IRATA, JPHONO1, and LIMN
Wednesday (solo) + Cryogeyser (solo)
A Wednesday song is a quilt. A short story collection, a half-memory, a patchwork of portraits of the American south, disparate moments that somehow make sense as a whole. Karly Hartzman, the songwriter/vocalist/guitarist at the helm of the project, is a story collector as much as she is a storyteller: a scholar of people and one-liners. Rat Saw God, the Asheville band’s acclaimed record, is ekphrastic but autobiographical and above all, deeply empathetic. Across the album’s ten tracks Hartzman builds a shrine to minutiae. Half-funny, half-tragic dispatches from North Carolina unfurling somewhere between the wailing skuzz of Nineties shoegaze and classic country twang, that distorted lap steel and Hartzman’s voice slicing through the din.The songs on Rat Saw God don’t recount epics, just the everyday. They’re true, they’re real life, blurry and chaotic and strange – which is in-line with Hartzman’s own ethos: “Everyone’s story is worthy,” she says, plainly. “Literally every life story is worth writing down, because people are so fascinating.”But the thing about Rat Saw God – and about any Wednesday song, really – is you don’t necessarily even need all the references to get it, the weirdly specific elation of a song that really hits. Yeah, it’s all in the details – how fucked up you got or get, how you break a heart, how you fall in love, how you make yourself and others feel seen – but it’s mostly the way those tiny moments add up into a song or album or a person.
Fifth Floor, Blankstate, Monsoon, and SLOTHH
Cigarettes At Sunset, Bedroom Division, and Scoby
Cigarettes @ Sunset is a band that hails from the mountains of North Carolina consisting of Garrett Dellinger, Sarah Vann, Ryland Bagbey, Wells Whitman, and Ethan Moore. Forming in 2021, the band calls Boone home. Since 2021, they’ve been touring regularly through the east coast with such acts as Dexter & The Moonrocks and others. The band’s music juxtaposes driving guitar riffs, drums that swerve out of country and punk, with swelling violin, and Dellinger’s semi-autobiographical lyrics anchor the band in both time and place. Their live shows turn any venue into an intimate and energized space, amalgamating shoegaze, old time, and indie rock into a whirlwind of sound. Mellow, woozy and romantic indie/alt-pop from Greensboro, NC. Bedroom Division is the recording project from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Wishon. Fusing mellow, jangly guitar with 80s inspired synths. Creating soundscapes inspired by well known artists such as Mac DeMarco, boy pablo, Rex Orange County, and The Strokes. SCOBY is an indie-rock outfit from Winston-Salem, NC. Consisting entirely of Wake Forest students and alums, SCOBY recorded their first EP in their drummer Doug’s basement on campus. The band functions as a true community project, often opening their space to lone student musicians and being reciprocally lifted by a cult student fanbase. Their EP, “That Will Be The End”, couples a DIY indie ethic with candidly sentimental subject matter, exploring themes of grief, growth, and coming into identity. The project soars through a quirky, reflective diary of college age, featuring jittery hooks and composition that is “uninhibited and confidently playful” (CLTure Magazine). As they round out the recording of their upcoming full-length LP, SCOBY hopes to continue down a path of authentic songwriting and reverence to the local talent that supports them.
House Of Fools (broken down)
For one night only House Of Fools will be will be performing a broken down set of songs written between the years of 2003 and 2015.
Ameriglow, Instant Regrets, and Jonny Alright
Harvey Street w/ The Wreck
“Indie and alternative rock vibrations crafted with love and diligence” Harvey Street is derived from both alt/indie inspiration and the southern rhythms surrounding its members since birth. Formed in the summer of 2021, Harvey Street quickly became a staple of the North Carolina music scene. Described as “disciplined electricity,” songs such as “Irish Goodbye” and “Betty” became instant favorites in their hometown of Raleigh, NC. Through the release of their debut EP “Gone for a While,” Harvey Street cultivated a sound resonating with show-goers and music-lovers throughout the Southeast. In addition to playing sold-out shows alongside Futurebirds, The Stews, Arcy Drive, Susto, Daniel Donato and more, the band embarked on their first headline tour in January of 2024. With their new EP “Great Escape” and corresponding summer 2024 tour, Harvey Street is steadily expanding on the sound and fan base that they’ve developed over the past 3 years.
Kill The Buddha, Owen Fitzgerald, and Creekbed
George Huntley (of The Connells) with special guest Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five/Hotel Lights)
George Huntley is bringing his songs back to the stage with his All-Star band consisting of Scott Carle (Dillon Fence), Andrew Branan (Cage Bird Fancier), Tom Mills (Johnny Folsom 4) and Alex Lawhon (The Roman Spring). Hailing from Raleigh, George Huntley is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the Connells from 1985 to 2003 during their heyday. Huntley played both lead guitar and keyboards in the band, often switching between both during the same song. He also wrote and sang lead vocals on numerous Connells songs such as “Sal,” Home Today,” and “Doin’ You.” (CLICK SONG TITLE FOR VIDEO) In 1996, he released his first and only solo album entitled, “Brainjunk.” George is currently in the studio with producer Ryan Pickett(My Morning Jacket) working on his first release in over 28 years. When not playing or recording music Huntley owns and operates a residential real estate firm called Huntley Realty LLC. Quote from George about the band. “As a musician it a pure joy to work with some of the best players around. Performing with Scott, Andrew, Tom, and Alex brings any show to the next level,” said Huntley. For someone as soft-spoken as North Carolina-based songwriter Darren Jessee, it might come as a surprise to learn that he has a gold record (in storage somewhere), a platinum record (“I never called them to get it”), and was part of a recent Grammy win (“someone told me they would mail me a certificate if I wanted…”). For years, though, he’s managed that almost impossible feat of remaining both ubiquitous and out of the spotlight at once.
99.9 The Z Showcase ft. American Death Cult, Get Back, and Crushing Quiet
99.9 “The Z” presents our second Showcase ever and our very first one in Greensboro with a stacked line-up we know you’re going to love! Oh, and bonus…? It’s an ALL-GSO ROCK SHOW! It’s the spooky-rock sensation from our very first interview, themselves! American Death Cult! The resident experts of the rock n’ roll groove! You may have heard of them recently? It’s Get Back! And, playing The Flat Iron for the very first time! The masters of melody! It’s Crushing Quiet! It’s going to be an awesome show! You’re gonna wanna get your tickets early for this one! 99.9 Staff will be on-site, as well! So you can hang with the crew if you happen to catch us in a free moment, bands will have merch for sale and be hanging out, as well, between sets – plus! There’s alcohol! (For the 21+ folk!) So get your tickets in advance, or at the door (if you’re lazy like us and you, too, like to live dangerously) and come out and jam with us! It just might be the best Thursday night plans you’ve had lately! August 1st! The Flat Iron! Be there! Your friends! The 99″
