No foolin' - we've got a fun guest announcement for you today! Please welcome Midnight Minxes to the con! Get ready to dance 🕺 and rave ✨️ the night away with the Midnight Minx Gogos! Join them to sew together a seamless night of VGM dance!

Give it up for @roninopf.bsky.social who is bringing a raw 🔥 and rhythmic 🥁 set to the Underground Stage!! Jay Kim is 🎶 bringing a beat-heavy attitude to VGM Con! He performs with Dog Food For Bananas 🍌 and is currently working on the soundtrack for the upcoming game Viper Underground.

Let's head to the Underground Stage!! @joeyz64.bsky.social is bringing a killer rap MC set 🎤 to the Underground Stage!! JOEY Z64 is a loud 📣 and emotional 💖 person who makes equally loud and emotional rap music! Will you cry during this set?? Only one way to find out - be there!

Let’s boogie!💃🕺 This new workshop for VGM CON 2026 puts the focus on Contra Dance (no relation to the classic Konami game series🕹️). Enjoy VGM🎶 adapted for a fiddle-powered🎻 folk dance band! You’ll learn how to take hands four, circle, dosido, allemande, swing, and more. See you on the dance floor!

We have had some issues with our Online Contributor form for VGM CON's Warp Stage on the website but we seem to have it working now. Whether it's music, a panel, a game show, a workshop, or something else, apply now to join us virtually! vgmcon.org/contribute/ / docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Endless Now🙅⌚ is stitching together🧶 tracks from the Xenoblade Chronicles🌌 series (and other Xeno games🎮) to bring you faithful recreations and clever arrangements across rock🤘, jazz🎸, classical🎻, and everything in between🔁 here at VGM CON. By the time they're done, YOU WILL KNOW THEIR NAMES💪😤!

Do you know what can happen when you stitch together🪡 acoustic guitar🎸➖⚡ and vocals🎙️ showcasing🔍 some of the best tracks from Supergiant Games🎮? Find out at VGM CON 2026 next month🗓️ and catch Voices Between Worlds🌎! Scott & Anne will sing favorites from Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, Hades, and more!

Acoustic VGM group Stuffed Animals are stitched together🪡 by a love of music🎶 and video games🎮. Catch them LIVE at VGM CON and listen to a mid-air collage of VGM favorites with groovy cello🎻 and accordion🪗 tremolos, featuring music from Deltarune🪽 Chrono Trigger🐸 The Legend of Zelda🗡️ and more!

VGM is a communal affair🤝 And what's more communal than a sing-along? So let's stitch🧵 our voices together🪡! For VGM for Everyone's Souls🧘 veteran VGM'ers Jer Roque, Nalani Proctor, and zdmajor7 will accompany you in several standards + maybe even some deep cuts! Lyrics will be provided.

I'm so excited to kick this off in just a few hours! I've already proposed some arrangements that I'll start right when the jam opens. Hope to see you at the @vgmcon.bsky.social album jam!

That time we jammed on Luigi's Mansion at @vgmcon.bsky.social (one of my favorite conventions btw) @yusefkelliebrew.bsky.social on drums! Shout out to @joeyz64.bsky.social for hosting the jam session panel!!

We're working on our first single: Magna Centipede from Mega Man X2, which you may have heard from our @magfest.org set, but little did you know, we have a section that's replacing the "Rob Zombie" part from that performance with solos! Come check out this version at @vgmcon.bsky.social in April!

Track proposals for the @vgmcon.bsky.social album jam are now open! To join in, please join the VGM CON Discord server and get the album jam role in the role selection channel. 1) Join the Discord: discord.gg/rS59ctF6cR 2) Get the role in #👌-role-selection: discord.com/channels/585... #vgmcon

Waking up today and realizing that, by this time next week, I’ll have participated in an entire VGM album, is definitely a highlight of the year for me. Be sure to join the @vgmcon.bsky.social Discord server and get the role to join in!

Okay hear us out👂 so this year's theme is VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡, right? Well what if you stitched VGM deep cuts🔍 together with popular songs from outside the VGM world🌏 and like, mashed them up? Well, you'd get Do a Barrel Roll!🛩️ the Super Smash Band🎸 returning to VGM CON 2026! April 17-19🗓️

The Underground Stage🎧 at VGM CON returns🔊🎚️! Here are the STACKED lineups: FRIDAY💪 @joeyz64.bsky.social @bigfakeinhell.bsky.social @nitevolt.bsky.social & @h808.net SATURDAY😎 @roninopf.bsky.social @rnji.bsky.social Plynk x Prime @ranzd.bsky.social PLUS😱 @theologyvgm.bsky.social on Boss Stage!

The Bards Quartet is Minneapolis' very own video game music string quartet🎻🎻🎻🎻! With each member of the group also being an arranger📝 they will stitch together🪡 a diverse concert of VGM🎶 from a variety of games🎮 for all of us at VGM CON! 📍 Plymouth, MN 🗓️ April 17-19th vgmcon.org/book-tickets/

Windfall is a VGM acoustic fusion band guaranteed to stitch together🪡 some good vibes at VGM CON😎. With flute🪈 taking the melody, keys🎹 and bass🎸 playing some groovy reharmonizations, and backed by expert hand percussion👋🪘 they’ll perform expressive arrangements of both classics and VGM deep cuts!

The Elite Four Jazz Band is a Chicago-based🏙️ quartet creating jazz🎶 and synth🎚️ covers of iconic video game music🎮. The group creates music enjoyed by gamers🕹️ musicians🎻 and everyone in between, stitching together🪡😉 just the right kind of audience for VGM CON 2026, in Minneapolis, MN📍🗺️ April 17-19th🗓️

The Super Marcato Bros.⭐ are an energetic and groovy 4-piece VGM band from Minneapolis🏙️, MN! They have an authentic, energetic, and funky sound that seamlessly🪡 combines original game system sounds🎮 with a live band energy🎶, and you can catch them LIVE at VGM CON: Stitched Together🧵 April 17-19!

@dannybstyleband.bsky.social is the live band of composer🎶 Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy🍖 Binding of Isaac😭 Crypt of the Necrodancer🪦 Cadence of Hyrule🪏 and Rift of the Necrodancer⚰️). They're coming to VGM CON to perform Danny’s music as a trio with guitar🎸 bass🎸⬇️ and Danny on electric drums🥁!

Don't be fooled by our cute designs. VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡 is going to be charming✨ and fun😁 and cozy🧣, but sometimes, it's also going to be frickin' metal as heck🤘 with the help of Nemesis Engine, VGM's newest metal project🧑‍🎤 formed of the live members of @gunderslam.bsky.social 🎸!

Volunteer and host applications for Midwest Speedfest 2026 close Sunday night (11:59pm CT)! On-site and remote positions are available, so you can help out even if you're not attending! Volunteer: forms.gle/V5M8pFmPS6N1... Host (on-site only): forms.gle/EkoMmhnr8tA8...

Any% is a Twin Cities✌️🏙️ VGM jazz fusion quartet🎶 with an electronic focus🔌! In addition to the usual jazz fusion instruments of saxophones🎷 and pianos🎹 Any% weaves in🧶 creative uses of electric pianos and synthesizers🎚️. Come see them April 17-19th at VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡 in Minneapolis, MN!

Volume 6 of the 72-Hour Charity Album Jam will take place March 5-8 in the VGM CON Discord Server! If you're interested, please join our server discord.com/invite/rS59c... and get the Charity Album Jam role discord.com/channels/585....

@otterchaos.band 🦦 is a group of furry musicians🐾🎶 who stitch together🪡 a love of video game music and fursuit performance🧑‍🎤 into a chaotic concert you won’t fur-get😉! They're bringing an eclectic ensemble of instruments including accordion🪗 steel pans🥁 electric violin⚡🎻 trombone🎺 + more to VGM CON!🎊

VGM CON is always looking for new volunteers to join our tech team! We're stitching together🪡 teams for: Audio🔊 Lighting💡 Video📺 and Stage Crew🎙️! If you have skills in those areas or would like to learn how to do it, please check out this google form: forms.gle/BkCiyyjKVJBG...

@theologyvgm.bsky.social has been stitching something together🪡 the third part of a massive project⚒️ finally complete after 4 years🗓️! He now cordially invites you to VGM CON 2026 to be 1st in the world to hear the epic conclusion of his Secret of Mana🌳🗡️ album series💿 Theology of Mana Phase Three!🎚️🎶🪩

It takes a village to make VGM CON happen🤝 To stitch this whole thing together🪡 we assemble a growing team of volunteer staff🙋 that make our events possible🙌! This year, would you be our Valentine❤️ and consider joining our team? 🥹👉👈 Check out our open positions here: vgmcon.org/2026-open-st...

You know, people have been asking us: what exactly is VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡 all about? Well, today, it's about just sharing a big ol' Goron hug🫂 with our sworn Goron brothers🪨 @biggoron.quest & The Goronsemble, who have the sole purpose of spinning up🧵 and forging⚒️ funky nostalgic VGM jams🎶

@geekswag.bsky.social is a VGM rapper🎙️singer🎤 duo🤝 joined by an incredible live band🎸🥁🎹 who bring geeky lyricism, smooth vocals, and dynamic energy to every show! And they're bringing it all to VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡 with an expansive library📚 of songs spanning multiple games and topics in tow🚛

This is your final reminder to submit your runs to Midwest Speedfest 2026! Submissions close tonight at 11:59pm CT, in about 9 hours! Submit here: oengus.io/marathon/mws...

2026 is marking the 10th year of the Game Music Remix Awards😱🎉🏆! Here's a couple of exciting updates: -apply before the deadline‼️ 11:59PM CST Tuesday, Feb 10th🗓️ apply here: vgmcon.org/gmra/ -This year will be LIVE AT VGM CON, IN-PERSON, and ON-SITE, Sunday, April 19, plus streamed on the Warp Stage

Reminder: Submissions for Midwest Speedfest 2026 close this Sunday at 11:59pm CT! This is your last weekend to submit, so don't wait! Submit here: oengus.io/marathon/mws...

Ohm-I is a rapper🎙️ & bari saxophonist🎷 stitching together🪡😉 nerdcore hip-hop, jazz, and video game grooves🎶! Joined by Kadesh Flow, a powerhouse rapper and trombonist, along with a lineup of talented Kansas City musicians, expect bars🗣️ brass🎺 and beats! You🫵 Us👋 Ohm-I🎤 VGM CON: Stitched Together🧵

Nico64 is an all new✨ chill fusion band🤙 stitched together🪡 with some hard hitting VGM veterans💪 and they're coming to VGM CON to play deep cuts🧐 and new tunes alike🤩! Led by @nicomendozamusic.bsky.social Nico64 will take you on a journey🗺️ through some of the best feel-good tracks in all of VGM🙂‍↕️🙌

Jamie Demeny’s 4-Player Game🎮🎮🎮🎮 plays jazz-inspired arrangements of classic🕹️ and contemporary VGM🎶 and they're joining us at VGM CON! Pulling from Pokémon, Kirby, Super Mario Bros., and more, Jamie’s band stitches together🪡😉 wild solos🎹 beautiful melodies🎸 and tap shoe-driven percussion👞!

@losveros.bsky.social is an innovative Latin jazz fusion ensemble of veteran VGM'ers🎸 of diverse backgrounds💪 that stitches together🪡😉 the vibrant rhythms of Latin music🪘 with the nostalgic melodies of video game soundtracks🎮🎶! They're joining us at VGM CON April 17-19🗓️ so we'd wager you should too!

Jeffrey Montoya, the composer for video game developer Migami Games, is stitching together🪡 a live show debut for VGM CON 2026🙌! Jeff and his band The High Rank Disciples will be performing songs from Chronicles of the Wolf🐺, a metroidvania-style game released last year🎮 set in 18th century France🇫🇷

You know 'em. You love 'em. @discocactus.bsky.social is a tapestry🧶 of composers, performers, and arrangers🎶 who reimagine video game soundtracks🎮 into high-energy, genre-blending performances😎🤘 and for the first time ever😱 they're joining us for VGM CON 2026: Stitched Together🪡, so you oughta too!

A message from the Gamer's Rhapsody board chair.

Updates on VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡⬇️: Applications for our recital are now OPEN! We're also still accepting applications for Indie Devs🎮, Game Music Remix Awards🏆, and more, and ticket prices will increase after Saturday January 25. Find all our application forms here: vgmcon.org/contribute/

@frivolousshara.bsky.social is joining the VGM CON: Stitched Together🪡 lineup! She weaves🧶 her passions of video games🎮 and anime🙌 into her genre-blending hip hop with emotional, clever💡 lyrics and heartfelt storytelling❤️

Are you echo quilting🪡 right now or are we just seeing things?👀 Because it's time to share that @dompalombimusic.bsky.social's Game Night!🎲 is returning to VGM CON, and it's giving us flashbacks! Game Night🥁 is BACK, bringing Funk-Fusion VGM & originals🎶 and it's sure to be a show for the ages😎🤘

A statement from VGM CON, Gamer's Rhapsody, and TCGSO

Did you stitch something together in 2025?🪡🎶 Then good news: applications for the Game Music Remix Awards are now open!🙌 You can find more information on rules, categories, and other information here: vgmcon.org/gmra/

@cyrilthewolf.bsky.social is joining us at VGM CON to weave🧶 together the stories📖 of your favorite fandoms🤩 with epic hard rock covers and originals🤘. Don't show up threadbare, because you'll need everything you can get💪 to keep up with Cyril's vocal athleticism🎙️ and aggressive, emotional tracks!😎

We're at MAGFest! Come say hi if you're here, we have our table setup on the 2nd floor. And you can also join our meetup🤝 tomorrow morning, Friday, at 9am, the atrium by the market!

@instrumentmaniac.bsky.social, aka Luke Pickman, is next up to join the VGM CON 2026: Stitched Together🪡 lineup! He's stitched together🧵 quite a collection of instruments🎺🎻🎹🪗 here in Minnesota, and he's taking his flute🪈 out of that arsenal to bring us some Majestic Flute VGM!🪈🎶🪄 April 17-19, 2026

Coming to VGM CON 2026: Stitched Together🪡 is Ultraglide, with groovy🕺 silky smooth🧵 jazz fusion remixes🪩 and a unique expressive feel-good sound😌 You🫵 Me✋ Ultraglide🎶 VGM CON🪡 April 17-19🗓️