Peelander-Z
Peelander-Z
Ichi Bichi, Goodbye Viking
Peelander-Z
PEELANDER-Z
Peelander-Z is a Japanese-American "Japanese Action Comic Punk" band known for their wildly energetic live shows and colorful costumes. While the members are originally from Japan, the group formed in 1998 in Buffalo, New York, and is currently based in Austin, Texas. The band claims they are not human, but rather explorers from the Z area of Planet Peelander. Their vibrant, color-coordinated outfits are described not as costumes, but as their actual "alien skin". Members adopt names based on their colors. Their music is a fast-paced blend of punk, metal, and J-pop with absurd, catchy lyrics about things like tacos and ice cream. However, they are most famous for their performance art.
ICHI BICHI
Ichi Bichi is a Seattle-based "Pink Punk™" rock band known for their high-contrast style that blends punk energy with pop sensibilities and Japanese influences. Their visual and musical identity revolves around high contrasts, such as "pink yet black". They've been described as sounding like "dancing on a Ramones record set on 45rpm".
GOODBYE VIKING
Goodbye Viking is a melody-forward pop-punk and power-pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Known for their high-energy sound that blends synthesizers and organ with elements of ska and hardcore, they have been active for over seven years. The band features Tyler Colton on vocals and multiple instruments, with David Green on drums. The band's sound is heavily influenced by 90s and 2000s punk bands like Green Day and Superchunk, as well as quirky 80s acts like They Might Be Giants and DEVO.