BEST PUNK NOMINEES 2022
Dead Bundy
Dead Bundy is a pop-punk band based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The band radiates an anarchy ridden energy, with songs that showcase their fun-loving nature. DB is able to highlight sophistication in tracks such as “When I’m High” and “Not Sorry,” off their frenzy ignited 14-track album, Not Sorry. As the band’s music continues to grow, so does their career. Being featured on this year’s Ohio is For Lovers Festival alongside pop-rock icons, Hawthorne Heights and New Found Glory, as well as a past performance at Inkarceration Festival in ’21. The band is coming off the heels of re-release, (Still) Not Sorry that presents acoustic renditions of “When I’m High” and “Better Alive” with singles, “Stupid State Of Mind” and “It’s Not You, It’s Pee,” resulting in an album of organized chaos, complimenting Dead Bundy’s hectic spirit.
Detention
DETENTION is a high-energy pop-punk, alt rock band of teens from Akron, Ohio. This summer they shut down an entire city block during the Porchrokr festival. Their set was one of the biggest buzzes of the day and the most highly attended. On July 25, they performed at Wonderstruck Music Festival in Cleveland among headliners Portugal. The Man, AJR, Trombone Shorty, Third Eye Blind, and Dayglow. After their power-house performance on the third stage, Denny Young, President of the Elevation Group invited DETENTION to play the main stage at Wonderbus Music Festival on August 28 in Columbus and Wonderstruck in 2022.
DETENTION played at the world-famous Whisky a Go Go in LA and had crowd-surfing fans as they won the 24th Annual Tri-C High School Rock Off at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Barry Gabel, Senior Vice President for Live Nation said, “The band was tight, fun, exciting, and had the audience going crazy!” Join the army of Detainees at www.detention.live, and follow their rise on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @Detention.live. For booking information and press inquiries, please visit: www.detention.live/booking. Contact [detention.ohio@gmail.com] To join the email and text-notifications list, simply text ‘THERMO’ to 55444. Morning in May
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The Tufted Puffins is a re-emergence of musicians from numerous local bands of note in the volatile 80's and 90's Cleveland / Kent / Akron scene. Mike Baker (Sleazy Jesus and the Splatter Pigs and Hucklebuck ), markeymoon (Zen-Luv Assassins, Professional Againsters, Roscoe Disposal Co ), Tom Huff(Burning Lesbians , Roscoe Disposal Co) and Brian McCafferty (Rainy Day Saints, Rumbling Spires, Beatnik Termites ….. ) is the lineup of this powerhouse group. The music is a high energy blending of Garage Punk and Rock and Roll. Having been through it all before, the Puffins are in the perfect space to focus on the music and ignore the BS. As a part of the burgeoning Cleveland music scene they're surrounded by great bands and venues and audiences that other towns would kill for. It's a band of seasoned musicians who just want to play for the pure joy of raucous music.
Make no mistake. The point of a Tufted Puffins show is big sweaty aggressive fun. They leave it all on the stage every show. The audience sweats as much as the band. That's the Cleveland way to do it!
Make no mistake. The point of a Tufted Puffins show is big sweaty aggressive fun. They leave it all on the stage every show. The audience sweats as much as the band. That's the Cleveland way to do it!