency.

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, maestro Gustavo Dudamel of Venezuela conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during the traditional New Year's Concert at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a televised appearance Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, said the musical director had been deceived by Venezuela’s enemies into betraying the socialist government that had for years generously supported the world-famous El Sistema musical education program. Dudamel for years toured with El Sistema ensembles and even appeared alongside Maduro in 2014 amid a wave of anti-government unrest to survey plans for a concert hall to be built in his name. But he publicly broke with the government in May after a member of El Sistema was killed in another wave of protests.

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Dudamel tour of US cancelled amid feud with Venezuela govt

A four-city U.S. tour by classical music maestro Gustavo Dudamel is being cancelled after President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the Venezuela-born conductor for his criticism of the government's crackdown on protests.

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Talking to Idina Menzel about her concerts, her sister and, of course, 'Let It Go'

Idina Menzel mooed as the performance artist Maureen in the original production of "Rent" in 1996 and, ever since, Broadway audiences have mooed back.

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Sisters team to take on the 'Dark': Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne cover favorite songs in their first duet album

Not long ago, most country music fans would have known the punchline to the ol' joke about what happens when you play a country song backward. You get back your dog, your job, your house and your wife.