J Roddy Walston and The Automatic Band

J. Roddy Walston is a force of nature. If his hits like Heavy Bells is are a war cry, then the deep cuts like Boys Can Never Tell are a tac@cal cosmic retreat. For some, his music is a form of religion, psychedelic in its intensity, transforma@ve in its grip on the body, shaking loose something primal that’s been buried too long. It’s not about thinking, It’s about moving, feeling, surrendering. His influences are a riot of contradic@ons: Kurt Cobain’s fury, Nilsson’s fractured sweetness, Zeppelin’s power, and somewhere in there a perverted nod to William Onyeabor’s lonely calculator funk. Cri@cs try to box him in, but Walston can’t be contained—he does chaos, and his live shows do damage, but fortunately his songs can pay the tab. Catch him and his band before he burns it all down again.

Crooked Coast

Crooked Coast doesn't waste a minute getting to the goods. They cut their teeth in the dive bars and tourist traps of Cape Cod, Massachusetts where they learned to get to the hooks and don't stop till last call. Listening to them, you can feel the bright colors of a summer vacationland and the darkness beneath the surface; the long winter waiting around the corner. They don’t shy away from the darkness but there's a contagious streak of optimism and humor in their music as well. Through independent hustle the band has been invited to perform at festivals like Boston Calling and Beach Road Weekend as well as touring the US. Their music has racked up millions of streams and they were named 2025 New England Music Awards Artist of the Year. Since 2019 they have hosted and headlined their own music festival, Coast-Fest in Falmouth, MA. Fuelled by raw energy and fearless authenticity Crooked Coast continues to carve their own lane in the industry. Blurring lines of genres and building community they’re proving a band from the edge of the Bay State can make waves far beyond it.

Vanna Pacella

Vanna Pacella will be opening the show. An ethereal Rock Band based out of Cape Cod, MA. The musical project of Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist, Synth Bassist and Front Woman- Vanna Pacella. Vanna Pacella and her band - 2025 Boston Music Awards - “ New Act of the Year”. Vanna is a precise and promising mixture of “seasoned pro” and “up and comer” to the music scene, specializing in, but not limited to, keyboards, piano, and vocals. She is obsessed with playing music, doing so every chance she gets. Vanna is a live musician at heart, performing live shows multiple times weekly. Her shows have taken her from Provincetown to Providence, RI, and all over New England and beyond. The infectious energy in each performance allows her to always make real connections with her audiences. Her musical endeavors have taken her to play venues as big as Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium, and as small as her hometown nursing home.