Nathan O'Flynn-Pruitt, Swim Two Birds, Mx. Alex Quinn, Sean Hendley

Nathan O'Flynn-Pruitt: “In 2013 I did a nationwide tour with Chicago street music legend Little Howlin’ Wolf, but there were enough bleak shows that made me lose confidence in this guitar feedback project I was doing,” says guitarist/songwriter Nathan O’Flynn-Pruitt. “At the same time, I moved from Chicago to Humboldt County, California – I’ve always owned an acoustic guitar, and then I just became obsessed with getting better every day.”

On June 6, 2025, Figure & Ground releases Nathan O’Flynn-Pruitt’s debut album “Songs from Behind a Mountain.” Label owner Lily Wen produced, engineered, mixed, and recorded the album live (without overdubs) at Shahzad Ismaily’s Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn. Nathan performed the record solo on acoustic guitar and voice. He will have advanced copies at the 5/31 Mke Ultra show.

“Noise is already chaotic to begin with, but then there’s other times when it gets more wild,” Nathan explains, “that’s something I employ when writing acoustic guitar.”

~Swim - Two _ ^Birds^: Alternative rock band that plays original music // Formerly known as "The Worst Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band in SE Wisconsin" -- Ben Slowey Breaking and Entering, this band has since matured into something quite different from that.

Mx. Alex Quinn: A spontaneos set that might include poetry, violin, tarot reading and range from hyperpop/Nintendo-core to ambient.

Sean Hendley: Acoustic Instrumental Anarcho-Gloomscapes