High Hopes
High Hopes Is a melodic Pop-Punk band based out of the Fargo-Moorhead area, with influences such as The Story So Far, Knuckle Puck and The Wonder Years. High Hopes has brought their sound across the United States and has opened for larger acts such as Knuckle Puck, Fireworks, and The Sheds. They are touring their latest release,
which is a five song EP titled “Plain To See.”
Display Case
Display Case band members came together in a basement in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, releasing their first album, “Make Your Mark” in 2012 and completing their first two national tours in 2013 & 2014. Released in 2015, “Talking to Pictures”, features their own unique musical style influenced by pop-punk, hardcore and rock with thoughtful lyrics throughout. “Talking to Pictures” lead the band on 2 national tours throughout 2015 and 2016. The band’s newest of 2017, “New to Me” brings an innovative yet familiar sound for the band with heavy guitar and catchy rhythms. “New to Me” is currently being toured and promoted around the country. This band is not to be missed live as their high energy performance will have you on your feet for the duration. Drummer Joey pounds out a grunge influenced beat with Charlie on bass and Steve sharing his gift on lead guitar. Lead vocalist, Jordan, gives his all relentlessly night after night
Hazing
The fervidly charged, Kansas City-based Emo/Punk band Hazing has gained some traction recently with their anticipated InVogue Records debut release “Disconsolate”. Their single off the album, “Ghost Runner At Home”, proved to be a success gaining them a spot on this year’s coveted “So What?!” Fest, and a rather large handful of fans to follow. Hazing has started to make a name for themselves in the scene, being compared to bands like Taking Back Sunday and modern-day pop/punk powerhouse The Story So Far, and even sharing the stage with high-caliber names like Citizen, Dance Gavin Dance, Hostage Calm, and SLAVES. Disconsolate follows up on the loss of a dear friend to the band and marks their return to the music scene, providing dark underlying themes combined with the “in your face” attack that modern pop/punk holds. Hazing has proved themselves to be a prominent name in the music scene and have shown that they have what it takes to compete with the big names in the industry.