Circus Trees possess a beckoning agony. Instead of closing in on itself and droning through a heavy grief, their musical magic extends a hand and extends an open welcome to anybody who enjoys the company of the miserable. Giuliana, Finola and Edmee, three sisters who make up the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based band, have continued to turn their melancholy into drab post-rock in... read full bio
Three-piece band julie, together with a design collaborative, are reviving the LA music scene. They use a forward-thinking, genre-bending strategy that combines noise rock, grunge and shoegaze components into something that is distinctly their own. Julie, a student of fine art and conceptual architecture, creates an aesthetic experience using a range of media that encapsulate and surround the music. Their enigmatic image... read full bio
American emo group Michael Cera Palin hails from Atlanta. Currently, Elliott Brabant, Jon Williams and Jon Buncic make up the band. They have shared the stage with acts including Mikey Erg, Prince Daddy & The Hyena and Math the Band. Growing Pains, the band's debut EP, was followed by I Don't Know How To Explain It, their sophomore EP. Michael Cera Palin... read full bio
The main theme of Instant Crush is the blending of grunge with glitter. Their music exceeds the pop genre by fusing upbeat guitar riffs with glittering synthesizers, vocal melodies and rhythmic beats. Instant Crush was first Megan Cannon's single endeavor but has recently changed to a friendship between pals looking to catch lightning in a bottle. Megan Cannon began having an immediate... read full bio
For their first cross-label release, Creator-Destructor Records and Maggot Stomp team together to bring the Bay Area brutal death metal/hardcore band SNUFFED ON SIGHT and their first album, "Smoke." The first taste of the album's obscenely brutal beatdown is "Time 2 Dip." SNUFFED ON SIGHT has contaminated the globe with a stifling variety of material since its creation, including demos, singles, EPs, a... read full bio
Massachusetts' FUMING MOUTH was founded by Mark Whelan with the goal of developing an unrestrained style of death metal. The group originally formed as a trio, drawing inspiration from bands like Motorhead and Dismember while also taking cues from them. They just published their debut album, "The Grand Descent," as well as a brand-new EP, "Beyond the Tomb," which best... read full bio
Slayer, Lamb of God, Testament, Exodus and many more 80s thrash metal bands are inspirations on Bleed the Fifth. They perform original music, although they also know a few covers. Currently, the band consists of Joe Tobin on drums, Chris Tobin on guitar, Henry Yanez "HYT" on bass and backing vocals, Derek Ferreal on lead vocals, Eric Borkovec on guitar and Larry... read full bio
Sydney Roten (vocals/bass) and Brie Ritter (guitar) are members of the glitzy pop-rock group Diva Bleach, which hails from Phoenix, Arizona. These ladies sing with a diary-like honesty as they relate stories of loss, friendship and other topics while wearing their hearts on their sleeves. The two met while enrolled in music classes at the same school and were close friends very... read full bio
With roots in the punk and shoegaze scenes, Ratbag's most recent album was only recently released following her debut as a musician. The artist's first track, "rats in my walls," was released and already she is showing signs of confidence, which is especially striking given the world of terror depicted in the music video that goes along with it. Of course, the... read full bio
The band consisting of Saguiv Rosenstock on guitar, Sam Pickard on drums, Jack Tobias on synth and Zack Borzone on vocals has a natural capacity to transform a primordial spirit into a contemporary shape. The group grew when Borzone and Pickard went to New York and added Tobias for their debut self-titled EP, which was produced by Rosenstock, who was later... read full bio
Youbet's music is characterized by constant color bursts, captivating listeners with intimate lyrics and exquisite instrumental arrangements. Motivated by a blend of humor and melancholy, youbet finds joy in chaos and embraces the unexpected in pursuit of ultimate freedom. Ba Da Bing Records released his debut album, Compare and Despair. Driven by a renewed sense of teamwork and restless energy,... read full bio
Dedicated to their love of Led Zeppelin's music, the professional musicians who make up Get The Led Out. Their goal is to bring the powerful Zeppelin's studio recordings to life on the large concert stage. This collection of musicians, who were first and foremost fans of the band, are not impersonators; rather, they are attempting to do homage to one... read full bio
Kristopher Roe is the sole constant member of The Ataris. He is the lead singer and guitar player. His band swaps out very often and he always plays with new sets of musicians. They have released five full studio albums to date, the sixth album has been in the works for almost a decade but has been getting pushed back... read full bio
Latin Playboys is a unique musical collaboration between Los Lobos members David Hidalgo and Louie Perez with renowned producer/musicians Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake (Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello). At turns primal and exotic, otherworldly and unaffected, Latin Playboys' distinctive blend of intuitive songwriting and junkyard sonics defies easy categorization. The group's most recent album, Dose, is... read full bio
Natives of New Orleans, Flow Tribe is a funk/rock band who has performed at Voodoo Music Festival several times, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival five years in a row and counting, and many other festivals across the nation. They were notably featured in MTV’s The Real World: New Orleans, and Sahar Dika, from the cast of the show, performed... read full bio
Indie rock band Car Seat Headrest began as a solo endeavor for frontman Will Toledo. He released twelve albums on Bandcamp, all while building up a strong social media following, before signing to Matador Records five years later. All of his early work was self-produced and recorded with a lo-fi style, establishing himself as a prime example of the DIY... read full bio
SafetySuit is an alternative/pop rock band comprised of Doug Brown, Dave Garofalo, Jeremy Henshaw, and Tate Cunningham, and they are based out of Nashville, Tennesee. Their debut album Life Left to Go was well-received, as it reached number five on the Billboards Top Heatseekers chart, and the track Stay reached number one on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown; the... read full bio
Garage rock and indie band Twin Peaks got their start playing together during high school, and the founding members are Cadien Lake James, Connor Brodner, Jack Dolan, and Clay Frankel. Their debut album entitled Sunken was self-recorded in James basement. After graduating from high school, James, Dolan, and Brodner headed to Olympia to attend Evergreen College, but they decided school... read full bio
Ben Kweller is a former member of the Sugar Metal band Radish. He has performed several times at Austin City Limits, most memorably with a severe bloody nose the entire set one year. Hes also appeared at Australian festivals like Chill City, East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, and West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, and co-headlined a tour... read full bio
In the beginning of his career as a musician, Frank Iero was a member of the punk rock bands My Chemical Romance and, later, Leathermouth. He played the guitar and sang backup vocals for both bands. The guitarist and vocalist came to the conclusion that he wanted to launch his own solo project and gave it the name Frank Iero... read full bio
