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Five songs that prove Caleb Caudle should be the next Jason Isbell

If you haven’t heard of Caleb Caudle, just wait. You will. The recent success of alt-country darling Jason Isbell’s rock-folk-country-chart topping album, “Something More Than Free,” gives similar artists like Caudle hope that they too can break out and that their genre-defying music can be heard by the masses. Continue reading

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Hiss Golden Messenger to headline Flow Honda’s ‘Sunset Thursdays’ free show on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Bailey Park in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter

Building on the success of the inaugural concert event in June, Flow Honda and Phuzz Phest will present the second volume of “Sunset Thursdays,” its free community concert series on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Bailey Park in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The June event drew more than 600 attendees, according to organizers.

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It’s time to give Phuzz Phest a listen

For five years, I have been hearing about Phuzz Phest, an up-and-coming music festival held in the heart of Winston-Salem, N.C., each spring. The festival returns to the Camel City on April 17-19 with more than 60 bands and this year, I am committed to going to hear some of the performances. Continue reading