Sulestial • Betsie • The Keystones • Blacktop • Mathilde
Wed 10/26/22
7:30PM
18+
music
$7 adv // $10 dos
Show Lineup
Sulestial
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
Based in Milwaukee and originally from a small town out of Milwaukee, Sulestial started playing guitar for a jazz band as well as lead singer/rhythm guitar for his own band “Buffalo River”, before that he played violin, saxophone and banjo. Sulestial has always believed that music is worth being made and listened to as long as it is done well. With that policy while beginning to produce music, artists such as Exmag and Griz acted as an inspiration for combining the synths of electronic music with the dance inducing grooves of funk with live instruments to create a happy marriage of live and digital music. Sulestial found his niche in creating music that pulls from all his different skill sets and the result is a little something for every music listener.After his first electronic funk EP “NOVA” released in 2018, Sulestial began to branch out with his releases. The song “Nights Of Love” started to pull from his other influences, incorporating soul and vinyl scratching. In 2021 he gave us his most energetic music yet, such as the heavier synth sounds that came with the release of “Hark” and the funky bass house vibes from “RadioMan”.
Blacktop
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
Blacktop is a Milwaukee-based independent writing and recording project formed by multi-instrumentalist and producer Austin Wood. With nearly all recording, mixing, and production being done in Wood’s home studio, the project embraces a DIY and analog approach to music creation. Resting gently between the genres of folk, surf rock, and dream pop, the music of Blacktop is adorned with soft-spoken vocals, washed-out guitars, and acoustic percussion/rhythmic elements. The project draws from a large pool of sonic influence, ranging from Ethiopian jazz and Latin rhythms of the 1960-70s to modern pop and alternative artists such as Khruangbin, Skinshape, Loving, and Sam Evian. The project’s inspirational core is rooted in spiritual and Zen philosophies of presence, mindfulness, and impermanence, from which the project often draws lyrical inspiration.
Originally starting as a solo recording project of Wood, Blacktop has grown to include Jordan Taylor (guitar), Jacob Olson of Hyer (bass), and Jacob Slade (drums) both in the studio and on stage. Blacktop is gaining traction, able to be heard through the airwaves on 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, and featured on Lilliput Record’s “Local Milwaukee Showcase”. The project’s second full-length release, “Gardening is a Practice, Not an Idea”, was released independently in September 2023 with a deluxe release through Nice Guys Records in February 2024.
Mathilde
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Americana
Mathilde’s music blends indie folk and rock elements to weave poetic narratives.
The Keystones
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
The Keystones are an alternative rock group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Waukesha, the very same place as the electric guitar, the members of this 3-piece outfit pay homage to the biggest names in 2000s modern rock — Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, The Strokes, Wallows and Catfish and the Bottlemen — all while carving out a distinct, indie-alternative stadium sound that brings something entirely new to the genre.
Betsie
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Pop
We are Betsie, a Milwaukee indie alternative band with such influences as Bjork, Mitski and Beach House.