Florry
A far cry from the cool, calculated distance and reserved posture that is all-too-familiar to the indie-rock sphere, Florry, the Philly-bred septet and songwriting vehicle of bandleader Francie Medosch, are marking their territory as a band resolving to do something very different: they are having a really good time out there. Cutting her teeth in the Philadelphia DIY scene starting in 2019 as a student at Temple University, the early days of Florry found Medosch at the end of her teenage years releasing a slew of singles and EP’s in a familiar idiom of lo-fi bedroom recordings tinged with country melancholy. A lot has changed since then. Most importantly, perhaps, the project snowballed into a barn-burning seven piece rock band in the proceeding years; and without sacrificing any of the emotional immediacy that’s come to define Medosch’s brashly earnest, bleeding-heart lyrical style, you’re unlikely to find her lingering as much on the melancholy these days. Or, as Medosch plainly puts it in regards to Sounds Like… , the band’s forthcoming LP: “The Jackass theme song was actually a really big influence on the new album” The release of their 2023 formal full-length debut The Holey Bible (via Dear Life) found Medosch now flanked by six bandmates and trafficking in a wider, more rock-oriented approach with the bravado of someone with a new lease on life. With Jon Cox (Sadurn, Son of Barb) on pedal steel, John Murray on electric guitar, Colin Dennen on bass, Will Henrikson on fiddle, Katya Malison (Doll Spirit Vessel) on Vox, and Joey Sullivan (Bark Culturr) on drums, Florry 2.0 had arrived. The retooled seven-piece embraced a lengthy run of tours dialing in their new kinetic sound and freewheeling chemistry including runs with Fust, MJ Lenderman, Greg Freeman, and Real Estate. Greeted to critical acclaim upon its release, with positive notices from outlets including Pitchfork, Stereogum, Paste, and Brooklyn Vegan, the album quickly introduced Florry to an expanded audience and pointed a way forward for Medosch and the band at a time when the future wasn’t so clear. “I had a job lined up selling insurance, I guess I figured that was that, you know?” As it turns out, that was not that. A few days went by, and then the phone started ringing. From managers, from booking agents, from indie-rock elder statesman Kurt Vile, who took the band on the road in support of his 2023 Back to Moon Beach LP. On the winkingly titled Sounds Like… , the band’s second full-length release via Dear Life, Florry is picking up right where they left off in 2023. Again upping the ante with a bigger, brighter, more abrasive sound that resembles something closer to Rolling Thunder Revue-era Bob Dylan than their humble DIY roots. Across ten tracks, the band wear their influences on their sleeve while carving out a space that is distinctly their own, blending raw honky-tonk grit and rich instrumental textures with the disarming sincerity and intimacy of the group’s lo-fi beginnings. It’s a record about searching—searching for home, for love, for meaning, and for a sound that captures it all. As Medosch croons on the red-hot opening track, First it was a movie, then it was a book Last night i watched a movie the movie made me sad ‘cause i saw myself in everyone how’d they make a movie like that?
Ryan Davis + The Roadhouse Band
After more than 15 years of releasing music on labels like Feeding Tube, Load Records, Astral Editions, Bruit Direct Disques, Petty Bunco, All Gone and others (including, if not primarily, his very own Sophomore Lounge imprint) as/alongside such outfits as State Champion, Tropical Trash, Equipment Pointed Ankh, Roadhouse, et al., Dancing on the Edge – a seven-song, 53-minute basement folk opus, self-released at the end of 2023 and recently reissued by Tough Love in the UK/EU – is the first collection of material produced under Kentuckiana-based visual artist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ryan Davis’ birth name. The tunes on the album range from bare-boned, achingly crooned avant-folk tales to jovial, collaborative excursions into long-form experimental country-tinged rock modes. Continuing in the tradition of the TVZs, Terry Allens, Souled Americans and DC Bermans before him, this 2XLP reimagines the exceedingly dated archetypes of modern day indie troubadour music and the inherent trappings therein. Davis’ solo debut is a dense collection of Americana-Noir that navigates a familiar yet alternate reality, one of enchanted mundanity and uniquely Mid-Southern introspection. Simultaneously antisocial and outwardly inviting, free of cynicism yet slightly stepped in paranoia, Dancing on the Edge is as delicately choreographed and emotionally connective as it is, at times, absurd. The Roadhouse band, as it’s been assembled to meet increasing demands for live performances this summer and fall, features members of Kentucky-based experimental unit Equipment Pointed Ankh, Nashville songwriting voltron Styrofoam Winos and Athens’ bummer country/power-poppers Little Gold in a certain-to-dazzle assembly of both labelmates and friends.
Petty Beige
Playa of The Year Bash! Celebrating Surreal the MC’s Bday!
Surreal The MC is a LEGEND in Midwest music… and he is also one of the supportive humans when it comes to other peoples music/adventures. For one night… we are going to celebrate the man himself! Come hang out and enjoy live music! great stories! amazing people! cake! and more!
Ungoliant
Ungoliant – Black Metal from Omaha, NE – releasing their first full length album Sept 12, 2025! https://www.instagram.com/ungoliantamerica/ Tehom – sludge / death metal / black metal from Omaha, NE https://tehomne.bandcamp.com/album/ep-2023 YŪREI – DEATH//BLACK//SLUDGE from Omaha, NE https://www.instagram.com/yureideath/ Cheap Porno Flick – Cheesy, Sleazy, Omaha Grindcore https://cheappornoflick.bandcamp.com/
Plague of Carcosa
Plague of Carcosa – Cthulhu doom / noise from the forgotten corners of Chicago. Downtuned, heavy, atmospheric. https://plagueofcarcosa.bandcamp.com/ Weaving Shadows – 4 piece Existential Dread Inducing Sludge/Doom from Nebraska WeavingShadows.bandcamp.com Phantom Crypt – Sludge/Doom Metal From Omaha, NE https://www.instagram.com/phantom__crypt/ Phuzz – Stoner rock from Lincoln nebraska https://www.instagram.com/phuzz_420/
Labyrinth
Labyrinth – Thrash Metal band based in Houston, TX. Influenced by classic Thrash Metal [83-94] https://labyrinthrash.bandcamp.com/Chemical Dependency – https://www.instagram.com/chemicaldependencythrash/Raise the Black – brand new thrash/metal band from Lincoln featuring members of Top-Notch Defective
Electric Citizen
Electric Citizen is a Cincinnati-based rock band known for their fuzzed-out riffs, haunting melodies, and electrifying live shows. Since forming in 2012, they’ve carved out a distinct sound, blending vintage psychedelia with heavy rock ‘n’ roll. With three acclaimed albums under their belt, they’ve toured extensively, sharing stages with acts like The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Pentagram, and Fu Manchu. https://electriccitizenband.bandcamp.com/ Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Their second album ‘Great Haunting’ is out now on In The Red Records. https://earthtongue.bandcamp.com/ Beast Eagle – loud heavy music from Omaha https://beasteagle402.bandcamp.com/ Hollow Citizen- Doom, Stoner, Psychedelic Metal band from Lincoln, NE. https://www.instagram.com/hollowcitizens/
Master – CANCELLED
Master – Founded in 1983 and originally based in Chicago, Illinois, Master is one of the earliest bands in the world labeled as Death Metal! Now based in the Czech Republic, Master is still touring and writing music 40+ years later with brutal metal riffs and crushing blast beats!https://master.bandcamp.com/
