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August – September Flyer & Calendar (Printable)
We’re a week into August so it is time for us to share our printable and shareable calendar of goth nights, industrial dance parties, live concerts, and more. Stay tuned for a post about the August-September Charlotte Dark Zine (Vol. 1, Issue 1) – both a printable version and where you can find your own…
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Most Modern with Secret Idol and In a Darkened Room – Charlotte Concert Review
Texas-based acts In a Darkened Room and Most Modern traveled to the Evening Muse for a night of post-punk and also horror punk. If you haven’t been to the Evening Muse, you should go! It doesn’t host a whole lot of events that we’d normally consider “dark scene” but it’s a lovely venue with excellent…
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IIOIOIOII, Jaguardini, & My Blue Hope at Snug Harbor, July 3, 2026
On a warm Friday evening in Charlotte, NC, members of the goth and industrial community gathered at Snug Harbor in Plaza-Midwood to see Virgina lofi synthpop duo Jaguardini, Charlotte’s darkwave industrial act IIOIOIOII, alternative band My Blue Hope, and post-punk new-wave artist Joshua Cotterino. First up was was Joshua Cotterino, unfortunately, our photographer XaqFixx was…
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Echolocation – July 2026
Echolocation – July 2026 A monthly newsletter from Charlotte Dark Scene The Month in Brief Congratulations to all the Charlotte bats out there for successfully sweating through June! What a month it’s been. Bustié, Black Season Witch, and the Bunnymen all graced our stages, DJ Velvetine hung up the headphones, and Digital Noir hosted one…
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Requiem: DJ Velevetine’s Laid to Rest Party @ Tommy’s Pub. June 13, 2026
Earlier this month members of the Charlotte goth community gathered at Tommy’s Pub for a very special edition of Requiem where we celebrated DJ Velvetine’s retirement from her time as the hostess of Requiem and DJ. Friend of Charlotte Dark Scene, and official Digital Noir photographer, Jonny Golian, wrote an article about it in Queen…
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Bustié with Solemn Shapes, Corpse Dust and Mostly Mesh – Charlotte Concert Review
It’s been a long, hot week in Charlotte! Bustié came into town on Tuesday and then we had another show on Wednesday, whew. We’re lucky to have such excellent artists coming to town but it was a gentle reminder of the effects of two school nights in a row on the human body. But this…
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NITE with Idol Talk, Feyleux and DJ Spider
NITE played a sold-out Milestone (on a Sunday night!), Feyleux and Idol Talk opened, DJ Spider supported, and we were there to tell you about it.
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Charlotte World Goth Day Picnic 2026
On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon, the day after Goth Prom, Charlotte, NC’s Children of the Night gathered at Marion-Diehl Park to celebrate our 10th annual World Goth Day picnic. While DJ Spider (CharlotteDarkScene, IG), the hostess with the mostess, MC’d, DJ Squeaky (CharlotteDarkScene) & DJ Velvetine (CharlotteDarkScene, IG) kept everyone’s pointy boots boppin’…
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Solemn Shapes, Bocanegra, Loum & Mostly Mesh w/DJ Deathflower @ The Milestone. May 22, 2026.
On Thursday, Charlotte’s world famous Milestone Club (facebook, Instagram) celebrated World Goth Day with a special concert featuring goth, post-punk, synthpop, and darkwave bands – including some regional favorite and friends of Charlotte Dark Scene. Throughout the night, DJ Deathflower (CharlotteDarkScene, Tidal, Instagram), who splits her time between Greensboro, North Carolina and Charlotte, NC spun…
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Computer Kill, Torturetwinn, Secret Shame, Tongues of Fire & Complaint Club @ The Milestone
On May 1, 2026 Baltimore, MD electronic Post-Punk band Computer Kill were joined by Torturetwinn (Post-Punk/New Wave, Virginia), Asheville goth rockers Secret Shame, a special acoustic set from grunge-noise rockers Tongues of Fire while their drummer recovers, and a sober set from local synth-trash band Complaint Club at The Milestone Club in Charlotte, NC. Xaq…