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Local Music Festival Phuzz Phest Ending After Six Years

Thee Oh Sees performing at Bailey Park for Phuzz Phest 2016. Credit: Jon Pfundstein

An annual three-day music festival in Winston-Salem is ending. Phuzz Phest made the announcement via social media.

Phuzz Phest started in 2011 and grew to be a multi-day festival featuring over 50 bands, both local and national, at venues across downtown Winston-Salem. The decision to end the mostly volunteer-run festival appears to be both financial and logistical.

Founder and Director Philip Pledger says he's grateful for the community's involvement over the past six years, and will be exploring new ways to support music in the city.  

“We were so proud of the way that the festival went last year, and how the stars aligned and we just had to, from a business perspective, look at it and make a responsible decision that there was no way that we were going to replicate that kind of success in 2017.”

Pledger says local music series and one-off concerts will continue, as will the work of the associated label, Phuzz Records.

*Note of disclosure: WFDD was a sponsor of Phuzz Phest. 

Bethany joined the staff of WFDD in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University and focused on Anglo-Irish writing. Between undergraduate studies and graduate school, Bethany served as the intern to Talk of the Nation at NPR in D.C., participating in live NPR Election Night Coverage, Presidential debate broadcasts, regular Talk of the Nation shows, and helping to plan the inaugural broadcast of ‘Talk of the World.' She enjoys engaging with her interests in books, politics, and art in the interdisciplinary world of public radio. Before becoming Assistant News Director, Bethany was a reporter and Associate Producer for WFDD's Triad Arts and Triad Arts Weekend. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bethany enjoys calling the Piedmont home.

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