Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, July 1, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Aesop Rock at Visulite Theatre

• Slueth at CPCC's Pease Auditorium

• Silent Disco - Independence Rave at Rooftop 210

• Charlotte Symphony Summer Pops: Celebrate America at Symphony Park

• Everymen w/ Que Lastima, The Zoo Peculiar, John Vournakis at Petra's