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Don't Call it a Comeback
There is a long and storied history of pottery throughout the North Carolina Piedmont & Sanford, NC's North Cole Pottery was part of that...
tim82157
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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Oh the Places We've Gone
We continue to get pictures of Carolina Indie Fest stickers from further and further flung locations. It looked for about 24 hours that...
tim82157
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Two Days of Food Truck Rodeos Coming Up
Did you know we have several food trucks at each day of Carolina Indie Fest? On Saturday Sept 30th we welcome DubzGrub (American burgers...
tim82157
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Shout Out to Our Sponsor - Miller Boles Funeral Home
A lifelong Sanford resident recently said to me, "I've lived my whole life here and seen proposals for music festivals come and go but...
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Sep 19, 20231 min read
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Contest Time!
Contest time! Sign up for the Hugger Mugger Brewing e-newsletter by Tuesday, Sept 26th at 7pm and be entered to win some cool shades,...
tim82157
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Where Did We Get Stuck?
We still have a few Carolina Indie Fest sticker pictures coming in but we're on to our next giveaway! Before we get to that here's a...
tim82157
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Look for Indie Fest Meltdown Donuts Starting Sept 29th
Sandra's Bakery, located right next to Hugger Mugger Brewing, is making a donut just for Carolina Indie Fest called Indie Fest Meltdown. ...
tim82157
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Shirlette Ammons & Heat Preacher Interviews Now Up
The Rant continues their coverage of Carolina Indie Fest performers with interviews of Durham's Shirlette Ammons and JD Rust of Chapel...
tim82157
Sep 16, 20231 min read
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What Does it Take to Put on Indie Fest?
Recently I sat down with Bill Freeman at WUAW to talk about what it takes to put on a music festival like Carolina Indie Fest. Click...
tim82157
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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Indie Fest Shirts are Here!
Carolina Indie Fest shirts are now on sale! The front depicts Indie Man having a fine rock-and-rampage moment in downtown Sanford and...
tim82157
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Don't Miss Us on WFJA
Who asks the best questions in radio? It might just be Margaret Murchison at WFJA here in Sanford. I had the opportunity to talk with...
tim82157
Sep 13, 20231 min read
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Sponsor Shout Out - Sanford Real Estate
We are so grateful for all the local businesses that helped kick start Carolina Indie Fest FALL 2023! With their generous sponsorship...
tim82157
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Interviewing Oort Patrol
It's all about Oort Patrol in the latest Carolina Indie Fest band interview posted on The Rant. There's a bit of a twist this time -...
tim82157
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Bigger (Better) Banners
Look at the big banners on us! Our Fall Indie Fest brings a new stage and that means new banners including these big ones - about 14...
tim82157
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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Food Truck Rodeos @ Indie Fest
Carolina Indie Fest is coming up September 29th and 30th and it features not one but TWO food truck rodeos! The event listed here is for...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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These Sticker Pics are Wow!
We continue to get great Carolina Indie Fest pictures tagging us on our socials. Check out these two submissions over the weekend. So...
tim82157
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Shout Out to the Hampton Inn Sanford
We are so grateful for all the local businesses that helped kick start Carolina Indie Fest FALL 2023! With their generous sponsorship...
tim82157
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Skylar Gudasz Interview Now Posted
The Rant just posted their latest interview with Indie Fest performer Skylar Gudasz. Take a listen here. Skylar has wonderful lyrics...
tim82157
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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Shirlette Ammons the Poet
Shirlette Ammons is no ordinary musician - she alerts her listeners to the fact that she's not really definable as an artist. I describe...
tim82157
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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Sticker Contest - Top This!
We’ve got our first submission for the sticker/giveaway contest and it’s a doozy. It's not clear whether this contestant's tattoo was...
tim82157
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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