principle acts
Our Principle Acts are made up of sound projects backed by the volunteer efforts of DNR.
Night Tennis
A self-described “Dreamviolence” band, Night Tennis draws sonic inspiration from artists such as Orchid, Deafheaven, I Hate Sex, and Stevie Ray Vaughan (iykyk). The group began as a three-piece in June 2024 and underwent constant lineup changes until October 2024, when it settled as a five-piece—and has remained unchanged since. Night Tennis’ music explores themes of existentialism, folklore, and addiction.
Kill The Snakes
Coming from the third coast Houston, Texas. Kill The Snakes is a 4-piece powerviolence/hardcore punk band stemming inspiration from early Trash Talk, Magnum Force, Sinister Feeling, Spine and classics like Crossed Out and Charles Bronson. Covering lyrical themes like self hate, depression, physiological trauma and me vs the world mentally. Pounding drums, ferocious guitar riffs, dirty bass breaks and vocals that carry nothing but despair and anger. Kill The Snakes is a positive attitude band in the most darkest form. "I wrote a song I hoped the world would hate as much as I hate myself today"
Don Tvsk
DON TVSK is the sound of ruin given form. Their music drags through the grave-soaked mire of Funeral Doom, lashes out with the venom of Black Metal, and wallows in the suffocating weight of Sludge. Yet beneath the decay lies atmosphere—ethereal textures that linger like smoke over a battlefield. Dark, brooding, and oppressive, DON TVSK’s art is less a performance than an invocation, pulling the listener into a world where beauty and despair bleed together.
Wounded Crane
Wounded Crane is a band from Kansas City. We hate AI and living in a country where grandmas ration their insulin. Come see us live.
GBD
GBD is a Kansas City post-punk 4 piece who have raw energy with an eclectic edge. Fronted by Kayla (vocals) with Jesse Dummermuth (guitar), David Lassman (bass) and David Walker (drums), they live out their values of authentic artistic expression, building community and indigenous solidarity. GBD aims to build with their KC community and beyond, continue to release new music and give unforgettable live performances.
CHIMERA
Chimera is a genre smashing noise band. We strive to bring new noises to your ears every time we come across your gaze. No song will sound the same, no show will look similar. We are ever evolving, and just love music.
Opera Of The Working Man
An industrial project focused on themes of depression, anger, and working class frustration. Conceptually, OOTWM is rooted in science-fiction narratives that take much of its influence from UFO cults and other New Religious Movements.
Postictal State
A politically motivated and psychologically tormented noise project.
PSSG
An experiment in improvised and unabridged musical recording. PSSG is focused on the construction of impenetrable walls of sound and crushing sonicscapes.
Sarcophillia
The platonic ideal of a shitty deathgrind dummy slam band. The musical equivalent of making a joke during an important work meeting that no one laughs at.
SOck goop
Industrial metal, digital hardcore, and power electronics combine into punishing musical experiences that explore themes of grief, anxiety, and despair.
Abundance of Guns
Three piece powerviolence from Springfield, MO. Abundance of Guns combines elements of doom, harsh noise, and powerviolence to create a raw and unrelenting audio assault.
A Gun With One Bullet
Solo bass/drum powerviolence project with layers of power electronics, pure Man Is The Bastard worship. Bass, drums, noise, vox…nothing else needed.
Jezebel
Jezebel is a sludgecore band from Columbia, Missouri that aims to disturb and leave an impact. Drawing from powerviolence, sludge metal, crust punk, noise rock and hardcore with vocals that resemble the sound of a woman being stabbed with a knife with a instrumentation that represents the impending march of total fucking doom.
D.O.V.E.
573 corn fed grindviolence
Throne of Thorns
Midwestern spirit crushing black metal
Vicar Amelia
Trans. Skramz. Girlband. vicar amelia formed in Lawrence Kansas at the end of 2024 with Wednesday on guitar, Carol on bass, Cassie on drums, and Verena on vocals. A blend of 90s and early 2000s skramz and emo, with a touch of “meathead” metal. Reviews include “the most punctual band” and “—bill themselves as trans screamo… which they were.”
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