Program

Use Knife and Smote join forces for a double bill on May 14 at Trix! An evening of intense, immersive sounds awaits, from Use Knife’s raw post-punk energy to Smote’s hypnotic, ritualistic soundscapes.

Hip-hop duo Joey Valence & Brae blend 90s hip-hop, raw energy and playful chaos in magical fashion.

Phosphorescent, known for the timeless Song for Zula, returns with Revelator, an intimate journey between dreams and reality, delivered in raw, ethereal indie-country folk.

Prewn crafts a distinctive universe where dreamlike folk, experimental pop, and raw emotion flow seamlessly together. Her new album System builds on the earlier praise from Pitchfork, delivering a follow-up that is every bit as intriguing.

Velvet-voiced and heartbreak-honed, Puma Blue fuses soul, jazz, indie, and R&B into hypnotic, cinematic songs

Poetry in motion, beats that hit, Antony Szmierek fuses spoken word with club music.

Ten years after their breakthrough with Atlantis, Seafret reinvent themselves with a richer, emotionally layered sound.

Detroit’s JMSN is a celebrated singer, producer, and live performer blending soul, dream-pop, and DIY artistry.

Elio Mei (he/they) blends poetic bedroom pop with an indie-folk twist, creating a warm, playful, and quietly magical world from their bedroom in Arizona.

After the loss of his son, Ben Kweller channels his grief into his most raw and heartfelt album to date, Cover the Mirrors.

kanekoayano transforms every stage into her own universe, blending raw emotion and sound from intimate solo shows to sold-out arenas.

The Story So Far is a Californian pop‑punk band that has been blending raw emotion, catchy hooks, and high‑energy, immersive live shows since 2007.

Skullcrusher is the project of New York’s Helen Ballentine, weaving fragile folk and shimmering electronics into a hypnotic circle of grief and memory.

After five years of silence, Snail Mail returns with Ricochet: an album where Lindsey Jordan trades teenage misery for sharp 90s alt-rock.

With a delicate style carrying the depth of an old soul, néomí blends the lush ambience of contemporary indie-pop with the troubadour flair of ’60s protest folk.