The Ain’t Sisters
Fun, eclectic folk rock. Fronted by the deliciously androgynous duo Arrie Bozeman and Barb Carbon, the Aints deliver high-energy performances of their wildly diverse original music. Joined by the hardest working men in rock n Roll, Richie Jones on the Boom Chick thwackita whackita, and Justin Boudreau, aka BooDreamy, masterfully holding down the rhythm section and making everybody swoon with their gorgeous licks. Think Indigo Girls meets Dream Theater but with a little Birdcloud in the mix.
Coia with Brandon Tenney (solo)
AZUL, Ava Panza, and Annelle Staal + Ben Youngblood
AZUL is a queer immigrant singer-songwriter. Her sound is as multicultural as her background. Her music is enriched by her Argentinian roots, travel, and relationships, while influenced by jazz, broadway, soul, gospel, blues, disco, Latin folk and Latin rock. She is emotional, empathetic, and empowered. She is driven to amplify opportunities for femme/queer/poc individuals in her band and on stage. She has a new single coming out on July 18th called, “Disco Never Died.” Words like, “banger,” “revival,” and “groovy anthem,” have already been used to describe the new single. Ava Panza: Alternative/singer songwriter music. Inspirations include, Paramore, Madison Cunningham, Manchester Orchestra and Fleetwood Mac. The garden of Annelle’s discography sports blooms of indie-soul and folk produced in Nashville TN, candy-colored pop tracks out of Los Angeles, CA, and now a new emerging musical thought from their home city of Raleigh, NC. Annelle and collaborator Ben Youngblood explore a playful, genre-fluid “southern indie” sound inspired by nature, sensuality and spirituality.
Bicycle Face, Rabbit Fighter, and Lemon Sparks
Get Back! + Condado
Being Followed, Them Pants, The Eyebrows, and Heath Haynes
4 insufferably romantic nihilist heroes- singing things, plucking strings, moving 1s and 0s. Heartland Kitchen Sink Music to drive to- we strive to be the soundtrack for a movie that hasn’t been written yet. Debut album A Lifetime of Somedays released November 2022, EP Pieces released February 2024 Chris York(Palaver, Good Times, Hombre Dado, etc) Guitar/Vocal Joey Barnes (Luna Arcade, Suicide Darlings, Daughtry, etc)Bass/Vocal Quincy Mooring(Colourslide, The Five Ls, The Dickens, etc) Drums/Vocal Emily Wilcock(Being Followed) Keys/Vocal Them Pants is hard driving Indie-Rock band from Winston-Salem, NC. Made up of current and ex-members of Vetiver, Bandway, Alternative Champs, All Night, the Husbians, Rebar, the Finks, and other great North Carolina bands. Formed in 2019, the band’s debut album ‘Jeffership Starplane’ was released in December of 2022. ‘Starplane’ is full of songs with great, catchy melodies and hooks on top of interesting and creative guitar driven beds of sometimes angular music. With fantastic guitar riffs and a super-solid rhythm section, each song has a little math added to make it interesting, but no more than necessary. If you like early punk-inspired indie-garage rock with great hooks, you’ll love Them Pants. “…finally answers the age-old question about what it would it sound like if the Pixies and King Missile jammed in the B-52s’ garage.” – Magnet Magazine The Eyebrows write and perform anthemic rockers replete with chugging, sleaze-rock guitars, slashing riffs spiritually aligned with Alex Chilton, with vocals and harmonies that are tough but catchy, recalling 1970s power-pop powerhouse singer Robin Zander of Cheap Trick. The Eyebrows combine 70s punk, power pop, and a touch of shoegaze atmosphere in a manic concoction that will give you Icarus-like super wings and other, subversive advanced skills to knock down walls, burn bridges… and eventually fall gracefully into the sea. Heath Haynes is an American Power Pop artist raised on a steady diet of Cheap Trick, Cars, Rick Springfield and Paul Collins. Transplant from Nashville TN, currently residing in the heart of the Mid Atlantic territory.
Condado, Fifth Floor, and Blankstate
Whitsett with Moving Boxes, Come Clean and Elder Bright
Nashville-based Whitsett, featuring Ryan Ward, Taylor Moser, Emma Privette, and Cody Woodell, is making waves in the world of emo. Known for their nostalgic content and collaborations with Emery and Aaron Gillespie, they forge connections with early 2000s youth through engaging social media. Notable performances include sharing stages with Mae and The Dangerous Summer, as well as a standout show at Furnace Fest 2023.
Alex Krug Combo w/ Matty Sheets
Life is at its very core about exploring. We can remain stagnant and rooted in place, or we can take a page out of Alex Krug Combo’s playbook and dive headfirst. The thrill of adventure looms ahead of this band. Their Genre Queer Psychedelic Rootz strikes a stunningly evocative chord about life, being an outsider and the kind of heartache and healing that transforms your soul.
Bedroom Division with briZB and Liam Martin
Mellow, woozy and romantic indie-rock/pop from Greensboro, NC. Bedroom Division is the recording project from songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Wishon. Fusing mellow, jangly guitar with soft spoken synths, shimmering and dreamy vocals, and themes inspired by the joy and heartbreak associated with young love; Bedroom Division fits nicely in the genre family of dream pop, bedroom pop and indie rock. Creating soundscapes inspired by well known artists such as Mac DeMarco, boy pablo, Rex Orange County, and The Strokes.
