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Dan and the Middle Men + Helen Jewett

Dan and the Middle Men 

Dan and the Middle Men is a punchy Alt-Rockband from the north of the Netherlands with various influences from Rage Against the Machine to Royal Blood, born from a solo project from Irish frontman Daniel Devoy who moved to the Netherlands in 2020.
Heavy grooves and energetic fuzzy riffs are what they’re all about. A strong combination, as they’ve won multiple band contests with their kinetic live sets which will have you both dancing and banging your heads!

Helen Jewett

Helen Jewett came together thanks to an impromptu school workshop involving a bucket of name tags. After a few rehearsals and some pub chats about the complexities of existence, the band began to dream and work toward a position they never dared to imagine for themselves.
With a shared love for bands like Joy Division, Radiohead, and My Bloody Valentine, they started crafting songs that merged the genres they were most passionate about: Post-Punk and Shoegaze, with touches of Folk, Electronica, Hardcore, and Ambient. Their poetic lyrics, reflecting on existentialism, nostalgia, and the turbulence of modern life add a profound and evocative layer to their music, inviting listeners into an icy and introspective soundscape.