The ninth Carolina Indie Fest will come to Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown Sanford on September 25 and 26, bringing 10 acts from a variety of genres to the stage over two days.
The free music festival runs from 5 to 10 p.m on Friday, September 25 and 2:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 26 at Hugger Mugger, 229 Wicker St. The stage is situated in the beer garden area behind the brewery.
The event also features a full array of food trucks and craft vendors. For more information, visit www.carolinaindiefest.net.
The fall 2026 lineup is as follows:
5 p.m. Friday – David Michael Miller: A solo performance from the frontman of David Miller & the Other Sinners, Miller is known for a style of “southern soul” music comprised of “a sweet blend of blues/gospel/americana/r&b.”
6:15 p.m. Friday – Ghosts of Liberty: An americana/folk rock act based in the foothills of North Carolina, bringing together roots, blues, rock and soul influences.
7:45 p.m. Friday – Trash Van Fever: Billed as “the sonic folk music your parents warned you about,” Trash Van Fever hails from Pittsboro and plays “PunkGrass,” which they say is “a genre that roots-music lovers, punks, cowpokes, and rockers can all agree on.”
9 p.m. Friday – Charlsee & Cam: A husband and wife indie rock/americana duo blending country, blues, folk, and rock with a distinctive retro flair. “Their sound feels like the 60s had a baby with the 90s – dreamy, soulful, and just a little unconventional.”
2:30 p.m. Saturday – The Pinkerton Raid: Folk rock artist from Durham singing poetic songs about labor, COVID rent strikes, his family, the world, and “a fair number of songs about trees.”
3:45 p.m. Saturday – Modern Moxie: “Indie pop rock” led by multi-instrumentalist and singer Madison Lucas, a songwriter who tends toward narrative, first-person experiences that are immediately relatable with catchy, memorable melodies.
5 p.m. Saturday – Oort Patrol: “Temporally ambivalent punk rock” hailing from Sanford and Cary. Oort Patrol’s songs cover urgent, important topics like time travel, aliens, and crushing bureaucracy. (Full disclosure: The Rant’s Gordon Anderson plays in Oort Patrol).
6:15 p.m. Saturday – Julia: “A funky five-headed beast from Raleigh” which combines surrealist psychedelic rock and funk.
7:30 p.m. Saturday – Twurt Chamberlain: A soulful vocalist and guitarist who plays a fusion of blues, rock and hip hop with a revolutionary sound driven by uplifting and positive lyrics.
8:45 p.m. Saturday – DAZR: Classic hard rockers from Greenville, S.C. playing songs with strong melodies, big riffs, and the kind of energy that connects with audiences from the first note.
