Geography is important, so here's a rundown: Signals Midwest is an indie-rock-tinged punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. Members currently reside in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. Since forming in 2008, they have released five full-length albums and a slew of split 7"s and EPs. "Siggies", as one particularly eloquent fan dubbed the group somewhere along the line, has played just shy of 500 shows in North America, Europe, the UK, Australia and Japan. “Layovers”, due out in July 2025 via their longtime collaborator Lauren Records, is a career-spanning collection of previously unreleased songs, B-sides, 7” tracks and covers that span the band’s nearly two decades of existence.

Beneath the TV static skies of Cleveland, Ohio, four gentlemen armed with their hearts and their instruments stand tall and slightly hunched. Carrying the names of saints and varying degrees of trauma, Youth Pallet attempts to reconcile the human condition through rock music. Building upon the foundation of the Midwestern folk-y songwriting of Nick Seink, and the tastefully meticulous rhythmic-backbone of Steve Kessler’s drumming, Youth Pallet season their unmistakable brand of rock music like four gourmet chefs. Under lyrics contemplating the timeless journey of personhood in a chaotic, morally-ambiguous age, David “Ziggy” D’Amato decorates and highlights these existential conflicts with soaring leads and uplifting vocal harmonies. While Tyler Adams bounces and weaves like a heavyweight boxing champion in the low end of his groovy bass lines. These four elements unite in an explosion of a unique energy that embodies the unbearable pain of being human; while embracing the healing love of experience and relationships.

“The guys from Bleeder are good heads. They jam out and play deeply loud and moving shoegaze music. It’s crazy how much they filled up such a quaint bar with so little and managed to make it sound good.” Brandon Olesky