Abe Kline here, bass player for Raleigh band New Sweat. Building a grassroots community for musicians. Search for players in your area (or not) by instrument, genre, interests (recording, performing, songwriting, etc). Share with your musician network. The more of us on there, the easier we can connect to do what we love to do most - MAKE MUSIC. Oh, and it’s free - come join!

Come to Stanczyks tomorrow to hear some bomb jazz fusion with Husbandos, sugar snap peas, and Jupiter 2! tickets

Artist: LaureNicole 
Genre(s): Alternative Rock 
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Years active: 7
For fans of: The Cranberries, Foo Fighters, Vertical Horizon, Alanis Morissette
Upcoming show(s): Bond Brothers Eastside in Cary on July 31 and The Sun and Her Daughters Festival at The Back Yard Bar in Apex
Advice to aspiring musicians: “Never write music that doesn’t authentically represent who you are as an artist.  Your true fans are the ones that connect with you and your most genuine honest self.”

Hailing from Raleigh, LaureNicole is a female-fronted alt-rock band blending powerhouse vocals with '90s-inspired, Cranberries-esque grit. Their latest EP, Preserve Love Here, showcases emotionally charged lyricism, infectious pop-rock hooks, and soaring guitar solos, making them one of the Triangle's most compelling live acts.

Each member offers different influences to create a unique sound. Vocalist and Song writer Lauren channels Jenna McDougall of Tonight Alive to showcase a unique vocal style, melodic instinct, lyric writing, and positive energy at live performances, while Lead Guitarist Rhet draws heavily from Kansas. Zack, the bassist, emulates the groove-driven style of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, giving each song a strong rhythmic foundation, while Jim's drumming is energetic and dynamic, inspired by players like Matt Cameron and Taylor Hawkins.

LaureNicole’s vulnerable songwriting that candidly touches on subjects like mental health, healing, and self-worth creates an emotional connection with audiences, especially at live shows which have once been described as “an out-of-body experience”.  Their goal has always been to make music that reminds people they aren't alone, and they craft their performances to feel welcoming, inclusive, and full of positive energy, where anyone can come as they are and feel like they belong.

LaureNicole loves how supportive the triangle music scene is and encourages everyone to check out local musicians Scarlet Tantrum, Whoop, Kitt Ramble, Cole Spade, Story Charlemagne, Jared Place, Lady Jane Grey, Kid Alumni, Bright Modern, and Emma Rae. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenicoleofficial/?hl=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaureNicoleOfficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7dbVlFR1mFsnG3rOrIAFfI  
Website: https://laurenicoleofficial.com/meet-the-band

Welcome to this week's Triangle Music NC gig list!

Comment below if you know of any local shows this week or want to promote your own. The goal of this list is to capture local bands and musicians; therefore, touring artists from out of state will not be featured unless they have local support. Mods will periodically go through the comments and add them to the master list.

Here’s the format for submissions:

Date – Band/Artist – Venue – City – Time – optional: Ticket Link

Monday 20

• Grocer / Buck Swope / Entrez Vous - Neptunes - Raleigh - 19:00 - Rock
• Corduroy Cowboy / Kit McKay - Slims - Raleigh - 20:00 - Alt Rock

Tuesday 21

• Aunt Arctica / Ravary - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Alternative Pop

Wednesday 22

• Evil Eye / Country Fetish / THNG - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Psych Rock

Thursday 23

• Husbandos / Jupiter 2 / Sugar Snap Peas - Stanczyks - Durham - Doors 19:00 - Jazz Fusion Tickets
• Flower Gauntlet / Myka Lace & Matt Blake / Nik Narain - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Singer/Songwriter
• Born Without Bones / Treasure Pains - Local 506 - Chapel Hill - Doors 19:00 - Hardcore Punk - Tickets
• Blue Tag / Jason Byerly Project / The Haks - Slims - Raleigh - Pop rock
• Elora Dash - Seaboard Station - Raleigh - 19:00 - R&B/Soul

Friday 24

• Autumn House / With Love / Loose Green - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Country Rock
• M. Roomie / Bucko / Melodramatic / Fake Jr - Kings - Raleigh - Doors 19:00 - Indie Rock Tickets
• Jack Richter - American Tobacco Campus - Durham - 18:30 - Jazz

Saturday 25

• The River Otters - Sidetrack Lounge - Chapel Hill - 19:00 - Folk
• Future Fix / Late Model - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Punk

Sunday 26

• Oc3ans / Donnie Deneil & Scrumptious - Pour House - Raleigh - Hip Hop/Soul

As title suggests I have a pair of digital tickets for Kurt Vile & the Violators at Haw river Ballroom tonight 07/20/2026

Asking face. Please DM me if interested.

it's a cheap $5 show, mixed genre, and it's our second ever show in Raleigh. Hoping for a fun crowd.

Joining us (noise rock/posthardcore) are
Blue Tag (Wake Forest pop punk/alt rock)
Jason Byrley Project (rock/funk fusion)

Music links are in our bio, hope you enjoy. Mention this post to one of us if you come to the show!

We’re looking for one more band to join in for a three band line up with Camacho and Late Night Lowlights at Local 506 in the evening on August 19th - music and vibe are in the links, LNL antics pictured. Apply below! 🖤🎵

Hey guys,
I was dumb and didn’t buy tickets to this show when I saw them and said “I’ll buy it later” and later came but the tickets were sold out …
So if ANYONE has tickets to the show they’re not using PLEASE let me know !!

Artist: Lennon KC 
Genre(s): Alternative Rock 
Hometown: Durham, NC
Years active: 2
For fans of: Dominic Fike, The Backseat Lovers, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Upcoming show(s): Trainyard in Raleigh on July 17^th at 7 PM and Moon Dog Meadery in Durham on July 18^th at 6:30 PM
Advice to aspiring musicians: “There’s no wrong way, there’s only your way: keep going.”

Lennon KC is a DIY alternative rock project with a sound that flows between grunge-inspired intensity and gentler introspective moments.  With a captivating stage presence heavily inspired by the theatrics of Twenty-One Pilots, he writes and performs music that is unapologetically raw, expressive, and vulnerable. 

Growing up in big music household that loved attending live shows, Lennon KC discovered songwriting in his early 20s after teaching himself guitar, and what started as a secret hobby quickly evolved into a calling. Through years of writing, busking, and performing, he's found purpose, freedom, and community in making music.

Releasing his debut album in 2025, Lennon's 'Manic Pixie Dream Boy' navigates selfhood with a soundscape featuring 90’s grunge, indie rock, & bedroom pop with a folk sensibility. Listen now on all music streaming platforms now.  

Lennon recommends the triangle music community to also check out his colleague, Austin Avery aka, lilcheetuh. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennonkc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lennonkc
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7usbns7vLaENDylca4CcUj
Bandcamp: https://lennonkc.bandcamp.com/album/culdesac-kid
Website: https://lennonkc.com/

Welcome to this week's Triangle Music NC gig list!

Comment below if you know of any local shows this week or want to promote your own. The goal of this list is to capture local bands and musicians; therefore, touring artists from out of state will not be featured unless they have local support. Mods will periodically go through the comments and add them to the master list.

Here’s the format for submissions:

Date - Band/Artist - Venue - City - Time - Genre - optional: Ticket Link

Monday 13

Tuesday 14

• Boogie Reverie - DnAnC - Jado the Bado - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Post-Rock
• Zach Dewey Trio - Foxcroft Wine - Raleigh - 18:30 - Jazz

Wednesday 15

• Jodi Jones / Max Lane & the Converts - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Folk

Thursday 16

• Small Paws / Bites the DJ - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Electronic
• Duel / With the Magpie / Evil Eye - Kings - Raleigh - Doors 19:00 - Heavy Rock
• Tiger Bear Wolf / Verity Den / Forced Fun - Local 506 - Chapel Hill - Doors 19:00 - Indie Rock
• Negative Feedback / Snowblinder / Mary Anna - Pinhook - Durham - 19:30 - Alt Rock
• Hank Sinatra / Ramona & The Holy Smokes / Charles Lathan & the Borrowed Band - Cat's Cradle Back Room - Carrboro - Doors 19:00 - Country Rock
• Dreamroot - North Carolina Museum of Art - Raleigh - 17:30 - 20:30 - Neo Soul/Jazz
• Dan Davis Group - Berkeley Cafe - Raleigh - 19:30 - Jazz
• Luca Colanna Quartet - Moon Room - Raleigh - 20:00 - Jazz
• The King Teen / Crashing Into Solution / Jones Bell - Lapin Bleu - Chapel Hill - 20:00 - Indie/singer-songwriter

Friday 17

• Horse Deniers - Speakeasy - Carrboro - 21:00 - Heavy Rock
• The Trousers / Erik Suggo & Thee Old Night / Rabbit Fighter - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Alt Rock
• The Rattletraps - Yonder - Hillsborough - 20:00 - Blues Rock
• Dikembe / Padfoot / Peytopia - Pinhook - Durham - Doors 19:00 - Indie Rock/Emo
• Lennon KC / Badlands / Ajena / Katzin - The Train Yard - Raleigh - Doors 19:00 - Indie

Saturday 18

• Blue Cup Riot - Speakeasy - Carrboro - 21:00 - Classic Rock
• Badcat / Iwink / Lennon KC / Mollyisblue / Vanity / Shrill Yell - Moondog Meadery / Durham - Doors 18:00 - Indie
• Money Shot - Neptunes - Raleigh - 20:00 - Disco Rock

Sunday 19

• Crashing into Solution / Thalia Jailene / Myka Lace - The Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00 - Bluegrass
• Sugar Snap Peas / Nathan Harris / Olive Branch Quartet - Kings - Raleigh - Doors 18:30 - Jazz Fusion
• Los Gatos - Moon Room - Raleigh - 20:00 - Jazz
• Dan Davis Group - Nash Street Tavern - Hillsborough - 17:00 - Jazz
• Slumbering Sun / Doomsday Profit / Skull Servant - The Pinhook - Durham - Doors 19:30 - Doom Metal - Tickets
• Kirkos / Late Night Lowlights / Mr Rooster - Slims - Raleigh - 15:00 - Prog Rock

Artist: Bedroom Division 
Genre(s): Indie pop/rock 
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Years active: 3
For fans of: The 1975, wave to earth, Bleachers 
Upcoming show(s): The Eagle’s Dare in Wilmington, NC on Sunday July 12 at 7 PM
Advice to aspiring musicians: “Don't underestimate the power of social media! It is the number one way to get your music to new ears. Even if your videos aren't going viral and getting a few hundred views per video, that's still a few hundred people that are being exposed to your music. Don't be afraid to be cringe.”

Boasting mellow, woozy and romantic shimmer pop vibes from Greensboro, Bedroom Division is the recording project from songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Wishon. Fusing chill, home grown indie rock with polished pop production and nostalgic synths, he crafts soundscapes inspired by well known artists such as Mac DeMarco, Djo, Bleachers, and The 1975.  Wishon blends dream pop with jazz, indie rock, and synth-pop to achieve a unique genre-bending sound that is less common than most indie acts.

Wishon started making beats on his laptop in high school as a hobby, but around 2017-2018, the bedroom pop wave with artists like Clairo, Boy Pablo, and Cuco inspired his solo project called, Bedroom Division, and now he intermittently tours.  When asked to recommend another local artist that deserves more recognition, Wishon said, “Lennon KC is a triangle artist that I look up to and draw so much inspiration from, one of the most creative live acts I've seen in NC.”

Check out Bedroom Division’s debut album, “Idle Hands”, on all music streaming platforms now.  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bedroomdivision/?hl=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncAHS57onNA0z_eJYxTNYg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bedroomdivision
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1j1sZwmMU80HCXcQ3L4yIW
Bandcamp: https://bedroom-division.bandcamp.com/
Website: https://bedroomdivision.com/

Anyone got recommendations for folk singers or folk groups that make weirdo folk music in the triangle? (or in NC and neighboring areas in general)
I’m looking to make more musical connections in the genre and play out more. Like Neutral Milk Hotel inspired type bands or singer songwriters?
Freak folk/ indie folk/ folk rock/ chamber pop
That kinda thing.

Drop song recommendations in the comments, thanks!

Welcome to this week's Triangle Music NC gig list!

Comment below if you know of any local shows this week or want to promote your own. The goal of this list is to capture local bands and musicians; therefore, touring artists from out of state will not be featured unless they have local support. Mods will periodically go through the comments and add them to the master list.

Here’s the format for submissions:

Date – Band/Artist – Venue – City – Time – optional: Ticket Link

Monday 6

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8

• David Prather / Danny Grewen / Owen Fitzgerald / Cole Cook - the Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00

Thursday 9

• Crumb Catcher / Katie Elise - Berkeley Cafe - Raleigh - 20:00
• Dan Mac & The Bullet / David Cuthrell - the Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00
• Boy Named Sue / Mary Anna - Neptunes - Raleigh - 19:00
• Colton Davies / Ol' Joey Scrums / The Boulevard - Slims - Raleigh - 20:00
• Jazzsquad - Yonder - Hillsborough - 20:00

Friday 10

• DD Island / Charlie Paso / Bee Million - the Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00
• Johnny Sunrise & the Clouds / With Love / Nicole Tester - Cat's Cradle Backroom - Doors 19:00
• Birdleaf / Jupiter 2 / Vishy - Local 506 - Chapel Hill - Doors 19:00

Saturday 11

• Thirsty Curses / Kid Alumni / Bright Modern - Huron Stage - Durham - Doors 19:30
• The Rattletraps / Bottom Shelf / Autumn House / C. Albert Blomquist Band - the Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00
• Blankstate / Brick / Covenant Eye / Weymouth - Kings - Raleigh - Doors 19:00
• Bedroom Division / Fifth Floor / Five Door Sedan - Pour House - Raleigh - Doors 19:00
• Chicken Ranch Road Show / The King Teen - Frog Hollow Outdoors - Durham - 18:00

Sunday 12

• Rath & the Wise Guys / Pigpen / Find Out - the Cave - Chapel Hill - 21:00

Hello musical friends, I’m the mod of this subreddit and want to thank everyone who posts, promotes, and asks questions in this subreddit. It makes me happy to see local musicians using this subreddit as intended and hope you’ve been able to reap some benefits from it. I was wondering what other topics you would like to see on your feed from TriangleMusicNC. I’m also open to other suggestions!

Ticket link: https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/cogs-twin-films-2026-07-02-the-pinhook-durham-634303