Live Music - theWorst / Burly Gurlies / Psych Ward Disco

theWorst — Hailed by Alternative Press as the “…glorious love child of Joan Jett & Kurt Cobain,” theWorst has been on a meteoric rise since their inception. Led by bandleader and true survivor, Brooke Binion, the band has gained a reputation as a one-of-a-kind raucous live act, fueled by an aggressive raw sound, anthemic songs and a brutally honest lyricism that is rare in today’s highly commercial and often fabricated mainstream music scene. Having toured nationwide and coast to coast since 2016, theWorst is comprised of Binion on lead vocals and guitar, Will Bradford (SeepeopleS) on bass and Craig Sala (Paranoid Social Club, Kurt Baker, Planeside) on drums.

Burly Girlies is a feminist punk band from VT. They write songs based on their experiences as queer small town weirdos taking up space in the 21st century patriarchy. Reclaiming notoriously misogynistic pop culture pillars from playboy bunnies to horror movie slasher tropes, Burly Girlies are a silly good time that will leave you feeling enticed and pissed off. You can stream their debut single “Whore for Horror” on all platforms!

Psych Ward Disco is a punk band from New Hampshire, with a style called Manic Slutty Thrashcore – a fusion of punk and metal. Band members include frontwoman and bassist Amelia Tarling (Amelio), guitarist Spenser Cattin, and drummer Owen Dube.
The band was born out of a shared love for playing fast, loud, and unapologetically wild. Amelio had already laid the foundation in 2020, writing the band’s first song “Not Destroyed” as a solo project, but when they got together, the group exploded into a full punk rock force and played their first show in 2023. That same year, they released their DIY recording “Not Destroyed” as their first single. Their debut EP “Punk Rx” was released in April 2025 – recorded by themselves and produced by Amelio