It’s not enough to say Harley Poe write songs about monsters. Harley Poe sing about being monsters. In the band’s world, the vampires, werewolves, serial killers, and cannibals take center stage and become the protagonists onto whom we project our joys, our fears, and our failings.
Formed in 2012, The Dead South have recorded and released three albums. Their most recent album “Illusion&Doubt” charted at #2 on the Bluegrass US Billboards and won Best Saskatchewan Album of 2016. Their debut album “Good Company”, first released in 2014, Is still on the US Alternative Albums and Canadian All Categories Top Album charts, while their official music video to “Good Company” has millions of views on YouTube.
“Molly Gene One Whoaman Band, is a down-home young woman, all cowboy boots and t-shirts and flannels, all soul and grit and fire. Her bottleneck slide technique is reminiscent of the old blues greats, though with a rock ‘n’ roll edge. Her raspy whiskey and cigarettes vocals, which do not come across as androgynous but remain entirely feminine, join together with her big plugged-in guitar sound to form songs that are as wicked as a desert rattlesnake, as sharp as a straight razor, as fiery as a sip of backwoods moonshine, as sultry as summer nights in the Deep South, and nearly as sexy as Molly herself.” —James Carlson Philadelphia Examiner
Blending a road-tough attitude into his own brand of high desert honky punk –– gritty vocals and honest lyrics laid over his take on traditional and outlaw country music, LWM lives for playing music on the road.
CARRIE NATION & THE SPEAKEASY (CNS) is a high-energy sextet from Wichita, KS, USA. The band has been described as “…astagecoach in overdrive” and “dark, psychedelic speedfolk”. Psychedelic soundscapes are punctuated by downright amphetaminic tempos and controlled cacophony.
File under: Dark psychedelic speedfolk/ thrashgrass/ experimental acoustic/ folkpunk for people who hate folkpunk.
Gun. From Munster, Indiana. Gun plays Garage/Punk/Blues tinged songs. Gun sort of sounds like The Sonics, and The Black Keys, and The Cramps, but then again, not really. Gun mixes rum and whiskey together (“along with some other shit”) and drinks it. Gun calls it “Riskey”. Gun has had 11 drummers over the years. Gun has an affinity for “shitty speed”. That might be something they use to describe their music. Or they’re talking about drugs. Maybe both. Gun plays their music live. Gun shows are unforgettable. Gun.
