If you don’t want to spend a lot of money for NYE, head over to Allure for the 5TH Annual Costumer appreciation NYE Party. EVERYBODY FREE FREE FREE til 10:30 w/ print out. FREE Buffet til 10pm, Free Champ toast at 12. Doors open @ 9pm. 25 and up preferred.

Hang with your friends at Tempo for the Ascension party for New Year’s Eve 2010. DJ Flemingo will be spinning. Drink specials all night. Partying at Tempo is like partying with family so head out to dance to your favorite tunes with your favorite people. Buy tickets at http://www.tempocharlotte.com. $30. Doors 9 p.m.

One of the best aspects of seeing Common perform live is watching his DJ showcase his turntable skills. Mixing behind his back? Yeah he does that. Not missing a beat? He does that too. Create his own beats? Yep. Dummy is one of the hottest turntablist. This one New Year’s Eve party in which the […]

GanttFest drew more than 1,500 people to the uptown cultural center on Saturday. The event celebrated the center’s cultural contribution to the community with poetry, art and music. The free daytime event drew a mix of families, but the evening party “Something Like Fahamenon” was a 90s-themed adult party. It drew a mix of local […]

Anthony Hamilton made a guest appearance at the Fifth Element, the club formerly known as Cans, on Wednesday. DJ 9th Wonder deejayed the party at the club which opened last week. A couple of guys in South Carolina own Fifth Element. It’s one of the few black-owned uptown clubs. It has a similar vibe to […]

MC Rob Base hosted Sophisticated Saturdays at Tempo. The club was jumping on the main dancefloor and on the patio. Dude from Wreckx-n-Effect also came through. Be sure to stay tuned to My92.7 for an announcement of the next big Sophisticated Saturdays host. Take a minute to like us on Facebook and be the first […]

VIA THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER The news keeps getting worse for the EpiCentre. Developer Afshin Ghazi filed for bankruptcy protection trying to stall what developer Afshin Ghazi calls the “wrongful foreclosure” of his uptown entertainment hub, slated to be sold at public auction this fall, the Charlotte Observer reported. Ghazi continues to reassure customers that these […]

VIA NEWSONE Tea Party Express spokesman, Mark Williams was asked to tell racists they were not welcome, by Roland Martin on the Wolf Blitzer show. He responded by saying, “Racists have their own movement. It’s called the NAACP.”

The CIAA released its official photos on Facebook today. I found a link on the page to an April story by the Charlotte Post about the tournament’s economic impact. This story hasn’t been widely reported so I wanted to share it with the My92.7 family. This year, the tournament brought in $37.1 million, slightly trailing […]

Grammy-winning rapper T.I. celebrated his return from prison by throwing a star-studded party in Los Angeles, California. The couple also took some time out to do a little shopping where they hit up T.I.’s favorite Louis Vuitton boutique on Rodeo Drive:

Herb and Felicia Gray, two of Charlotte’s tastemakers, celebrated Felicia’s 40th birthday with a huge bash on Friday. The party drew of elected officials and business leaders to the Grays’ posh home.