Mischief Brew is an Anarchist folk-punk band. It is a wicked concoction by Erik Petersen – a musical feast falling somewhere between the categories of pirate punk, Celtic folk, gypsy swing, devilish jazz, American olde-tyme and country. It’s good music to stomp, kick, pogo, jitterbug, waltz, drink, twist and shout to – whether the performance is solo acoustic or with a backing band of accordion, drums, and mandolin.
Singer of Halo Fauna’s solo acoustic thing, which seems to be the rage these days. If you’ve ever seen Eric you know how heartfelt his songs are. He’s been playing shows recently with his traveling film festival, combining it into a 1:2 punch of music and movies. Recently he put out an album of songs he wrote to his grandfather’s poetry. It’s some pretty amazing stuff. He is also known for having a sweet beard.
Darren Gibson is a Melbourne based songwriter. He spent his formative musical years playing guitar in melodic hardcore band Away From Now and singing in rock act Lead Sketch Union and filling in for a variety of acts including Mid Youth Crisis. In 2008 he teamed up with pals Donnie Dureau and Jamie Hay for a collaborative release and busking tour titled, Tyre Swans.
In 2010 Gibson’s second release came in the form of a split EP with US songwriter Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music.
Cult of Youth is a Neofolk band hailing from Brooklyn, NY. The band delivers their own style of ominous folk with martial industrial flourishes and the vindicative spirit of raw punk to keep the blood pumping.
Bassist of Kid Cosmic does that fancy "guy with an acoustic guitar thing" in the vein of The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio and Chuck Ragan on To The Drifters! Records. www.myspace.com/mikefosterkidcosmic
The State Lottery are an Americana-influenced punk band. The band shares many stylistic similarities to others on the Salinas label, as well as being reminiscent of a more heartlands-conscious version of the No Idea Records "sound". When The Night Comes
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Four bands use the name "The Astronauts": 1) Surf band from Colorado in the early 1960's. Their appeal was primarily regional, but their 1963 single "Baja" drew national attention and reached #94 on the Billboard pop charts.
2) A nostalgic surf rock band from Bielefeld, Germany. Their style is instrumental space-surf rock n' roll. The liner notes from their 10" EP "Lost in Space", released in 1993 by Pin Up Records, shed some light on their retro aesthetic: "Do you play your Pin Up Monaural long-play recordings on a Mono phonograph? Please do.
Apologies, i have none is a 2 piece, drums-and-guitar band based in Hackney, London. Playing upbeat, punk-influenced sing-alongs, they play energetic live sets and tour regularly. They released their second Ep, "Two Sticks and Six Strings" in 2009 as a follow up to 2007's "Done" Ep.