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
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/
In Tongues
Casper Allen & The Naturals
Color Green
For the California-based quartet Color Green, playing music together is all about stepping into the unknown. “When we play live, I don’t really know what’s going to happen,” says Noah Kohll, one of the band’s two guitarists and four vocalists. “You really have no idea what you’re going to get with this band, which keeps things fresh for us and maybe makes the live experience special.” In a very short time, they have developed a word-of-mouth reputation as a dynamic and unpredictable live act, grounding their cosmic jams in earthy melodies and drawing from ‘60s SoCal folk-r0ck, ‘70s classic rock, ‘80s underground rock, ‘90s psychedelic dance-rock, and any other sound that catches their ears. Adaptable onstage and off, Color Green has shared stages with a range of groups that reflect both the sophistication and the wild malleability of their sound, including Fuzz, Kikagaku Moyo, Circles Around the Sun, Hiss Golden Messenger, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Yet, because they see boundless possibilities from one note to the next, they anchor their music in the urgent present rather than the distant past. Color Green can be a million different bands without losing their essential hue. Color Green started out as a very different, much more limited kind of group. “Me and Corey worked together in New York scooping coffee beans for a living and putting them into bags,” says Kohll. “I was living in a basement sublet, and he would come over to write and jam and record.” From those casual sessions came a self-titled EP in 2021, full of spectral jams and offerings up to Jerry Garcia, their spiritual guide. The next year they followed it up with a self-titled full-length via Aquarium Drunkard, with various friends helping to round out the songs. “These things happen in an interesting way,” says Kohll. After sharpening their attack on the road—playing DIY shows in small towns while opening for some of their heroes—the expanded Color Green began writing songs for what they considered a debut album. “One of us will come in with a riff or an idea, and the others will take it up and let it morph into something completely different,” says Perlmutter. “What we come up with together, I don’t think any of us could do by ourselves. The music we make is always surprising me.” We might spend a lot of time working on something and get nothing out of it, but then in the back of my head I’m thinking, if you take this and add it to that… Sometimes it takes hours to figure out two seconds of a song, but it’s always worth it.” The aching heart of Fool’s Parade is “5:08,” a moving expression of grief—not moving through it, necessarily, but simply living with it, moment to moment. “What’s it like, on the other side?” they all sing together, as though consoling one another. “Oh, the longing for the space to peer thru.” Inspired by the death of Madden’s father, it is rooted in a Spiritualized show. “I was going through some gnarly personal stuff,” says Madden, “and it was all hitting me at once, all these emotions. I talked my way through some crazy shit, and by the end of the show I had ‘508’ hashed out in my brain. It’s about losing people very close to you and wanting to communicate with them and not really knowing how.”“It’s the quietest song on the record,” says Rose, “but it’s also the heaviest. We all cried while recording it. Everybody’s singing on it, and everybody’s crying on it. Sometimes we’re like, Let’s not play that song tonight. It all depends on how we’re feeling.”
Fox Lake
smith.
With a sound that’s innovative but carries a familiar flavor, smith. showcases groundbreaking new sounds with all the heart and soul of the classics. Through his personal collection of hip-hop-influenced bass music, smith. initially attracted an audience on SoundCloud with his remixes and edits of timeless hip-hop tracks and chart-toppers alike. smith.’s playful, curious approach to production brings listeners a signature sound that can’t be mistaken for anyone else. Whether it’s an original production or a flip of one of today’s radio hits, Smith. delicately manipulates and experiments with noise through his own lens. Equipped with an unforgettable signature sound and a clever creative itch, smith.’s story is just beginning. With new music on the horizon and a stacked tour schedule, Smith. is poised to become a trendsetter in the scene and your favorite producer’s new favorite producer.
Starcrawler
Starcrawler are a rock band for a new generation. Best known for their explosive liveshows, the 5-piece band consists of full-throttle frontwoman Arrow De Wilde,guitarist Henri Cash and brother Bill Cash on pedal steel/guitar, drummer SethCarolina, and bassist Tim Franco. With two studio albums under their belts, theirupward trajectory continues to roll full steam ahead in 2022 with the release of theirbrand-new single, “Roadkill.” Fully leaning into their own epic vision of acontemporary Hollywood Babylon, they’ve morphed into a modern day take on LAlegends X, with a sprinkle of The Go-Go’s, a smattering of The Distillers and someRolling Stones sleaze thrown in for good measure. Since their early days, Starcrawlerhave won the love of such legendary artists as Shirley Manson, Elton John, Iggy Pop,Jack White, Dave Grohl, and more all while opening for the likes of Jack White andMy Chemical Romance, and previous support slots with luminaries such as Beck,Foo Fighters and Spoon among others. Now embarking on a new ‘era’, Los Angeles ’most thrilling rock’n’roll collective are as raw and hungry as ever, but refined, refreshed and ready to take on whatever’s thrown at them.”
She’s Green
Likened to a soft summer rain, she’s green is a Minneapolis-based dream-inducer composed of vocalist Zofia Smith, guitarists Liam Armstrong and Raines Lucas, bassist Teddy Nordvold, and drummer Kevin Seebeck. The band has played many shows throughout the Midwest and East Coast, sharing bills with acts such as Hotline TNT, Glixen, Friko, and more. The Star Tribune recommends bringing “earplugs and maybe a tissue for their set.” They initially received recognition through their first two released singles, “river” and “smile again”, both recorded and mixed at home. A raw emotional intensity shines through their honest and explorative songwriting process. After the release of their debut EP Wisteria, they were named one of First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2023. In April of 2024, they got the most votes from industry professionals for MPR station The Current’s first annual Scouting Report Poll of the top rising artists in Minnesota.
