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NorthStar Prime · Artist Roster

THE MENAGERIE

Twenty animals, twenty genres — every pairing chosen because something about the animal is the music. Twenty original portraits, each built as its own physical world.

Rasta Zebra — Reggae Dub portrait

Rasta Zebra

Reggae Dub

Born dread — the stripes are natural locks. Never dyed, never will.

Emo Giraffe — Emo / Pop-Punk portrait

Emo Giraffe

Emo / Pop-Punk

Its head lives in a different weather system than its heart. The fringe took eleven years.

The Rocker Penguins — Rock portrait

The Rocker Penguins

Rock

Has literally never not worn a tuxedo. The encore is always the same because they all look identical.

Anglerfish, the Reef Selector — Glub Dub portrait

Anglerfish, the Reef Selector

Glub Dub

Comes with its own stage light. Plays the deepest sets on the roster, both meanings.

Jackalope — Cosmic-Country portrait

Jackalope

Cosmic-Country

The only mythical animal country music already believed in. Seen by everyone's uncle.

Praying Mantis — Ritual-Techno portrait

Praying Mantis

Ritual-Techno

Already praying, already metronomic. Holds one pose for six hours — that's a residency.

Brass-Mane Lion — Orchestral-Trap portrait

Brass-Mane Lion

Orchestral-Trap

The mane is a fanned circle of trumpets. 808s are just what its footsteps were always doing.

Deep-Sea Octopus — Doom-Jazz portrait

Deep-Sea Octopus

Doom-Jazz

Eight arms, eight instruments, zero light. Never seen the chart, never missed. Ink is for the pressing.

Bloodhound — Country portrait

Bloodhound

Country

Every song is about someone who left, and it can still smell them. Porch-certified.

Trash Panda — Hip-Hop / Trap portrait

Trash Panda

Hip-Hop / Trap

Got its name from the streets and its rings from nobody — born with them on. Washes its samples.

Peacock DJ — EDM portrait

Peacock DJ

EDM

The drop and the light show are the same organ. Doesn't need LED walls; IS the LED wall.

Sloth — Ambient portrait

Sloth

Ambient

Three chord changes per hour. An album every seven years, and it's perfect. Moves so slow the reverb catches up.

Manatee — R&B / Soul portrait

Manatee

R&B / Soul

The slowest jams in the water. Every note held like it's carrying something precious, because it is.

Coquí Frog — Latin portrait

Coquí Frog

Latin

A one-inch frog that already out-sings the island every night by name. The hook never changes and never has to.

Banjo Beaver — Folk portrait

Banjo Beaver

Folk

Builds every instrument itself out of the venue. The dam IS the amphitheater.

Flamingo — Funk / Disco portrait

Flamingo

Funk / Disco

One-leg groove is a permanent pose-down. The drip is metabolic. Sleeps standing on the one.

Owl Maestro — Orchestral portrait

Owl Maestro

Orchestral

Conducts the night shift. Rotates to cue the second violins without moving its feet.

Honey Badger — Punk portrait

Honey Badger

Punk

Famously does not care. Ignores the setlist, the venue rules, and snake venom — naps mid-set, finishes the song.

Mountain Goat — Post-Metal portrait

Mountain Goat

Post-Metal

Lives on a cliff face at a 90-degree angle, screaming, which is the genre.

Pomeranian — Pop portrait

Pomeranian

Pop

Groomed four hours for a three-minute single. The choreography is genetic. Zero self-doubt.

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