King Parrot
King Parrot – Australian grindcore band formed in Melbourne in 2010. They are known for their unique blend of grindcore, death metal, thrash metal, and hardcore punk, creating a sound that is both intense and chaotic. https://kingparrothc.bandcamp.com/ Bonginator – death metal / hardcore / slam / grindcore from Mass. https://bonginator.bandcamp.com/ Squid Pisser – hardcore / grindcore / metal / punk from Los Angeles (feat member of Gwar & Cancer Christ!) https://squidpisser.bandcamp.com/ Disrepair – D-beat raw punk from Lincoln https://disrepairpunk.bandcamp.com
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds
Legendary guitar stylist Kid Congo Powers (The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), along with cohorts: drummer Ron Miller (Up The Academy), and guitarist Mark Cisneros (Make-Up, Des Demonas & Hammered Hulls), embark on a Midwest USA & Canada tour in September 2025. Waking from a nap in the swamps of outer space, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds ride a geisterbahn into the hypnagogic, a place between sleep and consciousness. Look out for them in a town near you!
Fallen Reign
Primitive Man
Primitive Man are an American sludge/doom metal trio based out of Denver, Colorado, Primitive Man crafts lugubrious and relentlessly bleak slabs of sonic misery that invoke names like Bell Witch, Dragged Into Sunlight, Graves at Sea, and Thou. Formed in 2012, the band, which features Ethan Lee McCarthy, Jonathan Campos, and Joe Linden, released its debut long-player, Scorn, on Relapse Records in 2013. A sophomore effort, the aptly titled Caustic, emerged in 2017, again on Relapse. Their third full-length, Immersion, the most anguished-sounding release to date, followed in 2020.
Torture
Company Retreat
Company Retreat is an American punk rock band that combines profound philosophical lyrics with pounding rhythms, ripping riffs, soaring harmonies and vacation vibes. Their songs sound like Bad Religion and Hot Water Music made a baby that was raised on George Carlin and daiquiris. The members have been making music together for more than 20 years and performed all over the world. They debuted as Company Retreat in 2017, headlining the final show at Club Mustache – a beloved DIY venue in Kansas City they helped pioneer in 2008. Their inaugural 14-song album was met with excitement from every listener, earning them an immediate reputation as the band of choice among touring acts in need of support. Company Retreat has since released 2 EP’s and shared the stage with a plethora of icons including Dead Boys, Iron Chic, The Lillingtons, Smoking Popes and more. Their shows are always a party, attracting all ilks of people who lovingly coalesce in hedonism and humanitarianism. Activists and nihilists alike will find joy in their latest effort, a 12-song album titled Hidden Curriculum, released on September 26th, 2023. Hidden Curriculum is by far the band’s best work yet, and beneath a layer of irreverent sarcasm, it delivers a message of unity and positivity for all generations. https://companyretreat.bandcamp.com/ Tightwire (acoustic set) – pop punk / punk rock from Minneapolis, MN https://tightwirempls.bandcamp.com/ Blondo – pop punk from Omaha https://blondostreet.bandcamp.com The Shidiots – punk / rock from Omaha, NE https://theshidiots.bandcamp.com/ On Hiatus – pop punk / punk / alternative from Des Moines https://onhiatusband.bandcamp.com/
Fluorescents
FLUORESCENTS IS A HARD-HITTING POP-PUNK BAND BASED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. TAKING INFLUENCE FROM EARLY 2000S POP-PUNK & 2010S EASYCORE, FLUORESCENTS STRIVES TO FUEL THE NEXT WAVE OF POP-PUNK MUSIC AND KEEP THE TORCH BURNING STRONG FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WHAT SETS FLUORESCENTS APART FROM THE PACK IS THE COMBINATION OF THREE VOCALISTS EACH BRINGING THEIR OWN UNIQUE FLAVOR INTO THE MIX. COMBINE THAT WITH WALL-RATTLING DRUMS, EPIC LEADS, CHUGGING RHYTHMS & BIG PRODUCTION, YOU GET WHAT FLUORESCENTS CALLS “POST-POP-PUNK”: A CULMINATION OF ALL THINGS POP-PUNK WITH A WILLINGNESS TO INCORPORATE INFLUENCES BOTH MODERN AND NOSTALGIC. FLUORESCENTS IS SURE TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR TOES WITH EACH RELEASE AS THEY CONTINUE TO THRIVE AMONGST THEIR LOCAL & NATIONAL MUSIC SCENE. FLUORESCENTS IS: SASQUEL – VOX, GUITAR TYLER – VOX, LEAD GUITAR, PRODUCER BOBBY – VOX, BASS ALEX – DRUMS
Leafblower
Leafblower’s the band and Tim’s the mascot. A master leaf blower, blowing fog all over your good times, with leafblower the band as the soundtrack: four dudes in jumpsuit uniforms. Think Kraftwerk meets yard work, plus Busch Light, with noise guitars instead of synths. It’s dissonant stuff, reverb fed through tin cans and amplified. Take the roughest looking dudes in your neighborhood (shovel man from home alone but drunker, with unlimited gasoline). And there’s four of them. Those poor kids inadvertently seeing leafblower descend into their practice space are going to need major psychiatric work to undo their deep-seated fears of all things lawn associated. And that’s without even hearing the music. Leafblower is loud. It is an experience. Listening to them is like holding an industrial leaf blower, 64cc and gas powered. The ones that strap to your back. Pulling that starting rope, jumpsuit on. Unleashing fury. Fuck you, leaf-litter. You got that beast cranking and everyone walking by crosses to the other side of the street. That is leafblower. – Paul Hansen
Krang
Krang – Krang is a Czech punk rock band formed in 2014. Their music is characterized by fast, melodic punk rock with references to 80s and 90s pop culture. https://krangpunkrock.bandcamp.com/The Shidiots – punk / rock from Omaha, NEhttps://theshidiots.bandcamp.com/Light Speed Highway – Pop Punk/Emo/Indie Rock from Omaha, NEhttps://lightspeedhighway.bandcamp.com/HeatWaves – Punk Rock band from Omaha, Nebraska/ Council Bluffs, Iowahttps://heatwavesne.bandcamp.com/
Har Mar Superstar
Har Mar Superstar started as a solo, modern pop R&B side-project for Sean Tillmann in 1999. Hailing from the Twin Cities, Tillmann quickly gained notoriety worldwide for his boisterous, sweaty live shows. He toured the world being championed by his peers The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gossip, Father John Misty, and The Faint among others who repeatedly selected him as a main support opening act. It didn’t take long before Har Mar found his own audience, headlined countless international tours, added more band members, and kept his songwriting / sound ever-evolving. Roseville is the 7th studio album by Har Mar Superstar. Released in 2021, the latest collection of songs is career defining culmination of life and musical experiences that were heavily influenced by ‘70s AM gold artists, including Todd Rundgren, Elton John, Carole King, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Genesis, Hall and Oates, Meat Loaf, Dory Previn, and ELO. The 3-piece Har Mar Superstar band is ready to hit the road for the first time since 2019. They’ll be playing a career spanning set list including all eras of their original soul, R & B, pop, and electro jams. Don’t miss the high energy fun!