Dale Hollow • HOSTS • RAT BATH
Tue 08/29/23
7:30PM
18+
music
$15 ADV // $20 DOS
Show Lineup
Dale Hollow
(Nashville, TN)
Genre: Americana
A bit Andy Kaufman, a little Orville Peck, a hint of Father John Misty, Dale Hollow possesses “a
fascinating combination of performance and purveyed authenticity,” as the lifestyle magazine
Mundane once posited, while also noting that “no other country music artist has ever claimed to
be the best, except for Dale Hollow.”
HOSTS
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Americana
HOSTS is an Indie-Americana band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their new 4th full length album, “Wade Low” (June 2023) was recorded and produced by Andrew Long (Judah & The Lion, Houndmouth) and mastered by Edsel Holden (Hovvdy, Katy Kirby). Having originally formed in Nashville in 2014, HOSTS has re-emerged in Milwaukee with founding member Miles Patzer, guitarist Tyson Allison, bassist Brian Tapola, & drummer Aaron Reinke. Their music pairs well with too much whiskey.
Rat Bath
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Punk
RAT BATH is a band of all trans-gender individuals that reclaim queer-coded villains from their childhood as heros in their storytelling and strive for visibility in the music industry. They describe their sound as “Post-Everything Rat Core” but have also been called Bubble Grunge, Alternative Emo, Dirt Americana and Melodic Hardcore. Which ever way you slice it; they are fast, loud, and have a unique ability to seamlessly blend influences together.
Their freshman album Rat From Hell is considered to be Vocalist, Fred’s autobiography and was named one of The Milwaukee Record’s best albums of 2022. The shift in sound between tracks highlight the different ways trauma manifests in one’s life ranging from anger, vengeance, grief, romanticism, and finally, catharsis.
Their second studio album Call Me a Monster, otherwise known as their “Murder Country Rock Opera,” showcases inspiration from both mid-century Outlaw Country and Y2K style Emo and Post-Hardcore.
The sophomore album once again earned Milwaukee Record’s recognition as one of the best albums of 2023 as well as national recognition, marking a new era in the quickly expanding “Y’allternative” movement in 2020’s independent music.