Pocket Vinyl
Pocket Vinyl is a Connecticut band from Norwich that mixes music and live performance in a distinctive way. At the core of the group is pianist and vocalist Eric Stevenson, whose playing often leans into piano‑driven rock with indie and alternative touches, and live painter Elizabeth Jancewicz, who creates visual art on stage during the show as the music unfolds, which is then auctioned off to the audience.
Their songs tend to explore themes like death, sexuality, silence, uncertainty, and defiant hope, and they’ve released a wide range of material including original albums, covers, demos, and live recordings. Pocket Vinyl describes themselves as “piano slam rock,” and their performances are known for their visceral energy and creativity, with each show being unique and often accompanied by the finished artwork afterward.
They’ve played over 1,000 shows across the U.S. and maintain a DIY approach to touring, recording, filmmaking, and art, tying their music into other creative efforts like comics and a feature‑length film.
Low Ceilings
Low Ceilings is the Connecticut-based musical project of Ben Mueller, who has been playing living rooms, clubs, bars, and empty swimming pools since early 2014. In that time, he has developed a distinctive brand of folk-inspired alternative rock with a progressive tilt, over which he explores love, loss, and the profundity in banal and everyday happenings.
The live band currently consists of Mueller on vocals and guitar, Christian Loftus on bass, Garin Greenholt on guitar, and Noel Teter on drums.
Powerwalker, Low Ceilings' 6th record, released April 7, 2025. It continues Mueller's long-term (and some would say fruitless) search for meaning in the mundane and ugly. It embraces 90s alternative rock influences, fuzzed-out DIY production, and a lighter, more humorous side of Mueller’s songwriting.
Powerwalker's 10 tracks of suburban-core power pop analyze daily minutiae in a reflection on comfort, routine, and the existential dread they keep us from. It finds meaning, even hilarity, in the mindless commute and the boring desk job. But most of all, it's just here for a good time. This whole "daily survival" thing can be kind of funny, if you really (and I mean really) think about it.