Music

Australian-Zimbabwean singer and rapper, Tkay Maidza has made a name for herself by seamlessly blending genres, from indie-rap to alternative r&b. Over the years, she has developed an unmistakable sound that has captured the attention of music lovers around the world.

After moving to Los Angeles, she collaborated with rap luminaries such as JPEGMAFIA, Baby Tate, and Kaytranada. She has supported stars like Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and Lizzo and received recognition as one of pop’s brightest new voices by media outlets including Rolling Stone and Pitchfork.

Named one of the most anticipated albums of Fall 2023 by Pitchfork and LA Times, and receiving early praise from NY Times, People, The Needle Drop, Stereogum, The FADER, and more, Sweet Justice embodies the beautiful contradictions of Tkay’s art.

Cory Henry

Simply put Cory Henry is a Grammy Award Winning Artist, Composer, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, all around keyboard master, and is the future of music!

In 2021, Cory’s album Something to Say was nominated at the 2022 Grammy Awards for Best Progressive Album and as a co-writer and producer on Kanye West’s Donda and Eric Bellinger’s New Light. Other collaborations include: Imagine Dragons, Rosalia, Smino, Lucky Daye, and many more.Cory was previously a member of Snarky Puppy, and during his time in the band he garnered three Grammy Awards!

Most recently Cory’s latest masterpiece, Operation Funk, has garnered attention from fans all over the world as he delivered sold out shows in Israel, Spain, Amsterdam, Australia, and throughout the United States along with playing most of the major music festivals.

Cherry Glazerr

Creevy describes Cherry Glazerr’s ambitious new album, I Don’t Want You Anymore, as some of her most personal, raw music to date, a collection of songs that elaborate on this period of self-reckoning. It’s the first she’s produced since Cherry Glazerr’s garage rock debut, Haxel Princess, released nearly a decade ago when Creevy was a teenager. That album made Cherry Glazerr a Los Angeles mainstay act, and its follow up, 2017’s Apocalipstick, put the band on the national map. The Los Angeles trio’s rough and tumble sound coupled with Creevy’s witty, sarcastic, occasionally self-deprecating lyricism make the band a joy to watch live, their energy unmatched by the coolly detached bent of indie rock.

Rochelle Jordan

After a contemplative period marked by spiritual and artistic growth, LA-based Jordan returned with a slew of ethereal soul, collaborating with Machinedrum, Jacques Greene, and J-E-T-S. It all led up to the radiant breakthrough that is her new album, “Play With the Changes.” Released on TOKiMONSTA’s Young Art imprint, the album showcases not just her own personal evolution, but a path to pushing sound forward. It presents her as a modern heir in a lineage of powerhouse vocalists with style and imagination: everyone from Whitney Houston to Celine Dion, Aaliyah to Amerie, Kelis to Mariah Carey.

Produced by KLSH, Machinedrum and Jimmy Edgar, Jordan defies categorization to create a project full of slinky, dancefloor-packing burners that channel her UK roots – reminiscent of childhood nights spent listening to her brother’s two-step hymns from the other side of the wall. These are songs of experience: grappling with depression, homesickness and struggles with an industry that rarely has room for true originals – especially ones who write all their own music. Nonetheless, they are unmistakably songs of triumph.

Kaelin Ellis

Raised on a diet of homegrown Gospel, Madlib, J Dilla, Flying Lotus and various other influences, Lakeland, Florida-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Kaelin Ellis deftly straddles the labels of funk, hip-hop, electronic music and space-age jazz for a sound as fresh and exciting as the young producer himself. Already a multi-platinum musician with over 10 years of experience, the genre-defying creator has already worked on music with Lupe Fiasco, Joyce Wrice, Virgil Abloh, Logic, Jazmine Sullivan and K-Pop superstars EXO to name a few.

On top of the public releases, he has also worked on music behind the scenes with Monte Booker, BROCKHAMPTON, Channel Tres, Lido, Masego, Domo Genesis, Fana Hues, Mick Jenkins, Tkay Maizda, Danny Brown, Noname, JID, Kaytranada and more that will hopefully see the light of day in the near future.

Water From Your Eyes

Life is horribly dark right now. And yet, it is not unfunny.

That’s the sentiment that animates Water From Your Eyes on their new album, and first for Matador, Everyone’s Crushed. On the follow-up to the Brooklyn duo’s 2021 breakthrough, Structure, Rachel Brown (they/them) and Nate Amos (he/him) find silliness and fatalism dancing in a frantic lockstep, using heart palpitating rhythms and absurdist, deadpan lyrics to convey stories of personal and societal unease. Described by Brown as Water From Your Eyes’ most collaborative record ever – and, as such, a kind of reset for the pair, almost like a debut, despite technically being their sixth – it’s a swollen contusion of an album: experimental pop music that’s pretty and violent, raw and indelible.

Everyone’s Crushed maps the liminal space between humor and darkness, between cracking up and freaking out. In the album’s closing moments Brown speaks in direct terms, “Clap those hands/Buy my product/There are no happy endings/I’m spending/I’m spending.” It’s playful and totally serious, punky bordering on anarchic, and a resolution to the record’s opening sentiment – “I just wanted to pray for the rain/Wishful thinking for sunny days.”

Snõõper

Featuring one of the wildest live shows out there, as well a maelstrom of puppets, 8-bit animation, papier-mâché, whistles, flashing lights and a whirling dervish of bodies, Snõõper commits the live act to a studio setting and sets the stage for one of the most promising punk debut albums in decades.

But don’t take our word for it; here’s Henry Rollins, at-length on the magic of Snõõper:
In the briefest of descriptions, Snõõper is a band who, in a 33 1/3 rpm world, make 45 rpm music they play at 78 and it completely works.

Even at this incredible speed, Snõõper (the kinetic duo of musician Connor Cummins and visual/video artist, Blair Tramel) is super precise instrumentally and skillfully melodic vocally, even though, again, they’re flooring it almost the entire time. The overall effect is a megadose of extremely cool and unique songs that while at the speed of tomorrow, would lose their overwhelming fun factor if played any differently.

Frost Children

Frost Children are still young, but they have a way of twisting old favorites into internet anthems. If their 2023’s “SPEED RUN” was a New York club soundtrack, then “Hearth Room” is Angel and Lulu’s attempt to bring down the BPM and fine-tune the breadth of who they want to be as songwriters.

Even in a slower tempo, Frost Children are still operating at hyperspeed. “Tribeca / Hudson Yards / Bedford Ave & 7th,” repeats “Bob Dylan,” where cultural touchstones about “the new Jack Harlow bowl at Sweetgreen” become personal anecdotes about smoking cigarettes in the West Village and thinking about what’s next until the song and the city cave in on itself.

The dual records represent a time capsule of that moment, shorter in length than a DJ set but perfect for commuting to work or a party, where it’s okay to feel everything at once. “The sound keeps changing because our lives keep getting brought to different settings,” they explain. It’s the listener’s choice which one they want to lean into at any given moment.

McKinley Dixon

The idea of longing and escape is central to McKinley Dixon’s music, especially his latest project, the ambitious Beloved! Paradise! Jazz?!, named after the trilogy of novels from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, the writer Dixon has described as “the greatest rapper ever.”

Like the conductor of an orchestra, Dixon organizes a fleet of live instrumentation across these songs, from keys to strings to gentle bass. “I really tried to write beautiful words with every song,” Dixon says, a feat that is commensurate with the beauty of the music and subject matter.

Sometimes rough and other times delicate, Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? is a journey into the psyche of McKinley Dixon, with all of the attendant peaks and valleys. “I’m aiming for making my stories accessible,” he says, “while also still keeping it to the heart of what I love.”

Wombo

Recorded by Nick Roeder in the band’s hometown of Louisville, Wombo’s new EP ‘Slab’ is a loose, instinctual grouping of songs that gradually morph into sonic territory that’s at once familiar to those already indoctrinated with the band’s experimental doses of surrealist escapism; as well as sweeter, stripped-down shapes.

The trio of Sydney Chadwick, Cameron Lowe and Joel Taylor sound more comfortable than ever, guiding the listener through a cohesive framework of peculiar hymns in a language only they can translate.

Lead single “Slab” was inspired by a book Chadwick read about disassociation, and came from improvising lyrics in the band’s basement practice space.

“In Situ” imbues some of the compelling live energy that permeates the band’s sets, while “Wolfe Ave 40” is perhaps the broadest departure yet from Wombo’s catalog, an intimate ditty written on Chadwick’s nylon string guitar. It’s in these quiet moments of revelation that Wombo shine the brightest: like awakening from a dream, glimmering with hope and reset intention.

Friko

Friko, a trio that’s cemented itself as a stalwart in the Chicago music scene, is frontman Niko Kapetan, and drummer Bailey Minzenberger. Their most recent release, “Crimson To Chrome,” is an anthemic offering, Kapetan’s vocals incendiary. It received glowing praise and attention from Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, and Consequence, who wrote “Friko toggle between loud and quiet, thoughtful and self-deprecating, while never expressing anything less than the unbridled joy of noise.”

Friko’s music is complex and dynamic, flickering between explosive rock, chamber pop, and serene sonics. It becomes even more pronounced in their live performances, where a crowd frenzied by wailing guitars finds itself minutes later collectively holding its breath, enamored by hypnotic strings and Kapetan’s emotive vocals. As the band plays out sweeping melodies, held up by thrashing guitar and punchy beats, it feels as if Kapetan sings to you. Crooning about stories you know, memories you had but have somehow forgotten.

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Ritual Device

Coming out of Omaha, Nebraska, Ritual Device, was initiated into the indie scene in 1990 upon playing their first show with the Rollins Band and the Jesus Lizard at the legendary Lift Ticket Lounge. From there, they went on to record numerous singles and compilation songs for several labels. In the winter of 1992, Ritual Device holed up in Chicago to record material for their debut album using Steve Albini’s new 24-track studio. Produced by David Wm Sims, bassist for the Jesus Lizard, ‘HENGE’ was released in the summer of 1993 to many favorable reviews. Many U.S. tours followed.

Along the way, Ritual Device shared the same stage with Fugazi, Tool, Vic Chesnutt, Helmet, L7, Unsane, Jawbox, Tad, Royal Trux, Girls Against Boys, Tar, Wool, The Offspring, Rancid, Unrest, as well as touring with the Jesus Lizard. They also served a stint as a second-stage band for Lollapalooza in 1993 where they were named ‘ugliest band on the tour’ by E! Entertainment News.

Ritual Device, known for their brand of violent, scary music and intense, chaotic live shows, reunited in 2014 for one show. Come 2024, the band has decided to play a few more.

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Plack Blague

Nebraska’s elusive Leather Band, PLACK BLAGUE, has been on a rampant path of sex, destruction and electronic leather mayhem for nearly two decades. Performing internationally from large theaters and dive bars, to art galleries, dingy basements, and even children’s television shows, the leather-clad masked monstrosity continues to attract and confuse audiences varying from dance party club kids to heavy metal beer guzzlers. PLACK BLAGUE’s sound emits a vile combination of primitive industrial noise, sadistic body music, and throbbing dance beat party vibes. The live performance is a must-see spectacle of homoerotic “Leathersexual” delusions of grandeur mixed with muscle flexing tantrums of harsh noise and electronic disco.

Nightosphere

Like a nocturnal highway stretched out between Midwest cities, Nightosphere exists in an expansive, open realm marked by subtle changes in landscape and punctuated by sudden bursts of noisy, explosive urgency. This vitality is powered by Brittany and Claire, who exchange guitar/vocal and bass duties throughout live performance, and Hop, who looms powerfully over the drumkit. Through hypnotic compositions, the Kansas City-based trio weaves together the structures and sounds of slowcore, post-hardcore, and shoegaze into a vast emotional tapestry.

Nightosphere formed in early 2022 and quickly got to work contributing to the lively Kansas City scene. They toured the Midwest twice that same year, in August and October, strings of performances they prepared for by releasing the singles Foxfire and Faim Dévorante. Together with Flooding and Abandoncy, Nightosphere put out a 3-Way Split EP in February of 2023. This year also marked the group’s full-length debut, , which came out in April. The album was recently featured on Destroy//Exist’s 2023 Albums of the Year List and cited by Chat Pile as one of their 10 Favorite Albums of 2023. In September, they headlined an East Coast tour and subsequently supported Chat Pile and Nerver on their 2023 US tour.

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal

Night after night at their live shows, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal leave it all on the table, bringing crowds palpably authentic music. This is a real working band; music for the people, by the people. You hear the veracity in Hoyer’s voice. You hear the strife of a guitar amp being pushed to its limits. You hear keyboards hammering notes home while emboldened horns soar over the top of a rhythm section akin to a freight train. The raucous funk and real-deal soul emanating from the stage dutifully pays homage to the past soul/classic R&B giants while simultaneously charging forward, piloting themselves into the modern era. This IS soul music.

PROBLEMS

PROBLEMS is the incredible brainchild of Darren Keen, a visionary electronic musician who has made a lasting impact on independent music for more than two decades. With PROBLEMS, Keen takes robotic voices, arpeggiators, and Casio tones to uncharted territories, uncovering beauty in the raw and imperfect.

In the vein of groundbreaking artists like DEVO and the Talking Heads, PROBLEMS refuses to be confined by traditional genres or norms. Keen’s unique and highly personal vision pushes the boundaries of pop music, expanding its expressive capabilities in ways that are truly awe-inspiring. PROBLEMS has a new album “Enter The Annals” out 5/10 on The Record Machine.

Keo & Them

Formed in 2019, Keo & Them is more than just a band; it’s a collective of musicians and collaborators, each leaving a distinct mark on the project’s evolving sound. With influences ranging from ’70s pop/R&B to contemporary neo-soul, alt R&B, and beyond, Keo & Them embraces the eclectic, allowing Keo to immerse herself in the Wichita music scene.

Their latest venture, 2023’s “This Time Around,” emphasizes eclecticism, showcasing the band’s burgeoning metamorphosis. The tracks, from the moody neo-soul vibes of “Sijui” to the funk and nu-jazz grooves of “Fool Me Once” and the explosive fuzzed-out guitars in “Anxiety,” illustrate a stylistically varied journey that is embedded in the soul of the band. While collaboration defines the effort, Keo’s lyrics act as the glue, weaving extremely personal stories.

Universe Contest

Winners of the Best Band Name in the Universe Contest (three years running) came from the leftover c*m of Joey Humpal’s other bands, Hold On Fella, The Grand Big Boiz and Timothy Perry Carr’s old what have ya’s Exterminator Dude Judgement Knights and The Barn Swallowers 14 years ago. But due to a lame-ass cease and desist order were forced to change their dumb band name into the shortened up, just-as-dumb band name UNIVERSE CONTEST and for the last 13 years, 4 vans, a bus, tens of thousands of miles, a handful of records, a dozen or so band members and a handful of near deaths, and blah blah blah….

The better half of the last decade have found Joey and Tim-Tam held together if not more often than not led by local legendary dickheads Jordan Ellis on electric strings and snacks, Jacob Ledbetter on bass and cliff diving, and Jordy Elfers on skins, flutes of the like and positive feedback.

The Wildwoods

In the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, The Wildwoods emerge as a folk/Americana trio, a musical tapestry woven by husband-and-wife duo, Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin), accompanied by bassist Andrew Vaggalis. Their story is a symphony of exploration and connection, a journey that has taken them from the Midwest to international stages, carving out a unique place in the folk landscape. Their presence has graced stages alongside artists such as Mighty Poplar, Sierra Ferrell, Aiofe O’ Donovan, Melissa Carper, Jamie Wyatt and Joe Nichols at concerts and festivals like Summerfest, FreshGrass and the Oyster Ridge Music Festival.

United by a passion for folk/Americana, the trio’s influences range from Watchhouse and Nickel Creek, to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Their music, though comfortably under the folk/Americana umbrella, weaves intricate chord structures and emotional textures that defy genre boundaries. Together, their harmonies resonate with artful sincerity, drawing inspiration from nature, their shared experiences of growing up in Nebraska and life on the road.

HAKIM

HAKIM, the rap artist hailing from Lincoln, NE, also known as the Corn Coast, is a rising star in the music scene. With his unique blend of raw lyricism and catchy beats, HAKIM has been making waves in the industry. Born and raised in the heart of Nebraska, his music is a reflection of his roots and experiences growing up in Lincoln. HAKIM’s dynamic flow and powerful storytelling set him apart as an artist to watch. Keep an eye out for this talented rapper as he continues to make his mark on the music world.

Rudy Love & The Encore

Consisting of Rudy Love Jr. (keyboards/vocals), Marrque Nunley (drums), Rachelle Love (percussion), Willy Simms (guitar), and DJ Breathett (bass), Rudy Love & The Encore could arguably be interpreted as the zenith of Rudy in his element. A collective of close friends and family working together to create a particular flavor of pop-R&B/soul which they all share a love for, Rudy Love & the Encore is about as tight as a band comes in terms of synergy and songwriting ability. The Encore’s debut single, “Cocaine Crowd” is a perfect representation of this dynamic, with its crisp percussion, hypnotizing funk bass line and guitar licks, and a soulful, suave vocal performance from Love Jr. all coalescing into a cut that makes for an amazing first impression of the collective’s irresistible sound.

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Mad Honey

Mad Honey is a band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They released their debut album “Satellite Aphrodite” through Deathwish Records with 11 tracks ranging from wall-of-sound heaviness to ethereal folk moments. They have toured throughout the country and continue to hone their craft.

A Ferocious Jungle Cat

A Ferocious Jungle Cat is a five-piece groove monster from Lincoln, Nebraska that plays a style of music they call “Nebraskan Thunderfunk” – sometimes it rumbles in the distance, and sometimes it rattles the walls, but it will always be polite. With two guitars (led by virtuoso Myles Jasnowski – seriously, just look him up), synth bass, trombone and drums, AFJC defies both convention and genre to create a unique live experience designed specifically to get people up and dancing.

Jeff In Leather

Jeff in Leather unites beat & body with pounding techno kicks & vaporized melodies. Trying to add a pinch of sugar to techno clubs. Leaving you sweat-drenched and satiated.

Social Cinema

Whether it’s due to their years as touring musicians, gradually honed songwriting and stylistic ambitions from scrappy, garage-y roots, or some combination of all of the above, Social Cinema makes an immediate impression with seasoned-beyond-their-years songwriting chops and a road-hardened work ethic and resolve to match. Since adopting the Social Cinema banner in 2021, the alternative/indie rock quintet has issued three EPs — 2022’s Causing Scenes and Repeat and Get Along in 2023 — and a number of singles highlighting the outfit’s multifaceted songcraft prowess.

Whereas Get Along showcased the quintet’s ambitions to bring its sound to new, more stylistically dynamic, and fresh territories, new EP Stay Numb is a loud and proud assertion of the band’s DIY ethos and the wallop of its no-frills rock roots not only intact, but stronger than ever.

Killusonline

killusonline evades categorization. Stemming from Minneapolis, they have been known to uniquely blend genres in a way that doesn’t feel unnatural.

Ex Lover

Ex Lover was first conceptualized by Aramara Quintos Tapia in 2021. Following the release of their debut full-length album, “Devotion,” the post-punk project evolved into a duo for live sets with Manny Martinez joining on guitar. By combining demanding bass lines, melodic guitar riffs and Tapia’s love of the care-free and vapid lyricism of various Mexican pop outfits from the 2000s, Ex Lover attempts to bring a nostalgic yet refreshing perspective to the genre.

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Pagan Athletes

Pagan Athletes is a duo of brothers playing their own mutant version of rock music. Brothers Nathan and Griffin Wolf have played together for years, and have developed a near psychic connection. This bond allows for moments of tight technical mastery, and compelling improvisation. They’re focused on maximizing their respective instruments, the drum set and a toy casio keyboard, squeezing everything out of their limited resources. Chaotic songs that change on a dime is where the brothers thrive, navigating through the madness. It’s intense, brutal, and like nothing you’ve ever heard.

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Ivory Daze

As recent high school graduates, Ivory Daze has the self-awareness to know that they have to work twice as hard to be taken seriously. When listening to their debut EP, Doing Just Great, well, you kind of have to.

Doing Just Great is the first statement of the band’s intent and sonic identity. Hanging over the EP’s six tracks is an unmistakable Puget Sound haze, and in 2023, ‘90s angst is as relevant — and as justified — as ever.

But like their grungy progenitors — particularly Cobain and Co. — Ivory Daze aren’t afraid to stretch into multiple veins of downcast alternative rock. “Violet” is tender, with Harms’s vocals that cascade in cathedral reverb and guitars that bloom like the best of Duster and Hum. Two songs later, “Parasite” drips in nu-metal nihilism with a downtuned riff nasty enough to make you make that stank face for three-and-a-half minutes. Lead single “Drowner” comes with a drop-D riff from heaven and Nelson’s innate grasp of groove (try not to nod your head to the chorus).

Soon enough, you will have heard of Ivory Daze, and its members will barely be of drinking age. The scary thing is — the band is only going to get better.

The Credentials

Since May of 2018, The Credentials have been making waves in the Nebraska music scene and across the midwest. From Lincoln, The Credentials are inspired by ’90s alternative rock, grunge rock, funk music and indie alternative.

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Keep For Cheap

Keep for Cheap’s special blend of indie, country, rock, and pop has a little something for everyone. Playing what they call “prairie-rock,” the Minnesota five-piece will make you feel like a kid, then break your heart without skipping a beat. Their debut album ‘Bundle’ pines over queer love and passing youth, exults the wonders of the natural world, and begs for connection wherever it can be made.

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Bad Bad Men

Wolf, Siebken, and Hug are BAD BAD MEN. When it comes to rock ‘n’ roll, these blokes are indeed bad, bad men. The music of BAD BAD MEN features a heavy dose of rockin’ punk blues with nods to garage, new wave, noise, and good ol’ hard rock. After concocting enough songs for almost two albums, BAD BAD MEN decided to get in the recording studio to document the outcome of their hard work. The result is Messed Up. Ten tracks that capture the live in-your-face rawness of BAD BAD MEN combined with a few sonic surprises. Their live performances have been described as bruising, dark and pleasurable, gut-punching, and filthy, grinding punk rock.

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Ghostlike

Hailing from the vibrant city of Lincoln, Nebraska, Ghostlike has been carving a niche in the shoegaze and post-hardcore scenes since its formation in 2019. Comprising a group of musicians united by a shared passion for pushing the boundaries of rock music, Ghostlike blends ethereal shoegaze textures with the raw intensity of post-hardcore to create a sound that is both haunting and invigorating.

Since their inception, Ghostlike has been on a relentless pursuit of musical evolution. The band made a significant mark on the local and regional music scenes with the release of their debut EP, “Empty Thoughts,” in 2022. This was quickly followed by their sophomore EP, “Seek,” in 2023. Both EP’s showcase the band’s ability to juxtapose dreamy, reverb-laden melodies with explosive, emotionally charged energy, earning them a dedicated following and critical acclaim.

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Wicked Bones

In 2019, Wicked Bones rose from the flatlands of Lincoln, Nebraska, embracing their alternative garbage roots with pride. Led by Chief’s thunderous drumming, supported by Jobless on bass (whose only stable thing is his instability), Jimmy’s guitar riffs that hit harder than a Midwest tornado, and Jokerman’s vocals so wild they’ve caused 17 broken bones (band members, audience, we lost count). Brace yourselves for a bone-shattering journey with Wicked Bones!

Cold Glock is a new hardcore band with old-school and new-school influences and songs about drugs, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts. The band’s debut EP ‘Hard To Kill’ came out in February 2024.

DJ H6artbr6ak

When Omaha’s DJ h6artbr6ak gets on the decks, she transforms any venue into her vision of a simmering dungeon of bliss that will leave you begging for more. This chica is all about serving scorching BPM’s and steamy vibes, while unapologetically embracing her femininity through music, raves, and art.

With a passion for her queer and Latin roots, h6artbr6ak brings a sweltering mix of heart-pounding rhythms and seductive sounds that contribute to expertly curated DJ sets with multiple styles of techno from around the world. This can range from hard techno, hard baile/tribal, J-core, and more.

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Flannel Lewis

Flannel Lewis is a 29-year-old musician, producer and artist from Lincoln, Nebraska. Flannel has worked with numerous local acts, such as HAKIM, Sleep Sinatra and Eddie Branch, and he is also a member of Lincoln hip-hop supergroup Quiet2Quiet. He’s released two full-length projects, an EP, a handful of music videos, and is coming off the release of his latest solo LP, House95.

NOWHERE

NOWHERE is Thor Dickey (RETOX), Cam Stout (No Thanks), and Gabe Bierman. Post-hardcore songs with powerviolence energy. Punishingly loud, meticulously precise.

The Cavves

Since 2016, Wichita’s The Cavves have served as the foremost purveyors of land-locked surf music. Packing an anthemic indie rock/pop wallop within a sun-soaked package of summery guitars, vibrant soundscapes, and an undeniable lyrical bite, the band oozes with character and creativity both on and off the stage. With two albums under its belt and an expertly honed live show (which has performed alongside together PANGEA, Silversun Pickups, The Regrettes, Slothrust, and more), the quartet of Sophie Emerson (guitar, vocals), Matt Clara Bennett (guitar), Jackson Relph (drums) and Justin Labadie (bass) has established itself as a staple in Wichita’s and the greater Midwest’s bustling indie music scene.

Dip Tet

The members of Dip Tet have played in many other bands, often with each other, but never in this particular configuration.

They released a cassette in 2023: https://diptet.bandcamp.com/album/dip-tet

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