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Adrian Younge at Charleston Pour House
June 26 @ 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Adrian Younge
Thursday, June 26th. 2025
Charleston Pour House
Main Stage
7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show
$25 advance/ $30 day of show
Composer, producer, and sonic architect Adrian Younge brings his cinematic soul and psychedelic funk to the Charleston Pour House Main Stage . Known for his work with The Delfonics, Ghostface Killah, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Jazz Is Dead), Younge crafts immersive live sets that blur the lines between vintage soul, jazz, hip hop, and groove-heavy In” target=”_blank” title=”Times.
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In 2011, Younge created the album, Something About April, showcasing a dark mix of psychedelic soul and cinematic instrumentals. In 2013, the project was sampled twice by Timbaland for Jay-Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail, solidifying Younge as a new sound in hip hop. Younge’s work has also been sampled by various artists including No I.D., DJ Premier, Schoolboy Q, and In” target=”_blank” title=”Delfonics.
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In 2017, Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) formed the band, The Midnight Hour. In addition to musical releases and touring, they’ve teamed to score a myriad of television and film projects: Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix), Raising Kanan (Starz), The Equalizer (CBS), Reasonable Doubt (Hulu), Run This Town (2019), Washington Black (2023), Boogie (2021), and Bitchin’, The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021). Younge has also scored Black Dynamite (2009), Black Dynamite animated series (2012), California King (2023), The Big Payback (2023), Queens (ABC), All Rise (OWN), and Human Footprint (PBS).
In 2019, Younge, Muhammad, Andrew Lojero and Adam Block created Jazz Is Dead (JID): a multimedia company specializing in the production of live concerts, studio albums, television and film. JID concerts have earned an ever-growing fanbase through national and international tours. Under the label, Younge and Muhammad have produced albums with their musical heroes including luminaires such as Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Gary Bartz, Jean Carne, Marcos Valle and Tony *” target=”_blank” title=”music.
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* Show is 21+. Attendees under 21 must be accompanied by a parent & will be subject to a $5 surcharge. The surcharge must be paid in cash at the door on the day of the