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Reflections Studios in Charlotte played an important role in the emergent late-20th-century American musical underground – [[R.E.M.]], [[Pylon (band)|Pylon]], [[Let's Active]], [[Don Dixon (musician)|Don Dixon]] and Charlotte's [[Fetchin Bones]] (among many others) all recorded influential and acclaimed albums there. Charlotte-based Ripete and Surfside Records maintain important catalogs of regional soul and beach music, and the area has also played a role in the history of gospel, bluegrass and country music. The Milestone, one of the first punk clubs in the South, is located in west Charlotte, and in the past hosted legendary appearances from the likes of R.E.M., [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], Nirvana, [[The Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]], [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]], [[Bad Brains]], Charlotte's [[Antiseen]], and many others.
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A majority of the municipalities and counties in the North Carolina parts of the Charlotte metropolitan area belong to the Centralina Council of Governments. Cleveland County belongs to the [[Isothermal Planning and Development Commission]] and Alexander and Catawba counties belong to the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Western Piedmont Council of Governments]].
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