Carrboro Music Festival
Saturday, Sep. 28 & Sunday, Sep. 29, free
Various venues, Carrboro
The Town of Carrboro’s twenty-second-annual local-band blowout is expansive, with 185 acts spread across twenty-seven stages. Kickoff events on Saturday include a singer-songwriter showcase at the Carrboro Town Commons as well as a free show with Ellis Dyson & the Shambles and Noah Adams & the Louisiana Natives at Cat’s Cradle. These are some of the noteworthy sets taking place on Sunday:
Erie Choir 1 p.m., Fitch Lumber Company
What initially started as the solo project of Sorry About Dresden’s Eric Roehrig has since transformed into a full-fledged indie outfit. The self-described dad-rock group released the excellent Old Rigs in 2017 after a decade-long hiatus.
Ravary 4 p.m., The Station
Justin Ellis has spent the better part of his music career backing a variety of indie-rock groups—Happy Abandon, Easter Island, and Al Riggs’s live band. His solo project, Ravary, showcases both his chops as a multi-instrumentalist and his signature booming voice.
Tha Materials 6 p.m., 2nd Wind
Durham act Tha Materials fuse old-school hip-hop flows with jazzy instrumentation. Boasting three vocalists—Juteria Eaves, Raney Hayes, and Cameron Tripp—as well as a tight live band, Tha Materials consistently offer an electrifying performance.
XOXOK 8 p.m., 2nd Wind
As XOXOK, Keenan Jenkins uses his theatrical voice and reverb-soaked guitar to craft atmospheric soul. Whereas his debut EP, Worthy, contains ambitious production, his stripped-down live show is a raw, intimate experience.
Flash Car 10 p.m., The Station
Morgan Friedman’s songwriting lies somewhere between the eccentric pop of Harry Nilsson and the catchy psych-rock of modern acts like Dungen and Tame Impala. On its debut album, Wardrobe, last year, Missy Thangs produced four of the eight tracks.
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