XIXIX ~ Tucked In ~ Moustapha Noumbissi
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM XIXIXBorn out of quarantine boredom, XIXIX is the solo project of Philadelphia based music producer Will Brown. Pulling influences from the synthesizers of LCD Soundsystem and The Cure to the screaming guitars of Neil Young and Built to Spill, XIXIX is best served to an intentional listener who can separate intrapersonal lyricism from a highly approachable soundscape. Released in fall of 2021 his debut album set the stage for an ethereal synth pop experience, only to be juxtaposed by a raw and aggressive live show driven by Brown’s guitar playing and affinity for punk and hardcore. With nothing left to the imagination besides how to pronounce the name, there’s no sense that Brown is playing a part when he brings himself onstage. Brown’s effortless genre-blending style is credited to the way he’s been able to chameleon himself into an amalgam of different bands and collaborations across his career. His debut record featured credits from Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Nicolas Vernes (War on Drugs, Animal Collective, Deerhunter). He has since collaborated with producer Nick Verruto (Tierra Whack, Meek Mill) and worked in the studio with countless other Philadelphia artists including Caiola, Julian King, and Ali Awan among others.https://open.spotify.com/artist/2i6PxJ8bSLsQ89SiZXjHWs?si=VYYAAqe5QsGanCgWLQtttw&nd=1Tucked InBorn in Brooklyn, New York at Pete’s Candy Store, Tucked In began as a duo with Gunnar Flinchum (vocals) and Shae Ferguson (guitar). The group’s evolution has taken them through the indie rock scene in New York to the sandy shores of Vero Beach, FL to their current residence in Phoenixville, PA. Along the way, the group has won the attention of their audiences with their raw instrumentation backed by refined vocals and tight harmonies. Drummer Connor Lord and recent additions Dan Rodgers (bass) and Carrie Morgan (keyboard/vocals) have taken the band’s sound a step further. The five members spent the fall of 2022 writing and recording the band’s most recent EP, Cocoon.https://www.tuckedintheband.com/Moustapha NoumbissiMoustapha Noumbissi is a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Belgium to Cameroonian parents, Moustapha grew up a participant of many musical traditions including–West African drumming, American pop, and choral music–his latest recordings favor Indie Rock and Psychedelic Soul. His recent work with producer Lee Clarke is testimony to liminality, self-definition and simultaneous reverence for and refusal of genre.https://moustaphanoumbissi.bandcamp.com/
Freeze MF ~ Fromjoy ~ Age of Panic ~ Strangers
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PMFREEZE MFfreezemf | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree FROMJOYfromjoy – Listen on Spotify – LinktreeAGE OF PANICAge Of Panic | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | LinktreeSTRANGERSInstagram
BEES! ~ Wisher ~ Haha Charade
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMBEES!beesphilly.com WISHERwishertheband.comHAHA CHARADEhahacharade.com
Thotcrime ~ Cocojoey ~ Zombieshark! ~ The Civil War in France
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM ThotcrimeThe usual pitfalls and tribulations of getting a group of people into a room to write and record an album do not apply here. With members hailing from Champaign-Urbana, IL, Philadelphia, PA and Nottingham, UK, THOTCRIME’s approach to crafting their brand of Cybergrind is an embrace of technological advances and DIY collaboration via Discord servers, instant messengers and online community. Their latest release, D1G1T14L_DR1FT, the follow up to 2020’s ønyøurcømputer, sees THOTCRIME continue to gleefully abandon genre convention in favour of boundless individuality and invention. They cohesively blend together disparate influences from 100 Gecs to The Locust. D1G1T4L_DR1FT finds the international act steadfastly embracing exultation and conquering all that stands in their way. Tracks such as Tweet This! and Critical Codependence (featuring diana starshine) bubble enthusiastically with hyperpop-isms amongst grind and emphatic declarations of triumph in the face of modern day adversity – be that the relentlessly ill-disposed and cynical news cycle we all find ourselves plugged into, pervasive anxieties or interpersonal turbulence – whilst tracks such as the opening This Isn’t Foundation, Now Give Me Your Skin Please? and Central Dogma play to THOTCRIME’s more caustic hardcore and metallic edges with dizzying results. THOTCRIME’s prolific output to date has seen the band generate a buzz in online music communities and garner praise from Bandcamp Daily in the publication’s profile on the burgeoning cybergrind movement at large. This June the band will be together in person for the first time as they hit the road to play shows on the East Coast and in the MidWest. They are taking their friend and burgeoning hyper pop/cybergrind act Cocojoey for support. New single “A Better Kind of Shot” comes out 5/12. “We’re extremely excited to be performing together as a full unit for the very first time. When K and I started this project all the way back in 2019, I don’t think either of us expected we’d be able to do something like this. And being able to bring Cocojoey along with us on this run is really cool, their music is so fun and they bring such a great energy in their live performance.”https://thtcrime.bandcamp.com/Cocojoeyhttps://cocojoey.bandcamp.com/Zombieshark!https://zombieshark.bandcamp.com/The Civil War in Francehttps://thecivilwarinfrance.bandcamp.com/
No/Más ~ Knoll ~ UltraMantis Black
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM No/Máshttps://nomasgrind.bandcamp.com/Knollhttps://knollgrind.bandcamp.com/album/metempiricUltraMantis Blackhttps://ultramantisblack.bandcamp.com/
The Women’s National Hockey League ~ Ripley ~ Best Bear
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMTHE WOMEN’S NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEThe Women’s National Hockey League is a “post mom rock” band from NYC and none of them play hockeySpotifyInstagramRIPLEY“How do I really feel?” This is the question the songwriter Ellen Tiberio-Shultz has been asking them-self repeatedly and relentlessly since 2009 when they first started the band Ellen Siberian Tiger. This desire to understand and articulate their deepest fears, desires and joys is the common thread that connects the acoustic music the band released at it’s inception to the grungier and darker sound of their most recent release, Cinderblock Cindy (October 2020). About the lyrical content of the album, Ellen says: “Existing in the patriarchy without benefiting from it feels to me like I’m under scrutiny, like people are looking at me and measuring me against what they think I should be and in the process rendering me a passive thing to be judged. So I tried to write about who I am without those expectations. I made this album to reject that passivity, and to take an active roll in shaping my own narrative as a queer, non binary person.” The band’s current influences include Guerilla Toss, Bjork, Deerhoof and Nirvana, although if you listen through their discography you’ll find nods to folkier acts like First Aid Kid and The Dodos as well. In addition to lead singer and guitarist Ellen Tiberio-Shultz, the band currently features Collin Dennen on bass and synth and Rich Straub on drums.MusicBEST BEARBest Bear is all about understated indie-rock, ethereal dream-pop textures, and heartfelt lyrics.At times lush and oneiric, at others raw and unapologetic, the band’s songs feel like a genuine portrait of the member’s life-long love of music. However, there is also an inclusive, community-driven element at play. Connecting with the audience and other artists drives the mindset of the band, which proudly identifies with the LGBTQIA+ community and values.Best Bear has released two well-received singles over the past few years, but the musicians in the band have continued to perfect their chemistry as a unit. They’re now set to release their first-ever full-length album “When”, which will undoubtedly be another milestone in the band’s discography and musical journey.Fans of artists such as Phoebe Bridgers, The Beths, Soccer Mommy, or Pinegrove should definitely tune in!Website
Band of Gringos ~ Proper Shapes
**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMBAND OF GRINGOSBand of Gringos is a power trio hailing from the psychedelic and soulful town of Ocean Beach in San Diego, CA.Spotify | Instagram | YoutubePROPER SHAPESProper Shapes is a Philly based band with extensive performance experience at venues and festivals in Philadelphia and South Jersey, building a devoted following in the area. They have a significant buzz going after the release of our first official music video for “Valentine,” the lead single from their upcoming debut full-length album.Facebook | Spotify
Sarina ~ The Dead Moon Hung ~ The Swell Fellas
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Sarinawww.sarinasounds.bandcamp.com The Dead Moon Hunghttps://thedeadmoonhung.bandcamp.com/track/6-demo?fbclid=PAAaYxjMsb4AhFSGO8HBlVY8TNUCUd1S20BPaj67tuz3KscEns2tbEG_9uBi8 The Swell Fellashttps://open.spotify.com/artist/47qs3PPsu74DYbujqGdLYf?si=Pwu4E6LRQsWaUJKQtY6Bpg&dd=1
Flummox ~ JAELYN ~ UGLI
**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM FlummoxFormed in a rundown trailer near the garbage dump off of an old Tennessean Highway, Flummox has been causing audiences to fall into euphoric fits of shock for over a decade. Branding their style as “genre-fluid,” Flummox combines twisted musical-theatre tactics with avant-garde fusion & extreme metal stylings set with strange hooks that stick with you well past their welcome. www.linktr.ee/flummoxofficial JAELYNPhiladelphia’s JAELYN plays progressive metal with nods to post hardcore and post punk. Featuring current or former members of Boy Sets Fire, Iron Roses, and Label The Traitor, JAELYN combines sci-fi dystopic imagery with hard-hitting rock/metal ballads.UGLI https://ugli.bandcamp.com/album/ugli-u-gotta-luv-it
Leanna Firestone ~ Abby Cates
**All Ages** Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 6:30 PMLeanna FirestoneLeanna Firestone is an impressive artist and talented musician from Nashville, Tennessee.While attending Recording Industry school, Leanna entered the professional world of songwriting by fusing her writing with the community of anime stans she found when she first joined TikTok. Ultimately, this led to a short snippet of what would become her first release,”Strawberry Mentos” which reached 5M streams. Then, in 2021, her next track “Least Favorite Only Child” reached 4M streams, while her EP Y/N peaked at #8 on the US singer-songwriter iTunes Charts. One of her songs was also featured during an episode of Love Island UK. In early 2022, she released her first full album Forward / Slash, featuring “Diet Coke”, “Gambling Addiction” and “Smitten.” Currently, Leanna is signed to Frtyfve Records out of London.https://www.instagram.com/leannafirestone/?hl=enhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/31431J9PD3bfNsPKkezt0d Abby Cateshttps://www.instagram.com/abbycates/?hl=en