Don't expect any of the real stuff unless you know the right people, but the Carolina Moonshine Festival.

The Drivin' N' Cryin' renaissance continues at the Garage on Wednesday night. REO Speedwagon, Styx and Night Ranger also beg the question "Why?" at LJVM Wednesday.

Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait: Band of Heathens and Will Scott appear at the Garage in Winston- Salem on Wednesday.

The Five Ls, CKY and Karma to Burn smolder at Greene Street Club in Greensboro on Wednesday.

Isla, Jeff Warner, Steve Gillette Cindy Mangsen.

Workday Schoolnight, Casual Curious, Treason, Genghis Khan, Pens and Needles, L in Japanese, Tim Trouble.

Real fans start early in the week. If that's you, you might want to check out Norfolk Western.

The NC Music Hall of Fame has announced that the following artists will be inducted on Oct. 3: Randy Travis, Ben E. King, Earl Scruggs, James Taylor, George Clinton and Roberta Flack. Several nonliving artists, including Wilbert Harrison, Clyde McPhatter, Kate Smith, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, the Five Royales, Nina Simone and Johnny Bristol, will also be inducted.

Steve Via plays a noontime concert at Center City Park in Greensboro on Wednesday. Josh Phillips Folk Festival stirs up the funk at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro on Thursday, while Basalt, Faster Detail and Lydia Hyslop work a different angle at the Green Bean. Wasted Times and Sanibel Flats appear at the Soundvent in Thomasville on Friday.

Blues players may register online for the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society Blues Challenge.