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First impressions don’t get much better than Jonathan Stewart’s first dance with the Queen City and Carolina Panthers fans last fall. As a rookie, the first-round draft pick made quick work of NFL defenses, teaming with good buddy DeAngelo Williams to form the league’s fiercest rushing attack.

Turns out the dude can make beats, too. Stewart the musician spent his first offseason putting the finishing touches on a new production company, Heart Grab Productions, which he launched with biz partner Titus Jackson in the spring.

The Vibes Blog recently caught up with Stewart, now sweating through two-a-days at camp in Spartanburg, to talk a little music.

PS: NFL star-turned-hip-hop producer appears to be the road less traveled. Talk about the decision to launch Heart Grab Productions.

JS: The decision was simply to bring awareness to the idea of letting people hear my music. I enjoy making and playing music.

You started on the keys. How long have you been making music?

I’ve been playing the piano by ear since grade school, and I’ve been making music for about two years. (more…)

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Ovens Auditorium and Bojangles Coliseum have gotten new, updated Web sites and they are both a breath of fresh air over the old ones. Check them out when you have a chance.

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From the Web site textsfromlastnight.com:

(704): i wore my purity necklace wen we fucked. but its ok cuz simplified was blasting in the background
(1-704): hahahaha. im glad listening to simplified justifies breaking ur promise to god

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Annuals w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield, What Laura Says
Visulite Theatre
Feb. 6, 2009

The Deal: Triangle-area band Annuals visits Charlotte for the second time; brings along (more…)

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Keller Williams
Neighborhood Theatre
Jan. 22, 2009

The Deal: Keller Williams brings his one-man-band looping extravaganza to a crowd of more than 700. (more…)

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Charlotte Music Awards
Booth Playhouse
Nov. 20, 2008

The Deal: Second Annual Charlotte Music Awards honors variety of acts from around the Carolinas. (more…)

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?uestlove of the mighty Roots crew and singer Nikki Jean (aka my soon-to-be baby mama) voted and say you should, too.

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I’m not afraid to say it: I love me some Steely Dan. Sure, most of their music is relegated to smooth jazz or soft rock stations these days, but that doesn’t diminish the artistic merit of this rock duo that started in the 1970s and still plays today. I found a live clip of them performing on YouTube, although it should be noted that they never toured much back in their heyday. Anyway, check out this clip of the band playing “Black Cow”:

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Check this out — the first in a series of weekly nods to great old music. Today, we featuring this B-side cut from the dope funk band Cameo. I used to love Cameo back in the day. These days, folks just play Cameo hit songs like “Word Up” or “Candy” (usually at wedding receptions and oldie clubs), but most people sleep on tracks like this one, titled “We’re Going Out Tonight.” Yeah their costumes are crazy in this clip, but the music is tight. Anyway, check it out:

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Soul vocalist Anthony David performed last night at The Evening Muse and we (thanks to music intern Mike McCray) got it on video. Check it out by visiting our video site: www.qccltv.com.

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