Last year, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Costalupes made a list of 33 things to do while 33. The lengthy list involved some healthy lifestyle changes, and finally writing some new solo music. Up until that point, Costalupes had been a professional musician touring consistently since he was 20, but it had been years since he focused on his solo career.

Previously, Costalupes established himself in the Pacific Northwest through his associations and contributions to bands such as VHS, Smoker Dad, The Rare Forms, and Family Worship Center. In 2020, Costalupes released his first single, “When I Come Down,” and a year later followed it with the 7-song EP, Exit Material.

Costalupes’s writing exudes an emotional immediacy. Redemption, regret, and self-reflection course through his hard-bitten roots rock, dredging up memories of the Gun Club’s Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Gram Parsons, and The Blasters’s Dave Alvin. This is shit-kicking heartbreak, interwoven with teardrop pedal steel guitars, twanging lead guitars, and folksy acoustic that achieve something of a gritty transcendence. - Lorne Behrman

Shadow Basket is a Dog Rock/Indie Folk band from San Juan Island, WA. “BUNGALOW” their debut album released in October 2021, features a collection of moody folk tunes and dynamically driven rock songs that evoke the essence of dreams, place-based memories, and fables. Their performance brings artfully crafted sound elements, grounded harmonies, and beguiling droney jams to any live music setting.

Described by The Bay Bridged, “Within their music is connection and care, which makes it all the more compelling." Friends of the band have described the music as raw, spirited, foot stomping, and drenched in love.