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Alright, Raleigh.  We’re getting noised out.  It’s Nathaniel Rappole’s long-standing solo project GULL from Richmond, joined by The Triangle’s own DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS. GULL Bandcamp | Instagram | YouTube Nathaniel Rappole’s solo project, GULL, was conceived on an endangered wildlife preserve in Front Royal, VA in 1999, and has been publicly active since 2007. Gull is “best described as a drum; a living, breathing drum of flesh on fire that cries out assorted tongues of creatures past and delivers it from a single unique perspective; a communal music broadcast of blood and bile left as an offering on the altar of sound.” With the release of Relative Stranger, there are odes to dreams, to Patti Smith, to a well-traveled car, to a friend and bandmate lost. DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook future trash. ambient music made during the pandemic. most tracks are improvised.

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Krispee Biscuits
An eclectic electronic duo fresh out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Equipped with a classically trained violinist and a future funk bred DJ maestro, the two cultivate a sound rarely heard in any sector of the musical realm. Their performances will offer an immersive experience that resonates with diverse audiences, transcending genres and captivating music enthusiasts. Through their fusion of violin and electronic music, they aim to create an artistic journey that resonates deeply with the soul. 

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Karmic Phoenix
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Mike Lew 

Dogface
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MeltUrSelf
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Wolf Potato

Stoned Mary
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None of us are Mary.

Whoop
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North Carolina’s Whoop traverse indie-pop, rock, reggae, and 
jazzy hip-hop with instinctive musicality, rare chemistry, and palpable joy.  

Sporting
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Sporting is a pop/rock band out of Rhode Island that showcases influences from bands such as The 1975, Angels and Airwaves, Counting Crows, The Killers, and more. They’ll be touring this summer to support the release of their brand new single “Fine Line” available everywhere now! 

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It's the moment we've all been waiting for... Raleigh's infamous LONNIE WALKER returns!  They're putting out their new record Easy Easy Easy Easy (out July 7th on Sleepy Cat Recs) and we are throwing down with the likes of Carrboro's gaze-ful VERITY DEN and local indie supergroup: QWILT.  This is going to be one that the indie heads will not want to miss.

LONNIE WALKER
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Brian Corum formed North Carolina indie rock band Lonnie Walker while he was still a student at East Carolina University. After filling out the rest of the lineup with guitarist Eric Hill, drummer Raymond Finn, keyboardist Justin Flythe, and bassist Josh Bridgers, the band released its debut These Times Old Times

Lonnie Walker toured steadily throughout the South, with bassist Mike Robinson joining prior to the release of follow-up Earth Canals. That year, however, Corum — the group’s primary songwriter, in addition to its vocalist and rhythm guitarist — was swept up in the opioid epidemic, and eventually ended up at a homeless shelter in Raleigh.

As Corum slowly rebuilt his life and considered his future as a musician, he began writing new songs — with “one of the only guitars I didn’t sell,” he notes — and eventually, the band returned in 2017. “I really can’t help it. I enjoy it,” Corum says of playing in Lonnie Walker, before adding: “I really can’t help it.”

Easy, Easy, Easy, Easy was recorded with Colin Swanson-White at Synaesthetics Studios in Raleigh in late 2019, and sees the band further develop its unique stamp on the Carolina music scene, driven by raucous sound and Corum’s intensely personal songwriting.

VERITY DEN
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Verity Den was born of chance meetings and life-long dedications. The band is comprised of Casey Proctor, Trevor Reece and Mike Wallace, all of whom spent considerable time in their respective and shared DIY-music communities before converging to form the group in early 2023. Casey and Trevor initially met as members of an ad-hoc improv ensemble performing tape loops, strings, and electronics as part of a multi-disciplinary series hosted on a rooftop in Chapel Hill called Attic 506. Soon after, the three shifted from long-running musical projects to focus on exploring new sonic territories together. The band operates in an ever-evolving dynamic of group improvisation and studio experimentation, capturing moments of coarse circuit completion and bringing to fruition long-gestating ideas and songs. The sound is raw and largely unadorned, transmitting both truth and wildness.

QWILT
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Qwilt, formerly and briefly known as Wilt, is a supergroup based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. A collaboration between Emma Stees (lead vocals, guitar), Jonathan Crews (guitar, noise), Max Gowan (bass, engineering), and Adrian Teegarden (drums, vocals), the project weaves together dreamy, haunting melodies with powerful, distorted noise. The band is a unique combination of shoegaze and post-rock fueled by unleaded gasoline, junk food, and the power of friendship. Sometimes nauseating, sometimes sickly sweet, Qwilt is a midnight Sonic blast, a bologna sandwich at the speedway, a Cheerwine on an inner tube.

Coming off of his first EP of the streaming era featuring the likes of Leon Bridges, Isaiah Rashad, SAINt JHN, and more, hip-hop legend and Raleigh-Native Mez is back outside performing the entirety of The Loading EP alongside some of Atlanta's hottest upcoming talent.

 

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Reuben Vincent

Cyanca

Bobby James

J.R.C.G. (Justin R Cruz Gallego)

Hailing from the American Pacific Northwest underground music scene, J.R.C.G. is an experimental music artist combining elements of Krautrock, jazz, indie rock, art rock, electronic, and the avant-garde.  J.R.C.G.'s 2022 debut Ajo Sunshine was released by John Dwyer's Castle Face Records and his 2024 follow up, Grim Iconic… (Sadistic Mantra) is out August 2nd on Sub Pop Records.  

J.R.C.G.’s 2024 live ensemble features Jason Clackley (Dreamdecay, Exquisites), Ian Corrigan (Gen Pop, Vexx), Victory Nguyen (High Pulp, Sun King), Alex Barr (Telehealth) and Anthony Beauchemin (Casual Hex).

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Toadface 
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