Steel Cartwheel is a new project by Seattle musician Alex Sokoll. After retiring his previous artist name, A.M. Sokoll, at the end of 2024, he spent 2025 crafting a sound that balances the abrasiveness of industrial rock and the rhythms and beats of EDM. The result is Steel Cartwheel, which, in very local musician fashion, was the name Alex decided while at SIFF Uptown waiting for the Jeff Buckley documentary to begin.

Hi Crime is a Seattle-based indie band led by songwriter/producer, Mitch Etter. Originally formed as a recording-only duo in 2015, Hi Crime’s debut EP received unexpected attention from NW media outlets (including KEXP and 107.7 The End), which led to the band’s first live performance on local TV. The duo quickly expanded to a full band for this appearance, and decided to continue working as a band thereafter. After releasing the albums The Kids Still Got It in 2018, and Midori in 2023, Hi...

HEAVY BLOOM is a genre-blending band from Seattle, WA, known for a soulful fusion of pop, R&B, and funk with influences ranging from 80s...