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Friends of The Rant | Oort Patrol

What happens when a Friend of The Rant is an actual member of The Rant? Possibly nothing. Possibly an implosion of the space-time continuum. 
The Rant’s Gordon Anderson sits on the other side of the mic as he talks to Patty Kempton about his band Oort Patrol, their music and their upcoming appearance at Carolina Indie Fest at Hugger Mugger Brewing on Sept. 30.

Friends of The Rant | Skyler Gudasz | Indie Fest ‘23

Durham based singer/songwriter Skylar Gudasz has been called "the Joni Mitchell the south never had." She's headlining day two of Carolina Indie Fest on Sept. 30, and joined the Friends of the Rant podcast recently to talk about her work.
 

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest 2023 - Reese McHenry, Cliff Wheeler Band

Ahead of the annual Carolina Indie Fest at Hugger Mugger Brewing (Sept. 29-30), The Rant’s Gordon Anderson interviews artists Reese McHenry, a garage rocker with a monster of a voice from the Triangle, and Lee County's own Cliff and Garret Wheeler of the Cliff Wheeler band.

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest bands Hustle Souls, Regence and Rhinestone Pickup Truck

Three bands from the upcoming Carolina Indie Fest — Hustle Souls, Regence and Rhinestone Pickup Truck — take the time to talk to us and become official "Friends of The Rant."

Friends of The Rant | Paleface and the Pseudo Cowboys

The Friends of the Rant podcast welcomes Paleface and Mo for their third appearance, as well as Adam Pitts of Raleigh's the Pseudo Cowboys. Both acts will perform the first night of Carolina Indie Fest on May 12 at Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown Sanford.

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest performers ”Mom Rock”

The members of Mom Rock, a 2022 Rolling Stone "Hot Band" named "one of America's best young bands"  join our revived Friends of The Rant podcast leading up to their performance at Carolina Indie Fest, set for May 12-13 at Hugger Mugger Brewing in downtown Sanford. 

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest bands Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands and Oort Patrol

Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands will headline day two of this weekend's Carolina Indie Fest with a variety of European and American world music influences, instruments including accordion, piano, and musical saw, and soaring operatic vocals. Oort Patrol is fronted by Rant co-founder and known criminal trash Gordon Anderson.

Friends of The Rant | Indie Fest performers Mike Dillon and Big Break’s David Myers

This week we chat with Carolina Indie Fest performers Mike Dillon, a New Orleans-based electric vibraphonist/percussionist who leads Mike Dillon’s Punkadelick, and David Myers, frontman for China Grove, N.C.'s Big Break.