Mouth Reader, Apollo 66 & Venray

Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC

Mouth Reader https://mouthreader.bandcamp.com/ Mouth Reader takes a hybrid approach to constructing their sonic niche. They harness the timbre of fuzz rock classics like Dinosaur Jr. to create massive sounding psychedelic power ballads reminiscent of slow-moving but powerful shoegaze bands like Slowdive. The percussion is big and reverby and the vocals are belligerent in their tone, making for a band that sits perfectly in the dive and basement venues of Nashville and Murfreesboro. Their work is tastefully lo-fi, with production developed enough to be accessible, but carrying the kind of DIY nature that makes you wish you had made the songs yourself.

Apollo 66 https://apollo66.bandcamp.com/ "Primitive Garage Punk Trash Rock N Roll" from DC.

Venray Band https://venray.bandcamp.com Venray is a two-piece garage rock/indie band from DC. "Catchy af".