JACK THE SONGMAN
Jack The Songman is a new artist from North Carolina determined to show you a good time straight from the heart. The man behind the song, Jack Carmichael, has been making music in the Triangle for more than a decade. Under the “Songman” moniker, he writes songs with a funky, classic pop sound that feels familiar but sincere. Love, togetherness, and celebration of the mundane are central motifs baked into the entire Songman catalog.
Born into a family of musicians, Carmichael has been a member of various musical ensembles since childhood—however, it wasn’t until his mid-twenties that he stepped into the dual role of frontman and songwriter as Jack The Songman. With the support of lifelong friends and collaborators (known collectively as The Songman Band), Carmichael has forged a genre-melding, piano-driven sonic identity that weaves together elements of yacht rock, funk, and power pop while calling to mind musical forces such as Michael McDonald and Ben Folds.
Since stepping onto the scene, the Songman has made a name for himself playing high-energy shows throughout the Triangle. Carmichael’s songwriting craft has made an impression on his hometown, generating a commission to write and record the signature jingle for Chapel Hill’s radio station, 97.9 The Hill WCHL.
PINT NIGHT
Conceived in the heart of Chapel Hill, Pint Night is a new indie rock band composed of five members: Jack Carmichael (keys), Reese McDonald (bass), Ryan Anderson (drums), Sameen Salam (aux keys), and Connor Luckey-Smith (guitar). The lineup originally met while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they bonded over their shared love of tight vocal harmonies, serviceable pints, and making merry. After many years of hangs, jam sessions, and post-grad pints, all five friends had the exact same revelation in 2025: “We should form a band and call it Pint Night.” The five-piece is excited to share their catalog of soul-infused alt-rock headbangers across the Triangle for weeks, if not months, to come.
LAURA IVY
Laura Ivy is an independent singer-songwriter based in North Carolina.
Her first debut Mansion of Rain focuses heavily on lyricism regarding internal thought processes one goes through in day-to-day life; the questions, validations, and related analogies of nature.
Vocals, the background, and lead voices are the mediums for such questions and answers, mimicking the voice of human thought that plays throughout each day.
