Evandale’s Ugly Sweater Party!
ABOUT EVANDALE: Unapologetically loud, undeniably authentic, and built for the stage, Evandale brings rock ’n roll back to its roots with a modern edge. Fueled by thunderous drums, gritty guitar riffs, soaring vocals, and massive three-part harmonies, the Omaha-based hard rock band combines infectious hooks with an explosive, high-energy sound. Since forming in 2017, the award-winning band has established itself as a force in the Midwest rock scene, sharing stages with national acts including Poison, Buckcherry, Dirty Honey, Pop Evil, and Black Stone Cherry. With a growing catalog of anthemic originals and an electrifying live show, Evandale proves that authentic rock ’n roll is alive and well. ABOUT OF THE SKIES: Hailing from Omaha, NE, and signed to Good Life Records, Of The Skies delivers a powerful fusion of modern hard rock and alternative metal that balances crushing heaviness with atmospheric depth. Thunderous drums, driving guitars, and haunting screams collide with celestial vocals, immersive synths, and textured melodies to create a sound both punishing and ethereal. Blurring the lines between aggression and ambience, Of The Skies crafts a sonic experience that is as emotionally captivating as it is relentlessly heavy.
The BlindEye Electric Jamboree with Smokebreak
Ninth Key
Ninth Key is the collaborative project between platinum-certified songwriter, producer, and artist Joshua Landry (Lø Spirit) and acclaimed hip-hop artist Ekoh. Rooted in the emotional intensity of early-2000s nu metal and alternative rock, the duo reimagines the era’s unmistakable energy through a modern lens. Melding massive guitars, cinematic production, vulnerable lyricism, and hip-hop influences into a sound that feels both nostalgic and unmistakably current. Drawing inspiration from the records that defined a generation, Ninth Key captures the raw emotion, angst, and catharsis that made the genre timeless. Their music bridges the worlds of rock and hip-hop with soaring choruses, hard-hitting verses, and deeply personal storytelling that speaks to listeners navigating identity, loss, mental health, and resilience. At its core, Ninth Key leverages nostalgia as a reminder to reconnect with what matters most. In a world where algorithms shape identity and self worth, online personas now overshadow authentic human connection. The project challenges listeners and music culture itself to rediscover its roots and remind us of who we are beyond a screen. It’s a call to rediscover real relationships, real emotions, and embrace the imperfect moments that make us who we are.
Alex Cameron
I. In New York City on his thirteenth birthday, planes fell from the sky and crashed into the World Trade Center. This had nothing to do with Alex Cameron. He wasn’t there. He was in Australia. By the time the planes hit, it wasn’t even 9/11 anymore. It was 9/12. This has been the secret rhythm of his art. One day ahead of a most terrible, but inevitable truth. II. Alex Cameron’s new album is called “Late to Set.” “Late to Set” was born of 9 forgotten long form screenplays written between the year 2022 and 2025. Rejected by the studios, lost to the LA wildfires, the charred remains fragmented and saved in songs of deep confusion and regret. III. “Late to Set” is Al’s fifth album. Production credits include Mark Perkins, Zach Dawes and Maxim Ludwig among others. IV. Al once told me that a lie is never funny, but the truth is always funny. V. The album was completed on an avocado ranch in California after LA started burning in January 2025. VI. This is the world our fathers feared. “What a joy!” says Al. VII. The dissection of art is murder. Vivisection is the dissection of something while it’s still alive. You do that to something you don’t believe has a soul. VIII. REDACTED IX. Some lines, couplets and quatrains “I put on a tonne of weight/For a role I didn’t get/Aye/Now I’m always late for set” “You 3D print a guillotine/And then you tear the statue down” “Every puddle needs a drop of rain/Everybody needs a little pain” “I ordered a hooker to my home/And I yelled at my family/I have seen the childhood drain/From my own son’s face” “Jesus never had no doctor/He never had Covid-19/He never voted for Obama/And he never had no vaccine” “I’ve been selling your location for cash” “I am a violent man” X. I once read a book called Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence by Dale Peterson and Richard Wrangham. It’s about the differences between bonobos and chimpanzees. If you throw an empty cardboard box into a room full of bonobos, they’ll all fuck each other silly and generously share the box. If you throw that same box into a room full of chimps, they’ll kill and kill and kill until the last one gets the box. We share 99% of our DNA with both. Al once told me that a lie is never funny, but the truth is always funny.
The Wingtips
Tyler Anthony
The Real Zebos
Silent Planet
Left of the Dial
A night of covers with Left of the Dial (The Replacements) and Surfer Rosa (The Pixies)
From Ashes to New – Reflections Tour 2027
By late 2023, From Ashes to New was at a creative crossroads. The group wrapped up demos for 16 songs for what was to be its fifth studio album. However, instead of sprinting towards the finish line and completing the record, the band decided to scrap those demo sessions. “For a year, it was just like, ‘This is terrible,’” From Ashes to New frontman Matt Brandyberry says. “And then we threw it all in the trash.” The process went against everything From Ashes to New did before. Usually, they’d have a set number of songs they’d go into the studio with, record those songs, and maybe have one or two leftover. Scrapping a session and mainly starting anew (they kept two songs) was liberating. For years, From Ashes to New has captured the hearts and minds of music listeners worldwide. The band’s streaming figures are in the billions, they have successfully sold out tours, and they have performed alongside some of the biggest names in rock. Yet even so, something wasn’t working, and it forced them to dig deep creatively. Rather than being compared to others, From Ashes to New collectively wanted to forge its own path, creating a sound distinctly its own. As Brandyberry says, it was time for the Pennsylvania natives to make music that would stretch beyond their comfortable radio rock appeal. The band’s previous album, 2023’s Blackout, was a step in getting there and one that the band is proud of. However, this time around, From Ashes to New has loftier expectations and goals. “I wanted to take what we are good at and push it even further,” Brandyberry says. “That was the process for this whole record.” When From Ashes to New scrapped those sessions, the band collectively knew they had to make something that remained true to their traditional sound, yet broadened the tent to capture the ears and focus of a fresh audience. In this case, it means furthering the sound into alt-metal. Once From Ashes to New had its Eureka moment, the group sat down and had the most successful sessions of its career. Tearing through a five-week tracking process, the newly armed confidence is clear throughout the songs that will encompass its next album, titled Reflections. Making an album unlike any they’ve done before helped keep their perspective fresh. Thematically, Reflections explores two distinct themes: heaven and hell, while taking a deep look inside oneself. The album revolves around the idea of falling from grace and trying to reach a place in life that feels like you’ve made it, only to be dragged right back down to a purgatory where that state is the present. “One of the things that we learned in the past is that if we had an idea that was on the nose, we would try to color it differently to make it seem a little bit more heady,” Brandyberry says. “We did that and failed. I think it’s better to let people know we’re right there with them and feel the same way. Just because we have a cool job doesn’t mean that life isn’t hard.” Following a successful stint returning to past glories at the Warped Tour in 2025, From Ashes to New is ready to unleash Reflections to the world. With a heavy batch of tour dates slated ahead of the album’s April release, From Ashes to New will be busy not just introducing a new body of work, but a new sense of being.