Native Sun ~ Nervous Nikki ~ Shaper
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PM Native Sun”Native Sun grows with increasing urgency in the face of the inexorable climate crisis, growing civil division, and overlapping public health emergencies. Colombian-American songwriter Danny Gomez (vox/guitar) battles the impotence of our time when it seems, to use the words of Voltaire, common sense is not so common. Nico Espinosa (drums) and Justin Barry (bass) round out the resonant rhythms & Jack Hiltabidle (lead guitar) create a space of controlled chaos at high-energy live shows as well as detailed and layered recordings. Raw and honest, the New York band delivers solace and catharsis to all audiences—singing about grief, disillusionment with our time, and lovingly documenting the lives of the outcasts and misfits. Native Sun channels the grit of punk with the tenor of the times when rock ‘n’ roll could change something.Their latest EP Off With Our Heads, produced by Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools) is out now via Grand Jury Music (Twin Peaks, TOLEDO, Carl Barât) and Rough Trade Publishing.”https://www.nativesunyc.com/ Nervous Nikki and the Chill PillsNervous Nikki and the Chill Pills is a band based in the suburbs of Philly led by drummer and vocalist Nicole Bauza. Sonically, they orbit in a unique asteroid belt of influences; a seldom seen place where rock and roll, hip hop, and folk music float together in unison. Together Nicole, Nathan, Doug, and Kendal bring you punchy bass lines, melodic guitar riffs, and group singing powered by raw emotion.https://linktr.ee/nervousnikki ShaperFrom the ashes of long running Philly psych rock band Meddlesome Bells, SHAPER is a noise rock power trio. Pulling from disparate influences with no regard for genre convention, they borrow from punk rock, hardcore, sludge, psychedelia, hard rock, world music, and industrial machinery to craft concise, rhythmically complex music. FFO: Fugazi, Melvins, Today is the Day, etchttps://www.instagram.com/shaper_sound
Easy Honey ~ XIXIX ~ Lady HD
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PMEasy HoneyEasy Honey was born out of the small-town innocent college days: the days of walking home under the starry night and springing under the watchful eye of sunny graveyards, Dairy Queens, and neo-gothic cathedrals. Selby and Darby, fast friends upon meeting at college in Sewanee, TN, instantly began writing songs in the basements of academic buildings after hours. These songs were inspired by both the beauty of the natural world around them and the coming of age romances experienced during this time. After adding Charlie Holt to the group, the band honed their live show at college parties and took their batch of songs to record in Nashville. The group has since blossomed, infusing its singer-songwriter folk roots with an original blend of East Coast surf-rock, catalyzed by the band’s relocation to the up and coming Charleston, SC, music scene. The band has sold out multiple shows around the country since beginning touring in 2022. Easy Honey’s witty melodies dotted with catchy hooks serve as anthems of nostalgia for their indie rock audience of daydreamers and nightseekers. Drawing inspiration from the originality and attitude of The Kinks, The Killers, The Replacements, the band’s raucous, yet sentimental, live show exemplifies the realness that people crave in an internet-driven world. Easy Honey has supported in concert and taken after the spirit of currently popular bands such as flipturn and Sunroom. Easy Honey is supporting their upcoming album, ‘Cupidity Unlimited’, (to be released on 07/17). the 6 month long tour will include: their ‘Mountain Town Tour’ (15+ shows in Colorado), their second annual ‘Surf Tour’ (a two week run headlining East Coast venues, environmental clean-ups, and surfing Atlantic waves) and finally a full US loop (playing TX, midwestern states, and the North East etc.) Co-frontmen Darby McGlone (vocals, guitar) and Selby Austin (vocals, guitar) share writing and singing duties, while Charlie Holt (drums, vocals) and Webster Austin (bass, vocals) provide a rhythm section which complements the personified, interwoven electric guitars. When not touring, the band lives in Charleston, SC, leading the way in the rapidly growing music scene… and surfing Folly Beach when home. XIXIXInstagramLADY HDPhiladelphia Psychedelic PopInstagram
The Bret Tobias Set ~ I Think Like Midnight ~ Mesmer
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 6:00 PMShow: 7:00 PM The Bret Tobias SetBret cut his teeth co-fronting the Bigger Lovers, a Philly guitar pop group that swung for the fences in the aughts. Dude re-emerged in 2023 with a set of sharp-edged melodic numbers that have deeply resonated with dozens. Bret’s songs are typically 1) nasty, 2) heart-breaking or 3) self-immolating, sometimes all at once. His cause is aided and abetted by Krista Umile (harmonies/keys), Tracy Stanton (bass), Jeff Tanner (skilled guitar) and Mike Kennedy (tubs). https://thebrettobiasset.bandcamp.com/ MesmerFirst active in the mid-90s to early aughts, we took a 20-something-year break to play in other bands like Lefty’s Deceiver, Audible, The Bigger Lovers, Rhode Island, The Swivel Chairs, Static Shapes and more. We’re back now. https://mesmer-phl.bandcamp.com/ I Think Like MidnightSuper-melodic and original indie instrumental rock music, with quirky intelligent twists, guitar twang, and hints of Surf, Folk Rock, and Motorik. Tremendous driving music. Close cousins: Pell Mell, The Mermen, Luna, Television, Spoon, Yo La Tengo.https://ithinklikemidnight.bandcamp.com/
DarkFly ~ Steal the Night ~ Denim Dennis
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PM DarkFlyhttps://www.instagram.com/darkflyband/ Steal the Nighthttps://www.instagram.com/_stealthenight_/ Denim Dennishttps://denimdennis.com/
Pocket Vinyl ~ Lo-priestess ~ Rescue Pets
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PM Pocket Vinylhttps://pocketvinyl.bandcamp.com/ Lo-priestessLo-priestess, based out of Philadelphia, PA, pushes a delicate, melancholic chamber pop sound informed by trip-hop, vocal jazz, and singer-songwriter stylings. At the core of the band are Gina LC (Dear Forbidden) and Scott Radway (solo artist, ex-Polkadot Cadaver), both of whom hail from louder, more frantic musical environments.https://lopriestess.bandcamp.com/music Rescue PetsMusical project of Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Samantha Goodman.https://rescuepets.bandcamp.com/
quickly, quickly ~ The Santo Casúr
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PM quickly, quicklyThe new quickly, quickly EP finds Portland, Oregon’s Graham Jonson back in his home studio, engrossed in ‘60s psychedelic soul music, imagining some bygone era where it was all about the drum sounds and tape decay. He calls it Easy Listening; the songs are short and inviting, modest yet loaded with ideas. Each started with the drum part, a loose grid for Jonson to paint his idiosyncratic psych-pop across, again playing nearly every instrument. The set follows his 2021 LP, The Long And The Short of It, the 22-year-old musician’s debut on Ghostly International, a coming-of-age jump from the chill beats-oriented corners of the internet to a full-fledged songwriting project with hi-fi sophistication. The moment culminated with Pitchfork’s Rising profile, “quickly, quickly’s Technicolor Pop Bursts Beyond the Algorithm,” and kickstarted the formation of his 6-piece live band for a run of exploratory shows along the west coast. But as the tangible demands for his music pulled him outward and some growing pains in his personal life ensued, Jonson focused his energy back inside; to the comforts of home recording, filling his space with more gear and sessions with friends. Maybe a bit of a droll title for a hard time, Easy Listening briefly pauses for air, offering five of his breeziest basement jams for public enjoyment. https://quicklyquickly.bandcamp.com/ The Santo Casúr https://thesantocasur.bandcamp.com/
Mint Field ~ Public Memory
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PM Public Memory (Instagram | Spotify | Bandcamp)Public Memory creates music from the corners of the psychic landscape. Gritty atmospherics and damaged synthesizers invoke trip hop, dub, krautrock, and blend with a mixture of electronic and organic percussion, shadowy production + emotive singing.His all-hardware-based sound is lush, romantic and supernatural. A sense of urgency and unpredictability is present with a touch of improvisation, tied together by producer Robert Toher’s spectral tenor. For fans of 1990s Bristol trip hop, coldwave, and Thom Yorke’s The Eraser. Mint Field (Instagram | Spotify | Bandcamp)Mexico City based band is guided by Estrella del Sol and Sebastian Neyra. Mint Field explores the nostalgia and the melancholy of daily life with loud guitars and ethereal vocals that bring to life a unique way of doing shoegaze. Exploring and experimenting with different genres like ambient, dream pop and shoegaze sounds, Mint Field creates a mesmerizing experience to escape to.
Olivia Barton ~ Brittany Ann Tranbaugh
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PM Olivia BartonOlivia Barton writes songs that sound like stream-of-consciousness journal entries—because they are. Olivia asks and answers questions in real time, taking you through a “diary of the healing process” (Sound of Boston). The 90s-inspired folk-pop songs live in a raw but playful space Olivia (sort of) jokingly describes as “somewhere between Elliott Smith and Hilary Duff.” After releasing her sophomore album This is a Good Sign at the end of 2022, she is gearing up for her biggest year yet supporting Lizzy McAlpine’s full US tour in spring of 2023. This is a Good Sign has been written about in publications such as Stereogum and Brooklyn Vegan, charted at #3 on college radio, featured on Spotify editorial playlists, and gained the attention of dream collaborators, including Madi Diaz, Carol Ades, and Evan Stephens Hall of the band Pinegrove. The album’s opening track, “I Don’t Sing My Songs” is reflective of Olivia’s infectious ability to hold darkness and light in the same hand, starting by directly facing reality: “I stay inside / I call my dad / I wait to feel” and ending with an inner knowing: “Good feelings are so possible within me.” She leaves you feeling cracked open, seen, and vibrating with hope in the connectedness of things. Brittany Ann TranbaughBrittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Tranbaugh has been writing songs and playing shows as a side gig since she was a teenager, but in February 2023, at 31 years old, she finally quit her office job to pursue a full-time career in music. Her newest release is a self-titled EP produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester which showcases Tranbaugh in her new era: energetic, self-assured, surrounded by her beloved musical community, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before.
Dana and Alden ~ Ghais Guevara
THIS SHOW IS ALL AGES, 21+ WITH ID TO DRINK. UNDER 21 MUST PURCHASE AA TICKET OPTION. Dana and AldenTheir debut album, Quiet Music for Young People, is an amalgamation of their childhood, melding memories of summer days spent working at an apple orchard, and rainy winter nights where they jammed at cozy jazz clubs. These retrospective moments are channeled through the lens of their wide- ranging influences, from Ahmad Jahmal to Big Thief to Bad Bunny. Alden, the younger of the two, is a drummer and recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, while Dana, the elder statesmen, is a saxophonist and organic farm inspector in Durham, NC. https://dana-alden.com/ Ghais Guevarahttps://ghais.bandcamp.com/album/goyard-comin-exordium-deluxe
Oso Oso ~ Pictures of Vernon ~ Brackish
AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets. Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PM Oso Osohttps://www.osoosoband.com/ Pictures of VernonPictures of Vernon is a twinkly emo band from NC started in late 2014. Influences include: Tiny Moving Parts, Algernon Cadwallader, Brave Bird, The Hotelierhttps://picturesofvernon.bandcamp.com/ BrackishBrackish was formed in Philadelphia during 2015. In that time they’ve toured Northeastern and Midwestern America, released a full length album amongst multiple EP’s and singles, and played with some of their favorite national touring acts. This is where we find Brackish in 2024, self-releasing their newest effort “Rear View” – an EP of eclectic songs recorded, mixed, and mastered by drummer Zach Miller with the assistance of guitarist Tim Fitzpatrick. https://brackish.bandcamp.com/