Shakira Chinchilla is an alternative rock duo based in Nashville, TN. Formed in 2020, the band strives to provide a high-energy sound with an authentic message. Combining crunchy guitars, powerful vocals, and hard-hitting drums, the duo gives off familiar 2000’s punk vibes with a modern twist. Growing up in the infamous Watts of Los Angeles to Nashville’s music city, Shakira and Gregorio integrate real-life experiences to evoke genuine emotions.

Hensleys are a 4-piece Art Punk band based in Atlanta, GA. Blending punk, indie, alternative, and hyper-jazz together, they have created their own unique brand of ATL rock. Their technical yet raw approach to DIY recording leads to engaging and unique music. They’re also known for high-energy, memorable performances that keep crowds interested and moving.

The Exploding Popes are the pieces of the late exploded Pope Pius Xll come to restore your faith, only to make you lose it again. Angelic Atlanta queercore punk band ready to bring you back into the light of the lord, heal you, then break you & plunge you back into darkness until you're unsure if it ever happened at all...

Dogwood

Originally the solo project of Robbie Matley, Dogwood is an Indie punk band with elements of shoegaze, slowcore, surf & alternative rock from Atlanta, Georgia, we are dogwood enjoy

Pretoria

Pretoria is a five-piece independent rock band founded in Grand Rapids, MI by high school friends Josh Bilisko, Rob Gullett, and Ben DeWitt in early 2018, releasing the now-archived Pretoria EP. The group briefly featured Evelyn Timmis as a guitarist and singer, ultimately parting ways later in 2019. Talented multi-instrumentalist Matt Burdick then joined as a guitar and synth player.

During these early days, the group released works such as "Lafayette Ave," the band's Capetown EP, and highly-praised, music-festival-winning single “Keep Two-Stepping.” Propelled by this success, Pretoria continued writing and releasing indie rock and pop oriented songs like "Gently," "Skinny Dip," and "Expert" - making all sorts of friends as well as a name for themselves in the Midwest.

Having weathered the effects of COVID-19, the band returned in full force in 2021 with the addition of Matt Pavlock on guitar. Together, over the next two years, the group would release a cover of "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young, Certainly, a two-sided single "I Blew It / Roller Derby," "Fat Chance," and their full-length debut album Where Will the Night Take Us?

With the 2024 on the horizon, the band began planning a move from Grand Rapids to Chicago, IL. They kept excitement flowing with new indie-pop flare singles Seven and Televisional, the latter of which was supported by friend and producer Jake Rye at Social Recording Company. They partnered with Sparta Distribution and bid farewell to Grand Rapids at longtime beloved venue The Pyramid Scheme and re-established in Chicago. The conclusion of 2024's liveshows was where Pretoria would bid loving farewells to Josh Bilisko and Matt Pavlock as they embarked in new careers. Together, the newly Chicago-based group would carry the torch, aiming for 2025 to be its biggest year yet.

Full of endearing personalities, Pretoria is exactly the sort of DIY music scene gem you want to catch live and meet after the show.

Hensleys

ATL Art Punk

Hensleys are a 4-piece Art Punk band based in Atlanta, GA. Blending punk, indie, alternative, and hyper-jazz together, they have created their own unique brand of ATL rock. Their technical yet raw approach to DIY recording leads to engaging and unique music. They’re also known for high-energy, memorable performances that keep crowds interested and moving.