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.
Weddings Parties Anything, often known as WPA and Weddoes, is an Australian folk rock band formed by Mick Thomas in Melbourne in 1985 and continuing until 1998. Their name came from a Clash song ("Revolution Rock") and musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Australian rock debut since Skyhooks' Living in the '70s. WPA initially gained a reputation as a hot new band through their constant touring in their early days, however they never really became a commercial success.
The Smith Street Band (formerly Wil Wagner and the Smith Street Band) are a folk punk band based in Melbourne, Victoria, in which the titular Smith Street can be found. Born out of a backing band for the solo ventures of Wil Wagner in 2009, the band quickly found a following of its own. To date, the band has had two official releases: South Side Facing Wall, an EP; and No-One Gets Lost Anymore, their debut album. Both were released in 2011.
Real McKenzies is a Celtic punk band founded in Vancouver, Canada in 1992, described as "a guitar-and-bagpipe wailing Celtic punk rock-and-roll". They have set themselves apart from other punk bands by including bagpipes in all of their studio albums and at most of their concerts, much like the similar bands Dropkick Murphys and Flatfoot 56. Their current piper, Matt MacNasty, has been with the band since its release of "Loch'd and Loaded" in 2001.
Reformed Hackney based free festival favourites the Tofu's are back! No less cutting than in the 1990's, they are as fast paced and witty as ever - watch out for gigs on the Tofu's home page http://www.tofulovefrogs.co.uk. STOP PRESS - The first new tracks released for over a decade are now available to listen to here on the Champagne Anarchist EP!!
Jonny One Lung a.k.a. Jon Fawkes, Is a Former member of ska-punk band "The Filaments" and current member of Dub/Reggae band "Suicide Bid" and Acoustic Folk band "The 241ers". Originally from Chelmsford in Essex, he now lives in Philadelphia. Of his solo material, he says: "I first started singing songs just me and my guitar when my friend Hannah was fitted up at the G8 protests in Gleneagles and I was asked to play a benefit for her legal funds. It was fun, so I kept writing songs..."
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.