# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Struggle Buds
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Doors open at 7pm, show 8-10pm. Tickets are $15 + fees.

Struggle Buds is a Wilmington, NC–based duo featuring songwriters Monica Jane Hoelscher and Joel Lamb.

Monica, a Michigan native, has been performing across the Carolinas for over 15 years. A seasoned vocalist and guitarist, she spent several years entertaining on cruise ships before recording her 2019 solo album Wildfire in Nashville with Reba McEntire’s guitarist Jim Kimball.

Joel, originally from rural Washington State, has performed for more than two decades across Seattle, Los Angeles, and Austin before settling in Wilmington in 2016. He is the principal songwriter and keys player for Brown Dirt Cowboys, whose albums Golden in the Moonlight (2022) and Weary of the Maze (2024) were recorded at Hourglass Studios with producer Trent Harrison.

Together as Struggle Buds, Monica and Joel blend heartfelt songwriting with rich harmonies and a grounded, soulful sound rooted in shared experience.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL8wtxBK_60

Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38220335
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wilmington/struggle-buds/200029306354551
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38220335?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wilmington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wilmington
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-5025
- **lat**: 34.22751
- **long**: -77.94894
- **full address**: 2 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, 2 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Live At Ted's (https://allevents.in/org/live-at-teds/26004310)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, 2 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Live At Ted's
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, performances
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Struggle Buds ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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