Social Cig • Bug Moment • Kat and the Hurricane
Thu 07/14/22
8:00PM
18+
music
$10
Show Lineup
Social Cig
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Alternative, Indie Rock
Born & brewed in Wisconsin, Social Cig is the ‘Indie-Skate-Rock’ music project of Parker Schultz. Consisting of contagious authenticity, cheery live shows, and cultivating an original story with an attitude of gratitude, Social Cig is creating full-circle moments. While leafing through US music scenes with an ambitious DIY approach and writing songs that capture a genuine outlook from a modern-day Midwest cowboy, Social Cig has become a well-rounded grassroots venture.
Bug Moment
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Emo, Pop
BUG MOMENT is an Emo-Adjacent Rock Melancholia group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of Jasmine Rosenblatt, Grayson Edward’s, Elias Dorsey and Aidan Hoppens. This band was formed in the end of 2020, and since has released their EP “BUGS”, followed by their debut album “The Flying Toad Circus”. BUG MOMENT has just released their second EP “The Lazer Collection” out now!
Kat and the Hurricane
(Madison, WI)
Genre: Indie, Pop
Kat and the Hurricane is an all-queer and trans synth rock/indie-pop band from Madison, WI composed of guitarist/vocalist Kat Rhapsody (they/them), keyboardist/vocalist Benjamin Rose (they/them), and drummer Alex Nelson (they/them). The band has stirred up a storm across the Midwest since 2017 thanks to their energetic live shows, strong sense of community, and genre-defying songwriting. While preparing their debut full length album, Got It Out, the trio has appeared at several regional and national festivals, completed 3 regional and national tours, and received the coveted Artist of The Year award from their local Madison Area Music Association.
Got It Out, released in October 2024, represents a new high in Kat and the Hurricane’s craft of catharsis. Seamlessly weaving elements of synth rock, pop punk, indie-pop, alternative rock, indie-folk, and hip-hop across ten tracks, the band speaks to the growing pains of mental health and trauma healing. From the raucous stadium rock anthem, “Therapy,” high-energy pop-punk confessional “Caffeine & Alcohol,” and lush indie-pop closer, “Smoke,” Kat and the Hurricane illustrates how, even with some healing and a lot of getting it out, pain never truly goes away – it simply shifts.
When asked what it means to be visible as an all-queer band, Kat and the Hurricane express gratitude at being able to be the representation they needed when they were younger, citing the challenges openly LGBTQ+ artists have endured in decades past. Yet, while the band is proud to show up for their queer and trans fanbase, their genre-fluid music touches the ears and hearts of many. Drawing on varied influences from 2000s pop/rock (The Killers, Walk the Moon, Paramore, Weezer, Jimmy Eat World) to today’s sapphic music legends (Tegan & Sara, girl in red, MUNA, Chappell Roan), the new album explores themes of mental health, healing, and learning to love who you are – themes that anyone can relate to.