Y-Not Radio Presents
Cheekface with Apes of the State + Sad13 at Underground Arts
Friday, September 18, 2026
Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:30 PM
21+
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About Cheekface
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free range non-GMO independent rock band 🧿
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About Apes of the State
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Apes of the State is an independent Lancaster, PA based folk punk band.
Apes of the State was born from the post-rehab bedroom folk punk project of singer/songwriter April Hartman in 2015. In her words: “I picked up a guitar and started writing about s*** instead of doing drugs about it.” Their sound is a distinct blend of classic folk punk, emo, pop punk, folk, and bluegrass with attitude fueled vocals spitting clever lyrical wordplay. Drawing early influence from artists such as Pat the Bunny & Paul Baribeau, April filled out the sound of her stripped down and honest acoustic songwriting with a ramshackle crew of musicians collected from open mics and the music scene of their home base Lancaster, PA. The current lineup consists of Dan Ebersole on mandolin & electric guitar, Mollie Swartz on bass & violin, & Ian Cornele on drums.
Following the release of their first full band release “This City Isn’t Big Enough” in 2016, the band quickly started building a name for themselves through rigorous and consistent DIY touring and clever use of community building utilizing social media. Their second LP “Pipe Dream” was released in November 2019 just ahead of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Their full year of touring to support the record ended up cancelled due to lockdowns. Undeterred by the setback, April went to work collaborating with the folk punk community virtually to create Coping with Dystopia, a live stream series that aired regularly throughout the lockdowns and raised over $10k for various charity organizations. At the same time, they saw their listener base start to grow exponentially on streaming services. When they launched back into touring in 2021 they were playing bigger shows than ever before, and had to upgrade their sound from the single mic unplugged acoustic style to the full rock band lineup they currently tour with.
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About Sad13
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The subversively catchy solo project of Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis, Sad13 (pronounced "sad thirteen") takes her literate lyrics, empowering viewpoint, and skillful musicianship in further-flung directions than with her band. On 2016's Slugger, Dupuis used her homespun versions of Top 40 sounds to counteract the misogynistic messages in mainstream pop; on 2020's Haunted Painting, she widened her focus, crafting maximalist songs about grief, gentrification, unfunny comedians, and art itself.
The project's roots started when Dupuis met rapper Lizzo while on tour with Speedy Ortiz; a fan of Lizzo's music, Dupuis collaborated with her on "Basement Queens," a song about women making music on their own that became Sad13's debut single in January 2016. Inspired, Dupuis wrote and recorded more Sad13 songs early that year in a Philadelphia bedroom she sublet from a friend. The results became the full-length debut Slugger, which Carpark released in November 2016.
Following Slugger's release, Dupuis returned to Speedy Ortiz, who issued the poppy, political Twerp Verse in 2018. That year, Dupuis also published her first book of poetry, Mouthguard. During the Twerp Verse tour, she worked on her second solo album, writing and recording the foundations of it at home and adding more instrumentation -- including an eight-piece orchestra -- at studios across the U.S. Produced by Dupuis and recorded with female engineers, Haunted Painting was informed by the bright electronics of PC Music and the brassy performing and songwriting chops of Joan Armatrading and Tracy Ullman. Arriving in September 2020 on Dupuis' own Wax Nine imprint, the album's guests included Helado Negro's Roberto Lange, Deerhoof's Satomi Matsuzaki, and Merrill Garbus of tUnE yArDs.
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Please note the Underground Arts Safety Policy: Although not encouraged by Underground Arts or the Artist, moshing, crowd surfing or stage diving activities may take place at this event. Moshing, crowd surfing and entering such areas may be dangerous, and you do either at your own risk. Behavior deemed inappropriate, harmful or disrespectful by our event staff can result in removal from the venue without a refund. The safety of our patrons, staff and artists is our top priority and we expect all guests to treat others with respect.