The moonshadow fest
APRIL 7-9, 2024
Blind Feline
KY alt-country psychadaleyea
"Blind Feline is one of the best new bands on the planet!” - Ron Whitehead
Digitonic
Digitonic is a Louisville-based Jam, Rock, Funk, and Electronica band. We have fun and get weird!
Driftwood Gypsy
Funk/Soul/Jam to enlighten your spirit and move your feet
FUZZSTRATION
Fuzzstration is summed up as “modern classic rock” with influences of rock, alternative and metal. Formed in Harrison County, Indiana in 2018, the band consists of Eric Rhodes, Matt Seelye & Ryan Smith
Hot Brown Smackdown
Hot Brown Smackdown is a dynamic, high-energy newgrass fusion band hailing from Louisville, KY.
Jaik Willis
Coming from Chicago, IL, one-man-band, Jaik Willis plays an 11 piece drum set with his feet, while playing guitar/bass/harps, and singing while beatboxing simultaneously without any looping or electronics.
Justin Miller & The Elements of Sound
Original band from Louisville,Kentucky. Folk, singer songwriter, psychedelic rock, with a lil hip hop. Elements of Sound draws inspiration from rock, folk, pop, Blues and hip hop. Since 2017 EOS has been cutting their teeth at Grassroots festivals, events and weekly bar shows. You can catch them just about every weekend in the Louisville and southern indiana area.
Kevin West
Kevin West is a blues fusion singer-songwriter / guitar player from Charleston SC currently living in Los Angeles CA. West, is a recent honors graduate (May 2019) of Musicians Institute in Hollywood CA. His influences range from Jimi Hendrix to Tupac Shakur to Stevie Wonder and beyond so his music seems to find its own sound.
Mama Said String Band
Mama Said String Band is an instant classic, since 2016 they’ve been bringing their own brand of the grassroots music you’re so used to hearing to stages everywhere. Based out of Louisville, KY, Mama Said String Band brings a refreshing reinvention to Bluegrass, Folk and Americana while focusing on vocal harmonies and contemporary instrumentation. Having won several notable regional awards including album of the year in the Lexington Music Awards for “Carry The Water”, Best Bluegrass Band in the Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards, Bluegrass Artist of the Year in the Lexington Music Awards and with three nominations under their belt, they have made a notable imprint in the Kentucky Music Scene. They bring big, relatable emotions and honest songwriting to every show, leaving fans always wanting more.
Mononoken
Hailing from the Louisville Metro Area, Ken is an electronic music DJ & Producer; Spinning mostly Tech House and Future Bass.
Mr. Please
A groovy rock band from Louisville, KY with a knack for both catchy hooks and deep improvisation. Mr. Please fuses fresh, danceable tracks with funky & ethereal jams.
Nectar Valley
Nectar Valley is a young and upcoming 4-piece ensemble that takes inspiration from Bluegrass, Folk, Psychedelic Rock, and Blues to create an insatiable energy that will have you grooving in no time and is a must have for a festival experience. Featuring the talent of Landon Kotarek (Mandolin/vocals), Tristan Howard (guitar/vocals), Austin Quinton (banjo/vocals), and Ronnie Saxon (upright bass/vocals), this group has a dynamic back-and-forth that is undeniably exciting and enjoyable.
Queen's Falls
Dream / psychedelic rock band from Louisville, KY
RESTLESS LEG STRING BAND
This group of skilled pickers has been forming and shaping itself since 2013 into a traditional-like bluegrass ensemble featuring the musical stylings of Casen Baumgardner (Guitar), Daniel Bailey (Bass), Ishi Wooton (Fiddle), Jonathan Bramel (Banjo/Resonator) and Chris Cupp (Mandolin). All coming from different backgrounds, but having the common denominator of KY roots, their unique combination of original jam grass, party tunes and country/rock/blues/contemporary cover songs has captured audiences all across the region and gained a reputation as a must see festival experience.box to start.
Real Sad Records
Drip-Pop.
Experim-indie.
Ambien-trospective.
Astral Production.
Psychedealwithit.
Sydney Sleadd
Sydney Sleadd is a singer/songwriter from Louisville, Ky. She is a self-taught musician who first learned piano as a child and then guitar in her early 20's. She started writing songs in her teen years as a way to process difficult emotions and make sense of the world around her. She has a storytelling style of writing, and her songs range from diary entries to musings about life. Her music is hard to classify in a single genre as she weaves folk, grunge, soul, and outlaw country throughout her discography. She is known for her clever lyrics, unique playing style, and powerhouse vocals.
Taylor Katherine
Taylor has been writing her own songs and playing music now for a little over three years. She started doing this when the world was on lockdown and her work was closed. She is a classically trained opera singer, but decided not to pursue that career after college, and took about ten years off from playing any kind of music at all. The songs she writes deal with heartbreak and loss, love and pain, mixed with a soulful country sound, all played on her ukulele.
Zu Zu Ya Ya
ZU ZU YA YA is a Be-Here-Now Modern Psychedelic Funk Rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. Their highenergy danceable grooves and colorful visuals draw in audiences with soulful lyrics, driving percussion, and dazzling belly dancing. If Sly & the Family Stone, the B-52s, Rolling Thunder Review, and Dr. John all had a wild night together, Zu Zu Ya Ya could be their beautiful love child.