Rafael Green performs Pink Moon, Georgia Moon performs Blue
This is a seated show. Rafael Green is a progressive-folk/art-rock songwriter currently based in the Triangle area of North Carolina. He was born in Essen, Germany to musician parents and spent his early years in Wraysbury, England while his mother taught at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. After moving to Tucson, Arizona, Green began showing an interest in playing an instrument and acquired his first guitar. He discovered a love for performing and songwriting in junior high school and, after graduating from high school, attended Berklee College of Music where he studied guitar, voice, arranging, production, and songwriting. He graduated with honors in 2013 and shortly thereafter moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he performed in various bands alongside fellow alumni. His songwriting style borrows from English folk and rock bands as well as progressive rock and classical guitarists such as Andrés Segovia and Leo Brouwer. Instagram Georgia Moon is an artist, writer, and multi-instrumentalist from the foothills of North Carolina. She started on piano at age four with a classical teacher who thought ragtime was too contemporary, taught herself alto saxophone at age ten, but it was the hum of the guitar that truly drew her in. She has long confessed that singing Joni Mitchell songs in her childhood bedroom is how she found the courage to perform in front of others in the first place, and the importance of Mitchell’s excavating lyricism and melodic explorations cannot be understated in terms of understanding Moon’s own songwriting. She recorded her first demo of original songs in her hometown of Winston-Salem at age eighteen and she’s been playing gigs in bands and as a solo musician ever since, picking up more instruments in her travels around the American south, England, and western Michigan. Her self-titled EP was recorded and released in 2019, and several other musical offerings have additionally been birthed to the world including the full-band EP Linger Longer, which was released May 31st, 2026. A forthcoming solo album Fare Well is also due at the end of September 2026. Since her return to North Carolina in 2020, she has found camaraderie among the multitude of musicians who call the Triangle home – especially with Crazy Chester, Carrboro’s homage to The Band and The Last Waltz, with whom she has performed annually as Joni Mitchell and saxophonist. This performance of Joni Mitchell’s iconic 1971 album Blue is the culmination of thirty years of Georgia Moon’s devotion to music, and is a natural offshoot of her participation in Crazy Chester before the 50th anniversary celebration of the original Last Waltz concert this Thanksgiving. Website
Johnny Sunrise and the Clouds · With Love · Nicole Tester
Hailing from Western Massachusetts and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina, Johnny Sunrise is an indie folk rock singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from love, longing, the “quarter-life crisis,” and the uncertainty of life. Although Johnny grew up with music primarily as a drummer, his unforeseen travels up and down the East Coast and the isolation caused by the pandemic brought him closer to his neglected guitar. Johnny is now joined by the uber-talented trio Marco “Paco” Marvelli (lap steel), Gabby Messner (bass), and Jake Richter (drums), whose contributions take the live show to another level. Johnny has carved a place in the NC triangle music scene over the past couple of years, performing original songs with honest lyrics and a soulful voice. Always with a smile and a healthy dose of banter. Website · Instagram · Bandcamp
The Brook & The Bluff: The Werewolf Tour
The Brook & The Bluff return to their rock & roll roots with Werewolf – a high-voltage, live-inspired album that turns up the amps, pushes the tempo, and howls in four-part harmony. Fueled by the sharp songwriting and stacked vocals that have defined their catalog, the collection captures the raw, supercharged energy of the band’s concerts.After nearly a decade of nonstop touring – earning hundreds of millions of streams with fan favorites like “Halfway Up” and “Everything Is Just a Mess” – the band regrouped in Nashville, meeting every morning to write and rehearse like their early days in Birmingham, Alabama. Life unfolded in the background: weddings, divorces, real-world growing pains. Inside the room, it was all music.The band channels the swamp rock spirit of legendary artists like Creedence, Petty, and The Eagles, delivering loud, melodic, deeply human songs like lead single “Super Bowl Sunday” – a crashing, introspective anthem about ego and emotional blind spots. “The goal was to treat the record like a live set,” says frontman Joseph Settine. And that’s exactly what they’ve done.Armed with a new album and an unflinching spirit, The Brook & The Bluff are ready to hit the road again to continue their 2026 Werewolf tour. The band boasts a history of sold out headline tours across the continent, a number of major festival performances, and have supported artists like Noah Kahan, Mt. Joy, The Avett Brothers, Ashe, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Website · Instagram · Facebook · Spotify · YouTube
Evan Honer: It’s An Even Longer Road Tour
$1 per ticket will go to The Cloverdale Project, which supports organizations taking care of people, animals, and the world around us.A cross-country move to Nashville. An international touring schedule. A record label with 25 artists and more than 100 releases, all operating out of his living room. A recording studio built into his four-car garage. Evan Honer spent 2024 in a blur of momentum, expanding his life in all directions, playing nearly 100 shows in support of his second album, Fighting For, while writing new songs for its follow-up. Only two years earlier, his cover of Tyler Childers’ “Jersey Giant” had become a viral juggernaut, earning more than 200 million streams and launching his music career. He was busy then, too, balancing his college classes with nighttime gigs as a solo act and daily practices with the school’s Division 1 swimming team. Things only intensified as school came to a close. Honer released the debut album West On I-10 on graduation day and quickly remade himself into a road warrior, balancing the challenges of early adulthood with an unbending commitment to music.Then, one day, he learned to look around him and take stock of the present. Everything I Wanted finds Honer planting new roots in Nashville, his adopted hometown after a multi-year stint in Southern California. Recorded over 18 days in a garage studio that he built himself, it’s a homemade record with big-studio sparkle, its 13 songs emphasizing the indie and alternative-pop influences that have always lingered on the outskirts of his sound. Here, they’re moved to the forefront, pushing Honer beyond his roots as an acoustic Americana act and into something more eclectic and electrifying. There are string arrangements courtesy of a talented neighbor, Kate Stephenson. There are horn arrangements, pedal steel swells, and contributions from his roommates, too. At the center of that sound is Evan Honer himself: an acclaimed songwriter, storyteller, and bleeding-heart vocalist who, after years on the move, has learned to slow down a bit and appreciate the moment.”My life completely changed this past year,” he says. “I’m learning to be happy with where I’m at. I’m grateful that I get to stand onstage and sing songs I wrote in my bedroom, and people know the words and sing them back to me. How can you be upset about that?”It’s true; there’s a lot to be grateful for. 500 million streams, for starters. An RIAA gold certification for his “Jersey Giant” cover. Sold-out shows alongside headliners like Wyatt Flores. The ongoing success of his own label, Cloverdale Records. With Everything I Wanted, though, Honer turns his gaze inward, writing autobiographical songs about romance, resilience, roots, and his relationship with his audience.”When the going gets tough, I’ll stick through the season,” he promises during “Maybe For Once.” On the surface, it’s a love song to a woman he met on the road, her memory lingering in the rear-review mirror every time his van pulls away. For someone who’s used to living life at 80 miles per hour, though, the song is something more: a self-made promise to focus not only upon the destination, but on the journey itself. “These songs are about me not getting in my own way,” he clarifies. “I’ve stopped looking for reasons not to commit. I’m pushing myself to just let things happen.” The rest of the record is similarly personal. On the cinematic piano ballad “It’s a Home,” Honer whisks himself back to childhood to unpack some traumatic family baggage. Instagram · TikTok · Facebook · Spotify · YouTube
Margot Sinclair
Margot Sinclair is a 5 piece band made up of Kyle Mix, Carson Baer, Owen Rice, Donny Hess, and Luke Sutherland. Margot Sinclair formed in 2023 in San Luis Obispo, California. Margot Sinclair is releasing their debut album, “Free Margot.” Margot Sinclair makes real music for real people. Website · Instagram · Spotify · TikTok
School of Rock Chapel Hill’s Mid-Season Preview Show
FREE and Open to the Public, but $10 donations at the door are kindly requested and gratefully received to help cover fees for students with financial need. Thank you for your generosity. Mid-Season Preview Show11:30 – doors open12:00 – The SORCH House Band!12:25 – Philly Two-Phiddy!12:55 – Women in Country!1:25 – Songwriting!1:45 – Rock 201!2:15 – The Adult Band present Numerology!2:45 – Rock 1013:05 – The Strokes vs. The Killers!3:35 – The Best of Zappa!4:05 – Epic Album – Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle”!4:35 – The SORCH House Band!5:00 – Instructor Band “Staff Infection” – Fall 2026 Show Theme Reveal! Website · Instagram · Facebook · Facebook Event
Luke Borchelt
Luke Borchelt is a country singer, songwriter, and proud Maryland native whose music tells the story of his roots and influences. A self-taught guitarist, Luke picked up the instrument at 23 and soon began writing songs to share with those closest to him. His sound is a unique blend of classic country storytelling and the rhythms of DMV hip-hop, shaped by a diverse range of influences. Luke’s music is a reflection of his upbringing in Maryland-honest, heartfelt, and always grounded in the experiences of real life. By capturing the soul of country and city, his work stands as a testament to the power of blending genres and staying true to his roots. Website · Facebook · Instagram · TikTok · YouTube
Militarie Gun
Militarie Gun’s new album, God Save The Gun, starts with a confession. “I’ve been slipping up” frontman Ian Shelton roars on the opening cut “B A D I D E A.” It’s real vulnerability tucked amongst distorted bass and blown-out drums, and the perfect introduction to one of the most exciting records of the year. This isn’t just a sonically daring, massive swing of a rock album, it’s also a very human document of being at your worst when you should be on top of the world – an absurdist guide to the intersection of self-destruction and self-belief. “I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album,” Shelton says. “But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple years, as I spoke about addiction from the perspective of someone affected by it, I became the one struggling with it. There’s a farcical logic to entering a situation, fully knowing the consequences, and doing it anyway–but that’s where my head was when I started leaning on drinking.” Militarie Gun’s 2023 debut album, Life Under The Gun was centered around lifelong cycles of hurt, with the singer looking back at growing up with family members struggling with addiction, and while God Save The Gun is still tethered to that history, this time, he’s not the witness—he’s the protagonist. It wasn’t until the band was scheduled to enter the studio in early 2025 that Shelton realized he was the one who needed to hear God Save The Gun’s message. “I thought I was playing a character, but it was becoming my reality,” he explains. “Right before recording, it hit me that I was really losing control and needed to do something about it. I looked at the record as a whole and could see that it was a note to myself – when I read back those lyrics, I could clearly see they’re saying ‘yeah man, you’re fucking up.’” Despite all of the inner turmoil leading to God Save The Gun, Shelton and his bandmates – guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim, and drummer David Stalsworth – more than rose to the challenge of following up Militarie Gun’s acclaimed debut. Stalsworth, Trim, and Kiley all joined during Life Under The Gun’s extensive touring cycle after a series of member shakeups that would hobble most bands, but only made Militarie Gun stronger. “It took us a long time to find the right people to be in this band but it feels like all the pieces have finally fallen into place,” Shelton says. “It’s like we’ve had a fast car for a while but we just now figured out how to drive it. We wrote for three years consistently because our intention was to make a classic record—full stop. The songs need to be as emotional as possible but the music needs to fully hit too. Big ideas need big songs.” God Save The Gun certainly lives up to that credo, and to do it, the band recruited a village of new and old collaborators. Shelton continued his creative relationship with songsmith Phillip Odom, co-wrote with longtime conspirator and frequent harmonizer James Goodson of Dazy, and newly tapped Nick Panella of MSPAINT, among others. “Phil really taught me how to sing, he knows my voice better than anyone,” says Shelton. “Or sometimes it’s about bringing in a fresh perspective – I call someone like James or Nick because those guys write songs in a totally different way than I do.” Bandcamp · Instagram
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning energetic, charming, and technically jaw-dropping band quickly rising on the national roots music scene. Based in Santa Cruz, California, the group met as teenagers, picking and jamming together as kids at local music festivals and jams until one day, they decided they would be a band. “Our roots go really deep,” explains de facto band leader Lee. “We met when we were young kids… We definitely decided to choose each other as a chosen family band later on in life, but in a lot of ways it was naturally just like that in the beginning.” “It was like one of those late at night things,” she continued. “We were sitting on a trailer at Grass Valley” at the annual Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival held in the Sierra Nevada foothills – “Someone said, ‘All of us right here, we’re a band now.’ We kind of didn’t take it seriously, but we were like, okay, we’ll be a band!” Website · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok
Sawyer Hill
Sawyer Hill began playing bars as a teenager, sneaking through the back door so he wouldn’t be carded by bouncers. Eventually, he’d graduate to national stages, thanks in large part to his breakthrough single “Look at the Time.” He has since racked up over 130 million streams and nearly a quarter billion video views, and left Arkansas for the first time to bring his music across the United States and Europe. Those gigs, including sold out stops at LA’s Troubadour and NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, and an extensive tour supporting Yungblud informed the way his new LP, Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy, sounds. He was also moved by a revelation he wasn’t expecting: Every time he left Arkansas for a California writing session or string of tour dates, he found himself longing for home. To hone in on the sonic and lyrical identity of the album, Hill worked with a few different collaborators throughout Los Angeles, like Mike Crossey [The 1975, Arctic Monkeys], Chris Greatti [Poppy, Yungblud], and Ryan Linville [Olivia Rodrigo, Dermot Kennedy]. He quickly began to triangulate the philosophy of the record, using these peers and role models as sounding boards. It’s part of the reason Hill sounds more assured than ever on the new album. With Everybody’s Home, Nobody’s Happy, Sawyer Hill wants to be that guiding presence that his favorite rockstars were for him when he was sitting in his childhood bedroom, teaching himself chords. He wants to be a voice for the loners and the doubters, the Southern kid who doesn’t understand why he’s meant to shut up about his feelings. Website · Instagram · Facebook · TikTok · YouTube · Soundcloud · Spotify