“Energetic and punchy, with plenty of depth.”
St. Paul, Minnesota // Pop-Punk / Emo / Easycore
Huge hooks, honest lyrics, and enough heavy edges to keep the room from standing still.
375K+
Spotify streams
8K+
Monthly listeners
14
Released songs
2X Sold Out
Pilllar Forum // 2026
The Sound
When pop-punk gets restless.
Halfway Down moves between bright pop-punk, emo, easycore and flashes of metalcore without losing the chorus. The result is direct, melodic and built to hit harder live.
RIYL: Blink-182, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, The Wonder Years, The Story So Far.
Latest Release // July 3, 2026
Want You
A three-minute shot of pure urgency: bright guitars, a stupidly sticky chorus, and no metaphor thick enough to hide behind.
Open 14-Song CollectionFeatured Live Performance
Halfway Down — Live
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Live photography: Haley June Photo
Live Proof
A loud room is the whole point.
Halfway Down delivers a fast, high-contact set built around singalongs, sharp dynamic turns and the occasional breakdown landing like a dropped refrigerator.
July 24, 2026 // Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis
Sold out with When The Sun Sets, Exit 122 and Portside Dive
September 5, 2026 // Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis
Second sold-out Pilllar Forum show in six weeks.
2026 // MPR / The Current
Minnesota Music Month Top 10, Local Show airplay and interview
Biography
Independent. Restless. Built for the room.
Halfway Down is a pop-punk band from St. Paul, Minnesota, built around huge hooks, emotionally direct lyrics, and enough heavier influence to keep the edges sharp. The three-piece—Blake Deneweth on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Kraft on guitar and backing vocals, and Cameron Kraft on drums—pulls from pop-punk, emo, easycore, and metalcore without losing sight of the chorus.
Since launching in 2024, Halfway Down has independently built a fourteen-song catalog and surpassed 375,000 Spotify streams. The band was selected for MPR and The Current’s Minnesota Music Month Top 10, received airplay and an interview through The Local Show, and has been covered by V13, Rock the Pigeon, Havoc Underground, Pop Punkers, Never A Phase, and other alternative music outlets.
In 2026, Halfway Down sold out the Pilllar Forum in Minneapolis twice in six weeks—first on July 24 and again on September 5. Their latest single, “Want You,” was released July 3, 2026, continuing the band’s run of melodic, high-energy songs that balance clean hooks, emotional urgency, and heavier live dynamics.
Selected Press
“You can always count on a hook-heavy song, bursting with energy and emotion.”
“It's clean, it's solid, and it hits exactly where a modern Pop Punk fan expects. No fillers, just raw energy.”
Additional coverage: MPR / The Current, Havoc Underground, GigRadar, BSB TV, Pop Punkers and more.
Booking / Press / General
Let’s make the room move.
For booking, press, interviews and professional materials, contact Blake directly.