[1] Since 2013, this festival has featured a mix of independent and mainstream performers, and has garnered press from around the globe.
[6] Headliners have included icons of garage, punk and psychedelic music such as The Seeds, Kid Congo Powers, Os Mutantes and Los Dug Dug's, alongside more contemporary artists such as the Night Beats, All Them Witches, Viagra Boys and Alex Maas of The Black Angels.
[15] The first edition was held in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, featuring 39 rock and hip hop artists from around the United States, including Jared James Nichols.
[18][6] The event was moved from December in 2016 due to heavy snowfall during a set of one of the performers.
[19][6] Festival founder Guy Keltner is a second generation Mexican American on his mother's side, and his regular visits to family in Mexico City resulted in a strong connection to the punk community in Mexico and South America.