by: Jai Crespo, Aniruddh Nambudiri

Before an incredible show at Memorial Union Terrace on September 19th, 2025, take a look at the full lineup and order of the bands headlining 2025’s Snake on The Lake!

Winefred RT 

Where from? – Chicago, IL

RIYL – Greg Mendez, Bloomsday, Squirrel Flower 

Songs to Listen to – “dogs/vampire”, “Garbage by the Door”, “Moving Song”

Originally from the combined scenes of Madison and Milwaukee, Winefred RT has been pretty busy in the Chicago scene after her 2023 singled “dogs/vampire” A singer-songwriter sound crafted from storytelling and many an open mic night, she is preparing to release her first EP with the rollout bringing her to be the opening act at 2025’s Snake on The Lake. Straightforward and honest lyricism along with arrangements to compliment the story that move between tasteful piano ballads and heavier and more distorted passages. A return to Madison that is heavily anticipated. 

Hooky

Where from? – Philadelphia, PA

RIYL – feeble little horse, TEMPOREX, Current Joys

Songs to listen to – “Operation”, “Drive Me Crazy”, “Don’t Make Me Happy”

A Philadelphia duo who were originally part of another band called “God of War.” Both of these groups focused on electronic and psychedelic based music. Hooky is focused mainly on noise and “indietronica.” Their first album labeled the same as their name, “Hooky,” was released in 2021. The album also focuses on the vibe of indie music mixed with the indie vibe and kind of similar to girl in red and feeble little horse. Under the record label Julia’s War Recordings, they are alongside artists like Her New Knife and Wednesday, which are both bands who have a similar vibe with rock, indie, and distorted elements in their music.

@(At)

Where from? – Baltimore

RIYL – Vashti Bunyan, Frog, Greg Mendez

Songs to Listen to – “My Garden”, “Parapet”, “Webcrawler”Baltimore based act @ have been making noise as a member of legendary indie label 4AD. It represents the work of two solo artists between Boston and the city they call home through the pandemic on text message and then the recording of their debut EP Mind Palace Music in 2023. The name harkens back to those interactions between Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak who have been active in the east coast scene for a while across various projects. After a lot of positive press and recognition from outlets like Pitchfork and Stereogum, the duo will be coming to Madison to headline Snake on The Leak for 2025. What particularly is interesting about them is the collaboration and different sounds brought in by both artists. Influences from more ambient acts along with the singer songwriter mannerisms of artists like Vashti Bunyan and Sufjan Stevens