•• SEX MEX ••

Sex Mex is the alias of Clark Gray, a lanky and wiry dude who makes music, because it’s the only thing you can do where being a dorky weirdo is acceptable. While currently residing in San Antonio, Clark was born in the Midwest, something he attributes his ingenuity and “no fucks given” attitude to. In concept, Sex Mex is punk music from a dystopian future, but as time goes on it becomes less of a concept and more “it is what it is.” He is equal parts songwriter, musician, and audio engineer. He is also simultaneously hated by all three of those people. That’s because Sex Mex is music for people, not nerds who play guitar…

•• GREG WHEELER AND THE POLY MALL COPS ••

Straight out of Des Moines, IA — aka the ninth best place to live in the entire world — Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops deliver manic garage-punk slime at its finest, whatever that means.

Greg Wheeler joins Jill McLain-Meister and friendly neighborhood barber Hutch to form an unusual and frantic chemistry that leaves you winded, but thirsty for more.

Their new full length “Slimephone Surveillance,” out on High Dive Records, is an exciting addition to the bands growing discography. Following 2024’s live album “Live At The Lift,” 2023’s debut full length “Manic Fever” and their previous 7-inch releases, the new album delivers a dizzying whirlwind of emotional volatility and cathartic release packed into 10 hard-hitting tracks that never let up.

Merging the sounds of past punk acts like the Wipers and The Rats with the modern garage leanings of acts like Thee Oh Sees and Jay Reatard, Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops add a fresh energy to the Midwest scene.

The band has shared the stage with Viagra Boys, Otoboke Beaver, The Darts, Death Valley Girls, Downtown Boys, Deerhoof, Scared of Chaka, The Shivas, No Age, and Bob Log III.

Are they really poly? Depends on how many drinks they’ve had. Are they really mall cops? Depends on how many drinks they’ve had. But no matter what goes on backstage, their onstage antics are guaranteed to be just as intriguing.