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Love Notes: A Valentine's Concert For Everyone
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WITH A JOYOUS LOVE OF SONG AND AN INVITING SPIRIT, TOSCO MUSIC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CELEBRATES THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF MUSIC TO CREATE COMMUNITY.
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Tosco Music brings internationally acclaimed performers and emerging artists from all genres together to share their passion for music on the same stage. Read about past performers here.
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THE AVETT BROTHERS
Emerging from Concord, NC, the Grammy-nominated Avett Brothers combine elements of bluegrass, country, punk, pop, ragtime and indie rock and completed their 9th full length studio album in 2016.
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RACHEL PLATTEN
Emmy-award winning Rachel Platten is a perhaps best known for her uplifting anthem “Fight Song.” Signing with Columbia Records in 2015, Rachel says, “Bringing people together is to me, the most important thing we can do in this life. I feel like that’s my mission with my music."
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LIVINGSTON TAYLOR
Raised in Chapel Hill, Livingston Taylor now teaches at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and still manages to perform over 80 shows a year. He is a natural performer, peppering his shows with personal stories, anecdotes and ineffable warmth that connect him to his fans.
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DAVID WILCOX
Considered a songwriter's songwriter, Asheville-based David Wilcox is now 18 records into a career marked by personal revelation and wildly loyal fans.
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What started 20 years ago as a jam session in John Tosco’s living room has bloomed into one of the region’s most unique regional events – and a coveted gig for unsigned artists.
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The music parties are an indie-music institution in Charlotte, so popular they often fill a 1,200-seat hall, with a roster of performers that has included everyone from American Idol contestants to The Avett Brothers.
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Think of Tosco Music Party as the musical equivalent of walking into Ben & Jerry's and saying: 'I'd like a spoonful of everything, please.'
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Maybe you’ve never heard the new folk trio out of Chapel Hill or the dulcimer player from Appalachia. Maybe you’ll marvel over a double-necked guitar solo or a 13-year-old classical pianist. Whatever you’re seeking, this incredible, quarterly variety show will make you grateful to have John Tosco curating your musical adventure.
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A Tosco Music Party is a theatre in the round of sorts for acoustic musicians. It's a medium that breaks down artificial barriers between entertainers and audience.
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Wall Street Journal
2009
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Lisa Rab
Charlotte Magazine 2013
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Creative Loafing
Charlotte, NC
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Charlotte Magazine 2014 BOB Awards
Best Place To Discover New Music
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Creative Loafing
Charlotte, NC