Remo Drive

From Bloomington, MN

Brothers Erik and Stephen Paulson started Remo Drive as teenagers in Bloomington, Minnesota and have spent the years since refusing to make the same record twice. Signed to Epitaph Records, they've released four full-lengths — Greatest Hits (2017), Natural, Everyday Degradation (2019), A Portrait of an Ugly Man (2020), and Mercy (2024) — each one pulling the sound somewhere new while keeping a melodic core that sits comfortably between indie rock and pop-punk.

From Green Bay, WI

Formed in Boston in 2013, sports. is a three-piece Midwest emo band now split across Green Bay, WI, New Haven, CT, and New York, NY, with around 101K monthly Spotify listeners.

From Lansing

Nunya is a Lansing pop punk band featuring Jolene Chérie Sayers on guitar and vocals, Cody Kuuttila on drums, Lin Norton on bass and vocals, and Matt Waterman on lead guitar. Their self-titled debut was recorded at Cold War Studios and mixed by Joe Reinhart, known for his work with Hop Along and Modern Baseball. They played GTG Fest 17 at the Avenue in 2024.

From Brooklyn, New York

A New York duo making math rock and Midwest emo in the DIY tradition, drawing on American Football — the Illinois band whose 1999 debut defined the intersection of intricate guitar work and emotional directness that shaped the genre.