By Dalton Spangler, Katie Sikora, Steven Hatley August 2023

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Jeremy Jones (Paprika) at Siberia on November 3, 2022.

Top Photo: Kevin Comarda (Community) at The Broadside, April 22.

Creepy Fest 2023

Creepy Fest, produced by Sheer Terror Records, is an annual showcase of local and regional underground, punk, hardcore, metal, surf, horror, sci-fi, burlesque, and skateboarding cultures.

Squee (Terminal Tongue) at Parisite DIY Skatepark, July 20 (photo by Victoria Conway | @shotbyvi).

Gary Mader (Hawg Jaw) at Siberia, July 21 (photo by Jason Steger | @fiyaphoto).

Katie Sikora

Pepa (Sandra Denton) of the legendary hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, performs at the Superdome on July 2, the last night of Essence Festival. This year’s festival was billed as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Makara Bianko of KOKOKO!, an experimental electronic music collective based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, performs at the Music Box Village on May 10.

Steven Hatley

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The 502s at Tipitina’s, June 28.

Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt) at Gasa Gasa, April 11.

Photo Issue: Dalton Spangler, Katie Sikora, Steven Hatley, & Creepy Fest (Victoria Conway and Jason Steger)