The Vanity was an Austin-based alternative rock band with a Houston connection through vocalist Alex Dugan. Formed in 2014, its early lineup included guitarists Mic Vredenburgh and Matt Sledge, bassist Augie Gmitter, and drummer David Grayson. The Strangers EP appeared in March 2015, followed by Are You Going Alone?, recorded at Austin’s Orb Studios with producer Kevin Killen. Guitar-driven melodies and large vocal choruses shaped the group’s sound, while touring with Cold War Kids and performances at Houston’s 2015 Free Press Summer Fest connected it with a wider regional audience.
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Held artifact from Day for Night 2015, an edition the act played. Day for Night 2015 official lineup poster. Black sheet with the cyan Day for Night circular mark; the SOUND list opens Kendrick Lamar, New Order, Philip Glass Ensemble, Dillon Francis, and the LIGHT list opens Casey Reas and Zach Lieberman. Supplied to the archive by Omar Afra. Free Press Houston Archive holding.
2 appearances documented on Free Press Houston bills. Records are kept to the lineup sources the archive holds; nothing beyond them is stated.
The held hype deck for the first edition names Kendrick Lamar, New Order, the Philip Glass Ensemble, Janelle Monáe and Dillon Francis and counts 43 bands across three stages; it carries no full bill. The roster below is the announced lineup as recorded by JamBase, which sets out the two festival days and two acts whose day was still pending. It is a documented lineup, not a verified record of performance.
