A Giant Dog: Yes, a big shaggy dog of a band, and completely lovable and undeniable with their big riffs, megaton hooks and energetic showmanship.
Priests: Wicked political commentary wrapped inside jagged post-punk songs.
Madame Ghandi: A one-woman band who plays drums and raps the feminist blues over electronic soundscapes.
She-Devils: Montreal co-ed duo with Audrey Ann Boucher’s deadpan femme-fatale vocals emerging from a fog of decaying rhythms.
Valerie June: Memphis singer who channels ancient blues, country and gospel voices.
Dude York: Seattle trio delivers brisk pop-rock melodies with metal flourishes and arena-rock theatrics.
Hoops: The chime of New Zealand’s 1980s indie-rock wave washes across this Indiana band’s instantly memorable songs.
Cherry Glazerr: Clementine Creevy, a slender spitfire of a guitarist, knows how to command a stage.
Noname: The Chicago MC blends call-and-response vocal riffs with her band and audience as she deftly expands the conversation begun on her excellent 2016 mixtape, “Telefone.”
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