The Mae Shi are four young men from Los Angeles with an average age of 25. Over the past
year, they've released a full-length album (Terrorbird, which they're still very proud of on
5rc/Kill Rock Stars), compiled a mix CDof their 1200favorite songs, recorded two EPs, written
music software, built an arsenal of instruments and amplifiers, and performed theirinteractive
hyper gospel music in over 100 basements, pizza parlors, artspaces, living rooms and book stores,
from San Francisco to Summerville, South Carolina . . . all while holding down soul-shatteringly
tedious day jobs.

Rapider Than Horsepower a four-piece from Bloomington Indiana, combines the
influences of Hazel-era Red Krayola, Captain Beefheart and Gastr Del Sol. The team
of Mike Dixon, front man Michael Anderson (Racebannon), Sal (Racebannon), and
Rob Smith are not the typical rock set up. If you took members of US Maple and
Pavement, shrunk them into 8 years olds, threw them into a sandbox in the sweltering,
humid Indiana summer, and let them simmer for about 5 hours, then finally
screamed "ICE CREEEAM!"