Tosco Music Parties, Inc. ("Tosco Music")

Tosco Music Parties, Inc. is a Charlotte-based nonprofit organization that presents quarterly live music concerts featuring an eclectic mix of local, regional, and nationally touring acts alongside audience singalongs. Each Tosco Music Party fills a 1,200-seat hall with performers across all genres, from unsigned artists to nationally recognized acts, anchored by a House Band and Singalong Choir led by John Tosco. The organization also runs FabFest, an annual Beatles festival, a monthly open mic night, and delivers live music at approximately 100 activities and 30 locations throughout Charlotte each year. John Tosco has been presenting Tosco Music Parties in Charlotte for more than 35 years; Tosco Music became a nonprofit in 1999, celebrated its 100th Tosco Music Party in April 2022, and has awarded more than $64,000 in music scholarships since 2010 to 135 youth and adult recipients. Based in Charlotte, NC, with outreach across the Charlotte region including senior living communities, city festivals, and free public events. Reviewers describe the events as community-centered gatherings with a wide variety of musical styles on a single bill, organized by volunteers who love music, and note John Tosco's decades-long commitment to bringing live music to Charlotte across venues ranging from concert halls to nursing homes and senior centers.