
Carrboro Music Festival returns on Sunday, October 1, 2023. The festival is free, and will feature roughly 100 bands and performers at multiple venues around Carrboro.
Please tip the performers!
Please note that the performances at some outdoor venues might be canceled in the case of rain, but there are plenty of indoor shows too.
Besides the shows listed below, there will be a free ticketed kick-off event at the Cat’s Cradle on September 30, 2023, featuring Truth Club.
Workshops
There will also be several free workshops in the morning. Registration is required and space is limited.
Accordion Workshop
10 a.m.
Carrboro Century Center
100 N Greensboro Street, Carrboro
Recording Workshop
10 a.m.
Carrboro Century Center
100 N Greensboro Street, Carrboro
Drumming Workshop
10 a.m.
Town Commons
301 N Main Street, Carrboro
Synthesizer Workshop
11:30 a.m.
Carrboro Civic Club
108 Bim Street, Carrboro
Find Your Own Voice — Singalong
3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Town Hall
301 W Main Street, Carrboro
Hip Hop / R&B Showcase at Cat’s Cradle Backroom
In addition, there will be a Hip Hop / R&B Showcase at Cat’s Cradle Back Room on Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Performers include:
- ABNormal Music Group
- Cayso
- DJ Reimei
- Donovan Harrell
- Huffle
- Jamaal Matters
- Larry Thepoet
- May Day
- Melody
- Nacynze
- Nuri
- SkyBlew
Band Schedule for Carrboro Music Festival
The easiest way to see the schedule is to download the Carrboro Music Festival App:
- The app in the App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/carrboro-music-festival/id1480599206
- The app in Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.festival.carrboro&hl=en_US&gl=US
The second easiest way to see the schedule is in the stage lineup below, which we put together from a spreadsheet on the Carrboro Music Festival website (which would be the 3rd easiest way to see the schedule.) Please note that we put together this list on September 16, 2023. If the spreadsheet has changed, our list might not reflect the changes.
Also, we see some discrepancies between the schedule in the app and in the spreadsheets. But this is the best we can do! We’ll update as we get more information.
401 Main
401 E Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Uglow – Alternative
- 2:30 p.m. – Gamma – Jazz Fusion
- 3:45 p.m. – Ghost & Bones – Americana/Jam
- 5:00 p.m. – Tre. Charles – Alternative/ Indie Soul and R&B
- 6:15 p.m. – Crank Stallion – Rock
Armadillo Grill
120 E Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – Thirsty Curses – Rock n Roll
- 2:15 p.m. – Sad Magazine – Indy pop
- 3:30 p.m. – Michael Daughtry & The Drift – The New Wave of Yacht Rock
- 5:00 p.m. – Why The Hell Knot – Indie Rock
- 6:00 p.m. – Dmitri Resnik & Bootleg Beat – Louisiana Roots, Blues
- 7:15 p.m. – Honey Magpie – Indie Folk
Carrboro Family Vision
200 W Weaver Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – DTL – Rock
- 2:30 p.m. – Husbandos – Jazz Pop Funk
- 3:45 p.m. – Infinity City – Dance Rock
- 5:00 p.m. – Leaving for Arizona – Alt-Indie Rock
- 6:15 p.m. – Butter – Funky Rock
Cat’s Cradle
300 E Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – Stray Owls – Psych/Rock
- 2:15 p.m. – Slow Teeth – Post-Rock
- 3:30 p.m. – Django Haskins – Indie Folk
- 4:45 p.m. – Toothsome – Alternative/Indie/Punk/Shoegaze
- 5:30 p.m. – Heat Preacher – Rock/Indie
- 6:45 p.m. – Winfield – Fuzzy Indie Rock
Century Hall
100 N Greensboro Street, Carrboro
- 2:00 p.m. – River Otters – Post-Folk
- 3:15 p.m. – Floy Doy – Jazz
- 4:15 p.m. – The Beautiful People Club
- 5:45 p.m. – Tokyo Rosenthal – Americana
- 6:00 p.m. – Project Mastana – World Music
- 7:00 p.m. – Mad Crush – Americana – Alt Country
- 8:15 p.m. – Scivic Rivers – Singer-songwriter
- 9:15 p.m. – Tea Cup Gin – Original Indie-Jazz-Blues
- 9:15 p.m. – Code Redaktor – Techno, Dance, Electronic
Dingo Dog Brewing
410 N Greensboro Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Michael Melia – Folk Rock
- 2:15 p.m. – Organ Failure – Funk / Jazz / Groove
- 3:45 p.m. – The Epstein / Messinger Project – Songwriter
- 5:00 p.m. – Matty Frank – Indie Folk/Rock/Pop
- 6:15 p.m. – Oxenford Clerk – Acoustic IndieFolk
Fifth Season Gardening Co.
106 S Greensboro Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – Fool in Utopia – Alternative Indie Pop/Rock
- 2:15 p.m. – Fuschia City – Pop/Chiptune
- 3:30 p.m. – Analog Mountains – Moody Electro-Folk Rock
- 4:45 p.m. – Rafael Green – Indie Folk
- 6:00 p.m. – Nantahala – Indie Folk
Lanza’s Café
601 W Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Tim Smith Band – Local/World
- 2:30 p.m. – Kirk Ridge Band – Gypsy Folk Rock
- 3:45 p.m. – Les Trois Chats – Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Latin Jazz, 1920s Jazz
- 5:00 p.m. – Magnolia Klezmer Band – World Music/E. European/Jewish
- 6:15 p.m. – Eric Sommer and the Fabulous Piedmonts – Roots Americana
Luna Rotisserie
307 E Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Jack the Songman – Funk/Rock
- 2:15 p.m. – Organ Failure – Funk / Jazz / Groove
- 3:45 p.m. – Slow Teeth – Post-Rock
- 4:45 p.m. – Django Haskins – Indie Folk
- 5:30 p.m. – Heat Preacher – Rock/Indie
- 6:15 p.m. – Winfield – Fuzzy Indie Rock
Pizzeria Mercato
408 W Weaver Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Manic Third Planet – Punk Rock
- 2:30 p.m. – Clout Chaser – Math Rock
- 3:45 p.m. – Pretend I’m a Genius – Alternative Rock / Indie Rock
- 5:00 p.m. – Matty Begs – Funky Rock
- 6:15 p.m. – Matty Frank – Indie Folk/Rock/Pop
South Green
501 S Greensboro Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Jack the Songman – Funk/Rock
- 3:45 p.m. – The Hourglass Kids – Psychedelic-reggae-rock
- 5:00 p.m. – The Lids – Pop/Rock/Motown
- 6:15 p.m. – Jimmy Ray Swagger and the Fussy Eaters – Real Country
- 3:45 p.m. – The Shoaldiggers – Original folk bangers, groovy grass
Steel String
106A S Greensboro Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – The Carrborators – Folk, Americana, Acoustic Rock
- 2:30 p.m. – Daniel DeLorenzo Trio – Jazz Organ Trio
- 3:45 p.m. – Pagan Hellcats – Original Americana
- 5:00 p.m. – The Beautiful People Club
- 6:15 p.m. – Spring Lane – Americana
The ArtsCenter
400 Roberson Street, Carrboro
- 1:45 p.m. – New Morning Jazz – Jazz
- 3:00 p.m. – Red Nucleus – Fingerstyle instrumental music for guitar and bass
- 4:15 p.m. – Magnolia Klezmer Band – World Music/E. European/Jewish
- 5:30 p.m. – Kirk Ridge Band – Gypsy Folk Rock
- 6:45 p.m. – Les Trois Chats – Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Latin Jazz, 1920s Jazz
- 8:00 p.m. – Scandimonium – Nordic Roots
- 9:15 p.m. – Tea Cup Gin – Original Indie-Jazz-Blues
The Belltree
100 Brewer Lane, Carrboro
- 1:45 p.m. – New Morning Jazz – Jazz
- 3:00 p.m. – Pippa Hoover – Indie Folk
- 4:15 p.m. – Sunsp.t – Electronic Jazz, Atmospheric Folk, Funk
- 5:30 p.m. – Wake Moody – R&B
- 6:45 p.m. – Elijah Rosario – Urban-Pop
- 8:00 p.m. – Code Redaktor – Techno, Dance, Electronic
- 9:15 p.m. – Tea Cup Gin – Original Indie-Jazz-Blues
The Speakeasy
100 E Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – School of Rock Chapel Hill House Band – Classic Rock Covers
- 2:45 p.m. – The Yardarm – Rock
- 4:00 p.m. – The Gone Ghosts – Alt-Country / Rock
- 5:15 p.m. – Too Much Fun – Rhythm and Blues
- 6:30 p.m. – Country Cruel – Country
- 7:45 p.m. – Cuffing Season – Indie Rock
- 9:00 p.m. – Mystery Ranch – Country
Town Commons
301 W Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – School of Rock Chapel Hill House Band – Classic Rock Covers
- 2:15 p.m. – Saludos Compay – Latin Dance Music
- 3:30 p.m. – The Spectacles – Ska, Reggae, Rock
- 4:45 p.m. – Sound System Seven – Ska/Ska Punk
- 6:00 p.m. – The Unsustainables – Ska/Rocksteady
Twin House Music
116 W Main Street, Carrboro
- 1:15 p.m. – Heavy for the Vintage – Electronic/Post-Punk
- 2:15 p.m. – Ancestor Piratas – Cumbia-Electronic-Fusion
- 2:30 p.m. – 723 – Indie Alt Rock
- 3:45 p.m. – Zealotrous – Political Punk Rock
- 5:00 p.m. – Elora Dash – R&B/Neo-Soul
- 6:15 p.m. – Clout Chaser – Math Rock
Weaver Street Market
101 E Weaver Street, Carrboro
- 1:00 p.m. – Triangle Afrobeat Orchestra – Afro Beat
- 2:15 p.m. – Batala Durham – Samba Reggae Percussion
- 3:30 p.m. – Dan Davis Group – Jazz Organ Trio
- 4:45 p.m. – Boom Unit Brass Band – Brass Band, Jazz, Rock
- 6:00 p.m. – Pagan Hellcats – Original Americana
Double-Check Before You Head Out!
We make every effort to make sure that everything on Triangle on the Cheap is 100% accurate.
However, sometimes things change without notice, and it's also possible that we can make a mistake.
Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go.
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Friday, November 3, 2023
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