The Unsustainables and Bad Leavers with Sound System Seven
The Unsustainables Traditional ska, rocksteady, and reggae. Inspired by the legends of Studio One, Treasure Isle, and Black Ark Studios. From heavy groovers made to move your feet to the sweet melodies of lover’s rock, the Unsustainables will make you bubble. Bad Leavers Two-tone inspired ska band from Atlanta, GA Sound System Seven This lot are top-drawer, hailing from Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and they’re here to skank the night away with you lot! Remember, the only decent system is a sound system, alright?
Island Moons with Run Hill
Island Moons Instagram / Twitter / Spotify / Youtube American singer-songwriter Brandon S. Harwood, professionally known as artist Island Moons, has two decades of live performance and songwriting experience under various forms. However, while living in NYC, new inspiration struck in the midst of the COVID-19 silence with no contact except for the life of an expectant baby. A surge of creativity ensued and he began to sing and pen his thoughts with a newfound voice. Taking his songs into the studio in upstate NY, he discovered his artist’s name after finding a manuscript of William Blake during the session. He emerged with 4 singles released in 2023 and a debut EP (fall 2025) that combines indie, psychedelic, and folk-rock elements. His versatility in songwriting and arrangements takes listeners on a journey, residing somewhere in the musical space between Radiohead, Bowie, and Cat Stevens. He enjoys playing solo or with his band, and relocated to Chapel Hill, NC in 2024. Run Hill Instagram Run Hill is a three-piece band from Elizabeth City, NC, channeling a raw blend of surf rock and garage punk. Run Hill crafts songs that crash over you like a wave: loud, fast, and full of feeling.
Racoma w/ Lilly Miller
with support from Lilly Miller Seattle-based band Racoma crafts a front porch soundscape where indie and folk influences intertwine, evoking a casual warmth like reconnecting with an old friend. Glenn Haider’s earnest vocals are complemented by Spencer Templeman’s dynamic drum sound and Sean Collopy’s lyrical guitar. Each person’s element is essential, like voices in the heartfelt conversations that make up Racoma’s songs. Their collective sound radiates human connection, with emotional depth that draws listeners in to reflect long after the music fades. Lilly Miller Lilly Miller is a singer-songwriter whose candid, cathartic folk songs pull you in and reward your attention. Raised in Iowa, she began performing when she moved to Seattle, Washington in 2022. Quickly captivating the local music scene, she began touring as support for artists like Damien Jurado and Olivia Barton. Miller’s debut record, ‘After, now’ (2025) expands her acoustic sound with sonically explorative textures and lush soundscapes. Her forthcoming record, ‘Did Something in Me Break’ (2026), a split with Damien Jurado, features many of her previously recorded songs re-imagined in a warm, live setting. All ages. No refunds. Under 21 subject to a surcharge, payable at the door. Anyone 21+ must have valid ID in order to consume alcoholic beverages. For all venue info & polices, visit www.local506.com
Postponed: Zealotrous *Final Show* with Blab School, 30 is Dead, and Franky & The Slight Incline
Two Of Cups Fest: A Night of Duos featuring Weird God, Ex Iguana, Vulture Twin, Moon Womb, Pornbred, and Kardashevix
Eric Lee Hardt and Friends with Sugaree String Society and Kait Bird
Eric Lee Hardt Instagram / Spotify “A captivating songwriter and expressive performer. Eric Lee Hardt is a recent transplant to the Carrboro music scene you won’t want to miss. With a broad span of influence and experience, his music radiates the countless hours and miles that have crafted his unique sound. With lyric forward songs and guitar technique shaped by years of composition and real world experience gained through performance on the road. He delivers a musical experience you won’t soon forget”. Sugaree String Society Bandcamp / Instagram Sugaree String Society brings to the heart of Carrboro, North Carolina a refreshing and hypnotic return to the roots of folk music – tradition, culture, community, and history embodied through song and storytelling. Kait Bird Instagram
The Girls with Dead Rat Disco and Hemlock Theory
The Girls Bandcamp / Instagram The Girls are a raw! high Energy! loud! and fun Rock N’ Roll That will be sure to get people moving and on their feet with these fun catchy yet aggressive attitude ridden songs from a mixture of snarly punk rock to upbeat Glam and rugged converse and slight androgynous undertones. Dead Rat Disco Instagram Shoebox – Skip Lunch – Wheez Von Klaw – GrovesRepresenting over 100 years of collective Punk Rock experience. Hemlock Theory Instagram / Spotify Sanford based Rock n Roll
Hashtronaut with Evil Eye
Unfortunately, due to a medical emergency, Lie Heavy is no longer able to play this show Hashtronaut Bandcamp / Instagram With mission control located deep underground somewhere outside of Denver, Hashtronaut has been forging our own brand of psychedelic tones to help navigate this ordeal we know as life. Join us.We are Hashtronauts. Evil Eye Bandcamp / Instagram Heavy Psych/Stoner Rock from Chapel Hill, NC. Lie Heavy Instagram / Bandcamp LIE HEAVY is a band bringing together notable N.C. rockers, Karl Agell, Graham Fry, Jeff JD Dennis & Cary Rowells. You may know them from some of their previous musical forays with Corrosion of Conformity, The Backsliders, Leadfoot, Confessor, and Deltoid. The LIE HEAVY sound draws on the original hard ‘n groovy jams of Black Sabbath, Mountain, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and other hard rock and metal masters, mixed with some punk & hardcore influences, then fused with their own massive experience to craft heavy riffs, rhythms, melodies and songs. It is not difficult to fathom why LIE HEAVY sounds like a well-oiled, hard working band. Their pedigree does not belie their power. Collectively, they have spent tens of thousands of hours in practice spaces, studios and on stages around the world, honing their vast skills, to find one another in this moment being among the top guardian practitioners at the gates of transcendently HEAVY music.
North By North with Chicken Ranch Road Show and Juniper
Whoop with LaureNicole
Whoop Website On sophomore album Just What? North Carolina’s Whoop traverse indie-pop, rock, reggae, and jazzy hip-hop with instinctive musicality, rare chemistry, and palpable joy. Due on Porcelain Records on April 1 st , the foursome’s second full-length in as many years evolves an innately diverse palette channeled through force-of-nature vocalist Fal and shaped by Grammy-winning guitarist/producer Steve Bigas. “Music is supposed to bring people together, shake things up, cause a ruckus, and make a mark,” said Fal. “I always want Whoop to leave a lasting impression in someone’s mind/heart/ears.” Formed in 2020, Whoop evolved organically from Friday night jams in Bigas’ barn studio in Raleigh. Consisting of musical moments captured, distilled, and tastefully shaped into songs, the band’s celebratory yet introspective eponymous debut emerged to rave reviews just a year later. Since then, the prolific quartet, completed by bassist Nick and drummer Will, has been performing electrifying live shows – including Carolina Indie Fest and the NC State Fair – between the writing/recording sessions that ultimately spawned Just What? LaureNicole