Kelela: New Avatar Live in Charlotte

Kelela returns to Charlotte with 'new avatar live,' a stage show built around her recent record Raven. It follows a five-year hiatus and a career that began with the mixtape Cut 4 Me and the EP Hallucinogen. Her music crosses electronic, grime, and rhythm & grime, with dense, deconstructed production and vocals that have also featured on tracks by Solange, Danny Brown, and Gorillaz.

The show takes place at The Underground, a general-admission standing-room venue, so it's an intimate, club-style setting. Expect a live translation of Kelela's recorded textures — synths, beats, and voice — for a room that's meant to move.