The Schisms

The Schisms are an Austin, Texas 3-piece psych-goth band that sound like a cross between The Damned and Arctic Monkeys. Led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Carson Barker, The Schisms recently recorded an EP with Grammy award-winning producer Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power, Lorreta Lynn), called “Tejas”. The album features 2 singles, “I Learn To Love” and “All The Good Things” with the former featuring a video made with local Austin film crew Three-Eyed Cat Collective. Their last album, Moon, was recorded by Sikes, received rave reviews across local and national media sites. Their video “Don’t Clip My Wings” was premiered by The Austin Chronicle, and nominated for Best Video by the Austin Short Fest. This year The Schisms received the official City of Austin Live Music Fund which partially funded the album. The Schisms live show is like a bolt of lightning that gets the crowd moving. Hattricks is a band from Raleigh North Carolina. They use hypnotic grooves, ethereal melodies and kaleidoscopic haze to state their place in today's anarchic musical world.  Hattricks has shared stages with acts such as Mexican Slum Rats, Scoby, Bluegill, and No Culture, and is preparing to expand its live presence around the forthcoming release of its debut album. The members’ previous projects have spanned doom metal, surf rock, and hardcore punk - an eclectic background that informs Hattricks’ layered, guitar-driven sound. The band released its debut EP, “Unglued” in fall 2024. Bright Modern is a four piece alternative indie punk band from the Raleigh-Durham area started by two long term collaborators; Logan and Matt. Influenced by bands like Interpol, Black MIDI, Violent SoHo, The Cure, and The Beach Boys, Bright Modern attempts to utilize surrealist lyrics with dissonant guitar chords and a prog-inspired rhythm section. They bring their shared love of David Lynch and Coors Banquet Brew to bring you distortion, punk energy, and jazz chords.