About the Bands

2026 Lineup

Alice Bag Band

We are incredibly excited and honored to welcome early L.A. punk rock pioneer, feminist, author, educator, and activist Alice Bag to the MIG Fest stage! Alice was the lead singer and co-founder of the Bags, one of the first bands to form during the initial wave of punk in L.A. in the 1980s and featured in the seminal documentary on punk rock, “The Decline of Western Civilization.” She went on to perform in other groundbreaking bands, including Castration Squad, Cholita, and Las Tres. She is the author of “Pipe Bomb For the Soul,” based on her 1986 Nicaraguan diaries, and “Violence Girl,” an incredible memoir highlighting her youth as a Latina growing up and trailblazing in the punk scene. Alice has released three albums in the past decade, including “Blueprint,” named one of the best Albums of 2018 by NPR and the Los Angeles Times.

MONKEY

Our 2023 headliner, MONKEY, is making their return! Established in 1996 at the height of the third-wave ska movement, San Francisco-based MONKEY have been recording and touring nationally and internationally with their blend of ska and swing ever since. Get ready to dance!

Devon Kay & the Solutions

Speaking of dancing, Chicago-based Devon Kay & the Solutions will have you up and moving with their blend of power pop, ska, punk, and indie rock. All their records are incredible but we recommend starting with “Fine: A Ska EP” on Bad Time Records. (Also: they’re much more fun and goofy in real life than this picture might suggest.)

Cut-Rate Druggist

We always love welcoming Squeaky and Hal to our stage. This will be their third time performing at MIG Fest, their second as the punk rock ‘n’ roll duo Cut-Rate Druggist. Their phenomenal new album, “Blistering,” just came out this month and we highly recommend it!