The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs in concert at Sundilla

The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs will make their Sundilla debut on Friday, October 9. Showtime at the AUUF (450 E. Thach Avenue in Auburn) is 7:30, and advance tickets are just $20. Admission at the door will be $25, and $25 for students.If Jerry Garcia and Tom Waits made an Appalachian music duo, it might sound a little like the Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs. Hailing from Winston-Salem, NC Zack and Kendra Harding blend the traditional with the trippy to create original music they like to call folk(ish). Officially formed in 2016, the two have played extensively throughout the US, as well as toured internationally. They recently returned from a tour to the UK and Ireland. Their unique blend of sounds and easygoing personalities have recently earned the duo slots at Mill Farm Music Party (UK), Front Porch Fest, Rockwood Music Hall, Piedmont Folkways, and more.While the Bugs know that only tacos and pets can make everyone happy, they aim to create a concoction of sounds that gets a lot of toes tapping and heads bobbing, and maybe make a few friends along the way. When not performing, the two can be found hiking the foothills and mountains of North Carolina with their two dogs, Joni and Moon Moon, and playing the nerdiest video games imaginable.The result is something that feels both nostalgic and boldly unfiltered, ideal for fans of Billy Strings, the Infamous Stringdusters, or anyone craving songs that stretch beyond the 30-second scroll.-Indifferential Magazine - July 2025