Mark Mallman’s stage persona is legendary. From MTV to NPR, his expansive body of work has enthralled audiences for over two decades. Critics from USA Today to Wired and NME have hailed Mallman as a musical force to be reckoned with, as his music resonates globally. He’s also scored the music for countless film and television pieces.  

 

Over the course of his career, Mark Mallman’s signature style has earned him a place among the Midwest’s greatest indie-rockers.  With a stage show that seems yanked out of some punk vaudeville time machine, Mallman has a reputation for wild rock antics that stretches through roadhouses across America. He was the first person to webcast a nonstop concert on wheels that travelled from coast to coast, all in the back of a van. 

 

Back-of-the-class post-punks Stranger Gallery formed in the shadows and disintegration of 2020 for a series of outdoor shows. Veterans of the dark folk, shoegaze, and thrash scenes, the band demonstrates equally broad emotional and sonic spectrums, from twangy goth to blues punk, with ballads, sardonic litanies, and nods to artists like Steve Earle and The Chameleons