Bishop Briggs got her start singing in Japanese karaoke bars when she was just 4 and was writing songs by age 7. She had her first hit with "Wild Horses" and her song "River" is now an alternative radio staple. She's working on her second album.

Catfish & the Bottlemen is a Welsh indie rock band that has been a big draw locally since playing a sold-out club gig at Studio @ the Waiting Room, followed by sold-out shows at Town Ballroom, an opening slot for Green Day at Darien Lake and a recent gig at the Rec Room.

Atlas Genius is an Australian alt-rock band led by brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery. The group's breakout hit "Trojans," heard in a 2013 episode of "Grey's Anatomy," earned a gold record.

Houses is the duo of Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Dexter Tortoriello and singer Megan Messina. In 2018, Houses released its first new music in five years, "Drugstore Heaven." The dynamically textured music, Tortoriello said, feels "very reflective of who I am really am."

Matt Maeson is a singer and songwriter from Virginia whose debut album "Bank on the Funeral" is filled with his cathartic musical style of storytelling. “Songwriting’s always been very therapeutic for me,” Maeson said. “Wherever I’ve lived, there’s always been a secluded closet or bathroom where I could sing really loud and not bother anybody.”