Netherlands ~ Lotus Thrones ~ Guhts
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowNETHERLANDSFormed by Timo Ellis in 2010 (now with drummer David Keith and synthbassist Kelsey Warren) NETHERLANDS’ magic lies in the contrasts it sets up: falsetto vocals, odd time signatures, and haunting hooks transform their monstrous power into weirdly delicious and dynamic songs. The overall effect is not unlike that of Swans and Dio playing simultaneously, atop an actual mountain of MDMA. https://www.netherlandsband.com/LOTUS THRONESAn exploration of the lush textures of melancholy and depression from Heath Rave of Wolvhammer. https://lotusthrones.bandcamp.com/GUHTS“Sludgy post-metal that simulates the eerie sensation of an evil crone whispering last rites before delivering an icy kiss of death.”- Decibel Magazine https://guhts.bandcamp.com/
Karl Blau ~ Night Palace ~ Beach Fuzz
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowKARL BLAUKarl Blau is an American indie rock and country vocalist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, PA, but originally from Anacortes, Washington. A member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective, he is known for his musical output, live shows, and self recording and distribution.https://www.karlblau.com/NIGHT PALACENight Palace’s debut record Diving Rings is a shocking alchemy: aching nostalgia meets frothy anticipation of what’s beyond the garden wall. Tantalizing pop melodies take wing with lush instrumentation, a bed for Draut’s intimate and softly shimmering vocals. It’s hard to believe the album is not a soundtrack to . . . something. You find yourself picturing it: a moonlit-gilded diorama of songwriter Avery Draut’s dreams and memories. Growing up, Draut would wake to her dad blasting Court and Spark or Nilsson Schmilsson as he danced around the living room, riling the dogs. At school in Athens, Georgia she studied classical voice. Burned out after five years of fruitful but intensive opera performance, she found a Magic Genie™ organ at the thrift store and sat down, for the first time, to write songs of her own. In 2016, Draut moved to New York. She maintained her connection to Athens, watering roots in two artistic ecosystems. Her songs would fall into place on long solo drives down the east coast in her grandma’s old Buick. The songs on Diving Rings might be found on a playlist among Broadcast, Alvvays, Vashti Bunyan, and Mort Garson’s Plantasia.https://www.nightpalacemusic.com/BEACH FUZZBeach Fuzz is the Philadelphia-based collective work of Ross Aronow (Vox, Guitar), John Crane (Drums), Jack Dratch (Keys), Eric Juelke (Guitar), and Jack Venneri (Bass). Their sound is a fusion of indie pop, psych-rock, surf rock, and classic rock. In 2017, five high schoolers came together to jam and share their song ideas. After a self-titled EP and a taste of the Philly DIY scene, the guys spent most of 2018 polishing their sound, culminating in the release of their debut LP, “Casual Encounters.” The album established their presence in the college circuit, playing basement shows all across the city. They gained a reputation for high energy performances, crowd engagement, and an unmatched sticker game. Following the release of “Talking by the River,” the pandemic, as well as an unexpected boost in online followers, encouraged the band to experiment with remote recording. Months of video calls and file sharing led to the release of two EPs, “Holding On” and “Losing Touch.” Let’s Rock.https://open.spotify.com/artist/226yfMyui56uP62nbbyGYy
Hodgepodge ~ Perils ~ The Low Sundays
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowHODGEPODGEOriginally starting off as a groovy, psychedelic jam band in the early months of 2018, Hodgepodge plays a tantalizing mix of underground Persian funk, punk, and pretty much everything in between. Formed from an eclectic group of musicians and scientists alike, Hodgepodge has rocked numerous house and bar shows, including venues such as The Fire, The Grape Room, and Kung Fu Necktie. Their shows are always high-energy, and never fail to disappoint their growing Philly-based fanbase. Keep an eye out for their upcoming EP release later this year!https://www.instagram.com/hodgepodge.musicPERILS Philadelphia-based psychedelic grunge funk outfit, Perils, have been hard at work crafting their sound in their Manayunk basement the past 3 years and are bringing it to a stage near you. Influenced by all your favorite acts like Nirvana, James Brown, Fugazi, Oasis, etc., Perils play loud, melodic, and funky jams written by the three members, Daniel Wurtz on Guitar and Vocals, Tom Vessels on Bass and Vocals and Jordan Mays on Drums. Surely a band not to miss live, and with a first studio release not too far behind. https://phillyperils.bandcamp.com/THE LOW SUNDAYS The Low Sundays are a hard-hitting rock and roll trio from Delaware and New Jersey. Formed in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic by long time musicians Shawn Stepp, Patrick Sweeney, and Gabe Woodside. Heavily influenced by classic rock and blues. They bring a fresh take to an old style. https://thelowsundays.bandcamp.com/album/the-damned-album
Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond ~ Lili St Queer
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors8 PM ShowTRAGEDY: AN ALL-METAL TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES AND BEYONDBorn out of the impenetrable divide of Disco and Metal, these fearsome brothers fearlessly obliterated the truce line that had been set in the great Disco/Metal Peace accord of 1977 when they seamlessly blended the two genres with their debut album, We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong – a collection of Bee Gees songs redone in a heavy metal treatment reminiscent of Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Guns N Roses. Since then, they have crisscrossed the globe with their spectacular live shows, storming across the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland. On subsequent full length albums, Humbled By Our Greatness, Death To False Disco Metal, The Solo Albums, The Joy of Sex, Tragedy Goes to the Movies and #1 Christmas Holiday Party Mix, Tragedy spread their glittered wings to take on non-Bee Gees classics from the disco era, soft rock anthems and party jams. In 2015, Tragedy broke the internet with a viral video featuring their take on You’re the One That I Want from the Grease soundtrack. In 2017, Tragedy’s video for Stayin’ Alive broke the internet once again. In 2019 two albums hit the NACC Heavy Top 30 charts. In 2021, Tragedy signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. The first album with Napalm is Disco Balls to the Wall – release date July 30, 2021. It has hit the top 10 in Hard Rock/Metal charts in Europe and the US. Tragedy takes disco, soft-rock and pop classics, and completely reimagines them as glorious, red-hot heavy metal. Their music is sure to get your head bangin’, your booty shakin’ – and put a smile on your face and your fist in the air.Lili St. QueerLili St. Queer is a DJ, musician, drag queen, and cabaret artist. They are a co-founder of Jaffe St. Queer Productions, whose recent partnership with the Penn Museum produced the original musical “Eric & Lili’s Night at the Museum,” and their cabaret duo Glitter & Garbage was named Philly Magazine’s Best Cabaret Act 2019. Lili is also the prettiest cast member in their recurring one-woman show “Cabaret Sauvignon.”https://www.instagram.com/lilistqueer/
Y-Not Radio’s 10th (+2) Anniversary Show: Jasmyn ~ Air Waves
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowJASMYNJasmyn is the new solo project created by Jasmyn Burke, former singer-songwriter and frontwoman of the critically acclaimed band Weaves. Having received two Polaris Music Prize shortlists, two JUNO nominations for Alternative Album of the Year and two SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominations, Burke has established herself as one of Canada’s most exciting and fresh voices. With this new project, she has decided to use her own name, Jasmyn, to mark the start of exploring her own unique sound as a solo artist. She signed the project to ANTI- Records (sister label to Epitaph Records) and to Royal Mountain Records for Canada.Having left hometown Toronto in search of a slower pace and some room to breathe, Jasmyn found herself slowly picking her guitar back up and writing songs in her living room using Garageband on her phone. Signed to ANTI- but unable to travel, she began sending demos to Los Angeles-based Producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten) who collaborated with her remotely on a body of work she had compiled over months of being in lockdown. In the Spring of 2021, Jasmyn went to LA to record with Congleton, exploring themes of finding patterns in life and how to perhaps change them. These themes are front and center on her first single “Find the Light.” On the general direction of the new project, and the meaning behind the debut song, Jasmyn said, “This song was loosely written during the Fall of 2020. The world was feeling pretty heavy, and I felt myself wanting to write music that created a mood of happiness and space to grow.” She reflects: “It feels like we’re living in this sort of in-between space, where life is altering. I wanted to explore finding comfort and hopefulness through uncomfortable change. I feel like I have grown and changed as a person over the last few years and wanted to write songs that created a sense of confidence and well-being.” With Weaves receiving worldwide support from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine, NPR, Pitchfork, Elton’s John’s Rocket Hour, The Guardian and Glastonbury Festival, Jasmyn is excited to share a new side of herself, perhaps her most honest and raw work to date. “Find the Light” is the first glimpse into the imaginative and singular voice of Jasmyn.https://open.spotify.com/artist/5DPKgkwwBB3lKQza7s58HYAIR WAVESNicole first found solace in her guitar, composing escapist songs with fantastical stories and catchy choruses. Air Waves serves up fantastic imagery with unforgettable melodies. You will no doubt catch yourself, hours later, singing them. Schneit writes the viral melodies that, neither sloppy nor generic, follow you through a day or two before you’re drawn back to listen to them again.https://airwaves.bandcamp.com/
Smokeyy ~ The Forest View Movement ~ Halogens
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowSMOKEYYhttps://linktr.ee/smokeyymusicTHE FOREST VIEW MOVEMENThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCj0fFzFsMgHALOGENShttps://youtu.be/R-epeWhy8FY
Sharon Needles
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowSharon NeedlesBefore launching his career in music, campy drag performer Sharon Needles appeared on the reality/competition television show RuPaul’s Drag Race. Born Aaron Coady in Newton, Iowa, Needles faced anti-gay harassment in his hometown, but with a move to Pittsburgh in 2004, he became a living, breathing, and vogueing example of the It Gets Better project. Loving all things gothic and ghoulish, he launched the Haus of Haunt, a group that glitzed up Pittsburgh’s nightclubs with their punky, campy, and scary revue. In 2011, he became a contestant on the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, winning the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and blowing up social networking with glamorous folks like Lady Gaga singing his praises. In 2013, he brought an extra dose of fabulous to the world of music by releasing the danceable and dark debut album PG-13.
Mörk Gryning ~ Arsantiqva ~ The Noctambulant
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowMÖRK GRYNINGMÖRK GRYNING was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1993 by Goth Gorgon and Draakh Kimera. The debut album “Tusen År Har Gått” (1995), was recorded at Unisound Studios, produced by Dan Swanö and released by No Fashion. The group returned to action in November 1996, working at Sunlight Studios together with Tomas Skogsberg and DISMEMBER’s Fred Estby to craft the “Return Fire” record. This album would include their interpretation of SLAYER’s “Necrophiliac”. Returning in 2000 along with guitarist Avathar, a scene veteran, the band wrote “Maelstrom Chaos” at the legendary Grieghallen Studios Bergen, Norway. In January of 2004, MÖRK GRYNING cut their rendition of “Neverwhere” for an AT THE GATES tribute album “Slaughterous Souls – A Tribute To At The Gates” released through Drowned Scream Records. Ever since the debut album, “Tusen år har gått…”, MÖRK GRYNING have refused to follow in the footsteps of others and have walked their own paths – something which is made very clear on the 2003 release “Pieces of Primal Expressionism”, an experimental and heavy progressive release recorded at Dug out, produced by Daniel Bergstrand. After a couple of years of touring and festival performances, the band was put on-hold. Returning to the scene again in 2017, the band performed an exclusive live show in Stockholm playing all the songs from the debut album and some other songs from the back catalogue. This ended in releasing the 4-song live record called “Live at Kraken”.ARSANTIQVAArsantiqva is an extreme metal act hailing from Brooklyn, NY. Officially formed in September of 2009 by Diktator (Guitar/Keys), Haeor (Bass/Drums), and Abraxas (Vocals). They are driven by a doctrine of post-apocalyptic dystopian philosophy, the expression of a disintegrated civilization deconstructed to a primitive state of existence.https://arsantiqva.bandcamp.com/THE NOCTAMBULANTThe Noctambulant is a melodic black metal ensemble from Jacksonville, FL. Specializing in a dark, atmospheric sound that invokes the blackest of northern tenets while never ignoring titan hooks that keep listeners coming back; The Noctambulant literally means “night walker”, a fitting title for a musical collective risen from the darkest catacombs of metal. https://thenoctambulant.bandcamp.com/
Vision Video ~ Fast Car Slow Car
VISION VIDEOAs an active paramedic, firefighter, and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Vision Video lead Dusty Gannon has seen more horror in real life than in the classic movies he draws inspiration from. When not saving lives on the front-line, Dusty dons torn fishnets, combat boots and makeup to play post-punk that recalls the genre’s heyday when the lines between goth and pop blurred to create some of the underground’s most beloved acts such as The Cure, The Smiths and Joy Division. But hidden within Vision Video’s catchy hooks and dancy beats is a nostalgic yet desperate message exploring the darker undertones of our existence. At its core, Inked In Red looks inward to understand the effects of war and the global pandemic. Dusty’s experiences in service have imparted an authentic gravitas to the music, revealing a cautionary tale of unhinged mental illness born of trauma. Sonically, this is reflected in every chord and melody through its enticingly gothic yet often upbeat nature. Vision Video’s debut imparts a duality of mania that, simply stated, is real malaise and existential dread that cannot be made facsimile. https://visionvideoband.com/FAST CAR SLOW CARhttps://fastcarslowcar.bandcamp.com/
Holy F*** ~ Penelope Isles ~ John Deluxe
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowHOLY F***A band who have played by their own rules for the last part of 15 years, Holy F**’s new album is the most accomplished moment yet from a group who have become one of their country’s finest, and most influential, exports; seamlessly fusing the gauzy drive of krautrock and deep house’s dreamy ineffability, and expertly blending purring motorik percussion with the sort of fuggy synthetic fizz that so often sends clubbers into states of unselfconscious rapture.https://www.holyfuckmusic.com/Penelope IslesPenelope Isles are centred around siblings Jack and Lily Wolter, originally from the Isle of Man, and for several years now based in Brighton. They create dynamic blissed-out moments soaked in fuzz-noise waves – their songs fragile yet ferocious. Indie-psych currents meet lustrous melodies with a blend of the sibling’s voices. To support the release of their debut album ‘Until The Tide Creeps In’ they played over 150 shows all over the world, including three tours in the USA. They’ve hit the road with bands ranging from The Flaming Lips to Wallows and The Magic Numbers. Loved by fans, DJs, tourmates and writers, this debut marks them out as one of the most exciting UK bands of the last few years. “Sweltering guitars scorch the earth while summery synths and keys frolic in spaces left between the drum line and spiraling vocals, the riff phrases communicate nearly as much warmth and meaning as the lyrics do.” – Stereogum “There is a grandeur to their songs, big and swelling, ebbs and flows…The whole band is seriously talented, and…seriously rock, too.” – Brooklyn Vegan “…a dreamy but biting piece of guitar pop…soaring, pastoral, highly intelligent songwriting.” – Clash MusicSpotifyJohn DeluxeJohn “Deluxe” Markowski is a guitarist/vocalist based out of Philadelphia who uses samples and a variety of acoustic instruments to create unique avant-pop songs.https://johndeluxemusic.bandcamp.com/