The Sonder Bombs ~ The Human Fly ~ Driving Underwater (Cambridge Hall)
Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM**All Ages**The Sonder Bombssonder – n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your ownhttps://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/track/the-starThe Human Flyhttp://www.thehumanfly.bandcamp.com/Driving Underwaterhttps://drivingunderwater.bandcamp.com/
French Police ~ Strange Weekend
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM FRENCH POLICEAs the project of Brian Flores, the band has been haunting fans with a blend of emotionally wrought post-punk since 2019 and their latest offering is no different. “Club de Vampiros” exudes a melancholy from its undulating synth pads and guitar line as a bouncy bassline carries the song to its end. French Police’s single captures the seduction of dancing in romantic, cavernous spaces filled with fog and a promise of eternity.https://www.instagram.com/frenchpoliceband/https://open.spotify.com/artist/75vqTLIltGApfI0NxcsJaCSTRANGE WEEKENDStrange Weekend is a high energy indie rock group channeling 2000s alternative through driving drums, aggressive basslines, and dancy distorted guitars. Through raw, loose, and energetic performances, the band have collected a following from the Philadelphia house circuit.https://www.instagram.com/strangeweekend_/?hl=enhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/61OWA8ENPgxw6Tnsd6HezZ?si=stzeIew5TXqoLfl7tlrsQg
Familiar Things (Album Release) ~ The Dead Flowers ~ Here/Now
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Familiar Thingshttps://familiarthings.bandcamp.com/The Dead Flowers https://thedeadflowersnj.bandcamp.com/Here/Nowhttps://herenow.bandcamp.com/
Blood Red Shoes ~ Mz. Neon
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:00 PMBLOOD RED SHOESBlood Red Shoes have been busy. After years spent living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, world events threw them back together into what has become the must fruitful era of their 17 years together. “It’s been a loooong time since we both lived in the same city”, explains Steven. “I mean we actually wrote this album in LA at Laura’s place, then came to the UK to record it…and then everything went nuts”. Realising very quickly that they wouldn’t be able to release the album or tour until the world returned to some kind of normality, the band found their energies quickly spilled over into other projects. Laura-Mary started a podcast, Never Meet Your Idols, with her best friend in LA, interviewing everyone from Zack Snyder to Mark Lanegan to CHVRCHES. It is now about to start its third season. Steven started applying his love of electronic music by writing and producing other alternative artists like Circe, ARXX, Aiko and XCerts, racking up millions of streams in the process. MZ. NEONMz Neon is a genre-bending musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and multimedia artist using performance and lyrics to express her sexuality as a trans woman and defy misconceptions about herself and anyone who identifies outside of the binary spectrum – both gender wise and ideologically. A lyrical provocateur, Neon confronts issues of identity, sexuality, politics, spirituality, and lived experiences as a trans-femme-fatale. She is a triple threat of sharp wit, hypnotic sensuality, and musical virtuosity. Neon commands an elegantly tough, yet unapologetic ownership, of her visceral vulnerability ─ on and off the stage ─ to local and international audiences alike. Born in Boston, MA, Neon moved to New York City after high school where she spent over a decade performing in a number of bands and working in fashion as a couturier, before relocating to Los Angeles in 2017. Neon performs extensively in the U.S. and internationally, being billed alongside acts such as Hercules & Love Affair, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Azealia Banks, Martin Rev of Suicide, and Egyptian Lover, among others. For more info, click here for an interview with Mz Neon discussing her sound, meaning behind the title of her Queen Hyena series, themes and topics in her music, instruments she plays, other art forms she’s into, her creative and writing process, what performing live means to her, who/what has influenced her, her connection to Beyoncé, Debbie Harry and Sex and the City, and the journey she’s been on ─ from growing up a loner queer kid in the suburbs of Boston, to living in New York City for over a decade and working at style icon Patricia Field’s eponymous boutique while playing in a number of bands; up to now, fully embracing her experience in Los Angeles and officially releasing her debut rap EP series in 2020.https://linktr.ee/mzneon
Christiana Benton (Album Release) ~ Age of the Bear ~ Brother Spins
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Age of the Bear (solo opening): https://soundcloud.com/ageofthebear Insta: @ageofthebearChristiana Benton album release set: https://linktr.ee/christianabentonInsta: @yanna_loves_you_bbChristiana Benton is based in Philadelphia, PA. Previously, her touring and studio bands featured a rotation of friends-turned-collaborators under the pseudonym “The Still, Small Voice”.Currently, she is prepping a debut full-length release under her own name. “Better Late Than Never” will be available Fall 2022.Brother Spins (DJ after set): https://linktr.ee/brotherspinsInsta: @brotherspins
Stars Apart ~ Effusion 35
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMStars ApartFostered from the seeds of post punk & retro alternative, the band’s influences are present in their music, yet originality is evident.The band features polished songwriting that punches through each note with guitars, drums, and vocals. The new release “Wagon of Eternity” features 11 tracks and dials in the band’s classic-edge guitar-driven rock with a melodic feel. Upbeat and worth a listen!https://starsapart.bandcamp.com/ Effusion 35https://effusion35.bandcamp.com/
Homesafe ~ A Will Away ~ Valleyheart ~ Sleep Cycles
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PM Homesafe instagram.com/homesafeil twitter.com/homesafeil facebook.com/homesafeil Homesafe is a 4-piece rock band based out of the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 2014. After playing their fair share of basements, bowling alleys and weekenders to neighboring states, Homesafe went on their first east coast US tour in 2015. The band has been writing and recording albums as well as touring since then. A Will Away instagram.com/awillawayct twitter.com/awillawayct facebook.com/awillawayct Connecticut rock group A Will Away seemingly came from nothing – limited by location, resources and community – but something this genre-bending band has never been short on is inspiration. Valleyheart instagram.com/valleyheartma twitter.com/valleyheartma facebook.com/valleyheartma Art should incite conversation not only with our friends, family, and loved ones, but within ourselves as well. Valleyheart inspire internal and external dialogue through layers of cinematic alternative rock, lyrical eloquence, and dynamic vocals. Sleep Cyclesinstagram.com/sleepcyclespa twitter.com/sleepcyclespa facebook.com/SleepCyclesPA”Learning to Fall” EP now available on all streaming platforms.
Hello June ~ Velvet Rogue ~ Johnny Fordyce
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMHello June Indie Rock band Hello June first came onto the national scene in 2017 with their first EP, Spruce. From that EP, “Dance” was featured by NPR Music’s Heavy Rotation, putting Hello June into the airwaves of many across the United States. In 2018, Hello June was featured as an NPR Slingshot Artist, alongside Phoebe Bridgers, Snail Mail, Mt. Joy, Jade Bird, and 2017 Slingshot Artist, Big Thief. NPR Music premiered their leading single, “Mars,” and the band received glowing praise from both local and national press alike. Currently, the band is finishing up their second full-length album in Nashville, Tennessee.https://www.wearehellojune.com/Velvet RogueIn 2016, Gina Castanzo was featured on NBC’s The Voice, where she sang Andrew McMahon’s Cecilia and the Satellite. Only seventeen years old at the time, her performance granted her a spot on Team Blake for the show’s tenth season. After The Voice, Gina set off on a journey with the local label Raw Life Records under her new name, Gina Zo. She released two albums: My Weakness and Free Your Soul. Gina is currently the lead singer of the band Velvet Rouge and has performed at an eclectic mix of Philly’s music venues. Joining Gina on stage are Buddy Mazzenga, Joe McEnany, and Andrew Amado. Mazzenga, a veteran Philly drummer, has circulated the Northeast music scene over the past 15 years. Amado, a Philly bassist played in the local band, The Cultour. McEnany, originally found on Craigslist by Zo, can always be seen with a guitar in his hands – influenced by Led Zepplin, he has brought a new edge to the band with his groovy guitar runs and as he likes to call it… “sprinkles”.https://velvetrougeband.com/musicJohnny Fordyce Philadelphia songwriter Johnny Fordyce has been releasing music and performing in the Philly area since 2016. In 2020, his band Tea Head signed with Free Dive Records to record their debut album. In February 2022, he released a self-produced EP titled “jawny.” The songs on the record fuse the aesthetics of Lo-Fi and Indie rock, with clear influences from psychedelic, neo-soul, and indie pop. The songs quickly came to life when lifelong friend and old band mate Andrew Henry met for rehearsal with Aiden Jordan. Johnny had met Aiden at the SODABar and attended U-Arts together. Local music and fellow U-Arts student Eric Juelke joined the group and together they debut their live performance in the Fall of 2022!https://johnnyfordyce.bandcamp.com/releases
Goon ~ Queasy ~ Path
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Goon“Come along and wake up on the way,” sings Goon frontman Kenny Becker, “orange shapes arrange and change again/quiet Isaac in a mild dream.” The lyric evokes the hazy dreamscape spaces occupied by the band’s new album, Hour of Green Evening. Goon began as Becker’s Bandcamp solo project in 2015. At a friend’s encouragement, Becker compiled the best of his tracks and released them as an EP, 2016’s Dusk of Punk. He recruited bandmates from his college buddies and released a second EP, all the while working on the band’s first full-length, 2019’s Heaven is Humming on Partisan Records, followed by the self-released Paint By Numbers 1, a collection of his mid-pandemic home recordings. The evolution of Goon has come to full fruition on Hour of Green Evening. It’s the band’s most complete statement, engaging all aspects of their sound to stunning effect. The album thrums with mystery, with the half-remembered past hazy as dreams, the mixed sense of comfort and longing for freedom so essential to youth. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NXLuWrShwLG44Had3qhw5?si=USgksUlEQz-HsKQa4rzeSwQueasycorinnemikesteviepavlohttps://queasyphl.bandcamp.com/Path Path is the recording project of Philadelphian Sam Keeler. Since coming together in 2017, Path has released two full length LPs and multiple singles. Their undeniably rich and emotional sound, solidified by sparkling guitars, warm electric piano, and a tight rhythm section, has helped Path emerge as one of the true hidden treasures of northeastern indie rock. If you know you know ❦ Path is currently creating a third full length LP. They tour the northeast regularly as a five-piece band featuring Donald McGrath (guitar), Jeff Silverman (bass), Jordan Dion (keyboards) and Jon Tomaro (drums). Spotify Youtube Instagram Bandcamp
Decent Criminal ~ Lost In Society ~ Those Troublemakers
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7PMShow: 7:30PMDecent CriminalWith a sound reminiscent of ‘90s alternative, punk, surf, and power-pop, Northern CA’s Decent Criminal offers catchy, upbeat songs that mercilessly collide with abrasive and often melancholy undertones, to bring forth a style that is both playfully compatible, and inadvertently raw.In 2014, brothers Hunter and Tristan Martinez took what was already an active touring act, and rebuilt it from the ground up, giving the band a new sound and set of players. Hunter, the band’s only original member, switched from guitar/vocals to drums, and the band never skipped a beat. Tristan, who was at one point the band’s fill in bass player, took on the key roles of guitarist and primary songwriter. The two brothers enlisted the services of bassist/vocalist Alex Kouninos, and later guitarist/vocalist Brian Gellman to round out the sound. The new band quickly developed their own style, with unique three part vocal harmony permeating their recordings, and live performances. In 2018, Jesse Hernandez (Caskitt) joined to entourage on bass guitar to complete the current lineup.Since the overhaul, Decent Criminal has released a 7” split w/ Screaming Mimi’s in 2015, a self-titled debut LP in 2016, "Bloom” full length LP via Dodgeball Records in 2017, “Bliss” LP in 2019 (via Bearded Punk/Wiretap Records) and most recent “DC EP” released March 2021. Over the past few years, Decent Criminal has picked up some serious momentum, thanks to a combination of prolific songwriting, and a relentless drive to tour and play live.https://decentcriminal.bandcamp.com/Lost In Society3 piece punk band from Asbury Park, NJhttps://lostinsociety.bandcamp.com/ Those Troublemakershttps://thosetroublemakers.com/