Heartwood: Texas Is The Reason, I Am The Avalanche, Dikembe 2026 @ Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood: Texas Is The Reason, I Am The Avalanche, Dikembe 2026 @ Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood: Texas Is The Reason, I Am The Avalanche, Dikembe 2026 @ Heartwood Soundstage

Heartwood Soundstage, 619 S Main St, 32601 Gainesville Directions

Sat 24.10.2026 13:00

Heartwood: Texas Is The Reason, I Am The Avalanche, Dikembe 2026 at Heartwood Soundstage at 2026-10-24T13:00:00-0400

Performers

  • Michael Cera Palin
    Michael Cera Palin

    Hey Elliot, i wanna make more interesting punky/emo music with people, would you wanna start up a project that sounds kinda like that?" ~Jon Williams (via Facebook Messenger) Funny name, right? booking: michaelcerapalin@gmail.com

  • Dikembe
  • Texas Is the Reason
    Texas Is the Reason

    Texas is the Reason emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most influential bands of the post-hardcore / early emo movement, blending melodic urgency with emotional directness at a moment when underground music was beginning to break into the mainstream. Based in New York City, the band helped define a sound that would shape an entire generation of artists, while remaining rooted in the DIY ethos of the era.

    Their 1996 debut album, Do You Know Who You Are?, became one of Revelation Records’ most enduring releases—praised for its clarity, restraint, and emotional weight. As the band’s profile grew and major-label attention mounted, Texas is the Reason disbanded in 1997, leaving behind a brief but deeply resonant legacy that has continued to ripple through alternative music for decades.

    In the years since, the band’s influence has only grown. Do You Know Who You Are? is now widely regarded as a foundational record of its era, regularly cited by artists across punk, emo, and indie rock for its songwriting and atmosphere.

    Texas is the Reason reunited for select live performances in 2025, including an appearance at Riot Fest and a headline set at Best Friends Forever Festival, drawing enthusiastic crowds and renewed attention. In 2026, the band will tour internationally in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Do You Know Who You Are?, bringing their catalog back to the stage for a new generation of listeners alongside longtime fans.

  • I Am The Avalanche
    I Am The Avalanche

    I Am The Avalanche is a 5-piece punk band from New York City.

  • Pollyanna
    Pollyanna
    Pollyanna is a four piece New Jersey band consisting of power-pop, bubble grunge and punk influences
  • Signals Midwest
    Signals Midwest

    loud, smiley rock band from the east midwest.

    "take it easy, but take it."

  • Zeta
  • Dear Maryanne
    Dear Maryanne

    emo band based out of worcester ma

  • ARCADIA GREY
  • Slingshot Dakota
  • Daisyhead
  • Gameface
  • summerbruise
    summerbruise

    summerbruise is a band from indianapolis.

  • MooseCreek Park
  • Sleep In
    Sleep In

    New Full Length coming 2026! http://sleep-in.bandcamp.com http://twitter.com/sleepinband http://instagram.com/sleepinband

  • Glazed