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INTERGALACTIC SOUL OPENING CELEBRATION
Charlotte artists Marcus Kiser and Jason Woodberry created Intergalactic Soul, a look at America through the lens of Afrofuturism. Their story on a young Black astronaut has come a long way since debuting in 2014, when it showed at the McColl Center, Goodyear Arts, Spirit Square and the Gantt Center. It’s now featured in Constellation CLT, the Mint’s showcase of local artists. The opening party features a conversation with Kiser and Woodberry and a screening of the film, The Last Black Starfighter, with live accompaniment by Quentin Talley and The Soul Providers. More: Free; September 22, 5:30 p.m.; Mint Museum Uptown, 500 South Tryon St.; mintmuseum.org
INTERGALACTIC SOUL Artwork by Marcus Kiser
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The Black Guy Who Tips is a podcast from the minds of Rod and Karen Morrow, a married, Black, Southern couple who dish on pop culture, politics and comedy. Rod and Karen have been together since they were 16 and have been married since 2002. The show has been mentioned in The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, WaPo, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg.com, Vox.com, BET.com, and Ebony.com. But surely their most meaningful media mention came when they were named Best Local Podcast in Queen City Nerve’s 2020 Best in the Nest. Surely. More: $15 and up; September 23, 7:30 p.m.; Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St.; blumenthalarts.org
Curated by Forever Homes Co., which engages communities of animal advocates through creative retail and educational experiences for the modern pet lover, the Pet Pop Up Summit was launched to support local resources and small pet businesses. The day-long event features an adoption fair, a retail market of pet business vendors, and informational sessions for fosters, pet owners and small pet businesses. Speaker sessions will focus on how animal lovers can support the pets in their lives, featuring local pet-business leaders, pet influencers and animal rescues. More: $15; September 25, 10 a.m.; Camp North End; 300 Camp Rd.; camp.nc/events
“The more genres we can absorb ... the more people we can spread love to.” Raleigh-Durham-based alt R&B-soul-rock fusion band NiiTO write that they’ve “spent the last few years crafting a unique sound while becoming more in tune with themselves and the people of this world.” We’re not sure if that means they walked the earth like reformed hitman Jules in Pulp Fiction — or for that matter, Caine in Kung Fu — but with heavy influences from a variety of genres, NiiTO’s sound blurs the lines between R&B, rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, blues and more. More: $10-$12; September 25, 10:30 p.m.; Evening Muse; 3227 N. Davidson St.; eveningmuse.com
In January, we wrote that “indie-rock powerhouse Petrov pairs careening post-punk guitars and soaring pop melodies with a passion and professionalism on par with established national acts.” The Charlotte five-piece won Queen City Nerve’s Best in the Nest 2020 award for best pop-punk band. Add Riot Grrrl-inspired frontwoman and lyricist Mary Grace McKusick’s uncanny ability to unlock multiple emotions with haunting imagery and scalpel-sharp phrasing, and you have quite the rock show. More: $8; September 29, 8 p.m.; The Milestone; 3400 Tuckaseegee Road; themilestone.club
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‘THE BLACK GUY WHO TIPS’ Photo courtesy of Rod Morrow
NIITO Courtesy of NiiTO
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PET POP-UP SUMMIT
NIITO, AARIK
PETROV, HOUSE & HOME, SUNTITLE, WOAH
PETROV Photo by Madelyn Blair
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