Kitschy Spirit Records, a brick-and-mortar record shop in historic Calumet, presents the third annual rendition of YOOP! FEST. This three-day DIY music festival is being held on the patio at Luigi's bar.
The line up features:
St. Louis, MO apocalyptic synth punk duo, THE MALL
Marquette power-pop standouts, LIQUID MIKE, celebrating their vinyl debut of "Self-Titled" on Kitschy Spirit Records.
Elephant 6 co-founder/Apple In Stereo's Robert Schneider's experimental electronic CHAT GPT project, DRONOLOGUE
Madison, WI shoegaze psychedelic dream rockers, CULT OF LIP, releasing a new album, 'Marsha' on vinyl in addition to a retrospective comp cassette of their past releases.
Wisconsin ethereal loop-master pop-smith DEF SONIC
Wisconsin Moroccan-American experimental ambient-techno LUXATE
Midwest Noise rock stalwarts, COORDINATED SUICIDES, with their first performance since their LP release of "This Could Be Heaven"
Midwest punk rock legends, HOLY SHIT! and CHINESE TELEPHONES
Hardcore touring acts from Washington DC: HOLOGRAM and DAUNTING NIGHTMARE
Local U.P. Favorites SUFFER NO FOOLS and WILT
AND MANY MANY MORE.
In addition, Kitschy Spirit Records is also celebrating the re-issue of “Tractorman” on vinyl. “Tractorman” was a Madison, WI-based punk band, with their eponymous album remastered from the original 1996 cassette. Featuring Indra Dunis (Peaking Lights, Numbers) and Corinna Greenwood (Tormentula).
YOOP! Fest is a celebration of DIY music and culture, bringing together bands and projects from all over the Midwest and beyond. We are very happy to be hosting many of our friends' bands/band members that survived the Minneapolis Nudieland shootings--that we can come together to persist as an inclusive expressive art/music community in the face of violence and hate. We are happy to give them the space to perform and heal together with friends. The shows are free, though we ask for donations for the bands/t-shirt sales go towards the bands.
