Dust City Opera and Cactus Tractor are coming together for an unforgettable night of genre-defying indie folk pop funk rock n roll at Sister!

Dust City Opera is the Southwest's freshest indie folk-rock band led by singer/songwriter Paul Hunton. They're known for their unique instrumentation and crafty songwriting, often juxtaposing dark, bold subject matter over whimsical, light-hearted melodies. Hunton’s songwriting is strikingly visual and spans the spectrum from playful to apocalyptic, balancing his powerful voice over exceptional arrangements of dreamy guitar licks and intensely rich horns. They are an unusual combination of sounds, including the expected rock band instruments, as well as trombone, accordion, clarinet and the occasional vibraslap (think Cake, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse). Learn more about them at: facebook.com/dustcityopera

Cactus Tractor is a 2-14 person Bohemian Pop Folk Disco (beau-pop-faux-disc) band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with three songwriters, toothsome harmonies, and a multitude of fun stringed and unstrung instruments. These include, but are not limited to, the hula horn (invented by Christy), the musical saw (which is dangerous), the violin (which is also dangerous if you're standing just to the left), the accordion (which is heavy), the charango (which attracts a lot of attention despite its small stature—much like its player, Stef!), buckets-and-buckets-full of harmonicas (which often fall on the ground and cause great consternation), frogs (which croak when struck with a stick—try it out!), and tea towels (which, laid artfully over a snare drum, make for a proper English quiet-funky kit sound). Learn more about Cactus Tractor: facebook.com/cactustractor