Kiki Joy is a live vocalist and host blending nostalgic hits, nerdy charm, and campy charisma. With powerhouse vocals and playful energy, every performance feels like a concert and a hangout you won't forget. Instagram: lovekikijoy Participants: Kiki Joy Latham
An all-bard adventuring party bringing bardcore and joyous takes on classics, along with some original works. Featuring vocals, drum, harp, violin, and guitar. Participants: Laura Arvidson, Ben Flood, Meredith McLinn, Ben White
Birds of a Feather is a two-piece family band, primarily performing Irish/Scottish/English folk and traditional songs and tunes, but with sprinkles of Americana, Canadian Folk, and whatever else the kid likes enough to want to learn. Participants: Nightingale, Wren
Blues, ballads, originals, and instrumentals using 6-string and 12-string guitars, 6-string and 8-string baritones, and a new pedal board. Playing old songs, new songs, and the Chicken One. Participants: Jay William Koelsch
Come enjoy an hour of music on harp and guitar that will range from depressing traditional ballads to robots in space and everything in between. From raucous drinking songs to sappy love songs, Tanya will keep you laughing and crying the whole time. Participants: Tanya Brody
Bad September is the Twin Cities' premiere retro-futurist rock band. Our three albums are filled with songs about technological revolution and cultural rebellion, but with a steampunk edge. Participants: Charles Borchert, Elizabeth Borchert, Michael Borchert, John Heimbuch, Keith Prusak, Rob Prusak
AK Sherlock is high-voltage Industrial Rock for anyone who's been silenced, erased, or told their survival was a mistake. We don't apologize for taking up space; we claim it with volume. Debut EP, EXHIBIT A, coming June 2026. @AK_Sherlock on Instagram Participants: AK Sherlock
With 50 years of musical experience, Wilson Parc's music ranges from classics and mash-ups to originals with influences from metal, folk, bluegrass, and jazz. Participants: Annette Larson, Jac Martins, Eric Neuville, Ren Riga
I'm sorry, Dave.... It's getting hot in here. Nerdlesque returns with a late-night celebration of dangerously intelligent temptations. From space oddities to machine fantasies, it's burlesque with a glitch--glamorous, cheeky, and just a bit unhinged. **mature content** Participants: Curvee B, Opiumm Hayze, Kiki Joy, Mona Montague, Juniper Nightshade, Sinasaurus Vex
Friday July 3, 2026 11:30pm - Saturday July 4, 2026 12:30am CDT Hyatt 2, Regency Room