North Carolina quintet The New Familiars play an Appalachian blend they like to call “folk-core,” which basically means you can expect both rock and resonators. Whatever it is, it just won them the annual “best local band” award from Creative Loafing in Charlotte.

The New Familiars - The Storm [live]
The New Familiars - The Fall Of Icarus [live]
The New Familiars - Got This Disease/The Weight
The New Familiars - Mill’s River [live]