The Sandwich Shoppe Showcase

Hot Brains: Sneakers Award is a new band made up of members from Plow United, Almost People & Dogs Eyes. Our sights are set on late 70’s/early 80’s power pop, or at least our version of it. We’ve been a band since June 28th, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/hotbrainsnc Orphan Riot: Burlington NC’s Orphan Riot have been called “The World’s Youngest Old School Punk Band”. These teens are taking on the status quo by blending the spirit of the 90’s Bay Area sound and classic SoCal skate punk with the chaos of today’s world to form a noisy portrait of modern life. At a time when there are more teenage social media celebrities than garage bands, Orphan Riot is here to prove that Rock n Roll still matters. Orphan Riot formed in the summer of 2017 when guitarist / vocalist, Noel and bass player, Ian spent their break from school in a garage learning classic punk songs. In 2019 Orphan Riot played 53 shows in the southeast and were featured on several regional & national punk rock podcasts. They have received air play across the US, England, France and Australia. They released their first full length album American Endgame in March of 2020. During COVID, Orphan Riot appeared on the Your BYGMuisc Moment webcast hosted by Grammy award winning producer and engineer Krish Sharma and on the Cat’s Cradle webcast with Almost People. Orphan Riot signed with Canadian indie label Fixed Frequency Records and will release a new EP titled “37” on October 23 2020. Their next release will be a split album with Indonesian punk band, Menuju Utara that will be release in North America and Asia sometime this year. Summer 2021 will find them as far south as Georgia and as far north as Michigan as they set out on the R.H.T.S. (Raise Hell This Summer) tour. https://www.facebook.com/OrphanRiot/ Worthington’s Law: Worthington’s Law is a (Supposedly) Funny punk band from Durham,Nc. https://www.facebook.com/funnypunkband Pagent: BASS & VOCALS: Roxxi Dirt | DRUMS: Dylan Dynasty | LEAD GUITAR: Dezzy Foxx | High Point, NC https://linktr.ee/official.pageant

Drag Queens Are Coming

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Hunty the ship has landed and the Queen herself is back and will be taking souls and your crusty matte lip for Season 3.5 of DRAG QUEENS ARE COMING!YAAAAAS your Host and Queen Naomi Dix and her Dolls and Dills are making their way back to the Cradle stage for a show stopping night in that back room boo. Watch out because her pods are filled with shooting stars from out of this world and landing on your turf. Here to join Naomi to explode your mind is Stormie Daie, Dustin Reams, and Tatianna Matthews and they are as extra as the sun is HAUTE in the Deep South chile. Don’t be scared to walk towards the light because that ain’t nothin but excellence coming at you and your vision shall be blessed and blinded with the technique and SLAY-mation of the only Drag artists that you should be feasting your eyes upon.See you babies there and please don’t be late to the invasion of the wig snatchers because a real Dix Doll is always on time, on time by Drag show standards at least, HAHAHAHAHAHA, BLOOP!

Adam Melchor

almost monday

After countless garage jams, D.I.Y. gigs in the back of a surf shop, and innumerable hours writing together, almost monday bottle California sunshine in their funky basslines, ecstatic choruses, and danceable grooves.  It turns out the world needed some Cali rays during the pandemic as the band managed to emerge in 2020 with an unprecedented 30 million overall streams, uplifting audiences everywhere in the process. The San Diego trio — Dawson Daugherty  (vocals),  Cole  Clisby  (guitar) and  Luke Fabry  (bass) — crafted their 2020 debut EP  don’t say you’re ordinary  in Brooklyn and Los Angeles with producers Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac) and Simon  Oscroft  (The Naked and Famous, DREAMERS). don’t say you’re ordinary ignited a string of buzzing anthems, beginning with “parking lot view” and “come on come on.” Meanwhile, the lead single “broken people,” and the Sofi Tukker remix, crystallized their sun-kissed signature style with a bold bass bounce and empowering refrain as it’s generated nearly 32 million combined audio and video streams so far and cracked the Top 20 at Alternative Radio. Along the way, they’ve attracted a growing fan base through a combination of danceable rhythms and uplifting hooks. In 2021, they set the stage for their second EP til the end of time with “live forever,” receiving praise from Earmilk, Flaunt, Ones To Watch, and more right out of the gate. Additionally, Alternative Press touted it and included them among  “40 New Artists You Need To Hear in February,”  and  GQ  Australia  predicted them to be one of ”21 Breakout Musicians to Know in 2021.” Upon its release in July, the EP received additional praise from Forbes. The band also made their festival debut at Lollapalooza that same month and will continue their festival run at Summerfest, Bonnaroo, BottleRock, and Firefly later this year. With the release of their new single “cool enough,” almost monday only accelerate their momentum and emerge as the consummate purveyors of future-facing California pop. Links: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube | TikTok

Yep Roc 25

With Caitlin Cary, The Old Ceremony, Chris Stamey Group, Mayflies USA, Jennyanykind, Dawn Landes, & more for Cat’s Cradle’s main room and The Ruen Brothers and Jobi Riccio & more tba for the Back Room!Links: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube

DB Edmunds Album Release Show

A founding member of late 90s guitar pop cult favorites, Gladhands, and lead singer/songwriter/guitarist for Chapel Hill- based The Stars Explode (2007-2017), DB Edmunds begins a new chapter in his musical journey, this time as a solo artist. Life’s Wild Ride, his debut EP, drops on 9/9/22!Links: Bandcamp | Facebook

Dar Williams Songwriting Workshop

Dar is celebrating the release of “How to Write a Song that Matters” with afternoon songwriting workshops! There will be breakdowns of her songs, song critiques (as many as time allows), and a discussion of ways to keep inspiring ourselves, our peers, and our communities, musical and otherwise.This does not include a ticket for the show, but it includes a copy of her new book – “How to Write a Song that Matters.”This event is from 1:00pm – 4:00pm.Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify

Jump, Little Children

Jump, Little Children celebrates 30 years of music on their “Farewell Tour” by coming to town one last time. The grassroots phenomenon will perform crowd favorites from their entire catalog including songs like “Cathedrals”, “Mexico”, and “Hand On My Heartache” as well as songs off of their final album “Foundering” which will be released in September of this year. The original lineup has changed with Matt and Evan Bivins bowing out for this last run, so the band will be joined by some very special guests to fill in on drums, vocals, and other instrumentation.Website | Facebook | Twitter

Frankie and the Witch Fingers

Over the course of five years and five LP’s, L.A. veterans, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, have been mutating and perfecting their high-powered rock n’ roll sound. After savagely touring the USA and Europe, this four-headed beast has shown no signs of relenting—appearing like summoned daemons and dosing crowds with cerebral party fuel.The main attraction of Frankie and the Witch Fingers is their explosive performance. With their rowdy and visceral approach to live shows, each member brings their own devilry to induce an experience of bacchanal proportions.Using absurd lyrical imagery—soaked in hallucination, paranoia, and lust—the band’s M.O. strikes into dark yet playful territory. This sense of radical duality is astir at every turn, in every time signature change. Airy vocal harmonies over heavily-serrated riffs. Low-key shamanic roots under vivid high-strangeness. Rambling stretches and punctuated licks. Cutting heads and kissing lips. All this revealing a stereophonic schizophrenia that has flowed throughout their body of work: an ebb & flow of flowery-poppy horror.The band’s latest incarnation is primed to break new sonic ground, edging into the funky and preternatural. Just when you think the trip couldn’t get any weirder, Frankie and the Witch Fingers cranks up the dial, shatters the mundane, and summons new visions. Links: Website | Instagram | FacebookKairos Creature Club is a collection of songwriters and collaborators brought together by Lena Simon (La Luz) and Glenn Michael Van Dyke (Boytoy). Their debut EP Join the Club, out now on Greenway Records, is an array of seven songs recorded during the pandemic at Simon and Van Dyke’s home studio in Jacksonville, Florida. While not wholly a concept album, their debut project’s tongue-in-cheek branding as an exclusive organization that requires membership, is a nod to a few of the record’s binding thematic threads – the confluence of religion, multi-level marketing and multi-level-marketing as a feature of late-stage capitalism. But the irony of music as a commodity is not lost on the group. Their self-aware approach to self promotion amidst a beautiful and tragic world is still unfolding, as is their identity. Join the Club features songs and parts by Lucas Harwood (King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard), Sarah Palin (Kush K), James Rubia (Animal Clinic), and Matthew Shaw (The Mother Gooses).Links: Website

Psychic Hotline Block Party

PSYCHIC HOTLINE BLOCK PARTYat Cat’s Cradle, Cat’s Cradle Back Room, and The ArtsCenter.featuringThe A’sArooj AftabBartees StrangeGRRL x Made of OakHand HabitsIndigo De Souza (DJ Set)Joe RaineyJoe WesterlundLambchop (duo) – Kurt Wagner & Andrew Broder with special guestLoamlandsMaiani / Sanborn / WesterlundQueticoTruth ClubWell$plus Psychic Hotline Pop-Up Shop & Record Fair

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