Pretendacle

After living on opposite ends of the country for more than 10 years, brothers Jason (bass) and Adam Braatz (keys) reunited in Milwaukee to bring their dream band to life. Combining their vast experience as professional touring musicians with a love of boundary-pushing progressive rock and an eclectic style that pays homage to the video game-centric sounds of their childhood, the brothers assembled a virtuosic team of performers — featuring Rae Prettyman (vocals,) Ben Piette (drums,) Al Piela (Trumpet,) and Olivia Dobbs (Saxophones & Flute) — to share their unique, original music with the world. The result: Pretendacle.

Automatic Lover

Automatic Lover is a new band with deep roots in the Madison music scene. The band weaves together anything from trap beats to soca, garage punk to samba, afrobeat to heavy disco. It’s music that makes you move. Uriel López-Rodríguez (voice), Matthew Reif (keys), Shanan Galligan (guitar), Brett Farrey (bass), Joey Banks (drums), Nick Bartell (sax), Jamie Kember (trombone, and Mike Bowman (trumpet).

Play Machine

Play Machine is an indie-pop rock band from Madison featuring Brian Liston and Joey Banks, two Madison powerhouse musicians creating a unique and infectious sound. Steeped in the world of EDM, Brian Liston paints dense soundscapes ranging from scary to elevating.