KIM DEAL
Kim Deal is the original bassist and co-vocalist of the Pixies. She is also the frontwoman of the Breeders, which she formed in 1989. Kim is currently touring supporting her debut solo album ‘Nobody Loves You More’.
SUZZALLO
Suzzallo is a new Seattle based rock band fronted by Rocky Votolato. After the devastating loss of his child in a tragic car accident, Votolato created an entire new world inside of aggressive rock songs that transmute extreme grief into something healing and beautiful. Suzzallo’s debut album “The Quiet Year” is an explosive eulogy filled with cathartic alt-rock anthems that bring the energy of the 90’s back to life.
This a return to form for Votolato, who Rolling Stone once lauded as having a “nuanced command of the folk idiom”, but who started out playing in louder bands, like Waxwing, who gained an underground cult following in the mid-2000s Pacific Northwest punk and hardcore scene. Suzzallo’s music taps into that same spirit: blistering guitars, soaring choruses, and poignantly impactful lyrics–all with a volume and intensity that surpasses any of Votolato’s previous work.
With Rudy Gajadhar joining on drums (ex-Waxwing), Steve Bonnell on bass (ex-Schoolyard Heroes) and teaming up with legendary producer John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, The Blood Brothers, Unwound) Suzzallo recently finished recording their debut album at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, WA - due out on Thirty Something Records in the spring of 2025. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie / The Postal Service) is featured on several songs, lending his incredible talents to the album with beautifully placed back-up vocals, electric guitar, bass 6, and piano.
BEARAXE
Seattle rock ‘n’ roll band, BEARAXE, is torrential. Lightening-like vocal shrieks and electric guitar leads clap as thundering rhythms boom from the bass and kick-drum.
NADA ROSA
Nada Rosa blends deep roots in dub, psych, surf, and Latin soul into a lush, transportive sound. Led by Seattle-based artist and frontwoman Brandi Diaz, the project is an evolving collaboration with friends that moves between live band sets, dance performance, and DJ sessions. On stage, Nada Rosa invites listeners into softness, centering unity, joy and liberation through sound.
TREVOR EULAU QUARTET
Backed up by musicians Xander Johns, Tony Lefaive and Ej Brannan, Trevor’s own debut album ‘For Someone I Love’ features intricate, catchy and clear compositions that are brought to life with a youthful and tenacious spirit. Always with one foot in the world of free improvisation, the music is spontaneous and inventive, jazz that borders on math rock with rhythmic complexity and heavy distorted guitar. The group recently played in MoPop’s Soundoff event, and later at Timber! Outdoor Music Fest in Carnation. EJ, Tony and Trevor all met at the University of Washington where they learned from trumpet virtuoso Cuong Vu and bassist Steve Rodby, who greatly inspired the sense of freedom in their music and opened their ears to a world of musical possibilities.
BUG FRIEND
Bug Friend is Mikey and Kaylee, a husband and wife team that creates music and content for kids of all ages. They like to sing about reading, art, emotional intelligence, waking up or going to sleep and they love a good dance party! With their forthcoming album Alphabops! and their Book Bops series on YouTube, Bug Friend's songs lean in a literacy direction and their goal is to encourage emergent readers through memorable melodies. Mikey has been writing and performing songs for children as Mikey the Rad Scientist for the last decade. He’s also spent many years in education as a naturalist, teaching kids about gardening and nature. Kaylee is a musician and producer who loves performing with Mikey, creating film scores, and works in film and event production.
Hosted By: JEFF TAPIA
Jeff Tapia (she/her) has been an active musician for over 25 years, with the last decade spent carving out a home in Seattle’s thriving music scene. She fronts local alt-rock outfit Rat Queen (Timber! Outdoor Music Festival, Belltown Bloom, Seattle Pop Punk Fest), was the lead guitarist of the now-defunct but unforgettable goth-pop band Razor Clam (Band in Seattle), and is a proud alum of the legendary Artist Home New Year’s Party. Known for her powerhouse scream vocals, theatrical stage presence, and gritty, rough-around-the-edges charisma, Jeff brings both humor and heart to the musical mayhem that defines the Seattle sound.