King Kewpie, Grizzy Mack, Jake Gehdert
King Kewpie is a psychedelic country band from Chicago IL. Drawing influences from musical theater and heavy hitting arena riffs, KK is bringing home mythology to your family values through their lyrics and sound.Grizzy Mack is a hiphop vocalist from Chicago. Along with making music Grizzy, co-hosts a queer pop music series called Citypill.
Sparkling Urbana, Sensor Ghost, Rise of Leo
Sparkling Urbana: Blending 90’s queercore energy with folk and punk storytelling for grungy songs with a melodic crunch.Sensor Ghost is an art-punk band from Washington, D.C. composed of Mike Andre, Amanda Huron, and Sam Lavine (formerly/also of Puff Pieces, Weed Tree, Light Beams, Antelope, and The Cornel West Theory).Rise of Leo: Alt-rock from Chicago, IL.
THEY COULD DO BETTER (and they should)
Hot Potato Hearts presents THEY COULD DO BETTER (and they should) as their one off dating show in late celebration to Valentines Day. Julie & Katie, the hosts of Hot Potato Hearts, are taking the night off from helping you find love and are hoping to find it themselves. However they will not be the ones in control, they have handed cupid’s bow to their EXES! Their exe’s Mandy & Noah will be swiping on the apps, reviewing dating applications December through January trying to find people who they believe to be matches for Julie & Katie. If you’re reading this and think you might be a good fit for Julie or Katie fill out the application in Hot Potato Hearts instagram bio or snag a ticket to the show & shoot your shot in person. The show itself is gonna be a ride, Julie and Katie will provide some insight and statistics on how they’ve gotten to this place of being so single they’ve asked their exe’s to set you up on stage. Mandy and Noah will explain how they let such perfect women slip through their fingers before presenting the potential suitors they have picked for Julie and Katie. Julie and Katie will determine who they want to date by playing silly games and asking inappropriate questions. Secrets will be shared, gossip will be spread, memories will be made and love just may be found. Hope to see you there!
Ester, Caley Conway (Milwaukee), Sad Songs
The Breathing Light (record release show), Rat Chasm, Blood Nymph
Brass Calf, Sprite, The Babe Report
Sunflower Headlights, The Alright Maybes, The King Of Mars
Scott Yoder (Seattle), Carrellee (Madison), Kill Scenes, DJ Scary Lady Sarah
Perfect Mash: A Dating Show
Perfect Mash is a monthly inclusive dating show from Hot Potato Hearts! Come early to the show to mingle, flirt, and most importantly fill out compatibility quizzes for each featured dater they are interested in. The show itself will be a combination of games, interviews, and storytelling exploring what our featured daters need and want out of their Perfect Mash. While the show is going on the Hot Potato Hearts team will be combing the quizzes filled out earlier to determine the three most compatible attendees for each featured dater. The daters will choose their Perfect Mash from their top three after chatting with them all on stage. The three Perfect Mashes will then blindly pick a date activity. Trust me you won’t be disappointed with these dates, friends of Hot Potato Hearts, Lincoln Hall, Uncommon Ground, Avondale Bowl, Central Park Bar, and Bernice’s Tavern to name a few, have graciously sponsored the winning dates.
MIC CHECK III: Dre Wave$, Adia Dew, Jesse 5K, Bemi
