500 Miles to Memphis is a punk rock americana band from Cincinnati, OH. Their music is a cross-genre blend of punk rock, americana, bluegrass, and country. Ryan Malott formed the band in 2003.

Blind Adam and The Federal League, Chicago's own folk punk americana foursome with powerful lyrics and a serious punch of soul. The band is fronted by Adam Gogola, a young man living with a rare, degenerative optic nerve disease leaving him legally blind. The nickname was given to him by his good friends in The Bouncing Souls when they embarked on a 1,000 mile motorcycle ride together years ago. Using it as a bit of inspiration, the band have been playing ever since and making waves in the punk scene. Full of gritty, soulful punk roots with Bruce Springsteen chutzpah, the band hold rustic, rock forward melodies.

TAKE THE REINS is a Chicago area alt punk band who, in 2017 and 2018, recorded and released their debut album "Addiction by Subtraction". Called "an explosive mix of Joan Jetta and The Pretenders", frontwoman/vocalist Courtney Boyers & crew churn out 12 hard-hitting tracks exploring varying themes on addiction, despair and defiance. Don't miss out on this eclectic mix of songs that doesn't let up, from start to end. In 2018-2019 Take The Reins began touring the midwest on their release Addiction by Subtraction playing with many local and national tour acts. Including a trip to FEST in Gainesville FL Take The Reins signed with Flat Aht records in 2021 and put out their sophomore record "Im At Your Door" and have been out promoting and touring on it since its release in the fall of 2022.

Guardrail is the world's first Diet Punk band. Basically, we understand we're not punk—Minor Threat and Good Charlotte have that covered, thank god. We're also not really pop, which explains why we haven't hit it big. We're just a combination of those things that uses Splenda instead of real sugar. And because of that, until you get used to us, we're going to leave a bad taste in your mouth.