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Holy Pinto with ManDancing, Solar Illusion, and Larry.

Holy Pinto  Instagram / Facebook / Tiktok / Youtube / Website   Holy Pinto is an indie-pop project led by songwriter Aymen Saleh. It began in his hometown of Canterbury, England, and is now based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Starting out in the UK with a raw, youthful punk sound, Holy Pinto gradually evolved into colorful, genre-defying indie-pop. After falling in love with the touring life – a mix of carefree independence and serendipitous moments – Aymen eventually made Milwaukee his home. A short record chronicling that relocation in 2020 received praise from local press and national publications like NPR, earning a spot on their coveted SXSW “Austin 100” list. ManDancing Spotify / Instagram Steve Kelly is the songwriter, singer, and frontman of ManDancing, a New Jersey–based indie rock band known for their explosive alternative tunes that carry introspective poetry at the forefront. With a voice that balances vulnerability and power, Steve’s writing captures the push and pull of everyday life, turning personal stories into songs that feel both intimate and universal.   Solar Illusion   Instagram   Larry.    Instagram

The Gone Ghosts EP Release Show with Jack The Radio and Charles Latham and the Borrowed Band

The Gone Ghosts The Gone Ghosts is an Alt-Country Americana/Rock band from Carrboro NC, formed by singer/guitarist and songwriter Dave Hedeman and bassist Dillon Partin from The Vagabond Union. Joined by singer/guitarist Justin Bowlin and drummer Chris Russell. Dave started his music career fronting East Coast college favorite, Puddleduck from 1993 to 2000 before vanishing from the music scene for almost a decade. In 2008, while moving to Carrboro, Dave had a chance encounter with Jason Isbell, who he credits as his inspiration to re-engage with creating music. “I was moving from South Florida to Carrboro and stopped in Charleston to catch one of his shows at the Pour House,” he recalls.  “After the show, I walked up to him and struck up a conversation. At one point I said, ‘I used to be a musician.’ He looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You still are.’”  It was a pivotal moment. Dave found his spirit renewed. And another decade later, he’s bringing to life the lyrics that have haunted his subconscious.  Dave hasn’t spent the intervening ten years laying low. Shortly after his move, he formed The Vagabond Union, based in Charleston, SC, with his long time friend John Kenney. They’ve released two albums with the band. Still, Dave felt he needed to give voice to deeply personal lyrics that didn’t seem right for The Vagabond Union’s mostly rock sound. So in the Spring of 2018, Dave formed The Gone Ghosts to lean more toward Americana and alt country sound that he holds dear. The Gone Ghosts set out to create their version of American rock music with songs fueled by love, loss and heartache.   Jack The Radio Raleigh, North Carolina roots-rockers Jack the Radio blend rock and blues sensibility with Americana, folk, and country to create a tapestry of swampy southern-tinged sounds on their latest album release, Creatures. All of the songs on the album were written by singer George Hage with a common thread that weaves its way through telling us to stand strong as we ride out the highs and lows of what life throws at us.   Charles Latham and the Borrowed Band  Charles Latham wields an acid tongue and a poison pen, crafting social criticism, tragicomic narratives, and brutal self-analysis into ramshackle country-rock songs. After a decade of wandering, from Philadelphia to Nashville to Memphis to the U.K., singer-songwriter Charles Latham returned to North Carolina in late 2014, laying roots down in Durham. His 2017 LP, “Little Me Time”, found Latham combining his acerbic wit and quirky songwriting with more polished production values and an expansive sound. In order to bring the songs to life for live audiences, he recruited an ensemble of local talent, now known as The Borrowed Band.  Since then, the Borrowed Band’s fluid line-up has solidified into a core group of musicians, forged into a spectacularly energetic and dynamic live band through the alchemy of constant gigging: drummer “Steamboat” Steve Anderson (Kamara Thomas) and bassist Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) providing the foundation from which lead guitarist Luis Rodriguez (6 String Drag) and Gordon Hartin’s (Shooter Jennings) pedal steel launch their fireworks. On vocals and rhythm guitar, Latham is joined by Abby Sheriff, creating a vocal blend that recalls Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.  

Nightmare on Franklin Street: Escape Velocity, BRAINSLUDGE, Wolf Summons Baby, Valar Morghulis, and Big Tow

Escape Velocity    Originally an instrumental band now bridging the gap to a full band with vocals brings a progressive metalcore sound to keep an eye on!   BRAINSLUDGE    BRAINSLUDGE is a gore soaked, dirty death metal power trio from Radford, VA, who’s craft has been honed in the ovens of pizza restaurants and grown from the remnants of bar mats across the state of Virginia. Their live show is equal parts brutal assault, interactive comedy duo routine, and southern fried sing along! -Strange & Unusual Media   Wolf Summons Baby –   Emerging from the heart of North Carolina’s underground scene, Wolf Summons Baby is a band that takes the concept of musical satire to exhilarating new heights. Their unique blend of death metal not only pays homage to the genre but also serves as a sharp-witted critique of it. With a sound that is both abrasive and unapologetically explicit, Wolf Summons Baby crafts tracks that are as provocative as they are humorous. – Mosh Nation   Valar Morghulis   Valar Morghulis, from the Charlotte, NC area is a ferocious blend of death, thrash and groove metal.  Drawing inspiration from the likes of Lamb of God, Decapitated, Slayer and Dying Fetus. Definitely not for the faint of heart. Brutal guitar riffs with melodic grooves and a bit of tech.   Drums that are relentless, and pummel the listener into submission.  Guttural and growling vocals and lyrical content is just as intense as the music, with themes that revolve around death, violence, and the struggle with the darker side of humanity.   Death, Thrash, Groove is what we call it.  If you’re a fan of heavy, aggressive and unrelenting death metal, this is a band that you won’t want to miss.   Big Tow    PREPARE TO GET TOWED

Grrrlbands Showcase

Grrrlbands Showcase at Local 506   Featuring Grrrlbands covering:    The Pretenders The Breeders Alanis Morrissette St. Vincent Boygenius   And bonus Halloween songs!   About Grrrlbands:    GrrrlBands is a community-driven music collective in Carrboro NC that provides women and non-binary adults with a space to learn, create, and perform. Inspired by the Riot Grrrl movement, we believe in the power of music as a tool for self-expression, collaboration, and change.   Website

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