North Carolina Harm Reduction is a statewide grassroots organization, dedicated to implementing harm reduction interventions, public health strategies, drug policy transformation, and justice reform in North Carolina.

Musicians for Overdose Prevention gives naloxone to bands, tours, festivals, fans, venues for free. Every kit, every show, every donation keeps naloxone in circulation where it matters most: on tour vans, in green rooms, behind the bar.

Persimmon is a Raleigh-based queer ambient post-hardcore band formed in 2022 consisting of four unassuming independent self-expressionists, Taylor Weber (vocals), Tommy Ellis (guitar), Kai Vosberg (drums), and Soledad Vallejo (bass). Persimmon is the amalgamation of vulnerability, explored inner worlds, and larger emotions unleashed into a heavy yet dynamic sound meant to overwhelm and rapture the audience. Influenced by artists like Anthony Green, System of a Down, Windhand, and AFI, Persimmon is a multi-faceted entity blending ethereal vocals with grunge and emo elements, redefining what the post-hardcore genre encompasses.

Bedrumor is a Greensboro based indie-rock band led by Lazuli and Ryan.

Process // Sleep are a screamo band from Greenville, NC. Taking inspiration from bands such as Orchid and Majority Rule, they fuse old school screamo with black metal and post rock elements. Process // Sleep released their debut EP “Wherever You Think You Belong, You Probably Don’t” on March 20th, 2025 under Middle Man Records and Tomb Tree for physical releases on CD and tapes respectively.

Inspired by an eclectic mix of artists like Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, Masayoshi Takanaka, and Dave Matthews Band, musician Hazen Rowe utilized his high school digital music production class to create and release his first song, Come Home, and since then has created his debut album, Seconds Before. The algos say it is Zoomer Gaze. The sound definitely pulls from Indie Rock, Shoegaze, and Grunge, with a hint of Jam. Hazen composes, plays all instruments, and handles lead vocals on all original tracks released.