The mind-spinning indie-rock/folk/art of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage developed when songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis began recording homemade cassettes in New York City in 1998; his critically acclaimed, unusual and word-dense songs lead to Jeffrey signing to Rough Trade Records in 2001 (record label of The Smiths, The Strokes, Belle & Sebastian, etc.), and the project evolved into a live touring cult sensation around the world. Creating a brilliant style of scuzzy urban indie-rock-folk, like a 21st Century mash-up of Sonic Youth, Pete Seeger and R. Crumb, Jeffrey’s band has played countless gigs all over the world, including playing as the opening act for icons like the Mountain Goats, Daniel Johnston, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Dinosaur Jr, The Fall, Dr. Dog, Pulp, Roky Erickson, The Vaselines, and more. His most recent official album is “The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis,” recorded by Roger (Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney) Moutenot, and released on Don Giovanni Records (USA) and Blang Records (UK/Eu) in March 2025 (garnering rave reviews). Jeffrey continues to wring folksy spiel and garage bohemianism from his ramshackle guitar, whether with his full band or solo, while sometimes incorporating his often subversive visual artwork and cartoons into live appearances. His comic book series Fuff ended with issue 12, and his new comic book series Statics is awaiting the 2025 publication of issue 3. The feature length film “Roll Bus Roll: A Jeffrey Lewis Documentary” by filmmaker Ilya Popenko has begun being shown at various festivals and screenings around the world since late 2024. Some of Jeffrey’s audio/visual projects have been hosted by the History Channel website, such as “The Story of Sitting Bull,” a Jeffrey Lewis illustrated song which won a Webby Award in 2011 for “Best Writing on the Internet.” Jeffrey’s “The Story of Keith Haring” was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in 2021. As of 2025 the 4-piece line-up of Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage includes Mallory Feuer on violin and keyboard, Valerie Marchesi on bass and Brent (Moldy Peaches) Cole on drums.

Sunbeam Colleen writes vulnerable lyrics-forward Anti-Folk in Ridgewood, Queens in the vein of Kimya Dawson, Jonathan Richman, and PS Elliot (and sometimes Bikini Kill). Her DIY debut album Goober is an ode to grieving the worst pain ever, but also having a debilitatingly horny crush on your bestie while cleaning bugs from your bathroom. Life contains multitudes. Colleen started recording in October 2023, months after the devastating double loss of her mom and dad. After returning to her native Ohio, biking through cornfields and graveyards, zoning out, going through all of her parents' possessions, and selling her childhood home, she realized life is short and she’d better get recording: “Dad was a huge music fan with thousands of records. Mom was where my sense of humor came from, but she struggled with addiction and mental health shit. They’d think this album was really cool and it makes me sad they don’t get to hear it. She sought out Houston transplant and buddy Matt Wilhelm, to produce the album based on his experience at Sugar Hill Recording Studios. Colleen enlisted a roster of talented musician friends to flesh out her songs via the Bar Freda open mic (the freak forward open mic Sunbeam Colleen hosts in Ridgewood, Qns). Goober has been gaining traction and the songs “Bugs in the Bathroom” + “Moon So Low” have been played on WFMU (the premiere indie radio station in the new york/new jersey area). On July 13th, Sunbeam Colleen performed and was interviewed for WFMU’s Anima Mundi with DJ Chinn.