Black x Sea, The Fever Haze, Birdhands, Dreamend

$18 Adv + Fees | 21+

Gabe Wiley and Chris Crisci have been friends since the very start of The Appleseed Cast, during the time that Mineral was still touring.  A couple years after they first met they toured extensively together while Gabe was playing drums in Pop Unknown.  Through the years they had kept in touch and crossed paths on tour.  

During the the lockdown, while there was no touring or even getting together as a band, and being relegated to the confines of a house with family, Chris did a lot of writing with headphones on and explored more deeply the world of synthesizers. From this experimentation, Chris and Gabe talked about doing a synth and live drum instrumental project & Black x Sea was born. 

The Fever Haze got its start in the early 2010s as a solo studio project by Jackie Kalmink and has been in a state of evolution ever since. Based in Grand Rapids, MI, the band—including Eric Beck, Jim Versluis, Mike Greene, and Seth Beck—has collaborated over more than a decade to release a string of albums blending loud guitars, classic pop sentiments, and earnest lyricism.

Dreamend is the main musical output of Ryan Graveface, Graveface Records’ owner/sole employee. In addition to Dreamend, he has contributed musically to Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Marshmallow Ghosts, The Casket Girls, Beachy Head (members of Slowdive & Flaming Lips) & many more.