The Great Swarm feat. The Erin Harkes Band, The Nolanauts, and The Sugar Hold

ERIN HARKES BAND – Erin began writing her own songs at age 19 and has released four albums of original material since then. Her first CD was aptly titled “Bar Napkins and Magic Markers” due to the crude way the lyrics were jotted down during her college years.

Her music comes from triumphs over tragedy. Though sometimes somber there’s always a resounding theme of resilience. The power of her voice and the emotion that comes through her lyrics make you want to sit and listen to every word. Erin’s lyrics tell stories of her life, sung through a big voice that’s often compared to Janis Joplin. Hearing Erin sing is a powerful experience that grabs anyone within earshot.

Erin’s spontaneity and willingness to perform won her a spot on “Battle of the Instant Bands” on the Jimmy Fallon show in April of 2010.

THE NOLANAUTS – Welcome to the NolaNauts! A high-energy 10-piece rocking funk band that’s passionate about bringing the vibrant and joyful sounds of New Orleans to the masses.

Since their launch in 2020, the NolaNauts have been on a mission to transport audiences to the musical melting pot that is New Orleans without jumping on a plane. With their powerful rhythm section, dueling guitars, and swampy keyboard gumbo, the NolaNauts create an unforgettable live experience that celebrates the music of The Iconic City.

THE SUGAR HOLD- The Sugar Hold doesn’t play any specific genre of music, their milieu isn’t from any specific decade, and they truly don’t have any agenda other than to have a good time. They’re pure rock n roll. A lot of us believed that kind of innocent purity didn’t and couldn’t exist anymore. But it does; right here in upstate New York. (W.A. Wright, Nippertown, 2023). Hailing from Troy, NY, The Sugar Hold consists of Mikey Baish on guitar and vocals, Dan Clark on lead guitar, Matt Malone on bass and vocals, and John Olander on drums. A band labeled as “surf-punk,” groups they could actually be compared to like the Crickets, the Beach Boys, early Beatles or the Clash are not going to be bands they sound very much like given over fifty years of changes to production and instruments. Instead, The Sugar Hold puts together an eclectic mix of all the great rock bands from the 50s to today. The Sugar Hold strives to promote the good times and feelings that make their music so enjoyable. The party’s just beginning.