Swimwear Department

Swimwear Department has spent the past six years relentlessly crafting crowd-rousing dance-punk anthems exclusively about two topics: swimming pools and shopping malls. post-punk.com called their `newest album, The Poolest of the Mall, a "New-Wave Dance-Punk Opus." Known for frenetic live shows, the band oozes the interactive energy of The B-52s, DEVO, LCD Soundsystem, and Houston's 80s darlings, The Judy's. Fans frequently attend shows in full poolside regalia and enjoy shout-alongs, limbo contests, and improvised line dances. LOOLOWINGEN AND THE FAR EAST IDOTS - Tokyo-based avant-punk/alternative-blues trio sounds like an ink wash painting. They've played their distinctive version of quirky math rock for over a decade. This genre-bending punk night will mark the end of the Texas leg of their US tour. EMP is a Punk/Jazz Fusion band based in Houston, Texas. With a sound that is equal parts Killing Joke, Frank Zappa, and Black Flag, EMP has quickly gained renown in their local and regional communities. EMP literally brings the vibes.