Catch local artists, bands and DJs throughout downtown as we continue to support our music and business community by providing outdoor options to enjoy music while dining, drinking, shopping and experiencing our downtown.
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Here is the music lineup for Saturday evening, August 27.
Colin Cutler
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Epilogue
Colin Cutler will be performing near Epilogue Books at 109 E. Franklin St. A Greensboro-based songwriter toting a guitar and banjo, Cutler’s music spans the breadth of Americana, from Appalachian oldtime to blues to oldschool country to folk rock, with lyrics rooted in the earthy storytelling traditions of the South, his Pentecostal upbringing, and literature.
His 3 albums and EP have landed plays on NC and Virginia public radio, the BBC, and community and college stations around the region, placement in a British zombie film, mentions in No Depression, Americana Highways, and the Alternate Root, and have taken him to gigs from the Martha Bassett Show, Haw River Ballroom, and NC Folk Festival to the City of York Folk Festival and Romanian National Museum of Literature–and plenty of breweries and farmer’s markets in between.
Tre. Charles
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at 140 West
Tre. Charles will be performing at 140 West Franklin St. Charles is a singer-songwriter who dives into the depths of his soul and invites you into his world with an expressive blend of warm and soulful undertones, simplistic and powerful lyrics, and emotive crooning; all of which helps you navigate your way through the encompassing experience. With hints of avant-garde R&B, modern/indie rock, and ambient soul, Charles’ honest & powerful music has a lot of people listening. He has been compared to musicians like Frank Ocean, Moses Sumney, Sampha, and James Blake to name a few but this artist has a sound all his own.
Follow Tre. Charles on Instagram, Facebook, and on his website.
My Friend Paul
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Talullas
Paul Bogas, who performs as My Friend Paul, is a singer-songwriter except for the singer part, although he has decided to sing anyway. In his youth, Paul played guitar in, and wrote songs for, various power pop bands, including The Pop Mechanics (who played at, among other places, CBGB in NYC) and in several bar bands, including the HighBeams and Bondy, who played a million places, just not necessarily that well. None of these bands would let Paul sing, or made any money, and so, disillusioned with the music business, Paul quit for 30 years. During that time he ran away to Micronesia, wrote award-winning plays, published short stories and poetry, and built two people from the ground up with a little help from their mother. One day, upon hearing a little bird, Paul had an epiphany that no one had to “let” him sing, and so he broke into song (the part about the bird is not strictly true), and because no one has been able to stop him from singing since, he has embarked on this latest and most inexplicable phase in his musical odyssey. Paul writes a mixed bag of indie pop and singer-songwriter compositions.
Game Day Performer: DJ Shizz
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Peace & Justice Plaza
DJ Shizz will be out at Peace & Justice Plaza, located at 179 E. Franklin St. A proud Charlotte native and North Carolina Central University alum, she gained her momentum from rocking campus events and parties, weddings, private events, radio events, and homecomings. After graduating from NCCU with a major in Physical Education and concentration in Fitness and Wellness, she furthered her DJ career while joining the radio industry, Hot 97.9FM. She has DJ’d all over North Carolina, including cities like Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Burlington, and Durham.
You can follow DJ Shizz on Twitter and Instagram.