Johnny Dynamite and The Bloodsuckers, Laura Larson, Magenta Vice

Johnny Dynamite is a Philadelphia based post-punk artist signed to Born Losers Records. Over the course of his first three albums, Johnny Dynamite has emerged as a succinct storyteller and songwriter. The characters inside Johnny’s dream world are lucid, manic, and brimming with pangs of nostalgia. Poised against dark and atmospheric instrumentals, his harrowed vocal delivery and lyrics paint a picture of lost youth, hopeless romanticism, and teenage rebellion.
Dynamite blends many different genres and connects the dots between different pockets of subculture; equal parts glossy new wave and anthemic rock n’ roll. Johnny’s signature beat centric production style incorporates hard hitting drum machines, 80’s style guitar riffs and ethereal retro synth patches. His sound has been compared to legacy acts such as Pet Shop Boys, INXS, and The Cure as well as more modern acts such as MGMT and M83.
Laura Larson's electropunk/noise project mixes NIN-style industrial beats with the catchy hooks and cathartic energy she's become known for through her rock band Scrunchies and her former projects, long-running dance-punk trio Kitten Forever and riot-grunge band Baby Guts.
Approaching synthwave as a band rather than as producers, Magenta Vice focuses on live hardware performance, working without the use of DAW's. Heavily influenced by Italo disco, electro, and Hi NRG, as well as 70's German kosmische musik, Magenta Vice offers a wide range of moods, blending sounds of past and present.