Nordista Freeze
Where did Nordista Freeze come from? Everyone who saw it happen has a different
explanation, but they agree on one thing: a flaming blue orb came flying out of the sky and
smashed into the earth, and there, lying sprawled in the crater, was a man wearing only his
underwear with a tambourine in his hand. He rose to his knees, vomited profusely, and took off
running over the rim of the crater and into the distance yelling “Na Na”. Where did he come
from?!
Maybe outer space? His first two records were called Space Travel and Cosmic Haus. Is he a
time traveler from the past? His 60s pysch-pop anthems and bouncy flow say so. A time traveler
from the future? Many believe he’s like a Terminator 2 Terminator sent back to save the music
industry from self-destruction. All this is speculation. His origin notwithstanding, he’s brought a
transcendent message, a secret of life that transmits through his legendary live performance.
Come hear it and believe.
Mom Rock
Forming in Boston in 2018, Canadian-American indie rock outfit Mom Rock combines the forces of Curtis Heimburger, Wilson Reardon, and Tara Maggiulli. They got their start taking Boston’s college party scene by storm, and have since stolen the hearts of show-goers with electric live sets, infectious original tunes, and signature themed get-ups.
Mom Rock’s discography is a whip-smart and poignant Bildungsroman, written in real time as the band kicked their way through a pandemic, an unprecedented global recession, the creeping influence of the metaverse, and—perhaps most daunting of all—college.
The band’s catalog begins with their rosy, jangle-pop-inflicted singles “Conversation” and “Grand Romantic Life” and is followed by the more angsty stylings of 90s alternative-inspired “I Am The Same” and “Xylophone.” They’re not afraid of getting emotional, either; “Flinching” is a break-up anthem that decries the toll a fading love takes, and “if i had better friends” examines the bleak loneliness that comes with self-isolation. Altogether, their catalog is a crash course in young adulthood and all that comes with it—friendship, heartbreak, self-love, self-loathing, and the very human need to belong.
With nothing but organic grassroots efforts, Mom Rock have surpassed 7,000,000 streams on Spotify alone and have reached a global audience of over 600,000 listeners. They’ve released four EPs to date, and have been slated to play on stages of festivals like Shaky Knees, Music Midtown, Osheaga, and Mile of Music. They were recently featured as Rolling Stone’s Hot Band in their 2022 Hot Issue, and are a 2023 Salt Lick Incubator grant recipient. Mom Rock are currently based in Nashville, and are available for any Little League games you need players for.
Crumbsnatchers
Hailing from Nashville, Crumbsnatchers’ catchy songs echo the wit of Pixies and Talking Heads, backed by the fervent force of Beastie Boys. Their contagiously immersive music has a habit of crushing your inhibitions into a fine paste and then painting the word “PARTY” on your brain with it.
Frontman Samuel “Guetts” Guetterman pulled the band name from an experience in 2007, when, at 16 years old, he was sentenced to a year in a faith-based juvenile detention camp, in Griffin, Georgia. While enduring widespread physical abuse and abhorrent, moldy, living conditions (due to non-existent judicial oversight), Guetterman and the other boys sang in a touring church choir as examples of “reformed” rebellious teens. “Crumbsnatchers” was a condescending nickname the staff gave the boys when they sang. Secular music was contraband in the program, but a few months in, a fellow student smuggled in a CD player and a copy of Radiohead’s In Rainbows, which the boys listened to while hiding under their beds.
Crumbsnatchers began in Knoxville, Tennessee when Guetterman joined his songwriting prowess with guitarist Philip Mosteller, bassist Sam Burchfield, and drummer Rylan Bledsoe. Tragically, Rylan Bledsoe passed away on the 6th of July, 2020. He is dearly missed by everyone who knew him. Rylan’s influence is recorded in the drums of Crumbsnatchers’ debut album Big House.
“Satin Glow” and “One Call” are the first singles off an EP to be released in 2022 via Nashville label Like You Mean It Records. Crumbsnatchers is: Guetts Guetterman (rhythm guitar, vocals), Philip Mosteller (lead guitar), Ethan Mausolf (drums), and a few other amazing musicians who lend their talents.
