Quincy is a band long in the making. Composed of 4 song writers and a brotherly rhythm section, Quincy brings a wide array of musical influences together to create a unique musical experience. Sometimes folksy and harmony based, other times distorted and heavy, they span a range of genres, but blend them into a cohesive mix. Quincy is located in North Adams, and plays primarily in the Northeast.
Kortnee Simmons is one of a rare lineage of artists who possess a gift that far exceeds his age. With the stage being his first love and second home, he is no stranger to the spotlight. Sharing a surname with the hip-hop impresario, Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons of Run–D.M.C. fame, he is no stranger to the music industry either. With the release of his first single after signing with Empire, ‘Secrets,’ Kortnee has garnered international press, rave reviews, and over 6.18M views for the single.
Fever-pop duo Home Body ignores convention with their vivid blend of electronic, new wave, and experimental pop music, performed from the gut with wild abandon and art-school-cool theatricality. Balancing textured layers of juicy synthesizers, gritty beats, and tectonic bass with spirited, stormy vocals, synthesist Eric Hnatow and vocalist Haley Morgan create a visceral sonic landscape that feels equal parts cosmic, fleshy and electric. Emerging from the vibrant Western Mass music scene, Home Body plays with form and improvisation while retaining a dreamy pop sensibility and demanding presence. Live, the duo punctuates their sound with dance and DIY manual light manipulation, reaching beyond their performance to create a high-vibration spectacle that is buzzing with soul, shadow, and depth.
Sweethearts for over twelve years, Hnatow and Morgan have been been making music as Home Body since 2011. The duo’s chemistry and unique sound have garnered an enthusiastic fan base throughout New England and beyond. Drawing comparisons to The Knife, Bjork, Sylvan Esso, and early Eurythmics, Home Body has performed close to 400 shows across the North America since their inception, supporting acts such as Dan Deacon, Boy Harsher, Marco Benevento, And The Kids, Guerilla Toss, Pumarosa, and Downtown Boys. In addition to releasing their debut full length In Real Life on Feeding Tube Records, and a follow up EP Guts, the duo has scored fashion shows and dance performances and has made music for films and commercials. Home Body’s next full length album ‘Spiritus’, will be released in early 2019.
Based out of Beacon, NY, MSL (pronounced missile) is the newest incarnation of Mimi Sun Longo. Singing/playing and writing in musical projects MimiSun (’08), Higher Animals(’11), We Got Whales(’15), and a current collaboration with Knock Yourself Out, there’s no end in site for what we can expect out of MSL.
Solo, she has been compared to Sylvan Esso and Lykke Li, playing loops synth and guitar with a diverse selection of additional effects – streaming her voice through her TC Helicon processor – seemlessly switching between harmonies and crazy flanging delayed choirs .
When accompanied by rhythm section, Mike Rasimas (drums, lead in M.Roosevelt) & Harrison Cannon (bass, Knock Yourself Out) there is a dramatic transformation from dream pop auto-tune to a Joan Jett / Angel Olsen / Wye Oak superfreak. Wailing on guitar and belting like nobodies business – it’s hard to take your eyes off them when they share the stage. Their album, FATED/FADED was released 11/11/18.
Julia Caesar draws inspiration from the transforming music industry, in which femme and queer musicians are pioneering new territory, creating new genres and re-writing the rules of the game. Julia Caesar weaves swelling harmonies through wandering melodies, heavy abstraction and explosive optimism, stirring up what might be trying to hide. Both haunting and deeply familiar, their music cuts deep, and lingers. Combining the talents of Katy Hellman (bass/vocals), Liz Stafford (guitar/vocals), Megan Rice (guitar/vocals) and Steven Lebel (drums), the group experiments with sounds and words, to make the mind bend and the body move. Based in Burlington, Vermont, Julia Caesar has shared the stage with the femme led powerhouses of Caroline Rose, And The Kids, OHMME, and Kat Wright.
https://www.juliacaesarband.com/
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Gainesville, Florida based artist, Matthew Fowler is the perfect storm of all the essential singer-songwriter elements: a flawlessly raw yet organic voice, intricate melodies, compelling musicianship, and an overwhelmingly rich and rootsy sound. Fowler has opened for acts like Richard Thompson, Damien Jurado, Sea Wolf, Dylan LeBlanc, Angel Olsen, and Peter Mulvey, and performed on various NPR affiliates.
Erica Eso began as the solo avant pop project of Weston Minissali (Cloud Becomes Your Hand; VaVatican) in 2014 during a 2 year stint living in between the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains in the Hudson Valley, NY. While the songs may appear, at first glance, as basic pop melodies and song structure, that familiarity is used as a pallet to experiment, critique and subtly distort. Since the 2015 debut album ‘2019’ on Ramp Local, Erica Eso has expanded from solo bedroom experimentation to a full-on band, integrating Rhonda Lowry (drums), Nathaniel Morgan (bass/vocals), Lydia Velichkovski (synthesizer), and Angelica Bess (vocals/synth) to add new dimensions to their self-proclaimed “femmed-out microtonal synth pop.” But whose femininity is hollering out amongst this reverb?
Belle-Skinner aka Maria Brosgol is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer based in Upstate New York and Brooklyn. With a hauntingly beautiful, lilting soprano and innate sense of melody she crafts tales of songbirds, sirens and desert nomads – nuanced and layered stories which bridge the gap between past and present. Though her influences cover a broad range of genres – from French chansons and Russian folk to contemporary alt-pop and rock – her voice often draws comparisons to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, and Angel Olsen.
Opening for acts such as Mitski,Sean Rowe, Bill Ryder-Jones, Joy Ike, Saint Saviour, Novelty Daughter, Winterpills, and Heather Maloney, she has performed at venerated venues like The Linda, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and the Roundhouse Theatre in London.
In 2015 she was a finalist at the Telluride Troubadour Competition; a showcasing songwriter on the main-stage at Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, CO; a semi-finalist in The 2015 Great American Songwriting Contest; a finalist in July 2016’s SolarFest Songwriter Showcase; a showcasing artist at August 2016’s MusikFest, the country’s largest free music festival; and a performer at Brooklyn’s famous Northside Festival in 2017 and 2018.
Voted “Best of 2017” by Sofar NYC
Winner of The Deli Magazine’s NYC Artist of the Month (January 2017)
“A hidden treasure…Belle-Skinner reflects the deepest flaws and the greatest beauties of human nature within her music, which is both charming and chilling, and a simple joy to listen to.”
-The Wild Honey Pie
https://soundcloud.com/belle-skinner/
Frenchy and the Punk is an Internationally touring duo based in New York. Formed by bi-lingual French-born singer Samantha Stephenson and Massachusetts Punk veteran and live looping guitarist Scott Helland, their sound is an eclectic mix of cabaret and folk rock. Helland’s signature rhythmic and melodic guitar looping style creates a driving and expansive sonic landscape that perfectly blends with Stephenson’s powerful vocals and percussion. Their show is a spirited, upbeat extravaganza with rollicking original songs in English and French and pounding tribal drum instrumentals. They were named one of the Top 25 Duos in America by Yahoo Music Blog. They released there newest CD, Hooray Beret, in March 2019. Visit frenchyandthepunk.com
Weege & The Wondertwins combine elements of past and present to create a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh. With powerhouse vocalist, Lexi Weege fronting this hot jazz circus rock outfit, one is guaranteed an experience like no other when attending a show. Identical twins Aj and Tom Del Negro provide lush harmonies and unique compositions all backed by drummer Erek Browns refreshingly dynamic style. Their debut album “Marigold” arrived in spring of 2017 and national tours and wild adventures followed soon afterward. Their sophomore album is currently in gestation and will escape the creative womb in spring of 2019. It will feature newest member, Nick Ferarara on twangy telecaster.
