Saturday, January 3rd, 6pm - 12am Full Space / 21+ / Limited Capacity Want free entry? Check out the PW Union where members get event access, drinks, skip the line, and more: www.publicsf.com/membership The West Coasts first indie music festival of the New Year befits a multi genre 15 artist diorama of shoegaze, algorithimic rave music/EDM, electronica and folk rock, giving way to the debut Bay Area performances of Computerwife, ilykimchi, Deer Park, DeBasement and more. ARTIST BIOS DJ_Dave: DJ_Dave’s perfectionist release pattern and live code DJing tutorials have equated to  ingenious cameos throughout monumental electronic curators such as Mad Decent mixes and virtual residencies at Frank Ocean’s Blonded Radio. I first discovered her in one of the hardest semesters of my college tenure, and as I suddenly blasted through study sessions, I aced how she codes congruency between the attuned learning curve of IDM and the cheat codes of the garage and trance we now associate with the ushering in of the 2000’s. Her technical, melodious dexterity will close out this incredible night. Umru: Rocketing placements across the synthetic opuses of 100 gecs, Danny Brown, and Charli XCX, Umru’s ever rotating alphabet of guest collabs steers the way for his biggest SF DJ set yet. Whether it’s adopting compelxtro, industrial reggaeton ala Safety Trance, or digicore with his madcap production posture and stutter or electrically bracing in a transition of that one sleeper hit you just couldn’t get out of your head this past afternoon, Umru will wow well into the night. Ilykimchi: An EDM socialite, beatmaking heroine honed within the rage music epicenter of Working on Dying, ilykimchi has recently donned a fanatic solo output of bite sized garage and jersey club to boot. Like many others on the bill, this will be her first DJ set/performance ever in the Bay, a full circle moment coming from none other than a San Jose native. Silicone Valley: If there was ever an electroclash act that would fit right into a Harmony Korine movie, it would be Silicone Valley. Its montage music with a throw it at the wall approach that quickly works its charm. The surrealized vocal riffs, tipsy undercurrents of song structure and call and response synth leads recall the career high points of the Vada Vada Records label and a slight aftertaste of Monstercat fan mixes. Computerwife: Born from dorm room recordings with borrowed guitars and a free Ableton trial, Computerwife stitches recognizable horror samples, internet vertigo and personal tribulations across two heavily sought after projects that define the lo fi ecosystem. This is her first performance ever in the Bay Area, unraveling a yearning case study in juggling and growing up amongst New York’s perfect imperfections. Lucy Cooper B Handy: Shining a kaedeloscopic mirror across the most relevant tenets of 80’s music today (darkwave collabs with Boy Harsher, or 80’s freestyle like beats set across volumes of vocal ringing) Lucy Cooper B Handy’s stylish timbres play with so many pastiches that you won’t lose your bet if your favorite subgenre bleeds into one of his deep cuts. Untitled Halo: Combining trip hop percussion with a more freestyle take on the shoegaze revival, Untitled Halo are purveyors of muggy, self referential studies that recall the days of Swervedriver and A.R. Kane. They’ve likely played with whatever your favorite indie rock act out of Los Angeles may be, and are gearing up for showcasing new material in the season surrounding this fest. Deer Park: A slacker rock solo project that has its nooks and crannies in the cloud rap of Fakemink and jackzebra, Deer Park amasses a routine of hypnagogic strings and an old school guitar pop tilt courtesy of NY’s underground. Credit Electric: Credit Electric’s sound is down to earth, a mish mash of saxophone, occasional slide guitar and whisper vocals that will be right up your alley if you are even a casual fan of Dutch Interior and or A Country Western. Christopher Emond: Christopher Emond is an attention to detailified carpenter of ornamental, lo-fi ballads. His Bandcamp output expresses a heartbearing analog consciousness and DIY resourcefulness, the mood of peacefully and finally returning to San Jose after delving into the rollercoasters of out of out of state university. E_Death: A mandatory find off of the ‘witch house’ iceberg tier, E_Death has sparked a prolific mixtape run and remix work of everything from Cece Natalie to City Girls. The hihat curls and motif of reverb breaks away to an afterlife of cultish aesthetic, sort of like if your favorite Screen Gems horror flick had its soundtrack taken the electroclash route in an alternate timeline. DeBasement: Fronted by the flamboyant hype of New Orleans band Special Interest’s Alli Logout as well as shapeshifting hyperpop producer Margo XS, DeBasement nods to divergent and global eras of bloghouse and sarcastic yet charismatic queer club culture. This is their first Bay performance, injected by their recent powerhouse performances for ‘happy hardcore’ viral trident Horsegiirl. Keep: Keep are veterans of an often underlooked Virginia shoegaze scene, and lately have taken to synchronizing the trote of their suburban tour stops into decadent power choruses on their newest album, Almost Static. They’re also interconnected with dream pop tour de force Turnover, especially in angles of introspection and ironing out ever accelerating bridges in their gazey anthems. 60 Juno: Braised by a sun tinged and gluey Modesto mixing pallette, 60 Juno’s often loop based loosies pardon a way for a center lane jangle pop. A signature drum machine patter is only one of the many additives to their consistent catalogue.