Deep South to celebrate 20 years with festival in Raleigh

Raleigh-based entertainment company Deep South Entertainment is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a big festival at Deep South the Bar this spring that will feature 20 acts and and 2 stages.

The event will happen inside and outside the downtown Raleigh bar on Saturday, May 16. Parmalee, Marcy Playground and Allison Moorer will top the bill. The rest of the bill includes Blake Christiana of Yarn, Kasey Tyndall, Collapsis, Steve Howell and Caroline Mamoulides, I Was Totally Destroying It, Hank Sinatra, Erin Nenni, Jeff Carroll and The Desmonds, Chit Nasty Band, The Roman Spring, Katie Garfield, Season and Snare, Zak Domogalla, Ryan Mullaney, The Balsa Gliders, Porch Light Apothecary, and 120 Minutes.

Hopscotch Day 3: I Was Totally Destroying It, First Rate People & Kooley High

Local indie pop rockers I Was Totally Destroying kicked off Hopscotch's Saturday evening festivities at Deep South. They played an upbeat, energetic set that the whole crowd really enjoyed. Singer and keyboard player Rachel Hirsh often channeled fellow female rocker Hayley Williams of Paramore, giving her an intense, confident air. The fun continued between songs as all of the band's members joked with each other and the audience.

After what seemed like a quick fifty minute set, I Was Totally Destroying It packed up to make way for Lonnie Walker, another great Triangle band. Some skipping around trying to work out a few more schedule kinks meant my missing out on most of Lonnie Walker, but if the last ten minutes of their set is any indication as to the quality of the rest of their set, they too were excellent.