Telemonster, No Thank You John, and Jaron Utt

WHERE: Yellow Racket Records, 2311 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN
WHEN: Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM
ADMISSION: All ages, $10 presale, $12 at the door

Telemonster was originally formed by cousins Ben VanderHart (guitar/vocals) and Josh Barrett (drums) in 2010 after moving to Chattanooga, TN from their respective hometowns in Iowa and New Mexico. Over time the band added John-Michael Forman on bass, Dave Hess on keys, and Paul Smallman on keys and guitar. Telemonster released an eponymous EP in 2011 and quickly followed up with 2012’s self-released A Girl I Knew. After a 6-year hiatus, the band returned to the studio in 2018 and self-released their sophomore effort, Introspecter, Pt. 1 on Yellow Racket Records. Over the last few years, the band has continued writing and recording amidst the disarray of having kids, running their own businesses, founding a record label, opening a record store, and, whenever possible, enjoying a quiet life.

No Thank You John is the electronic audio/visual project of producer John Cotton. He creates nostalgia invoking, heartfelt, danceable electronic tunes reminiscent of a simpler time. After writing and performing in various guitar driven projects in the early 2000’s Cotton returned to his DIY roots of making cassette recordings in his parents basement with the album Crooked House followed by a live performance at The Association of Visual Arts CAPTURE event in Chattanooga, TN. Since then NTYJ has gone on to release 5 additional Eps and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including Cartinglee and Never Say No Mary. In 2018 he released Dark. In summer of 2022 he released the album A Safe Place which was written and recorded from 2018 - 2021.

Jaron Utt is a young, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter from the mountains of North Carolina. His songs are personal, deep, meaningful reflections on the discoveries and realizations that one may or may not come to in this life.