underdown is a musician, writer and poet. His songs seamlessly blend the sound and soul of the early 70s with a 50s rock 'n' roll flair. The band is playing The Cav in celebration of the release of the new single 'Clear April Sky', which is a tribute to the late Thomas Jones. underdown have become renowned for their recorded work as much as their frenetic live performances.

https://underdown.Bandcamp.Com/

Argo and the Violet Queens are a Washington D.C. art rock band who blend seventies psychedelia, new wave, fifties rock and roll, and jazz-inflected rhythms. Their sound shifts between eras in ways that feel both unpredictable and utterly cohesive.

https://argoandthevioletqueens.Bandcamp.Com/

Sheep, Dog & Wolf Auckland-born avant-pop polymath Daniel McBride creates mind-bending, genre-hopping compositions that meld experimentalism, math-rock, folk, electronica, and post-classical minimalism, all interwoven with McBride’s intriguingly beautiful voice - reminiscent of Anohni with notes of Moses Sumney. Underpinning the complex harmonies and uncanny rhythmic flows is a visceral honesty, each song as delightfully intricate as it is heartachingly vulnerable.

https://linktr.Ee/sheepdogwolf

A finalist in the 2025 Aotearoa (New Zealand) Music Awards for Best Alternative Artist, Tāmaki Makaurau based artist Louisa Nicklin shares searingly honest lyrics, coupled with visceral guitar riffs and dark looping melodies. https://linkfly.to/louisanicklin

Presented by The Cav Presents.

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