Apes of the State
Apes of the State is an independent folk punk band from Lancaster, PA. As a band, they are driven by DIY ethics with a goal of helping as many people as possible with their music. Their upbeat, mandolin driven songs encompass the full range of human emotion and cover topics such as love, heartbreak, student loan debt, regret, and overcoming addiction. Their most recent release, “They Can’t Kill Us All (2023)” is a 7” split record with Washington band Sister Wife Sex Strike. It leaves no room for questioning the band’s political message and evolution in sound while still sticking to their acoustic roots.
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Endless Mike and the Beagle Club
Endless Mike and the Beagle Club is the main creative outlet for singer/songwriter Mike Miller. Together with the Beagle Club, he has released one EP and four full-length albums, as well as a B-sides collection and several online EPs and singles. Mr. Miller is a social worker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his wife, Laura, and their two kids.
Rumbletramp
Mission and Corina Penn-Bartoo formed Rumbletramp as a folk-punk street performance duo while backpacking across the United States in 2012, eventually becoming staples of the North Carolina folk punk scene. Joined by Trevor Carriere and Robert Gucwa since 2017, Rumbletramp writes raw, emotional lyrics about addiction, hope and recovery sung in harmony over acoustic instruments and accented by woodwind melodies.
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