Michael Rault ~ Pearl Charles ~ Born Losers Records
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Michael RaultMichael Rault’s second full-length, It’s A New Day Tonight, has its home in the darkness, like much rock and roll—many of its songs look at nocturnal activities, particularly sleep. “Sleeping and dreaming were attractive concepts,” says Rault. “I was looking for an escape from a lot of frustrating and dissatisfying conditions in my day-to-day life.”The Edmonton-born, Montreal-based singer-songwriter-producer began working on its songs in earnest after winding down the tour supporting his 2015 full-length Living Daylight, but getting to the point of having an album was a process. “It’s crazy to think it was that long ago that I started fully applying myself to the album—there were a lot of holdups along the way,” recalls Rault. “Musically it came out of a period of dissatisfaction, creatively and personally, as I found myself pushing against the limitations of my abilities and approaches to making music.”http://michaelrault.com/site/Pearl CharlesCharles has been playing music since she was 5 years old. At 18, she formed country duo The Driftwood Singers with Christian Lee Hutson, singing and playing guitar and autoharp. At 22, she joined garage rock band The Blank Tapes as drummer. After two fun-filled years immersed in the rock and roll lifestyle, she decided it was time to pursue her own songwriting, and began developing the songs that formed 2015′s eponymous debut EP. Drawn to poppy hooks and catchy choruses, Charles draws on what she loves about the 60s, 70s and 80s while developing her unique style as a solo artist.In 2018, Pearl released debut album, Sleepless Dreamer, which Rough Trade described as “The best country pop we’ve heard in years” and Buzzfeed called her “A modern June Carter meets Lana Del Rey.” With the upcoming release of the follow up, Magic Mirror, out January 15, 2021, Pearl leans into furthering her own brand of country-disco.https://linktr.ee/PearlCharlesBorn Losers RecordsBorn Losers Records is a label from Philly :-)www.bornlosersrecords.com
‘akhi huna ~ The Pom Poms
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7 PMShow: 7:30 PM’akhi huna’akhi huna is a Neo-Tropical duo from Sobradinho, Distrito Federal, Brazil formed by brothers Mansur JP and Dila Caju. In 2020, after living on separate continents, the brothers reunited in Brazil to kick off this project. As first-generation Lebanese Brazilians, the brothers pay ode to their roots with their stage name ‘akhi huna — an Arabic phrasing for “my brother is here”. The group has released two mixtapes, “Aleluiá” (October 2020) and “Várzea Mini Jumbo” (April 2021). Their sound transits between the timelessness of Clube da Esquina’s songs, the cosmic funk of Jorge Ben, the retrofuturism of Daft Punk, and the deep melodies of Djavan. The first single released by ‘akhi huna, summertime sobrado, was highlighted by the New York magazine Remezcla.Spotify The Pom PomsThe Pom-Poms is an explosive dance project by prolific artists and married couple Kitty (née Kitty Pryde) and Sam Ray (Ricky Eat Acid, Teen Suicide). Though their music has been classified as “dance” and “hyperpop”, The Pom-Poms tend to shy away from genre labels. Their 2018 debut “The Pom-Poms’ EP” and 2019 follow-up “I Was On The News” have been featured on numerous official playlists from Spotify and Apple Music. Recently, The Pom-Poms single “Watch Me” has been featured in commercials for Marshalls as well as Mindy Kaling’s “Sex Lives of College Girls” and Hulu original film “Not Okay”. With biting lyrics, mercurial instrumentals and day-glo imagery, The Pom-Poms create euphoric performance art aimed towards blurring the gender binary and quite literally cheerleading the revolution.https://thepom-poms.bandcamp.com/
**CANCELED** The Bots ~ Jeremy & The Harlequins
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PMThe Botshttps://thebotsband.bandcamp.com/Jeremy & The Harlequinshttps://jeremytheharlequins.bandcamp.com/
Noah Richardson (album release) ~ Flavor Wave ~ Aristotle Jones
Noah Richardson https://www.instagram.com/noahriichardson/?hl=enFlavor Wave https://linktr.ee/flavorwaveband Aristotle Joneshttps://aristotlejones.bandcamp.com/
Blushing ~ Lucid Express ~ Puppy Angst ~ Queasy
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7 PMShow: 7:30 PMBlushingBlushing features two husband and wife duos consisting of Michelle Soto (guitar, vocals), Jacob Soto (drums), Christina Carmona (vocals, bass), and Noe Carmona (guitar). Jacob and Noe have been lifelong friends that played in bands growing up in El Paso, TX, though they both moved to Austin around 2009, meeting their wives there coincidentally at the same bar (Side Bar). “Naturally all four of us became close friends.” As Michelle was learning guitar, her natural talent to write music started to emerge, creating vocal melodies and guitar parts in her bedroom. Christina, already a classically trained singer, was recruited by Michelle to lend her vocal talents and soon grabbed a bass, taught herself to play and joined in to help solidify the songs. Soon Jacob and Noe began to notice how much potential the songs had so they joined in on a practice session to help flesh out guitar, drums and vocals. From there the husbands never left the group, and Blushing was formed. Their natural chemistry and like- minded musical influences helped solidify their ongoing writing process. The band released their first EP “Tether” in 2017, followed by their EP “Weak” in 2018 with Austin Town Hall Records, and most recently their sold-out, debut self-titled LP “Blushing” on Wallflower Records in 2019.https://www.blushingmusic.com/ Lucid ExpressLucid Express are five young dreamers creating a stunningly airy blend of shoegaze and indie pop amongst Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, mountains, and packed alleyways. Originally formed as Thud.https://lucidexpress.bandcamp.com/album/lucid-expressPuppy AngstIt’s like puppy love but a lil more sad. Shoegazy/noisy/dream pop. Kind of fun, kind of a bummer.https://puppyangst.bandcamp.com/QueasyJust a bunch of doofs goofin.https://queasyphl.bandcamp.com/
The Criticals ~ The Backfires ~ Moonroof
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:30 PMThe Criticals The Criticals are a Nashville based rock band formed by Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart. In the November 2019, they released their first EP, “Mimosa Hygiene”. In 2020, when covid hit, the band focused on writing, recording and releasing music and music videos. Their sophomore EP, “Sour Grapes” was released in October 2020. In addition to the organic traction on Spotify, along with their music videos, the band built a loyal and growing audience eager to see them live. https://www.thecriticalsofficial.com/ The BackfiresA rock band from both sides of the Atlantic.https://www.thebackfires.com/Moonroofhttps://moonroofmusik.com/music
Quivers ~ Strawberry Runners ~ Yours Are The Only Ears
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 7:00 PM Quivers QUIVERS from Melbourne, Australia (via Tasmania) are FINALLY touring their cathartic lyric-driven guitar pop around the USA. Guitars and tape loops that glimmer and glisten. Four distinct male and female voices. Hard jangle about grief, friendship and love. Quivers were originally slated to tour in 2020, but at least the delay has brought a 2nd album, Golden Doubt (out on Ba Da Bing), and a full cover of REM’s Out of Time which the band themselves endorsed with fire emojis. As for Quivers’ sound, Pitchfork calls it “effortlessly tuneful jangle pop” and “like a Go-Betweens with Coachella ambitions”, while NPR’s Otis Hart says Quivers write “earnest earworms, and I am here for every one of them”. You can check out the band’s performance for KEXP. DJ John Richards said the single “You’re Not Always On My Mind” was one of the best songs he’d heard in years and he listened to it “8 times in a row”. Quivers recently supported The Hold Steady at The Croxton in Melbourne, which has only furthered the longing for them to return to the US. It is music for road tripping with your friends and ghosts, and that is what Quivers will do as they traverse the American landscape and pull up to the bumper for 14 or more shows. We can’t wait.https://quiversss.bandcamp.com/Strawberry RunnersStrawberry Runners the music project of songwriter, Emi Night. The band are from New York via Philadelphia and Denver.https://strawberryrunners.bandcamp.com/Yours Are The Only EarsSusannah Cutler is a songwriter and producer raised in both Manhattan and Upstate New York. She began writing songs from a young age and her emotional connection with music never ceased. In 2014, she gave her private universe a public name and began playing shows in Brooklyn as Yours Are the Only Ears. Naming the project created space for Cutler’s collection of deeply personal and surreal poetry to flourish and take new shape. Although spread thin by school in a transformative time in her life, Cutler taught herself how to record out of a desire for autonomy and decided it was time to make her record. “Knock Hard” is a triumphant testament to self love.https://yoursaretheonlyears.bandcamp.com/
ZETA ~ edhochuli ~ Moxie ~ Olivine
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7 PMShow: 7:30 PMZETA EDHOCHULIZeta is a collective art piece. Defined by its strong emphasis on dense polyrhythmic percussion that sway from profoundly authentic Afro-Caribbean to the most crude and raw punk with atmospheric elements that are drawn from 70’s era Psychedelia and post-rock to form a visceral, intense and unique listening experience. Zeta are known for touring relentlessly – and due to their nomadic nature they foster and adopt artistic communities from all over the globe. Website / Spotifyedhochuliedhochuli is a band from Pittsburgh whose compositions tend to be described using words like: epic, twisting, labrynthian, homeric. These sonic tales will, in one fit, range from prog to punk to stoner to mathy metal but will refuse to rest in any pre-formed idea your brain might be biased to evoke in a moment. 5 friends who like to hang real hard. some may think they play too loud, but they don’t really give a shit. BandcampMoxie”Finally, the first full-length album from this power trio. Pop Sounds shatter the senses with 18-tracks and 42-minutes of searing riffs and rhythmical disarray. MOXIEBEAT pulls you into a noise-repleted world where thrashing chords collide with rapid hits and droning train wrecks. Dark tones accompany themes of departure, justice and positive nihilism. Toss your phone in a landfill, Pop Sounds deflect all reception.”— Idioteq“MOXIEBEAT is a dynamic blend of 80’s spirited piss, 90’s technical vomit, and tomorrow’s generation of a short attention spanned-apocalyptic- fecal storm. They are distinctly energetic and mercilessly heavy but swift on their toes… Their mood is dark, adroitly chaotic, and their sound is harmoniously accomplished at tripping circuit breakers at any given note.”— Sputnik MusicBandcampOlivineGettin rich in the math rock businesshttps://olivinenj.bandcamp.com/releases
The Crystal Casino Band ~ So Long Surfer
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7 PMShow: 7:30 PMThe Crystal Casino BandThe Crystal Casino Band is the new name of D.C. indie rockers formerly known as The Colonies. With a sound reminiscent of 2000s-2010s Obama-era indie rock and a rambunctious live presence, TCCB have been known as a go-to for many opening slots at local D.C. shows, having shared the stage with acts like St. Lucia, SHAED, Judah & The Lion, and more. The four-piece band– comprised of lead guitarist and vocalist Pete Stevens III, drummer Joey Mamlin, guitarist Jarrod Hendricks, and bassist Jordan Mullaney– have been known to perform a wide variety of originals, surprise covers, and have the stamina to go the distance. For fans of The Strokes, The Killers, Dayglow, Spoon, Wallows, and more.https://www.crystalcasinoband.com/the-music So Long SurferSo Long Surfer is a 4 piece indie rock band based out of Philadelphia. The band consists of members, Eric Juelke (Guitar, Vox), Kyle Ciarrocchi (Guitar, Vox), Noah Uy (Drums) and Harlee Torres (Bass). Their sound is described as a mix of 60s rock and modern psychedelic music. New self titled EP set to release on August 26th. https://instagram.com/solongsurfer?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
All Killer, No Filler Karaoke
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 8:00 PMALL KILLER, NO FILLER | Pop-Punk/Emo Live Band Karaoke Night!Choose from a library of over 100 pop-punk/emo/alternative hits from the 90s and early 2000s, including artists such as Green Day, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and of course, Blink-182 (among many, many others). Pick a song from the list, grab the mic, and sing it like you mean it!InstagramSong List