Modeling / Stepmom / Chloie P. and The Scouts [Small Room-Downstairs]

MODELING is a three-piece cinematic, art-rock band creating introspective music inspired by film scores, visual arts and personal experiences. Comprised of brothers Connor, Ryan and Cuinn Brogan, the band places most of their sonic emphasis on intense, analog synth sounds and detail-oriented, electronic textures. Many of their songs center around themes of longing, alienation and feelings of nostalgia with lyrical references to dreams and memories of a time before. The band released their first record SOMEWHERE BEFORE on May 15, 2022. It was written, recorded, produced and mixed by the brothers during the 2020 pandemic at their home studio in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The track “Apex” off their debut EP1 was named best of the best in 2015 by Pigeons and Planesand was placed 3rd in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest of 2015. The band’s self-produced music video for their latest single “Nothing Unexpected”, premiered by Wonderland Magazine in 2021, and was recently accepted by The Fort Smith International Film Festival to be one of their official selections of 2021. Modeling is currently working on a new EP following their debut album, with a scheduled release for late summer 2023. They’ll perform at Arkansas’ most prominent music, art and tech FORMAT festival in September, and will embark on a two-week northeastern tour in October.

Fading Melodies / Soul Solution / Fate Hates Me [Small Room-Downstairs]

Apaolo / Spoonful / Macrophonics / DXNALY & 300 WRLD [Small Room-Downstairs]

Austin Lucas / The Wailing Banshees / Pink Williams [Small Room-Downstairs]

Maul / Sentenced 2 Die / Grave Lurker / Feral God [Small Room-Downstairs]

Kid Fears / The Stupid Reasons / Macrophonics [Small Room-Downstairs]

In moments of sparse clarity, and in those shrouded behind layered blankets of distortion, these songs each approach the elusive human truths that lie just outside the scope of understanding. Rose Ewing writes with moving honesty and gentleness, weaving together everything from ineffable grief to quiet encounters with the sublime, as Emma Shaw, Michael Whelan, and Ben Ewing join to create the lush sonic environment in which the songs unfold. Kid Fears evolved out of Rose Ewing’s solo songwriting project, and began playing shows as a full band in Atlanta in 2021. Their musical style draws influence from slowcore and shoegaze giants Low and My Bloody Valentine as well as contemporary songwriters like Grouper, Midwife and Gia Margaret.

Sucker Punch / Fading Melodies / Moses Crouch [Small Room-Downstairs]

Kind Eyes / Seeing Hell / Breaking|Entering [Small Room-Downstairs]

Since their inception in 2018, Sacramento’s KIND EYES has established themselves as a force within the West Coast Hardcore Scene. Unafraid to push the boundaries lyrically and musically, KIND EYES fuses together influences from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, INCENDIARY and STRAY FROM THE PATH to yield a fury of melody and rage. KIND EYES will release their third studio project, Cruel World, through Upstate Records in the summer of 2022. In fall of 2022, Kind Eyes will bring their brand to the East Coast with fellow Upstate Records label mates, Arcline and Grace.