If you love live music, there's no time like the present when it comes to getting out and about in Charlotte.

From a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter to a Halloween party with a live DJ and a $500 prize for best costume, here are some music-related reasons to leave the house this week.

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top museums in Charlotte, for visitors and locals alike.

If dancing the blues away is your goal this weekend, these three Latin-themed evenings at Charlotte hotspots could be just what the doctor ordered.

Check out these three musical events happening in Charlotte this weekend.

Eager to catch that hot new release, but don't want to battle your fellow movie-goers for seats?

Celebrate the city's diversity at a neighborhood Fourth of July party, catch all the feels from a “space age folk wave” band and more this week.

Catch rising electro house DJs, soulful jazz singers and more this week.

Enjoy a food-filled block party, solve a beer-filled murder mystery and more this week.

Take the stage at a jazzy jam session, party with a rising dubstep DJ and more this week.

Catch a block party pumping African dance music, a Grammy-nominated electro house DJ, a modern jazz ensemble and more this weekend.

These three shows will have you dancing through Memorial Day weekend.

Dine family-style while solving an Italian murder mystery, sip the country's best brews and more this weekend.