By: Chris McLafferty
Today marks the kickoff of MSMFest in Morristown, Indiana! Check out our preview of the 50 bands coming in from out state. This weekend is going to be insanity that won’t soon leave you. Everyday the bill is stacked with amazing talent spread across 127 bands, 15 states and a wide variety of different genres. Each day we’ll do our best to keep you up to date with any news and changes, the daily schedule and more.
News: As is with all Festivals, unfortunately there were some drops. It happens. Especially a festival where music isn’t their main or only source of income for most acts. That’s what makes something like this so incredibly special. Some bands are traveling close to a 1,000 miles to be here and play for you, make sure you give it their all during every set, it doesn’t matter if you’re the only one in the crowd, make it feel like they’re closing Woodstock. These bands spend so many hours behind the scenes, practicing, writing, perfectly timing that uniformed dance, its important we respect every single second of their time.
Today unfortunately we lose:
Sophagus – Today 4:30 at Musical Family Tree Stage
Randy Proctor Today 5:00 Sam Ash Stage
Adam Engers Today 5:40 Sam Ash Stage
Anzio Sunday at 3:00 Stone Tree Studios Stage
But fear not there is still a ton to go around and we’ve got you covered.
Today’s Schedule:
2:00 Year Older Indy, IN-Punk
3:00 The Huskies Indy, IN-Indie/Punk
4:00 Lila Ignite Binghampton NY-Punk/Alt/Rock/Pop “Poppy uplifting rock will give you the goofy smiles”
5:00 Brother O’ Brother Indy, IN-Rock N Roll/Indie
6:00 Black Cat Rebellion Indy, IN-Rock N Roll
7:00 Edhochuli Pitt-Screamo/Rock N Roll “Rough edged attitude stomping leading into a gutsy variant pure rock n roll adventure”
8:00 Bungler Buffalo-Hardcore “Fast and brutal, reminiscent of early Metallica aged like a fine Every Time I Die. The head blows come constantly impactful. Rips into you and tears you limb by limb”
9:30 Automagik vs Injecting Strangers
Automagik Cincy, OH-Rock N Roll “The rock dance party that’s going to be so full of movement, it erodes a hole in the park, but literally no one notices as it continues till the lava sparkles add festive lighting illuminating a party so epic it makes the Matrix Reloaded Zion party scene look like a homeschooled no-touching prom”
Injecting Strangers Cincy, OH-Pop “An infectious fun beach cruising Pulp Fiction jam. A tonal jam off vs Automagik should be a memory not soon forgot. Get your dancing shoes on, this one is going to get wild. We’re all going to be lucky little fuckers for experiencing this.”
2:30 Archives Muncie, IN – Metalcore 
3:30 From Cities Above Greencastle, IN – Metalcore
4:30 I Will Define Indy, IN – Metalcore
5:30 Hearts Like Hell Indy, IN -Hardcore
6:30 Eight Days from December Harrisonburg, VA – Hardcore “Badass fury, vocally, lyrically. A force”
7:30 Church Tongue Indy, IN – Hardcore/Metal
8:30 Survay Says! Blairstown, NJ – Ska “Don’t let the ska billing fool you, they’re so much more than what meets the genre. They’ve got the song writing and guitar skills that will bring back memories of early Four Year Strong.”
3:30 Anna Sage. Indy, IN – Emo/Indie
4:30 Approaching the Unreal Louisville, KY – Rock N Roll/Indie “I love strings meshed in and Approaching the Unreal locks me in from the start with a beautiful draw of Hobbit lore that crescendos into the final battle.”
5:30 Winslow Carmel, IN – Rock N Roll
6:30 We Love You Chicago, IL Rock/Indie
7:30 Secret Stuff Nashville TN – Emo/Indie “A ballet tip toeing on the stars.”
8:30 Fossil Youth Enid, OK – Emo/Indie/Punk “Structurally similar to Hawthorne Heights, Fossil Youth seems to delve a little further into their music to find very interesting moving parts.”
2:20 Frozen Turtle Indy, IN – Pop/Punk
2:50 Brooks the Prophet Shelbyville, IN – Hip Hop
3:20 Gas Mask Nation Indy, IN – Hip Hop
3:55 TBA
4:30 TBA
5:00 Xie the Ghost
5:30 Indiana Chief Indy, IN – Hip Hop
6:05 Pope Adrian Bless Indy, IN – Hip Hop
6:40 A.C.E. One Indy, IN – Hip Hop
7:10 Grxzz Indy, IN – Hip Hop
7:40 Poindexter Indy, IN – Hip Hop
8:15 EJAAZ Indy, IN – Hip Hop
8:55 Sirius Black Indy, IN – Hip Hop
9:30 John Stamps Indy, IN – Hip Hop
3:00 Sean McClure Bloomington, IN Acoustic
3:40 Class A Misdemeanor Itasca, IL Acoustic
4:20 Weird and Wonderful Words New Brunswick NJ – Acoustic “A journey-esque track that stops to enjoy the scenery”
5:00 TBA 
5:40 TBA
6:20 Exploding Head Syndrome Chicago, IL Acoustic
7:00 Crescent Ulmer Indy, IN – Acoustic
7:40 Adam Kuhn Indy, IN Acoustic
MSMFest lists each band by genre so we’ve decided to put together a genre schedule for you to make things easier.
Acoustic
Acoustic will be at the Sam Ash Stage All Day 3-8:30
Hardcore/Metalcore/Screamo
Modest Merch 2:30 Archives Muncie, IN – Metalcore
Modest Merch 3:30 From Cities Above Greencastle, IN – Metalcore
Modest Merch 4:30 I Will Define Indy, IN – Metalcore
Modest Merch 5:30 Hearts Like Hell Indy, IN -Hardcore
Modest Merch 6:30 Eight Days from December Harrisonburg, VA – Hardcore “Badass fury, vocally, lyrically. A force”
Stone Tree 7:00 Edhochuli Pitt-Screamo/Rock N Roll “Rough edged attitude stomping leading into a gutsy variant pure rock n roll adventure”
Modest Merch 7:30 Church Tongue Indy, IN – Hardcore/Metal
Stone Tree 8:00 Bungler Buffalo-Hardcore “Fast and brutal, reminiscent of early Metallica aged like a fine Every Time I Die. The head blows come constantly impactful. Rips into you and tears you limb by limb”
Hip Hop
Hip Hop will be at the Musical Family Tree Stage from 2:50 to 10pm.
Indie
Stone Tree 3:00 The Huskies Indy, IN-Indie/Punk
Rue Morgue 3:30 Anna Sage. Indy, IN – Emo/Indie
Rue Morgue 4:30 Approaching the Unreal Louisville, KY – Rock N Roll/Indie “I love strings meshed in and Approaching the Unreal locks me in from the start with a beautiful draw of Hobbit lore that crescendos into the final battle.”
Stone Tree 5:00 Brother O’ Brother Indy, IN-Rock N Roll/Indie
Rue Morgue 6:30 We Love You Chicago, IL Rock/Indie
Rue Morgue 7:30 Secret Stuff Nashville TN – Emo/Indie “A ballet tip toeing on the stars.”
Rue Morgue 8:30 Fossil Youth Enid, OK – Emo/Indie/Punk “Structurally similar to Hawthorne Heights, Fossil Youth seems to delve a little further into their music to find very interesting moving parts.”
POP
Musical Family Tree 2:20 Frozen Turtle Indy, IN – Pop/Punk
Stone Tree 4:00 Lila Ignite Binghampton NY-Punk/Alt/Rock/Pop “Poppy uplifting rock will give you the goofy smiles”
Stone Tree 9:30 Automagik Cincy, OH-Rock N Roll “The rock dance party that’s going to be so full of movement, it erodes a hole in the park, but literally no one notices as it continues till the lava sparkles add festive lighting illuminating a party so epic it makes the Matrix Reloaded Zion party scene look like a homeschooled no-touching prom”
Stone Tree 9:30 Injecting Strangers Cincy, OH-Pop “An infectious fun beach cruising Pulp Fiction jam. A tonal jam off vs Automagik should be a memory not soon forgot. Get your dancing shoes on, this one is going to get wild. We’re all going to be lucky little fuckers for experiencing this.”
Punk
Stone Tree 2:00 Year Older Indy, IN-Punk
Musical Family 2:20 Frozen Turtle Indy, IN – Pop/Punk
Stone Tree 3:00 The Huskies Indy, IN-Indie/Punk
Stone Tree 4:00 Lila Ignite Binghampton NY-Punk/Alt/Rock/Pop “Poppy uplifting rock will give you the goofy smiles”
Rue Morgue 8:30 Fossil Youth Enid, OK – Emo/Indie/Punk “Structurally similar to Hawthorne Heights, Fossil Youth seems to delve a little further into their music to find very interesting moving parts.”
Rock N Roll
Stone Tree 4:00 Lila Ignite Binghampton NY-Punk/Alt/Rock/Pop “Poppy uplifting rock will give you the goofy smiles”
Rue Morgue 4:30 Approaching the Unreal Louisville, KY – Rock N Roll/Indie “I love strings meshed in and Approaching the Unreal locks me in from the start with a beautiful draw of Hobbit lore that crescendos into the final battle.”
Stone Tree 5:00 Brother O’ Brother Indy, IN-Rock N Roll/Indie
Rue Morgue 5:30 Winslow Carmel, IN – Rock N Roll
Stone Tree 6:00 Black Cat Rebellion Indy, IN-Rock N Roll
Rue Morgue 6:30 We Love You Chicago, IL Rock/Indie
Stone Tree 7:00 Edhochuli Pitt-Screamo/Rock N Roll “Rough edged attitude stomping leading into a gutsy variant pure rock n roll adventure”
Stone Tree 9:30 Automagik Cincy, OH-Rock N Roll “The rock dance party that’s going to be so full of movement, it erodes a hole in the park, but literally no one notices as it continues till the lava sparkles add festive lighting illuminating a party so epic it makes the Matrix Reloaded Zion party scene look like a homeschooled no-touching prom”
My Journey
There’s going to be so many great bands but you can only do so much. As much as I would love to be everywhere I’ve yet to Hermine Granger and figure out how to do that so here’s where the Muggle that I am, will be…though this will probably crazily change.
Starting things right with the kickoff band, Year Older, gotta be there from the start! Then heading to check Archives who I’ve heard nothing but great things from respected individuals in the the Indy scene, when Kevin Kirk, Conner Jones and Steven Hendrickson like your band…you’re doing something right. Brooks the Prophet did a remix of the Arctic Monkeys’ “Arabella,” there is no way in hell I’m missing that set. Then off to enjoy the amazing fretwork of Anna Sage. A dilemma emerges following that, of a band I’ve seen before and puts on one hell of a show in I Will Define or explore a new intriguing band I’ve only heard two songs from in Approaching the Unreal and….STRINGS! And then…and then, and then, and then, Brother O’ Brother for some blues rock amazement. Seriously these guys are killing it! So pumped! Followed by familiar faces Hearts Like Hell then off to explore the new world in fresh bands Black Cat Rebellion, Eight Days from December, Edhoculi and Bungler with some EJAAZ on top. Sirius Black’s set will give me some chill time, after the ska of Survay Says and excitement of Fossil Youth takes whatever I have left, to refresh me for the dance battle of the ages. The night closes with Automagik facing off Injecting Strangers in what is already being heralded as the greatest Game of Tones War ever! That’s my day but I urge you to choose your own adventure!
Stone Tree Stage 2:00 Year Older Indy, IN-Punk
Modest Merch Stage 2:30 Archives Muncie, IN – Metalcore
Musical Family Stage 2:50 Brooks the Prophet Shelbyville, IN – Hip Hop
Rue Morgue 3:30 Anna Sage. Indy, IN – Emo/Indie
Rue Morgue 4:30 Approaching the Unreal Louisville, KY – Rock N Roll/Indie “I love strings meshed in and Approaching the Unreal locks me in from the start with a beautiful draw of Hobbit lore that crescendos into the final battle.”
Modest Merch 4:30 I Will Define Indy, IN – Metalcore
Stone Tree 5:00 Brother O’ Brother Indy, IN-Rock N Roll/Indie
Modest Merch 5:30 Hearts Like Hell Indy, IN -Hardcore
Stone Tree 6:00 Black Cat Rebellion Indy, IN-Rock N Roll
6:30 Eight Days from December Harrisonburg, VA – Hardcore “Badass fury, vocally, lyrically. A force”
Stone Tree 7:00 Edhochuli Pitt-Screamo/Rock N Roll “Rough edged attitude stomping leading into a gutsy variant pure rock n roll adventure”
8:00 Bungler Buffalo-Hardcore “Fast and brutal, reminiscent of early Metallica aged like a fine Every Time I Die. The head blows come constantly impactful. Rips into you and tears you limb by limb”
Musical Family Tree 8:15 EJAAZ Indy, IN – Hip Hop
Rue Morgue 8:30 Fossil Youth Enid, OK – Emo/Indie/Punk “Structurally similar to Hawthorne Heights, Fossil Youth seems to delve a little further into their music to find very interesting moving parts.”
Modest Merch 8:30 Survay Says! Blairstown, NJ – Ska “Don’t let the ska billing fool you, they’re so much more than what meets the genre. They’ve got the song writing and guitar skills that will bring back memories of early Four Year Strong.”
Musical Family Tree 8:55 Sirius Black Indy, IN – Hip Hop
Stone Tree Studios 9:30 Automagik vs Injecting Strangers
Automagik Cincy, OH-Rock N Roll “The rock dance party that’s going to be so full of movement, it erodes a hole in the park, but literally no one notices as it continues till the lava sparkles add festive lighting illuminating a party so epic it makes the Matrix Reloaded Zion party scene look like a homeschooled no-touching prom”
Injecting Strangers Cincy, OH-Pop “An infectious fun beach cruising Pulp Fiction jam. A tonal jam off vs Automagik should be a memory not soon forgot. Get your dancing shoes on, this one is going to get wild. We’re all going to be lucky little fuckers for experiencing this.”
That’s what I’ve got for you! Looking forward to sharing a pit with all of you this weekend! Let me know if I’ve missed something.
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