“John Hale opened up a venue and Stupid Idiot is on his sister record label, Grimace’s Shape-Shift , so we were happy to work with him and the people over there . And Norbert owns Kickback Bar, who’s actually like a good friend of House of J, he’s a really cool guy. It’s like you could literally throw a rock and hit Kickback Bar from House of J, it’s one train stop over. Kind of a cool dive with really good sound.
Schaefer spilled the details on the secret show. The set will begin at a gas station across the street from House of J. A full, hour-long set starts there among the Funyuns and lotto tickets featuring the headliner, artists from the indie rap record label No Empathy. Some exciting young artists are on that label including Ishgenius and Kanaki.
“On the last day, if I had to pick, Fuska or Trashkat. There’s a lot of local legends on day three. You’ve got Fuska and Ganesha and Trashkat, Whitney obviously is playing. A bunch of local faves on the last day.” “The bigger it gets the more fun we have bringing these ridiculously big and curated multi-genre festivals. It’s just a lot of fun.”Photo by Alberta Rollins, courtesy of House of J