Cryptid Summer, Bantam Draper, and Ships in the Night at Sage Bird

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Cryptid Summer (à La Carte Records): “Formed out of D.C.’s DIY underground, Cryptid Summer fuse the drama of classic goth with the grit of ’90s alt creating a sound that too tuneful to be pure goth, too jagged to be pop yet cements the band as one of D.C.’s most vital new voices in dark alternative music.”
https://www.instagram.com/cryptid.summer.dc/
https://cryptidsummer.bandcamp.com/…/where-the-earth…
https://alacarterecords.com/

Ships In The Night (Metropolis Records): “Ships In The Night is an electrifying mix of haunting, dark electronic and ethereal, ambient lullabies. Alethea Leventhal’s magnetic solo project pulls from dreams, memories and echoes from the outer world to paint an atmospheric landscape with sweeping waves of synths and kinetic beats.”
https://www.instagram.com/shipsinthenightmusic/
https://shipsinthenight.bandcamp.com/…/protection-spells-2
https://metropolis-records.com/artist/ships-in-the-night

Bantam Draper (Funny/Not Funny Records): “Bantam Draper is a power trash band from the Shenandoah Valley. Initially active from 2005 to 2008, the band reincarnated in 2023 with a new lineup to bring you the same ripping tunes that rang out in basements during their first stint.”
https://www.instagram.com/bantam_draper_va/
https://bantamdraperva.bandcamp.com/album/inversion-therapy
https://www.funnynotfunnyrecords.com/bands/bantam-draper