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DownamanBased out of New York City, 4-piece alt-rock band Downaman formed in 2017 around the unforeseen introduction of lead singer Adam Sabh to guitarist Pete Carril. Shortly after Adam found himself at a job at the Barclays Center where he befriended bassist/audio engineer Mike LaTona and the three rigorously began building the foundation of the band. A year, 4 music videos, and a 15 song catalog later the band still found themselves in the meticulous process of finding the last piece of the puzzle. Instantaneously after meeting drummer Sam Askin the guys knew they found their final roster. Employing a heady blend of anthemic melodies, indie rock influences, and hardcore roots the group released their debut EP Vol. 1 in March 2018. Vol. 2 released in May 2018 and revealed a heavier side the group while still holding onto catchy choruses and bright guitar work. The band now brings their work to life playing all around the New york City area.Shining Faces is a rock-trio based in New York, heavily influenced by the raw, guitar-heavy music of Neil Young, The Stooges, and Dick Dale. In mid-2020, frontman and multi-instrumentalist Clinton Mekeel recorded his EP, Rat Caviar, while in quarantine playing all the instruments and producing it himself. Now he has joined forces with bassist Austin Flynn and drummer Sean Leveille to properly deliver their high-energy rock sound.Rat Caviar melds the sounds of scratched Dick Dale records with the dialogue from dusty VCR tapes to create a guitar-fueled fire to combat the chill of isolation. Its a raw reaction to the pandemic as it unfolded, and with each original song, Mekeel works through a different emotion from anger to fear to apathy, punctuated with surprising covers from some of his musical heroes that he uses to reflect on his past self.