Necktie Optional episode 19 (8/20/2026)
Most of the night worked from a hooky, guitar-driven indie-rock palette: Swapmeet, We Are Scientists, Dayton Barry, Juliet the Band, The Brook & The Bluff, Carver Commodore, Good Flying Birds, The Beths, SWEET LEW, Ducks Ltd., The Gnomes, Brennan Wedl, and Dark Sided all sat comfortably in that lane. Kacie Jewel Hill, cup cup, E.G. Phillips, and Yeemz pushed into more eclectic corners, while Kings of Convenience's "Cayman Islands" gave the night its one genuinely quiet moment — acoustic guitar, hushed harmonies.
Two tracks carried real backstory worth knowing. Yard Act's "New Beginnings" is…
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