Mighty Big Rig * Midcentury Llama * T I B E R I U S

***THIS SHOW IS IN THE THEATER, WHICH IS ON THE 2ND FLOOR & ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY STAIRS. We would love nothing more than to be able to welcome every human into the theater and are working really hard to have an elevator built in the near future.***

Mighty Big Rig is a five-piece rock band from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Blending rich grooves with intricate instrumentation, MBR has forged their own sound comprised of hard rock and psychedelia with 3-part vocal harmonies. Since their founding in 2019, MBR have self-produced 2 EPs and 2 full-length LPs. Their most recent LP, Stitches, was released in December 2024.

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Yearning for a break from the increasingly blurred line between corporate and civilian interests, and the economic duty to monetize their hobbies, Midcentury Llama was conceived by childhood friends Sam Okrent (keys/vocals), Eric Gantner (drums), and Frank O’Meara (guitar). While the three had played and grown together as musicians during their youth, it wasn’t until the boys all found themselves in Chicago again in their twenties, working 9-5 jobs (that don’t pay enough) that they began experimenting with catchy soundscapes while enjoying ice cold tall beverages.

These idiosyncratic, toe tapping, hook focused musings continued to develop until they just couldn’t anymore and the band was forced to release their self titled record, Midcentury Llama, in October ’21. The band went on to play many a great show to promote their tunes. Alas, as so often happens in this big unpredictable thing we call life, Nick bought a house and had to be replaced by another Nick.

The band had to pivot and now, emboldened by the added musical prowess of new members Charlie Zhang (guitar/vocals) and Nick Cramer (bass/trumpet), they are moving forward with a great indifference towards realistic expectations. Midcentury Llama were excited and prepared to push things even further with their upcoming second record, No More Bad News, which released on March 22, 2024.