The Rant

Friends of The Rant: Indie Fest performers Paleface and Whoop!

It's two bands in one podcast as we talk to Carolina Indie Fest performers Whoop! and Paleface, the latter returning both to Sanford and to the podcast after appearing in Year 1. Indie Fest is Sept. 23-24 in downtown Sanford.  

Friends of The Rant: Cliff Wheeler talks Indie Fest; we talk N.C. Press awards

Musician Cliff Wheeler returns to talk about the return of Carolina Indie Fest and his involvement in bringing it back, and hosts Billy and Gordon talk about their return to the North Carolina Press Association awards banquet. 

Friends of The Rant | Durham family rock trio Secret Monkey Weekend

Another upcoming Carolina Indie Fest band, Secret Monkey Weekend, shares their unique story before their upcoming performance in September. 

Friends of The Rant: Folk musician and Indie Fest performer David Childers

Singer songwriter David Childers has been "chronicling mankind’s and his own bouts with devilishness" — mixing rock, country, rockabilly, jazz and more — since his debut in 1998. The former attorney from Mount Holly has played with some of the state's best (recently, the Avett Brothers) and will be one of the 10 featured performers at Carolina Indie Fest, Sept. 23-24, in downtown Sanford. 
Childers talks about his music and his career in this week's podcast. 

Friends of The Rant | Sanford Spinners coach Jeremy Palme talks Season 2

Sanford Spinners head coach Jeremy Palme joins us to talk about Season 2 of the Sanford Spinners, and hosts Gordon and Billy talk about this week's big news regarding the Prince Down Town motel. 

Friends of The Rant | Oscar Moreno from Central Carolina Hospital

Oscar Moreno, director of patient services for Central Carolina Hospital, talks to The Rant about new programs and services being offered (and on the horizon) for CCH. 
This episode also offers an insight to what's coming at Fonda Lupita's new location and the news this week of a longtime Lee County Schools board member stepping down. 

Friends of The Rant | Kevin Baldes from Lit talks music, Wampus Cat Fest

Kevin Baldes from Lit — the SoCal pop/punk band that had a string of hits in the 90s, including "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Miserable" — joins the podcast to talk punk music, Lit's rise to fame in the 90s and the band's upcoming performance at the Wampus Cat Music Festival in Sanford, May 13-15. 
Music aside, the rest of the podcast we talk local news — which, you know, is important. 

Friends of The Rant | Country artist Jenny Tolman on storytelling and Wampus Cat Festival

Country singer/songwriter Jenny Tolman is one of the 90-plus artists scheduled to perform at the upcoming Wampus Cat Music Fest in Sanford May 13-15. Tolman joins the podcast this week to talk about her music, her songwriting approach, the humor in her lyrics and her influences.