Appearing IN PERSON, MARS HOJILLA w/very special guests COUGH N FLOP!!!

**ABOUT MARS HOJILLA ::**

mars hojilla (pronounced “oh-heely-uh”) is the pop-rock alter ego of Urbana-based singer/songwriter Myles Evangelista (he/they). Born to two kickass Filipino immigrants in Peoria, Illinois, mars’s first musical love was the household’s MAGIC SING Karaoke Machine, which fostered in him a love of classic pop and rock by scoring him highly on Queen, ABBA, and Elton John songs. mars overlays his pop- and emo-inspired music with lyrics that explore every corner of human emotion and dive deep into his perspective on love, heartbreak, and growing pains in the transgender experience. “mars hojilla” is so named firstly for his mother, who gave him her maiden name as a middle name, and secondly for the cashier at the I-80 Arby’s, who misheard his actual first name for a planet.

mars hojilla has come a long way from his first performance under the name in June 2022, having since recruited the musical wizardry of bassist/violinist Logan Kha (he/him) and drummer Chloe Weidl (she/her) during his five-year tenure at the University of Iowa. After breaking into the scene during Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival in April of 2023, the band has only brought the noise across the Midwest with each following performance.

LISTEN to Mars Hojilla :: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1GGOavaejyo7RcY59ERSdJ?si=gqkdY1ScQlqEz0b-7xU3vg

LISTEN to Cough N Flop :: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zWRprdjR6PQPiWNudWfcK?si=yowji0EtRe-NOKDozQ_iFA

This is a 21+ event

MARS HOJILLA w/COUGH N FLOP

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Raccoon Motel

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