Deep Cuts hosts a strong double bill with Sluice and Hiding Places, two bands working in the orbit of indie rock, folk, and guitar-forward alternative. Durham’s Sluice is the project of songwriter Justin Morris, known for knotty, emotionally sharp songs that have earned praise for albums like Radial Gate and the newer Companion. Hiding Places, a New York-via-North Carolina band with roots at UNC-Chapel Hill and later Athens, Georgia, brings tender, close-listening indie rock shaped by intertwined guitars, bittersweet melodies, and intimate storytelling.