Pretoria (Grand Rapids)
Pretoria is a five-piece indie-rock band from Grand Rapids, Michigan that’s known for their guitar-driven sound, three-guitar harmonies, and catchy hooks. The band’s style incorporates elements of post-punk, retro rock, and power pop, and some say their music is both smart and energetic.
Headband Henny (Kalamazoo)
Solo music project of Henry Edward Parwoth Kalamazoo, Michigan. Not afraid to incorporate key changes, play with dynamics and combine ideas, Headband Henny draws inspiration from the likes of Frank Ocean, Isaiah Rashad and Tyler, the Creator, adding innovative takes on the band’s style to engage fans. The music reverberates on an R&B wavelength, with a smooth, psychedelic, even bedroom-pop vibe. That doesn’t make their songs sleepy, operating instead on a concentrated wall of sound with varied instrumentation that lays out a universe of music to soak in.
Get Tuff (Lansing)
Bio – drama-pop for the devil in you. When the going got rough, Get Tuff was born out of necessity. RB Roe, a touring musician for the better half of a decade, traded their guitar for GarageBand demos while on the road. Inspired by the glitchy witchcraft of POPPY and Hayley Williams’ multimedia therapy, Get Tuff is a respite, an outlet, and a backbone drenched in pop production. According to Roe themselves, Get Tuff exists as “a reminder that there is strength in vulnerability and there is an innate humor in the depths of despair that, as a person with mental illness, can come from things that others may deem small and benign.”
The Doozers (Detroit)
The Doozers are a high energy indie/new wave band hailing from the suburbs consisting of four members: Sean Donnelly (Vocals, Guitar), Parker Grissom (Guitar), Melanie Kelley (Bass), and Kyle Garland (Drums). Wherever the Doozers are, the dancing follows.
The Doozers’ sound is influenced by bands like Cage the Elephant, The Districts, Hippo Campus, and Catfish and the Bottlemen. Their performances are known for their energy, dancing, and stage diving.
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