The Z showcase featuring: Folkknot, Brandon Tenney, and Nathan Harris
Moonroof: American Night Tour, w/ Special Guests: Kenny Wavinson, SCOBY, Transeunte errante
Moonroof is an indie pop band from Philadelphia, PA featuring Dave Kim (vocals), Dan Rendine (drums), Kevin Randolph (bass), and Johnny Fordyce (guitar). Founding members Dave, Dan, and Kevin met while attending Bloomsburg University, where they played open mics and other events and bonded over their love of bands like The 1975, Two Door Cinema Club, and The Killers. After college, the band moved back to Philadelphia, adopted the name Moonroof, and began releasing music and playing shows across the Philadelphia area. In 2018, Moonroof released the song Honey Honey, which has now earned over 1 million streams. Moonroof also won a contest by Philly radio station Alt 104.5 in 2019 and opened for The Lumineers, Death Cab for Cutie, Grouplove, Phantogram, and others at the station’s 12th Birthday Show. In 2020, Moonroof signed with Philadelphia label Free Dive Records and, in October 2021, released their debut EP Dream State. The EP debuted as the #2 alternative album and #6 album overall on Apple’s top 200. Following Dream State’s release, Moonroof expanded the reach of their live show with performances at festivals and venues across the Northeast and Midwest. In November, Moonroof released the EP TOMOS. This year, Moonroof is working on their first full-length album and touring across the U.S. The band completed a tour of the Midwest this Spring and has released three singles from their upcoming album—Bottle It Up, Bad for Me, and Buzz.
falllift w/ Emanuel Wynter
Encompassing the highs and lows of life, falllift brings together heartfelt lyrics and haunting harmonies. Hailing from Charlotte, classically trained violinist and songwriter Emanuel Wynter is taking ears and stages by storm with a distinctive sound and a lively, high-spirited stage presence that is infectious to everyone in the room.
New Years Eve with Old Heavy Hands, BAL, and DJ Silent Mic
Get ready for a wild night featuring Old Heavy Hands Bal and the legendary DJ Silent Mic AKA:The Lone Meatball AKA:Sneezy Luigi AKA: Mike Sileno DJ Michael Sileno spinning us into the New Year. But wait, there’s more—Cooks Mill Whiskey, Delta Spirits, & Bodega will be sponsoring the night. Making things even better each ticket comes with a celebratory midnight toast of whiskey or weed! Tickets are just $15 in advance and go on sale Saturday, December 7th at 10am. Don’t wait—this event WILL sell out. Let’s make this New Year’s one for the books!
Instant Regrets, Camo Face, Döltz
An evening with Organ Fairchild
Hailed as a “fast-rising NY band” by Live For Live Music, and a group that’s “making waves in the scene” by JamBase, Organ Fairchild craft their organ-trio-meets-rock-band sound — described as “adventurous, vital and alive” by Glide Magazine — by synthesizing influences ranging from The Grateful Dead and The Meters to Steely Dan, Pat Metheny and Medeski Martin & Wood. And when they’re on stage completely captivating an audience without a bass player – and nobody singing – there is no confusing them for any other artist on today’s scene. As FunkCity writes, “Get ready to be bowled over by this terrific trio – old school funk with new era notions of jam.”
Nefesh Mountain Album Release w/ Thunder and Rain and Maia Kamil
The latest album from Nefesh Mountain, Beacons emerged from a bold and wholehearted attemptto transform the world around them. Soon after wrapping up a whirlwind tour booked with themission of spreading their newfound message of radical love, co-founders Doni Zasloff and EricLindberg immersed themselves in the feverish writing of songs that turned their frustrations andfears into irrepressible hope, all while reaching far beyond their bluegrass roots and forging a fiercelyjoyful sound unbound by genre convention. By the time they’d completed that process of musicalalchemy, the New York-based husband-and-wife duo had profoundly refined the band’s vision andvoice and arrived at the unfettered radiance of Beacons: an epic double album affirming NefeshMountain as a singular musical force—one whose deeply impassioned songwriting awakens us tonew ways of navigating an endlessly troubled world.Self-produced and mainly recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Beacons expands onthe soulful intentionality Nefesh Mountain has brought to their music since forming a decade ago.“We live in such strange and divided times, and while we wanted this album to be a full-oncelebration of American music, one of our main goals was to bring love, hope, and positivity into aworld that sorely needs it,” says Lindberg. “In the end we made a choice: instead of getting angry,we just made music.” Although much of the album stemmed from their rumination on the political landscape (political polarization and division throughout the U.S., the Israel–Hamas War, and Russo-Ukrainian Wars), its spirit of purposeful optimism is made all the more potent by Nefesh Mountain’s willingness to speak about their most intimate struggles and triumphs, including the birth of theirnow-three-year-old “miracle baby” Willow, and Zasloff ’s journey with sobriety. “This is definitelythe most revealing and personal album we’ve ever made, which was a big leap for us,” says Zasloff.“At some point it became obvious that if we’re going to really open our hearts, we need to talkabout things we’ve never shared before, with the hope that it will end up helping others.” The result:a selection of lived-in and truly revelatory songs, each providing a beacon-like transmission of upliftand light.The follow-up to Songs for the Sparrows—a 2021 LP praised by Rolling Stone as a “master class in string music”—Nefesh Mountain’s fourth full-lengtheffort, encompasses two distinct discs, the first of which blurs the lines between Americana, blues, country, and psych-folk, offering up an electrified sound created with the help of their longtime live band and guest musicians like pedal-steel guitarist Greg Leisz (Beck, Joni Mitchell, Ray LaMontagne,Willie Nelson). Meanwhile, the second disc to Beacons finds the duo working again with legendary roots musicians Jerry Douglas (on Dobro), SamBush (mandolin), Rob McCoury (banjo), Cody Kilby (guitar), Mark Schatz (bass), and Stuart Duncan (fiddle), and serving up an all-acoustic lineup ofsongs spotlighting their boundary-pushing form of bluegrass. “Bluegrass has an energy that’s so intense and invigorating, and for this album we wanted to take that even further,” says Zasloff.
Keith Allen & Friends Holiday Show
Keith Allen & Friends Holiday Show featuring: Hunter McBride, Ashley Sutton, and Justin Loew.
An Evening With Arkansauce
Arkansauce calls forth melodies of the Ozark Mountains’rolling hills and raging rivers with theirdistinct blend of newgrass. This progressive string quartet features Tom Andersen on bass, guitarist ZacArchuleta, Ethan Bush on mandolin, and Adams Collins on banjo. Their music features improvisationalstring leads matched with complex melodies, intriguing rhythms, and deep thumping bass grooves. Eachmember sings lead and harmony parts as well as contributes to the lyrics, which offer authentic,intelligent songwriting with hard-hitting hooks.Music Mecca’s Spencer Nachman calls them a“fiery, finger-picking string band… What is apparent at anyArkansauce show is their positivity and desire to upli the audience’s spirit, no matter the circumstance.”They are a band inspired not only from their home state of Arkansas, but also throughout their travels.“We are a band that spends most of our time in the back of a van hurtling toward long nights, good times,and a destiny unknown,”says Ethan.“Our inspiration is gathered by events unfolding in our ownadventures in real time. These days, the desire to create, inspire, and redefine within our scene seems tobe the main driving force behind our music. From a young age we were huge fans of live music and wereintroduced to a lot of great music by our families.”
Oceanic + Veaux with Fifth Floor
Oceanic is a versatile indie pop band based in Charlotte, NC. Heavily influenced by anumber of genres, they aim to create original music with diversity that enablesthe listener to see the world in a new way. They’ve already seen many milestonesuccesses in their career including millions of streams, over 20 Spotify editorialplaylist placements, shared stages with bands like COIN & Vacation Manor,noteworthy press coverage, sold-out headline shows of up to 300, a slot onLovin’ Life Festival this summer (alongside Noah Kahan, Post Malone, StevieNicks, Maggie Rogers, Dominic Fike & more), and many other wins.The band is comprised of three core members: Nathan, Jacob, and Sam. Nathan is thelyricist and lead singer, Jacob styles the song with electric guitar, Sam plays bass andarranges the music; all members contribute ideas and personality to the arrangement.Even before Oceanic was formed, each member of the band was well-versed inperforming arts. The band works together during shows to create a high-enthusiasmexperience focused on personality, musical interest, and artistic visual effects.Following the release of their debut album No, Human in January of 2023, the bandtook their songs to the road, playing over 60 shows since, building up a cult-followingfrom New York, all the way down to Florida, & as far West as Nashville.This year Oceanic is continuing to tour while working on their next record. In the Fallof 2023, Oceanic tucked themselves away in a cabin in rural Tennessee (with selectproducers, writers, & friends) and came away with some of their best music to-date.They’ll be recording the new material this year at Gat 3 Studios (Post Malone, DuaLipa, Dababy), as fans are itching for new music … Nashville-based alt-pop band VEAUX is on the rise — and they aren’t coming down any time soon. Formed in 2016, the trio, comprising brothers Aaron and Dominick Wagner along with Andrew Black, has carved a unique niche in Nashville’s music scene, creating authentically alt-pop songs that weave in elements of R&B and rock alike.VEAUX’s journey is a testament to the power of DIY spirit and independent artistry. Operating outside the conventional music industry pathways, they have sculpted a sound that is authentically theirs, while paying homage to their eclectic inspirations from Pharrell to Coldplay, and Portugal. The Man.The trio’s music reflects their commitment to not just making good music, but crafting sonic experiences. Frontman Aaron Wagner is celebrated as one of the top 25 songwriters in Nashville — and it makes sense. The band consistently pens unabashed bangers that keep listeners coming back for more (and more). This magnetic appeal is part of what cements VEAUX’s status as one of Nashville’s must-watch bands.Since their conception, the band has toured coast to coast, sharing the stage with the likes of Wet Leg, Charlotte Sands, Twen, and indie rock legends Mae. VEAUX’s impact extends beyond live performances, with millions of streams to their credit and TV placements on MTV and ABC. As they continue to tour and release jam after jam, VEAUX stands as a beacon of what modern alt-pop can be — diverse, dynamic, and utterly unmissable. Fifth Floor is a high-energy pop-rock band based out of Greensboro North Carolina, inspired by the electrifying sounds of 5 Seconds of Summer, Paramore, and other iconic alternative pop rock acts. Known for their dynamic performances and catchy, emotionally charged songs, Fifth Floor brings a fresh, vibrant energy to every stage they step on.
