The concepts and ideology of the SubKulture Patriots were created by Brian Tanton aka "The Brain". In November of 2010 he linked up with HBZ aka Boo Radley from the critically acclaimed Spin Alley. RuDi Devino a founding member of the Short Bus Alumni followed after Cap'n Kirk, aka A.K. a former member of Diasporic and the Anti-Gravity Crew, completing the alliance the following year. The end result was a group of like minded emcees with one common goal; to share their music with the world!

Rites Wild is one of the solo monikers of South Australian-born musician Stacey Wilson. Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, visual artist, graphic designer and owner of record label ‘Heavy Lows’. Wilson also plays in a band, Terrible Truths, and has two other solo incarnations, Regional Curse and Comfort Zones. All releases are self recorded and mixed by Wilson at home. Beginning in late 2010, Rites Wild has released 5 cassettes, a CDR and a LP, as well as featuring on compilations including ‘We Are After All Here’ from New Weird Australia.

The Thermals are a post-pop-punk trio from pre-Portlandia-Portland, Oregon. The band was formed in 2002 and has released records on the classic Northwest labels Sub Pop and Kill Rock Stars. Their newest, soon-to-be-released sixth LP, Desperate Ground, was produced by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth) in Hoboken, NJ. Agnello and The Thermals completed the record and evacuated the studio just hours before Hurricane Sandy ravaged New Jersey.

The Jacuzzi Boys are guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Alcala, drummer Diego Monasterios, and bassist Danny Gonzalez, three dudes from Miami Florida, bright as neon and fun as hell. After forming the band in 2007 and accruing a handful of 45s, the group released the LP No Seasons on Florida’s Dying (located in nearby Orlando, FL) in 2009. Glazin’ in 2011 on Hardly Art and have their third full-length out in June 2013 on Hardly Art. They play rock'n roll music you can dance to.

There’s no shortage of country music in Crooks’ hometown of Austin, TX. But ask anyone who has crammed into a packed honky-tonk to catch one of their infamously rowdy late-night shows and they’ll tell you there’s something that sets them apart from the rest.

With more tan 15 years of music career, Jessy Bulbo has demonstrated to be one of the most important femenine figures in Mexico’s rock scene.

Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras knows a thing or two about the road. His band was conceived upon it, during that year he spent driving a truck after losing both his wife and his old group, Robinella and the CCstringband. Its ties were strengthened, its sound sharpened, its skills honed, in countless shows along the way.

UZOY (pronounced uzi) is a Nigerian-American female rapper and producer from the southeast side of Houston, TX. She began writing music in high school as a hobby and soon began to record her first songs.

Her passion followed her as she went to college and continued to create music. Commonly referred to as “UZOY like the gun”, she has made a name for herself while finishing her college education.

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“When fedora-wearing, experimentation-loving punk rockers get fed up with the status quo, anything can happen...” – Austin Chronicle

Macabre + Cabaret = Macabaret. It\'s a word that had to be coined, because how does one describe a group such as Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5?

On its second album Delirium Tremendous (July 26th, Chicken Ranch Records) perhaps as Jim Morrison fronting a Rohypnol-addled Pogues? Or maybe as Tom Waits fronting The Doors. Obviously, this would be a good time for a shot of Jameson\'s.