DOORS at 6:30pm

This multiday conference and showcase festival is a can’t-miss for anyone in the Southeast connected to the music industry, including fans.

Early Bird All-Access Passes are on sale now for only $99! All-Access Pass Holders will receive access to the three-day conference, two evenings of showcases, and an invitation to the official Confluence Kickoff Bash! Details to be announced. All-Access Pass does not include certain workshops.

Not interested in the conference? Purchase the Music Only Pass! This pass includes access to 7 venues over two nights Oct 10 and 11. Venues and many artists have been announced. To get a pass or the most up-to-date info, visit confluencecarolinas.com. CONFERENCE PASS (Still Available): Confluence Carolinas pass, starting at $45. More information and tickets.

Shake The Dust

Indie folk rock outfit Shake the Dust brings a musical kinship deeply rooted in the Carolinas – most members have been performing solo or in bands throughout the local region since the early 90s. Frontman Phil Lomac’s three solo records have garnered critical acclaim for their mix of alt-rock and roots music with his most recent solo release, 2017’s Northern Cities, Southern Stars, playing like a post-punk update of Bare Trees-era Fleetwood Mac. The band’s debut EP pays homage to throwback 70s FM country rock with its own modern edge. But for marketing purposes, the band’s pensive, hand-crafted style is hard to pin down drawing on an array of music and artists — everything from ’80s new wave and the alt-country rock of Wilco to the ’70s Laurel Canyon sound exemplified by singer-songwriters like Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Tom Petty. Expect lush instrumentation packed with lyrical prowess when the band takes the stage to perform a mix of tunes from their debut EP the eponymous “Shake the Dust” along with lots of new, original material.

Shake the Dust is:

Phil Lomac – Lead Vocals, Guitars
Rob Bloise – Keyboards, Vocals
Craig Hanks – Guitars, Vocals
Paul Sires – Bass
Bob Simyon – Drums
Sean O’Shields – Pedal Steel

Dane Page

Dane Page is a singer-songwriter from North Carolina. His music celebrates and contemplates modern life through the rooted traditions of storytelling. “[F]olk music…without any preconceived notions about what folk music should sound like.” (Glide Magazine). Fill the Fractures is the first of three new EPs about marriage, parenthood, and the moments which both define and redefine our lives. The songs showcase a more mature lyricism in Dane’s writing while staying true to the adventurous, folky spirit of his music.

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Fancy Gap

On their self-titled debut album, Fancy Gap–the duo of singer/songwriter Stuart McLamb (The Love Language) and songwriter/producer Charles Crossingham–takes listeners on a journey that steers through life’s melodies with windows down. It’s a country-tinged, radio-ready sound, yet delves deep into universal themes. From stirring reflections on death and aging to the joyous celebrations of life, love, and triumph, every track on Fancy Gap captures different facets of the human experience. With a twang evoking the heartland and a widescreen perspective hinting at something greater, McLamb and Crossingham explore poignant moments of laughter and loss, enduring bonds of friendship, and the ups and downs of relationships.

McLamb has always been a heart-on-his-sleeve songwriter–one that’s also a traveler, tourer, hand-holder, relationship whisperer, and chronicler of beginnings and endings–and the bittersweetness that courses through The Love Language’s four albums is a voyage worth all the heartbreak. As he began working on the band’s fifth album in early 2020, McLamb took some early demos to Crossingham, whom he had known for nearly a decade but became closer with after moving back to Raleigh, North Carolina, that March. The pandemic struck in the midst of feeling out those early ideas; the two sheltered in Crossingham’s mountain cabin in Fancy Gap, Virginia, and questions of what life would look like when the world started over seeped into their late-night songwriting sessions. What began as a producer/artist collaboration blossomed into a close-knit co-writing project, rooted in Crossingham’s inspired belief and admiration in McLamb’s talents, and the musical kinship that the two had forged.

*If you are over 21 but do not have a legal ID, State law prohibits us from serving you adult alcoholic beverages. There is a $5 surcharge at the door if you are under 21.*