Starling, Total Wife, Crate Starling, Total Wife, Crate
About This Event
Starling, Total Wife and Crate share a bill at the Knitting Factory, presenting varied strains of contemporary indie rock and pop. Liz Hill’s Starling offers power-pop and jangle‑inflected songwriting that privileges melodic clarity; Total Wife favors close‑miked vocals and saturated guitars that emphasize texture and control; Crate brings an ensemble mindset and momentum‑driven arrangements from the DIY Union Pool circuit.
About the Artists
Starling
Starling is the recording name of Orange County songwriter Liz Hill, working in a pop‑rock lane shaped by power pop, jangle pop, and traces of neo‑psychedelia. Her songs are built around clean melodic lines and plainspoken lyrical detail, with a craft-forward approach that keeps arrangements tight.
Total Wife
Total Wife is an emerging individual artist working at the edges of rock and pop, with threads of shoegaze, bedroom pop, and alternative R&B in the mix. They appear in New York City rooms such as the Knitting Factory, often sharing bills with peers like Starling.
Crate
Crate is a group that shows up in New York City lineups at Union Pool, moving through bills that mix indie rock and left-field pop. Their live history includes sets alongside Gun Outfit, Ornament, Stevie Bill, Babe City, Sofia D’Angelo, Smush, Daundrv, and Remember Sports, placing them in a shared circuit of DIY rooms and touring bands.