Abandoned Malls of America is a midwestern rock band that combines the feel and emotion of classic Midwest Emo with a modern punk energy and grit.
Guitar driven, melodic, and with a cynical edge that most any disillusioned millennial can relate to, this band exists to fill an artistic void. People of this generation openly opine for the emotional and impactful music they grew up with, but mainly through winking nostalgia and meme culture. What if there were bands that picked up the original thread of emo music and carried the torch (in earnest) into corporate life, mortgages, and physical degradation?
Abandoned Malls of America intends to connect with this audience of those wallowing in the same 5 albums from the early aughts. They know those albums will most likely never be usurped, but the chance to find a place alongside these classics is all the band can ask for.
Drawing comparisons to artists Cat Power, Scout Niblett, Mark Lanegan, Jeff Buckley, and PJ Harvey, there’s a distinctly rock influence even in Honeycrush’s most somber melodies.
Antonopoulos weaves themes of identity, the fraught struggle of self-discovery, and generational experiences of womanhood into lyrics that tiptoe between abstract poeticism and diaristic confession. Honeycrush performs live as a four-piece rock band, with Antonopoulos playing solo shows on rare occasions.
Honeycrush’s first headline show sold out Bushwick’s Sleepwalk and a regional tour of the Northeast and Midwest soon followed. Honeycrush and her most recent single, Fruit Is Year Three, were featured on WFUV’s New York Slice highlight.
Honeycrush is planning a more extensive tour with a new EP, Dog The Lamb, slated for release this fall
Est 2011. Pop-Punk/Alternative from Kettering, Ohio. LII isn't just your average Blink-182 cover band. They set out to break the barriers of mainstream genre classification. A vast variety of musical backgrounds and influences combined with energy and passion are what sets this band apart from the rest. After 5 years of writing music, it is clear that Life In Idle is here to stay.
A four piece Americana band from Bloomington, IN. They’ve released two EPs, “Extra Better” in 2013, and then “Light of Day” in 2014.Through relentless touring, they’ve become mainstays of the Midwest Americana scene. In September of 2015, they set ten highway-tested, fine-tuned songs loose in the confines of LA LA Land Studios. The result is “Midwest Heart/Southern Blues”. The new album is a gritty, upbeat collection of songs, full of characters who were developed while staring over the dash of a beat up Ford van cruising through towns in the South and Midwest, whose better days are behind them. The Sawdusters will be on the road in 2016 and beyond. For fans of The Band, Little Feat, and the Turnpike Troubadours.
Tooth Lures a Fang is a dynamic Power Pop band from Cincinnati, OH. Their 90s-soaked guitar rock emphasizes satisfying vocal harmony, tight chord progressions, and memorable melodies; making them stand out from other garage rock bands. With a focus on intricate and thoughtful songwriting, they preserve the song's integrity over the tropes of the genre.
Zach Starkie - vocals, guitar
Katy Evers - guitar
Nic Pater - bass, vocals
John Kathman - drums, vocals