Convalescent

CONVALESCENT - Asheville - indie rock / emo / americana

MELODRAMATIC - NC - acoustic folk / indie / pop

THOSE DOGS - Those Dogs is a punk band out of Asheville, NC that is making music that is energetic, cathartic, and guaranteed to make you move.

Convalescent / Melodramatic / Panes / Those Dogs

Static Age Records

Minor Moon

V.V. Lightbody

Julie Odell

 via Ruination Record Co. in April 2024. With nods to cosmic American songwriters like JJ Cale, Gillian Welch, Judee Sill, Gram Parsons and Wilco, the album takes a big-hearted, kaleidoscopic lens to apocalyptic themes with an other-worldy twang. The resulting vision is "deeply adventurous ... [with] a sharp, reflective eye on the rearview mirror (Pop Matters)" and shot through with "soothing, sure-footed tenderness ... [and] an undeniable buoyancy" (Chicago Reader).

 is the solo project of Vivian McConnell, a seasoned songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in Chicago. Flute-forward, cheeky, and a musical chameleon, V.V. writes songs that are witty and full of pleasure, but deliver a vulnerable punch. V.V. has established herself as a supportive insole of the thriving Chicago music scene. 

Wyatt Grant (of Pool Holograph) and Julie Odell (singer/songwriter)

Minor Moon + V.V. Lightbody / Wyatt Grant / Julie Odell

Melanie Ida Chopko is an internationally touring artist living in Asheville, NC. Her latest album, Never Had a Love Like This, is a dispatch from the interior of modern adulthood—a sweeping indie folk record shaped by pandemic-era dating and tech-fractured intimacy. Across these ten tracks, Chopko charts a return to the body, to human connection, and to the natural world.At once delicate, funny, and boldly roaring, the album offers a deeply personal response to some of our most pressing collective questions: living admist the loneliness of modern life and a destabilized climate.

Juan Holladay has been singing, writing songs, and playing in bands since he was twelve years old. In 2006, he relocated from Tucson to Asheville and formed an alternative R&B band called the Secret B-Sides. Since then, he has come into a more lo-fi, down-tempo, sample-based sound with the release of solo material and video content. The nature of Juan’s art is candid and personal, reflecting heavy collaboration with Asheville’s creative community.

Madelyn Ilana is a singer-songwriter, violinist, healing artist, and community leader based in Asheville, NC. Her music lives at the intersection of dream-folk, art-pop, sacred sound, and poetic storytelling. Weaving original songs, improvised violin soundscapes, and spoken word, she creates performances that are both emotionally raw and soulfully spacious—inviting presence, reflection, and transformation.

Melanie Ida Chopko / Juan Holladay / Madelyn Ilana

Cold Choir

Cold Choir is an EBM-Darkwave duo, comprised of Franky & Rio. They deliver passion, electricity, and the perfect dose of Cunt. Heard on the dance floors from Germany to Mexico, each track will make you dance with reckless abandon, as they explore themes of societal irreverence and sexuality.

Idol Talk - Carrboro, NC - Idol Talk is a darkwave/post-punk trio from North Carolina, creating danceable anthems with gothic themes. Their sound echoes 80s synths, basslines, and guitars. Influenced by The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, and modern acts like Drab Majesty and Twin Tribes.

Cold Choir - Idol Talk - Neckroft/DJ

haunt3d

Machine 13

DJ Tommy M

haunt3d - electronic artist, music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from north carolina.

Girl Brutal - Charlotte based electronic/digital hardcore project.

DJ Tommy M - get back 2 it / pop / asheville.

Machine 13 - experimental electronic band based in Asheville.

haunt3d / Girl Brutal / Machine 13 / DJ Tommy M

MELTDOWN - Underground dance music w/ John Brinker & Peri Meters (Art of House)

Meltdown (1/17)

Static Age Loft

Claire Whall

Lamplight

Léna Bartels

Lamplight - (Brooklyn, NY) - Songwriting project of Ian Hatcher-Williams --- Folk that comes creek-steeped.

Léna Bartel - musician from Portland, Oregon currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Claire Whall - (Asheville) - Conduit songs from the blue beyond.

Julie Odell is an Asheville via New Orleans singer-songwriter. Her music is folky, dreamy, and soulful, marked by her powerful, peculiar vocals, detailed textures, and an instinct for immediate songcraft.

Lamplight / Léna Bartels / Claire Whall / Julie Odell

Colleen Green

Cassie Ramone 

Nina GI 

 is a singer/songwriter from Lowell, MA. Influenced by ’90s grunge and pop punk but maintaining a style all her own, Green’s songs are immediately catchy, familiar, and essential. Since 2010 she has toured the world and been reviewed and profiled in many prominent media outlets such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Pitchfork, and NPR.

 is an American songwriter, musician and artist. Ramone rose to prominence as the guitarist and vocalist of indie rock band Vivian Girls, who formed in 2007 and achieved international success with the release of their debut album Vivian Girls in 2008. She also formed the band project The Babies with Kevin Morby (of Woods). During The Babies' hiatus, Ramone embarked on a solo career, releasing her debut album The Time Has Come in August 2014.

singer/songwriter based in Asheville / music for all the lovers, healers, and viewers alike.

Colleen Green / Cassie Ramone / Nina GI

INTERNAL FIXATION - hc band from Virginia Beach, VA

No Grave / Internal Fixation / Sanguine Bond / Owe You Nothing / Shot with a Gun

Hook of Moon

Headringer

Hana Eid

Max Langlinais

 has a knack for weaving raw emotion and life experience into her music, creating a unique blend of indie-rock with a poetic, folk-inspired edge. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, this talented artist is making waves with her debut EP 

 a project brimming with vulnerability, experimentation, and heartfelt storytelling. In this interview, Hana opens up about her journey—from discovering music in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., to finding her voice in the indie-rock scene.

- Nashville singer-songwriter blending indie, folk, and Americana influences.

- Asheville-based music project by Aidan Thomann. Taking influence from post rock, shoegaze, and electronic music, Hook of Moon channels an emotional experience through danceable grooves, catchy hooks and a melodic wall of sound.

Hana Eid / Headringer / Max Langlinais / Hook of Moon

"Cave Deco is a new egg punk/noise-rock four-piece hailing from Knoxville, TN, and features members of Rat Punch (see last year's 'It's a Drink', which we also released). Just as unhinged as their extreme metal counterparts in Rat Punch, Cave Deco creates a unique blend of egg punk and noise rock, with manic vocals and chaotic synths set against a backdrop of driving hardcore punk. It's a fun, quick, and unrelenting listen that never takes itself too serious. Fans of The Locust, A Frames, The Mae Shi, and The Units will find much to enjoy here." - Already Dead TapesThe New Romantics - (Knoxville, TN) 

The New Romantics has explored everything from synthpop to psychedelic rock and coldwave over the years. The solo project of multi-instrumentalist Brandon Biondo, The New Romantics has released several singles and EPs since 2013.

Socialist Anxiety - Punk band from Asheville, NC with metal/thrash and indie influences.

Cave Deco / New Romantics / Socialist Anxiety 

Mtn. Dewbie

Tracheal Shave 

Falling Behind

Mtn. Dewbie - big butts drive me nuts
she/her
queercore screamo skramz

Mtn. Dewbie / Tracheal Shave / Falling Behind

is the indie-pop scene’s annoying little sister. Hailing from Nashville, they create playful and sharp music about love (or the lack of it), mommy issues, and the perils of growing up. Its core members are Ceci Tomé and Brenna Kassis, two best friends whose love for each other informs every musical step they take. Their sound is nostalgically influenced by the early 2000s music of their childhood. Venus & the Flytraps recently independently released their new EP, Venus in Love.

Venus & the Flytraps 

BUGGY

Valentine's Day Rave w/ BUGGY

Sister Wife Sex Strike

SISTER WIFE SEX STRIKE - Sister Wife Sex Strike is a Seattle-based anarchist folk punk band comprised of Sister Pigeon and Sister Moth. The band's name is inspired by a real life sex strike that they went on in 2021. The two have been playing music and writing songs together ever since.

FROG LEGS - Pittsburgh, PA - Folk punk shenanigans. I make music about the things that I hate for the people that I love.

CLOVER-LYNN & the HELLFIRES - Clover-Lynn, also known as hillbillygothic, is an American bluegrass and gothic country musician and TikToker. She is the banjoist of the band Clover-Lynn and The Hellfires.

Clover-Lynn grew up listening to country and bluegrass music, citing The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Rhiannon Giddens as early influences. She is the lead of the band Clover-Lynn and the Hellfires, formerly called the Laurel Hells Ramblers.

Sister Wife Sex Strike / Frog Legs / Clover-Lynn and the Hellfires

Valgur

Astoria

 es un duo musical y performático conformado por los hermanos Elizabeth y Hugo Valdivieso (Oaxaca, México).
En su obra se plantean narrativas que se desprenden del realismo mágico y la ciencia ficción.

- Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist, Astoria sculpts sonics with both organic and synthetic sounds, birthing experimental pieces that bridge genres. The Asheville based artist explores trip hop, soul, sky wave, hip hop, pop, folk and ambient, and the project is always evolving to reflect new influences. Astoria has a voice and lyricism that evoke ethereal, colorful, and mystical worlds, while gracefully shifting into phonetic flows that have blunt, earthy, and soulful qualities as well. Their exploration of sonic arrangements creates distinct and enticing atmospheres, ranging from bright and vibrant to dark and bewitching. 

 - Cold Choir is Franky and Rio Martinez, an Electro-Darkwave duo. Their sound is rooted im post punk realm with a dose of EBM, Dark Techno, and 80s Electro. With two EPs and a remix album, Rio is a visual artist who plays the keyboard/synths and Franky is the writer and vocalist. Each track will make you dance with reckless abandon.

Valgur / ASTORIA / Cold Choir

Surface Breach - hc punk from San Antonio, TX

KILLEDINKOMBAT - grindviolence from Kingsport, TN

Falling Behind / Surface Breach / KILLEDINKOMBAT

Corpse Dust

ACCESSTOGOD

Formless

Access to God (Ohio) - ACCESSTOGOD is a body of work glorifying and pointing to God the creator, and how he saved me from the pit of hell i was walking directly into. We have all fallen short but nobody is out of Gods reach. With the acceptance of the free gift of salvation through the death of Jesus Christ we now have true ACCESSTOGOD. 

Formless - Noisy 2 piece dark electro post/drone metal band from Asheville NC

Corpse Dust / Access to God / Formless

Primitive Warfare

All Hell

Harsh Realm

Soured

 began in 2018 with the intent to create music of regressive desecration. We wrote and recorded a demo that year and released it on Stygian Black Hand in early 2019. We then focused our campaign on the Canadian theater shortly afterwards on a split with Quebecois legends Complot!. After a weekend run with Bog Body in 2019, we also decided to release a torrent of audial torment with them also on Stygian Black Hand. We’ve steadily performed live since and finally decided to finish our debut full length." - Drummer Pu239

Primitive Warfare / All Hell / Harsh Realm / Soured

Inertia (2/21)

Advance Base

Moontype

i26connector

 is the melancholic soft rock recording project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance Base has been described as "lo-fi," "depressed" & "weirdly uplifting."

 - So much of Moontype’s life-affirming magic is from the evolving confidence and relentless creative playfulness of its lead singer and bassist Margaret McCarthy. As the leader of the Chicago indie rock outfit, her music tackles soft and vulnerable emotions with striking clarity and immersive, unorthodox melodies. Their second album, I Let The Wind Push Down On Me, serves as a reinvention for the band—not just for their new and expanded lineup—but for how McCarthy navigates the changes in her own life and the messy feelings she sings about. Out May 23 via Orindal Records, the LP is a patient document of feeling things out, being easy on yourself, and finding the beauty in small moments.

w/ i26connector - Asheville southern rock country goth

Advance Base / Moontype / i26connector

Lion Country Ferrari

BEER

Rocco and His Bones

Rocco and His Bones - psych garage punk from SC

BEER / Lion Country Ferrari / Rocco and His Bones

Purulency (Tennessee) old school death metal

Hellir - (avl) black doom metal / blackvapor

Normal American / Purulency / Ever After / Hellir

Maria Chávez

 is best known as an abstract turntablist, sound artist and DJ. Coincidence, chance and failures are themes that unite her work across mediums, including improvised performance, sound and marble sculpture, visual art, book objects and an extensive history with multi-channel installation. Her approach is rooted in 

, a form of embodied listening developed by her late mentor Pauline Oliveros.

Maria Chávez / Sow Servain / Lock In Twin

Weekly Comedy Event hosted by CJ & Cam from 7 - 8pm

7-8PM: Comics are invited to workshop with other comics

8-10PM: Open mic begins. Each comic who is brave enough to get up there and perform, in turn has to sit in the hot seat after their set. 

Cam & CJ roast them, and ask questions the audience has written down, turning the topics into jokes.

The Hot Seat - Comedy

Don’t miss out on Sludge Mondays at Static Age Records in February, 2025 (2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24). See you there, good Sludge Citizens!!! (Check out @sludge.inc on IG for more info)

Do you love working? And doing pharmaceutical drugs?? And existential, communal expressions of grief/anger/love??? Then have we got the thing for you!! Come Sludge Yourself every Monday of February with Sludge City elites such as Alfred Toadhand XLVII, Big Phil, Sludge Barbie, Leslie and many more!! Sludge Incorporated has a whole month of Sludge prepared to inundate your ears, minds and spirits with the need to RAGE against your corporate overlords. This month will feature local musicians from a variety of genres to rock the nights away and special treats such as Sludge trivia, Sludge Barbie Rave Party, a Sludge Films™️ sneak peek and much much, more!! 

Sludge Inc. February Residency

Pizza POP UP hosted by Scott Kinnebrew (of Sounding Arrow)

Pizza at The Loft

AUT0-TUNE KARA0KE // Weekly: Thursdays! // Hosted by "Who Gave This Bitch a Mic" 

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