Performers

Easy Honey was born out of the small-town innocent college days: the days of walking home under the starry night, and springing under the watchful eye of sunny graveyards, Dairy Queens, and neo-gothic cathedrals. Easy Honey’s witty melodies dotted with catchy hooks serve as anthems of nostalgia for their indie

Things are looking brighter. Corum has been clean and sober for about five years now, and somehow Lonnie Walker has kept the original lineup of guitarist Eric Hill, drummer Raymond Finn, keyboardist Justin Flythe and bassist Mic Robinson alongside him. Corum formed North Carolina indie rock band Lonnie Walker in

Skylar Gudasz has an easy way about her as she contemplates the futility of trying to order the world into shapes of convenience. “It’s wild, the ways that humans try to make boundaries out of things,” she says. The subject of this restless, eternal wrangling has been on the singer-songwriter’s

On their self-titled debut album, Fancy Gap–the duo of singer/songwriter Stuart McLamb (The Love Language) and songwriter/producer Charles Crossingham–takes listeners on a journey that steers through life’s melodies with windows down. It’s a country-tinged, radio-ready sound, yet delves deep into universal themes. From stirring reflections on death and aging to

Celebrating 20 years of “Hello, good friend.” The Rocket Summer will perform the seminal sophomore album as well as an additional set of songs from each album to date. Dubbed “a master of creating anthems” by Paste Magazine and named by Alternative Press as “100 artists you need to know”,

In 2008, the members of Frontside came together with a common goal – to create music that would not only be catchy for any listener, but would also satiate their urge to add a more technically impressive element to their songs. To this day they continue to put forth a

It takes only 10 seconds for Tamara Lindeman to pull us to the floor on Humanhood, the seventh and most arresting album she has ever made as The Weather Station. “I’ve gotten used to feeling like I’m crazy—or just lazy,” she sings at the start of “Neon Signs,” her voice

Willow Avalon, a rural Georgia native whose first word was “Elvis,” grew up surrounded by gospel and country music. She began playing piano in church and taught herself guitar at age 12, quickly turning to songwriting as a means of escape and salvation. At just 15, she left home and

Chris Holloway (Collapsis, Queen Sarah Saturday) teams up with Mike Ivanitch (Gravity’s Pull, The Mad Starlings) and Ryan Pickett (Collapsis, Queen Sarah Saturday) to perform haunting versions of Holloway’s songs from a career that has spanned decades. Originally from Durham, Chris lived in Chapel Hill throughout the 90’s writing, playing

The Tubs’ second album, Cotton Crown, sees the Celtic Jangle boyband venture into darker, more personal territory while continuing to hone their highly addictive brand of songcraft. It’s a true level up album which sees the band expand their sonic palette to take in a kaleidoscopic range of influences: everything

The Wedding Present performing ‘Bizarro’ in full – together with other classics from their extensive repertoire In 2025, The Wedding Present will be playing a series of concert dates in North America to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the release of their classic major-label debut long-player, Bizarro [“Simply unbeatable” –

The New Orleans-based Hot 8 Brass Band draw on the traditional jazz heritage of their hometown, alongside more modern styles, including elements of funk, hip hop, rap, and its local variation, “bounce.” The collective earned a win in the 64th Annual Grammy Awards 2022 for their feature on John Batiste’s

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Katelyn Tarver fearlessly dives into life’s complex questions through her music. Her sophomore album, released early 2024, offers a captivating and meditative account of navigating her early thirties, delving into the troubles that are often kept hidden: imposter syndrome, struggles with self-worth, fear of the unknown, and

Since he released his first album a decade ago, singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ blend of folk, country and pop has resonated with audiences all over the world. In recent years, the acclaimed, award-winning singer-songwriter has seen his profile grow with his breakthrough album, Without People. Touring behind (2020’s) Without People saw

There’s one artist, activist, and wielder of radical love whom I’ve witnessed three-dimensionally embody the totality of what it means to live, celebrate, and memorialize Black queerness. She’s not a triple threat; she’s a trifecta of hope. She’s not just multifaceted; she’s committed to multiple aspects of the struggle and

Cloud Cult’s philosophical lyrics and indie-chamber-rock sound has been lauded by critics as “insane genius” (Pitchfork) and “an invocation of the lifeforce” (New York Times). Hailed as one of the Top 10 Green Bands by Rolling Stone, Cloud Cult has a history of bucking the mainstream music industry in favor

For decades, Kathleen Edwards has been a cornerstone of North American roots music. Since making her debut with 2002’s Failer, she’s spent the 21st century occupying the grey area between genres, swirling together her own mix of alt-country, folk, and heartland rock & roll. It’s a sound that has earned

Human existence depends on using music to make a statement and inspire change. These days, that call to change sounds like the fusion of a brass band, heavy rock and powerful vocals from a group called Brass Against. Led and curated by Brad Hammonds, Brass Against began in 2017 when

Extremely bad ass hooky fun time rock from Durham, NC

Other echoes inhabit the garden. Shall we follow? Quick, said the bird, find them, find them, round the corner. Through the first gate, into our first world, shall we follow The deception of the thrush? Into our first world. There they were, dignified, invisible, moving without pressure, over the dead

Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Town Mountain is the sum of all its vast and intricate influences — this bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin. “For us, it’s all about the interaction between the audience and the band —

A generational talent, Ayoni is a dynamic singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist from Barbados making waves across the music industry. With her soaring, soulful Pop/R&B vocal stylings, Ayoni has garnered millions of streams and has received widespread acclaim from prominent publications such as OnesToWatch, The Fader, Essence, V Magazine and more.

X-Cops was the first side project from Gwar. It consisted of Gwar members and their extended “family” of musicians, as each member of X-Cops was, or had played in Gwar at some point. Each member of X-Cops performed in a police uniform and had their own character. X-Cops came out

Jesse Welles is a musician in a living tradition; whether he is canonized within his lifetime or without, he doesn’t much seem to care: he just keeps moving. Already an underground rock n roll influence, Welles disappeared and re-emerged a folk wordsmith; a quick witted bard on acoustic guitar, his

Reggie Watts is an internationally renowned Musician/Comedian/Writer/Actor who most recently starred as the bandleader on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden. Using his formidable voice, looping pedals, and his vast imagination, Watts blends and blurs the lines between music and comedy, wowing audiences with performances that are 100%