THURS05_06 CORT MCCOWN & QCB
Beginning his career as an actor in the 1980s, Cort McCown has appeared in movies like Beverly Hills Brats and horror opus Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies. He’s also landed roles in Beverly Hills 90210, and on the soap opera The Young and Restless. Growing restless with acting, he began touring his stand-up act in 2001. QCB has been a co-host on WFNZ Sports Radio and a panelist on WCCB News Edge. You have to tweet him @RealQCB to find out what the letters “QCB” stand for. More: $20 - $150; May 6, 7 p.m.; 158 On Main, 158 N. Main St., Mooresville; tinyurl.com/158OnMain
CORT MCCOWN & QCB
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY: EVENINGS AT THE PARK
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Black Business Owners of Charlotte (BBOC) kick off this food truck event at a hotel that has been transitioned from Crowne Plaza to a new location five minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Foodies, friends of foodies and the merely hungry are encouraged to come out in support of Black-owned food, dessert and retail vendors who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Social distancing will be strictly enforced and masks must be worn by all attendees and participating vendors. Black Food Truck Friday returns to the same location on May 23. More: Free; May 7, 3 p.m.; Sonestra Charlotte, 5700 Westpark Dr.; bboclt.com
A nine-piece musical juggernaut from Augusta, Georgia, Funk You places a hefty helping of soul atop a prowling coiling backbeat. In 2010 the group bubbled up on music fans’ radar when they appeared in a viral video titled, “The Worst Band Ever Butchers Pink Floyd.” Their 2016 debut album, Apparitions, displayed impressive confidence, chops and personality, and in the ensuing decade of touring, recording and getting concert crowds on their feet, the band of funky brothers have built an arsenal of blistering grooves and serpentine melodies. More: $15; May 7, 7 p.m.; Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts, 1030 Woodward Ave.; tinyurl.com/FunkYouHeist
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The premier program under the SouthPark bandshell spotlights Jacques Ibert’s Hommage à Mozart. In 1956, French National Radio commissioned Ibert to provide a work by for one of its concerts. A lover on Mozart’s music — as a student he composed cadenzas for Mozart’s concertos for clarinet and bassoon — Ibert navigated as impressive feat of musical legerdemain, managing to pay an enthusiastic tribute to the maestro, while avoiding the pitfalls of pastiche. More: Sold out; May 7, 7 p.m.; Symphony Park, 4400 Sharon Rd.; charlottesymphony.org/events/
Soulful indie rockers Mt. Joy top the bill at Maxx Music’s Cruise in Concert in Rural Hill. With understated slow-burning folk-inflected tracks, the Philadelphia combo rode a series of self-released singles to a deal with Dualtone Music, an almost guaranteed spot on festival bills across the country and a large and devoted following. Mt. Joy’s latest album, Rearrange Us, shakes up the band’s laidback yet heartfelt template by experimenting with ambitious arrangements, psychedelic undertones and a touch more rock ‘n’ roll. Singer-songwriter and American Idol alumnus Briston Maroney opens. More: $150-$200; May 11, 7 p.m.; Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville; tinyurl.com/MtJoyRuralHill
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY: EVENINGS AT THE PARK
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