Mad Meg is a New York based band which proclaims its style as “Punk Chanson Noir.” Having originally debuted in 2011, Mad Mag’s eclectic sound is colored by the ethnic and music backgrounds of its past and present members who come from Russia, USA, Mexico, Austria, France, Puerto Rico and Kazakhstan. Their musical backgrounds range from jazz to mariachi music, from rock to Russian urban folk, from punk to cabaret. The band’s songs, haunting and neurotic, possess a fair amount of debauchery, tragicomedy, and nostalgia. Dark and awkward lyrics paint a disturbing picture of a daily life of a lone urban-dweller set to the background of upbeat minor key melodies.

The Escape Artist is a Dream/Shoegaze/Post-Rock band from Washington, D.C. Made up of layered guitars, ethereal vocals and a steady driving rhythm section, their sound has been compared to "tunnels of light flowing through astral planes." The Escape Artist has been playing and recording for over a decade and continues to create musical soundscapes that are mysterious, enchanting, beautiful, and sometimes dark. Songs evoke images of tiny bioluminescent creatures floating in the deep abyss.

COFR is drum and keys music from Jason Cohen and Chris Frick