Bad Bad Hats, Smut

Bad Bad Hats is a Minneapolis-born rock/pop act that began in 2012, led by songwriter Kerry Alexander alongside Chris Hoge and Connor Davison. The name nods to a mischievous character from *Madeline*, a detail that tracks with the band’s occasional “for kids” framing without turning the music into novelty.

Smut is a rock/pop group heard in New York City rooms like Baby’s All Right, Night Club 101, and the Knitting Factory. Their recent bills place them alongside Bad Bad Hats, Afternoon Bike Ride, Peaer, Wendy Eisenberg, Kissy Noises, and Premium Chunk and friends, with appearances tied to events such as “Bad Bad Hats, Smut” and “The Belair Lip Bombs, dust, Laveda.