Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series spotlighting the bands and artists playing this year’s NICE, a fest. With 49 live performances over three days and two venues — July 28 to 30 at Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell — there’s a lot going on, but consider this your compass to the NICE-est weekend imaginable. Get ticket info here, and check out our continued coverage of the festival.
Bad Idea USA
When and Where: Saturday, July 30 at 5 p.m. at The Rockwell.
Band Bio: Formed in Somerville, MA in 2017, Bad Idea USA combines ’90s melodic punk sensibilities with a healthy dose of cynicism and snarling attitude. Female-fronted power trio explores themes of love, anxiety, and trying to stay present in a world that is at war and on fire.
Fun Fact: “Bad Idea USA loves cats, and between the members we have three. Their names, are Ham, Olive, and Igby.”
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