The festival will showcase a dozen youth bands on June 8
Brattleboro, VT– BrattRock, Windham County’s youth music festival, returns Saturday, June 8th at The Stone Church with a stacked lineup of youth performers. Twelve bands and solo artists will take the stage at this spring’s show, featuring Emily Margaret, Godzilla With a Gun, Jessica Beck, Imparadised, YourArmsAreMyLegs, River Party, The Jackets, Chloe Bradford, Wycke, Brooklynn Ana, and special guests Circus Trees and Color Killer. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the show will begin at 5:30 p.m. All ages and music lovers are welcome and tickets are available on a sliding scale of $10-$20. Stone Church is located at 210 Main St. in Brattleboro, VT.
This year’s BrattRock, which enters its 12th edition, has “something for everyone with genres ranging from punk to hardcore, R&B to alternative, power pop to folk, and singer songwriters” says Victoria Matthew one of the organizers of Brattrock. “We’re excited to get them out of their bedrooms and rehearsal spaces and up on the Stone Church stage to share their musical talent with everyone.”
The festival is sponsored by Guilford Sound, Beadniks and RetroMusic and presented by Interaction: Youth Services and Restorative Justice. “As an organization who values community and relationships, we are thrilled to offer an event where musically-minded youth can gather, connect, and be inspired.” says Russell Bradbury-Carlin, Executive Director at Interaction.
Lineup BrattRock 2024 Spring Edition:
R&B and jazz influenced Emily Margaret, who has been writing songs since she was 9 years old, last played at Brattrock when she was 11. Now 16 years old, Emily is joined on stage by Adam Acker, Lewis Wells, and Gruff Davies on drums.
Brattleboro locals Godzilla With a Gun are back for another blood-pumping performance. They are an all genre encompassing punk group, their performances can only be compared to that of a “100-foot-tall lizard holding a firearm.”
Jessica Beck returns to the Brattrock stage for the second year in a row where she will again impress all by bending folk punk rhythms to her will.
Drawing from the elements of Hard Rock, Power Pop, Post-Punk, and Heavy Metal, Imparadised hopes to convey a “bleak atmosphere full of glamour.” Members include Sam Hoynoski, May Armstrong, Noah Delorenzo, and Taimoor Dahlstrom-Hakki.
YourArmsAreMyLegs are looking forward to returning to the BrattRock stage with their 2000’s inspired metalcore sound.
With Jamie deVelder and Rabi Mednicoff-Misra on guitar, bassist Sophie Šabach, drummer Caroline Riordan, and Amelia Durbin on keyboard and trumpet, River Party plays both original songs and rock covers, but they love to “switch it up in more than one way!”
As an eclectic group of multi-instrumentalist The Jackets weaves various styles of music into a cohesive, dynamic and entertaining performance.
BrattRock is also excited to welcome a handful of singer-songwriters including Brooklynn Ana, a 16 year old who is working on recording her very first single, Chloe Bradford who is looking to broaden her audience and Wycke, another stand-alone musician who is “just a kid with a dream hoping it works out.”
In addition, for this year’s spring edition Brattrock is excited to welcome two special guests.
Circus Trees members Finola, Edmee, and Eoghan McCarthy have been performing under this name for the past six years. They describe themselves as “the sisters of sadness,” and convey a sense of hope and lament through tailored songs of heartfelt and emotional complexity.
Originally from Marlborough, MA, Color Killer will visit Brattleboro for another performance at BrattRock. Created in 2017, members Lincoln Zinzola (lead guitar/vocals, Nate Dalbec (bass/vocals), Matt Hiltz (drums) and Dylan Huther (rhythm/guitar) have traveled across-country and opened for big names such as the Kids Table and Big D.
ABOUT BRATTROCK
BrattRock—the Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival, established in 2016–brings together people of all ages to honor and celebrate talented, dedicated, and passionate young musicians. The event, which this year enters its 12th edition, serves as an educational opportunity and a chance for area youth to gather and network, as well as to develop and showcase their musical talent in a positive, supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. www.brattrock.com
ABOUT INTERACTION
For more than 50 years Interaction: Youth Services and Restorative Justice (formerly known as Youth Services) has been dedicated to helping communities in Windham County thrive. Through restorative justice, youth programs and clinical services, Interaction supports an average of 1500 children, young people and adults every year. Learn more at www.interactionvt.org
