CJ Sunshine

CJ Sunshine

An all original Acoustic based Alternative/Folk Artist who knows how to pull a crowd in close with guitar virtuosity, powerful lyrics, and ethereal sounding organ.  Born an Artist of many types, a story teller, a writer, a poet, a builder, a painter, he has amassed a large collection of “Guitar Art” which he offers for sale at his shows.  

With two new albums under his belt “Azalea” and “Clementine” and 3 compilation CD’s you can find his work on all streaming platforms and video sites.

Also a digital Artist CJ has a worldwide fanbase that watches his shows from his artistic laden LIVE streams which broadcast on several platforms simultaneously from every show he does.  This builds brand recognition for the venues that book him and gives his fans a unique insight into his legacy.

Available alone or with his “Sunshine Band” CJ makes it his mission to excite the crowd and keep them interested and yelling for more.  A Singer/Songwriter for most of his life he has the flexibility to change his lyrics to include the people in the crowd and the names of the venues he is playing at.  On the spot CJ likes to write to fit the needs of the crowd he is performing for in real time.  

Courtney Puckett

Courtney Puckett

Courtney Puckett is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, from Salisbury, North Carolina. She started out playing clarinet in band class and taking private guitar lessons at the age of 12. She then moved on to high school marching band playing the clarinet, the mellophone, and the tuba. She enjoyed writing music with her friends but was always nervous to sing in public. She always dreamed of being a singer but didn’t know where to start since she never had real vocal training.
At East Carolina University, she decided to go out on a whim and audition for the women’s choir and she got in! Having an ear for music as an instrumentalist, she was able to learn how to create beautiful harmonies. Later, she decided to take private vocal and guitar lessons and her mentor encouraged her to try some open mics. Something sparked at that first open mic. She began diligently working on her craft and progressing to better and better gigs. She met her now husband, David Myers (of the band Big Break) who gave her even more insight with the music business and the creative process. In the fall of 2015, she formed the band Paper Wasps, an indie rock jazz group who has performed all around North Carolina. She continues to work with her musical projects but also wanted to embark on a new journey.
She decided to become a full time professional musician and with that has been performing solo gigs under her name. With this act, she has also hired musicians to work with her. She is now releasing an EP entitled “Out of the grey” that she wrote the songs for, produced, sang, played guitar, and layered vocal harmonies on. Joining her on the album is Carrie Webster on the violin, Eric Webster on upright bass, Louis Bodak on percussion, Alan Erickson on keys, Daniel Seriff on lead guitar, and Atticus Lane contributed a rap verse to a song.

Big Break

Big Break

Big Break is a four piece band based out of China Grove North Carolina, delivering lyric driven music that incorporates a healthy spectrum of rock and roll, funk, ska, soul, reggae and americana. Songs of reassurance and comfort, stories told and connections made, always honest and always with the right musical backing. After touring the Carolinas and building sounds that pull from all the far corners of their state, BIG BREAK has released their first full length album and third overall release, HEADFUL OF MELODIES.

Destiny Stone

Destiny Stone

Destiny Stone blends gospel, blues, jazz, and soul to create lyrics and melodies that leave her audiences inspired. Over the past 4 years, Destiny has most notably performed at The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC; performed an original song for John Oates of Grammy winning duo Hall and Oates, and performed as a part of the U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Treasure dedication celebration for the renowned Nina Simone. Most recently, Destiny opened up for the Grammy nominated trio The Tones, formerly known as The Hamiltones. She was also nominated for a 2019 Carolina Music Award and featured on the cover of the Salisbury Magazine March 2020 Issue. Born in the state capital, Jackson, and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Destiny moved to North Carolina to pursue a degree in Popular Music where she graduated from Catawba College in 2018. Destiny currently lives in Salisbury, NC and works as a middle school music teacher as she continues to pursue her career. You can now hear her music in the Oprah Winfrey Network’s drama series “Delilah” in episodes 2, 5, and 6.

Groove 8

Jazz funk reminiscent of the 70’s and melded with the acid jazz coming from the soul edges of the UK in the 90’s. The band blends all of its musical influences into its own powerful original sound. Horns, guitars, percussion, keys, drums and bass. Groove 8 aims to make you move to the sounds of their rhythms. The soundtrack of your soul.

Swim In the Wild

Swim In the Wild

Swim in the Wild is the Adventure Alternative band of the Carolina’s. A new Rock-Folk-Americana fusion with so much East Coast energy that it needs its own identity. SITW is a soundtrack to adventure, an outdoor drama, and a party by nature. Making their splash in the spotlight with their first self titled EP and LP “One if By Land”, the Swim Team has highly anticipated the release of “Two if By Sea” in 2021. The latest single “Wants & Needs” is available on all platforms!

The Get Right Band

The Get Right Band

“The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out.
Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.”
– The Huffington Post

The Get Right Band is a psychedelic indie rock power trio from Asheville, NC. They are a band focused on following their muses to honest self-expression, to whatever excites them and pushes them into unexplored territory. The Get Right Band proudly carries the torch for a long line of genre-bending power trios from Cream to The Jimi Hendrix Experience to The Police to Violent Femmes to Primus to Green Day to Nirvana to Sublime. It’s the space between the notes, the rawness and the maneuverability, that makes a power trio, well, so damn powerful.

Abby Bryant & The Echoes

Abby Bryant

A music minister’s daughter turned fierce frontwoman, Abby Bryant has cemented her presence as a standout in Americana and soul with her band’s debut album Not Your Little Girl. The 13-track LP features Bryant’s raw vocal talent supported by the confident and dynamic backing group The Echoes and establishes a strong foundation for the band in the world of vintage-inspired Americana and soul rock.

Playing for church services under her father’s direction, Bryant recalls early memories of singing a solo as an angel in a nativity play and backing up the church band in her small-town community near Charlotte, North Carolina. It wasn’t until she attended Appalachian State University that Bryant began to seriously consider a professional career in music. Forming the beginnings of the group with her friend from back home Bailey Faulkner, Bryant merged her love of the sound of soul and American roots music embodied by artists like Etta James and Bonnie Raitt with Faulkner’s similar passion for American blues and Faces-style rock. With these inspirations, Bryant and Faulkner began co-writing songs that would eventually appear on Not Your Little Girl.

Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast

Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast

Known for her soaring vocal performances, Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast is a powerhouse soul rock band hailing from Asheville, North Carolina. Established in 2021, Krisko’s electrified and unforgettable performances led to her working with members of Tedeschi Trucks Band and David Bowie’s Blackstar Band on the band’s newest studio album Lost My Sight. Krisko captivates her audiences, bringing the perfect blend of power and vulnerability throughout her shows. With a mix of soul rock arrangements with dashes of blues and pop, Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast has shared stages with Mavis Staples, the late Charles Bradley, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Marcus King, The String Cheese Incident, Bettye Layette, and Gregg Allman’s Buffalo Mountain Jam among others.

THE BROADCAST IS:
Caitlin Krisko (vocals)
Aaron Austin (guitar)
William Seymour (bass)
Michael W. Davis (drums)
Tyler Housholder (percussion)