**THEA GRANT** Last seen in the UK with ***Jenny Hval*** last year, this is a new era of heart wrenching, abstractly-composed dream-pop, overflowing with yearning and romanticism. A little bit ***Elizabeth Fraser***, a little bit ***Björk***. Unmissable. **REALITY** Building on nearly three decades of activity within countercultural creative spaces in punk, metal and avant-garde, **REALITY** explores a sprawling collection of creative touch points through heavy and emotional drone. FFO: ***Stephen O'Malley, Nadja, Keiji Haino*** **RIEKO** Ritualistic experimental pop from Japanese-American multidisciplinary artist, musician, and co-founder of ***Diasporas Now***. Incantation-like vocals float over electronic and club rhythms; drawing on Japanese folk lullabies, heavy metal, and rave culture alike. FFO: ***Arca***, ***Eartheater***, ***Sevdaliza*** **REMOTE VIEWING** Noise-rock, hardcore, post-rock, shoegaze-y sludge from folks from ***Abjure, Palehorse, Million Dead, and Sly & The Family Drone.*** Heavy riffs, with hearty nods to ***Art of Burning Water, Knut and Curl Up And Die.*** New LP State Violence out soon on Human Worth Records. **3D JESUS** Post-rock with free improvisations, that recalls the expansive experimentalism of ***Constellation Records***' more raucous moments, and the intimacy and post-folk of ***Pygmy Lush*** or ***Shipping News***. Debut full length, *Roadside Shrines*, might even be out by this gig. But don't count on it.