Behold the Super Empty events calendar, pulling together the details of where to be and who to see when it comes to hip-hop (and other adjacent things) in NC.

The calendar primarily covers the Triangle area, with other areas included as best as we can keep up. Use it to set your agenda for the coming weekend, the week after, or the whole month. See you out there.

NOTE: Promoters/venues/managers/artists in the Triangle area, please email ryan@superempty.com to have events listed. More streamlined solution possibly coming soon.

MAY

Wednesday, May 27
The Experience 4: Rastaa & The Band of Slime; Katie Blvd; Pynk Moscato
The Pinhook, Durham (Tickets)

Saturday, May 30, 12-10 pm
Swamp Jam ft. Theo Croker, Lance Scott, Katie Blvd & more
711 Mason Rd, Durham (IG)

JUNE

Wednesday, June 3
Ari Lennox - The Vacancy Tour
The Ritz, Raleigh (Tix - $66)

Thursday, June 4
YahZarah, celebrating 15 years of The Ballad of Purple St. James
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham (Info)

Saturday, June 6, 1-6 pm
Sheen's Market
Bull McCabes, Durham (IG)

Wednesday, June 10, 7-10 pm
Super Empty Presents... As Of Now Listening Party w/ Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
The Fuzzy Needle, Durham (RSVP)

SE STAFF NOTE: Bit biased on this one (since we planned it) but if you're in the Triangle and want to be tapped in with NC art that's getting attention far and wide, this is not one to be missed! Charlotte artist Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon's newest album has been getting well-deserved acclaim ever since its release in January, including Best New Music at Pitchfork. Come listen to the album in full, followed by a Q&A with Dash Lewis, who wrote the P4k review (and writes regularly, and wonderfully, for SE). - RC

Wednesday, June 10
Kokoroko
The Underground, Charlotte (Tickets)

SE STAFF NOTE: One of the best bands in the world right now, London-based group fusing jazz with Afrobeats and other global influences. Creators of "Abusey Junction," a song so good that a YouTube vid of it looped for a whole hour straight has 558,000 views. Absolutely criminal that it's the same night as our event in Durham. - RC

Thursday, June 11
Freddie Gibbs
The Fillmore, Charlotte (Tickets)

Friday, June 12, 7 pm
3 Chambers Fest presents... One Spoon of Chocolate (new film by RZA)
The Cary Theatre, Cary (Tickets)

Friday, June 12
A$AP Rocky DON'T BE DUMB Tour
Spectrum Center, Charlotte (Tickets)

Friday, June 12
Dreams, Prosperity, Revenge
OfAllBank$, Madrique, The Band XP, Fat Mack, BreYonna Beats
Cannonball Music Hall, Raleigh (Tickets)

Saturday, June 13
Riff Raff w/ #2Stoned
Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh (Tickets)

Sunday, June 14
PawPaw Rod Picture Day Tour
MotorCo Music Hall, Durham (Tickets)

Monday, June 15
Old Soul Sessions ft. LeToya Luckett
Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh (Tickets)

Wednesday, June 17
Big K.R.I.T.
The Underground, Charlotte (Tickets)

Friday, June 19
Babyface Ray x 42 Dugg
The Ritz, Raleigh (Tickets)

Friday, June 19
To The People I Hurt Most Album Release Show
Neem The Animist ft. Cardigan, Tweekeen, Trillville Rasta & more
Kings, Raleigh (IG)

Saturday, June 20, 5 pm
Tank and the Bangas
Cat's Cradle Back Yard, Chapel Hill (Tickets)

Wednesday, June 24
Kenny Mason Bulldawg Tour
The Underground, Charlotte (Tickets)

SE STAFF NOTE: Pound for pound, Kenny's BULLDAWG is up there among the greatest albums released in the first half of this year, and it's only two weeks old (14 weeks old, in dog years). If this one doesn't sell out I'd be shocked - get your tickets sooner rather than later. - RC

Sunday, June 28, 1-9 pm
SaziFest, ft. The Deviants, BrassiousMonk, Yessathefloet
3305 Durham Dr, Raleigh (Tickets)

Sunday, June 28
TopOppGen
The Underground, Charlotte (Tickets)

JULY

Tuesday, July 14
Chuck Strangers w/ Akai Solo & Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
The Pinhook, Durham (Tickets)

Wednesday, July 15
Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE - Home On The Range Tour
The Fillmore, Charlotte (Tickets)

Friday, July 17
Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE - Home On The Range Tour
The Ritz, Raleigh (Tix - $53)

Sunday, July 19
T.I.
The Fillmore, Charlotte (Tickets)