Presented by One Barrel Brewing
DJ Sets by Cold Lunch and mp4plefields
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
$15
Disq
Disq is a five piece rock band from Madison WI. Comprised of five different songwriters, each with their own unique style and influences, Disq synthesizes their differences into something shockingly cohesive and greater than the sum of their parts.
As they continue work on their highly anticipated follow up to 2022’s “Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet” (D.I.S.Q. for short), the band is eager to test out new material in a live setting. Known best for their arresting and chaotic live performances, Disq is definitely not a band to miss.
Graham Hunt
If you know how to work the angles, you can fit a lot into the container of a three- or four-minute pop song. Graham Hunt understands this. Since he was a teenager, he’s been working at perfecting the form, writing songs that get to the heart of what makes Midwestern guitar pop so essential, and doing it while sidestepping any of the dead-end creative moves that weigh down many in the genre.
Nowhere is this balancing act as clear as on the Madison-based artist’s new LP, Try Not To Laugh. It’s a record where breakbeats coexist with anthemic choruses and synth runs go toe-to-toe with acoustic guitars. From start to finish, the song stays at the forefront. It’s been the throughline for Hunt, who has played in street punk bands and power pop bands and hardcore bands and the underrated Midnight Reruns, who pushed a distinctively Upper Heartland kind of songcraft, one that led to opening slots for The Replacements and a diehard following of Wisconsin alcoholics.