“Jon is the front man of Plum, an upand- coming East Bay indie rock band. Plum is centered around Jon’s melancholic, reflective songwriting, involving heavy use of drones and space, as well as dramatic emotional builds. Their songs can be thought of as fleshedout singer-songwriter music that draws from varied traditions—from ambient to emo, shoegaze to drone, Slowdive to Sparklehorse. In many ways, this inventive approach to songwriting, alongside the members’ deep knowledge of and affinity for different genres of music, creates a band that is hard to pin down to one subgenre of indie rock.” –thesanfranciscan.

Ypsilanti’s Geranium Red is “Alt. rock, multi-instrumentalists whose dynamic and emotive compositions evoke engaging performances. Eclecticism and intentional therapeutic expression drives our work and offers audiences vulnerable relatability.”

“Lester. is a Michigan based project by Celeste Janae Jones. Celeste sings and plays guitar, as well as writes all of the music. The group also consists of their partner, Austin Staeoeczyk, on bass and Gabe Wood, of S@YP, on drums (although sometimes for live performances they use other drummers). I first heard about Lester. as I was preparing to attend PugFest 2 over the summer and instantly fell in love with their sound. “ –widrfm