Amplifier

Amplifier

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Amplifier episodes

  • Jamie Hoover Soaks Up Nearly 40 Rock’n Years with The Spongetones
    If the opportunity doesn't exist, create it. In the case of one Charlotte resident, if you can't join The Beatles after being inspired by their landmark 1963 performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," then you join the next best thing:  The Spongetones — hailed as one of the best American bands to perform Brit power-pop music. The Spongetones' Jamie Hoover has been rocking ever since.
    30 min
  • The Soaring Cinematic Jazz of Emily Sage
    When was the last time a voice stopped you in your tracks, a voice so pure that it simultaneously paints a lush soundscape and transports you to a magical place and time? Because cinematic jazz singer Emily Sage can do just that.
    34 min
  • The Mixtape Magic of Yung Citizen
    Imagine assembling a crew of local rappers, singers and songwriters to pull together one of the best mixtapes in Charlotte. It's anything but simple, but that's all in a day's work for emerging hip-hop producer Yung Citizen.
    33 min
  • CHÓCALA Will Make You Put Your Hands Together
    Named after the camaraderie-filled “high five,” up-and-coming band Chócala brings friendship to the forefront through a mix of Latin rhythms and powerhouse pop-rock. Liza Ortiz: Part of — I’ll call it the “magic” of this band — is really the connection we have with one another and how much fun we have doing what we’re … Continue reading "CHÓCALA Will Make You Put Your Hands Together"
    34 min
  • A Sign of the Times, Unearthing History One Song At a Time
    “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots,” said civil rights leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a thought that could just as easily apply to the history (or lack thereof) of music.

    Look at the iconization of Elvis Presley, which rarely mentions the influence of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, or chart-topping Bruno Mars who learned how to bust a move from soul forefathers like James Brown. For Tyrone Jefferson and Toni Tupponce, A Sign of the Times’ legacy is to share these oft-forgotten stories of black history through music, dance and spoken word.
    37 min
  • Steps to Indie Music Success From Artist Arsena Schroeder
    Whether you're an independent musician or a DIY business owner, here are a few Charlotte tips to keep in mind: 1. Keep pounding (the pavement for opportunities) 2. Don't sell out (but make it sell). 3. Listen to the wise words (and beautiful R&B singer-songwriting) of entrepreneur artist Arsena Schroeder.
    40 min
  • Sampling the Sixties with Mash-Up Artist Dirty Art Club
    "You'd be really hard-pressed to listen to something today and not be able to at least find four bars of it that's completely derivative of something else." So says super music producer Mark Ronson, and so agrees Charlotte electronic act Dirty Art Club, who samples thousands of songs, sounds and pop culture snippets in his music.
    37 min
  • Gypsy Guitarist Vadim Kolpakov Brings a Different Kind of ‘Western and Country’ to Charlotte
    A seven-string guitar is more than meets the eye. In the hands of Vadim Kolpakov, it can be used to entertain with a mix of Spanish flamenco, American jazz, Latin rhythms and Romani groove. But look a bit closer, and you'll see that it's also used to dispel stereotypes of gypsies (see: Esmeralda from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and rebuild that foundation of knowledge through song.
    33 min

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Charlotte is known for banking and football. But what can be said of the Charlotte music scene? Join award-winning host Joni Deutsch every other Thursday for Amplifier, the music podcast from WFAE,…

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