Jonah Kagen ~ Dylan Rockoff
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 PM Show: 8:00 PMJONAH KAGEN23-year-old singer and songwriter, Jonah Kagen, grew up in Savannah, Georgia and took up guitar at the age of six, diving deep into the instrument’s technical aspects after his musician grandfather showed him performance videos. He further found inspiration in the music of guitarist Andy McKee, whose finger-style technique lit a creative fire within. “He opened my eyes to what an acoustic guitar could be,” he recalls, as he dove deeper into creating music on his own. “If you can bring somebody something with your music that they can’t get anywhere else, there’s nothing better than that.”Jonah’s debut EP, ‘georgia got colder,’ was released in December 2022 on Arista Records. He’s already cut impressive figures with over 200+ million global streams, a US tour supporting Maisie Peters, nearly 2 million Spotify monthly listeners, and was included on Shazam’s 2023 predictions list. An exciting new voice bringing an undeniable energy and sincerity through his multifaceted sound, Jonah Kagen is undoubtedly an artist on the rise.https://www.jonahkagen.com/DYLAN ROCKOFFhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2L2hppNg0A5WfGJTChIJL5?si=EDN9E0MKSCOyXI1xHgfnxQ
Shaper ~ Flagman ~ Gewgaws
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 PM Show: 7:30 PM SHAPERSHAPER is a noise rock band comprised of members of long-running Philly heavy psych band Meddlesome Bells. Inspired by sharp blades, loud machinery, and doo-wop, 2023 is their first full year in business. https://instagram.com/shaper_sound?igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg==FLAGMANFlagman was founded back in 2015 by Sam Stewart and Cody Singleton, two long-time friends from the Orlando music scene, with a goal to create the crispiest, most deep-fried alternative metal the world had ever seen. That is, once they found a drummer. After a year-long search, Grant Freeman joined the duo, turning them into a trio… and the rest was history. From racking up hundreds of thousands of total streams and almost two million views across their social media platforms, to playing alongside national touring acts like Hed PE and Battles at major Florida festivals like Sanford’s Hurricane Fest and Gainesville’s FEST, Flagman are quickly rising up the ranks of the Southern US’ metal elite. Despite channeling the eclecticism of the 90s rock scene with influences including Primus, System of a Down, and Mr. Bungle, Flagman’s sound is completely unique. Through the almost unnaturally logical combination of vocalist Sam’s distinctive bass playing, drummer Grant’s driving rhythms, and sizzling leads from guitarist Cody, the band has managed to create a combination so hot that it would have melted Icarus’ wings in a fraction of the time. Like the petri dish experiment that ended up introducing the world to LSD, or the gelatinous primordial Floridian soup from which they emerged, Flagman could go all sorts of crazy directions in the long term. However, what’s more certain is what they’re planning after 3 successful single releases this year alone – releasing a full-length album, mixed by Ben McLeod of All Them Witches fame. At the same time, they’ll also be preparing to light up venues all across Florida and the south/southeastern US throughout 2023 with their slippery bass lines, searing-hot guitar riffs, and drum riffs that’ll have your ear holes begging for mercy as they’re pummelled into submission.https://linktr.ee/flagmanbandGEWGAWSThe pressures of people slabbed up against one another…cut that open, breathe deep into it: bright red rhythms that feel like a birthright shuffle just out of reach. Gewgaws shake on the mantle, signify what we can’t speak to. For a moment, catch the collage, the stories between; the catalogues give this absurd dance meaning.https://www.instagram.com/gewgaws.us/
Stud Wiser ~ Hands of Spite ~ Fossils From the Future
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: 6:30PM Show: 7:00PM Stud WiserIt rocks but it’s punk, it grooves but it’s almost gothic.https://linktr.ee/studwiserHands of SpiteHands of spite is a Boston based alternative rock band in the same vein as Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and The Meat Puppets. Fronted by Austin Bullock (Guitar/Vocals) and Sam Gelston (Guitar/Vocals), they are the creative force and main songwriting sources. They both draw from similar mouths of the river, but from a different cup. Austin comes from a background of classic rock intertwined with a touch lofi/garage rock, while Sam comes from a more traditional punk and grunge upbringing. Hands of spite is backed by a thunderous rhythm section of Zac Stein (Drums/Vocals) and Nate Belton (Bass). Zac and Nate both come from hard rock and metal backgrounds, while supplementing a songwriters feel for the music.https://www.handsofspiteband.com/ Fossils From the FutureParanormal Bluesrock inspired by Bigfoot / Bob Lazar / Big Bad Wolf / Dracula / Ghostbusters / Greys / BTTF / MOTU / TTSA / AATIP / MIB / RATM / OSEES / FUZZ / Jimi Hendrix / Reignwolf / The Beatles / Buddy Holly / James Brown / Metallica / The Black Keys / Smashing Pumpkinshttps://fftf.bandcamp.com/
VELVET ROUGE
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7PM – Doors8PM – ShowVELVET ROUGEIn 2016, Gina Castanzo (AKA Gina Zo) was featured on NBC’s The Voice, Team Blake for the show’s tenth season.After her time on The Voice, Zo formed Velvet Rouge. In March of 2023 the band was WMMR’s Local Shots Artist of the Month. They have performed at an eclectic mix of Philly’s music venues, including a sold-out show at Johnny Brenda’s, Brooklyn Bowl, and World Cafe Live. Velvet Rouge has also had the opportunity to perform on WXPN for National Public Radio Day 2022, as seen in NPR Music.In 2022, Gina Zo was inducted into the Recording Academy Philadelphia Chapter and has set out on a journey to put her mark on rock n roll. In late 2022, Velvet Rouge was voted Best Rock Band in Philly by PHL Live & was featured in the March issue of Philly Style Magazine as the music to listen to in the Now section – where they were titled “Philly’s Hottest Rock Band”.As they prep for their EP release in early 2024, they have been recording at Philly’s top studios with Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey (War On Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, and Dr. Dog) at Miner Street Recording, Tommy Joiner at Milkboy Studios, and Mitch Beer at Retro City Studios.The rock band has only just begun their rock reign in Philly and beyond. They have begun touring in NYC, Toronto, the West Coast, and everywhere in between.DESOTO JONESRock & Roll is still very much alive. You can feel it in the raw energy of Desoto Jones, a band which blends contemporary sound with the roots of American Rock. The ragged intensity of Desoto Jones is reminiscent of the early days of grunge and alternative, but is also pleasantly sophisticated; the band skillfully fuses ear-grabbing melodies with soulful, introspective lyrics. Their music is an inquest of candid expression, but the band doesn’t try to wax philosophic; the lyrics grow from real, relatable experiences. Their music invokes a sense of nostalgia for the past, travelling deep to touch the most basic human emotions.THE FOREST VIEW MOVEMENTHailing from the beautiful, cascading landscapes of southern New Jersey, The Forest View Movement is a six-piece band that embodies a mix of indie rock, jam, soul, alternative, folk, singer-songwriter, and anything else in the world you can think of. We hope to see you dancing at our next show!
Teenage Bottlerocket ~ Tightwire ~ Crossed Keys (Cambridge Hall)
AGE RESTRICTION: All Ages Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PMTeenage BottlerocketThey’ve toured the world countless times. They kept the leather jacket – and – Converse look alive through an increasingly neon landscape. They’ve written songs about KISS, Top Gun and Minecraft. Hell, they’ve even been on CNN a few times! Please welcome back to the spotlight Wyoming’s own Teenage Bottlerocket, whose ninth album, the 12 – track Sick Sesh! — traffic – cone – orange cover art and all — will be released 08/27/2021 on Fat Wreck Chords. “This record is 12 songs because 14 was too long,” cracks vocalist/g uitarist Ray Carlisle. “We wanna keep the energy up.” Recorded in November 2020 at the Blasting Room (the band’s eighth straight full – length with producer Andrew Berlin), Sick Sesh! is a little bit rougher around the edges than the last few TBR albums, fr om the haunting “Statistic” to the panic – inducing “Strung Out On Stress” to the buzzsaw lead of “Semi Truck.” According to Carlisle, that was on purpose. “We spent a lot of time on guitar tones this time around — that was important for us,” he says. ““We made sure to bring the noisy, loud, irritate your fuckin’ mom guitar back. There’s a ton of intentional guitar noise and feedback. We dug up the amps we used for Freak Out! and They Came From The Shadows . This is punk rock, after all. Stay Rad! Is a great record, but it’s very radio friendly. I wanted to do the opposite of that: Let’s get fuckin’ noisy.” While the bulk of Sick Sesh! was written in January 2020 (with “Statistic” actually co – written between Carlisle and his son Milo), the COVID pandemic allow ed for the band to take a little extra time for fine tuning, and the resulting tracks are some of the most stylistically diverse on the record. First up, there’s the Templeman – penned “Strung Out On Stress,” the fastest, angriest track on Sick Sesh! , all ab out losing your mind during the pandemic. On the flipside, there’s the mid – tempo, melodic track “The Squirrel,” written by bassist Miguel Chen and sung by Templeman, that’s literally about a cute little rodent. https://teenagebottlerocket.bandcamp.com/album/so-dumb-so-stokedTightwirehttps://tightwirempls.bandcamp.com/album/head-full-of-snakesCrossed KeysChances are, if you’ve been paying attention to the Philadelphia underground music scene in the past two decades, you’ve seen one or two members of Crossed Keys before, although it’s very likely that you’ve seen them all. The members of Crossed Keys have a long history of playing in hardcore and punk bands from the area including Kid Dynamite, Ink & Dagger, Step Ahead, Kill The Man Who Questions, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, Halo of Snakes, and The Curse. Crossed Keys draw from an eclectic palette of influences to create a unique twist on a sound that has been cultured in years of basement shows and record shops. Crossed Keys has gotten a lot older, a little wiser, and lost varying amounts of hair, but still makes music perfect for sweaty singalongs and all around good time.Crossedkeys.Bandcamp.com
Honey Gun Rainbow ~ Indoor Yves ~ Amélie Swann
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: 7:00PM Show: 7:30PMHONEY GUN RAINBOW Spawning from central PA, Honey Gun Rainbow drops you into a world of eclectic grooves and sad songs you can dance to. Inspired by everything from prog rock to house jams, Honey makes music filled with funk and melancholy sure to make you feel something again.https://open.spotify.com/artist/18aJrpyd1u08EqThztoaQX?si=wZzCGypuQeiRIAacnKcFtwINDOOR YVESSomewhere J-walking in the great city of Philadelphia, Pa, crawling between cars and dive bars, and sticking his nose in old books, Indoor Yves developed a penchant for “extreme genre bending,” indiscreet bass, psychedelia, synthesis, 70’s tube warmth, and overall chaos.https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eRCPm7tmEdUR8mlwLISbj?si=H7FwD775SJa66PP7TZ5MeAAMÉLIE SWANNWarehouse basement vibes meet funk and trip hop in Amélie’s dark, mysterious and emotional songs. She is the face of the “women of trip hop” playlist by the Wild is Calling and was named “Philly’s Dark Pop Princess” by @phillymusicscene 🩸https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jkCkLyAzkKvsrhxGTBnTk?si=xqDwCW7QT8S272S8oo0QYQ
Joe Vann ~ Bloomsday
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: 7:00PM Show: 7:30PMJOE VANNVann grew up listening first to country stalwarts like Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, and Jim Croce. The down-trodden anti-heroes littered throughout their catalogues were natural thematic fits for Vann’s settings. “I grew up in a trailer with no electricity, no heat or air conditioning, just a generator for weekends if we wanted to put a VHS in,” he says. “My parents didn’t choose to have that kind of life, it’s not like they were really into nature or something. We just didn’t have money.” To pass the time, Vann would read, swim in creeks, and eventually scored a drum kit. Later, he turned to 2000s indie titans like Feist and Sufjan Stevens. – Luke Ottenhofhttps://linktr.ee/joevannBLOOMSDAYBloomsday is the Brooklyn based project of songwriter Iris James Garrison with long-time collaborator and guitarist Alex Harwood. The band self-produced and released their debut LP Place To Land, on Bayonet Records in 2022. Place to Land, which has folk and shoegaze influences, lyrically follows Garrison’s experience of isolation while confronting their inner ghosts. Garrison carves out a liminal space for inner dialogue in order to heal; they allow forgiveness and release throughout the album. The dialogue between the guitars and vocals is intended to convey this internal conversation. Other Bloomsday releases include their single “Jersey Soccer” for Hardly Art’s Anniversary Series, and an alternative version of “Phase” released this year on Bayonet Records.
Chasing Straights ~ The Dustin Manucci Trio ~ Brendan Lane & The Sugar Packets
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 PM Show: 7:30 PM Chasing Straights Chasing Straights is a 4-piece rock band based out of the Philadelphia area. Sam Capolongo (lead vocals/guitar) founded the band in 2020, releasing the first EP, “Hardly off the Ground” a year later. In 2021, current members Sean Gallagher (guitar) and Nate Gittelman (drums) joined, creating a more diverse sound for their latest project, “On to the Next One.” Immediately following its release, Brad Herring (bass) began performing with the band, adding more stage presence to their high energy live performances. With their late 90’s post-grunge arrangements built around Capolongo’s heartfelt lyrics and folk-pop inspired melodies, Chasing Straights showcases a unique sound capable of hooking fans of a wide variety of genres. The band plans to release their next single “Long Live the King” in August, 2023. https://www.chasingstraights.com/ The Dustin Manucci TrioThe Dustin Manucci Trio (DMT) is a three piece band from Wilmington, Delaware, that specializes in rock and neoclassical music. The band was officially formed back in 2019, when founding members Dustin Manucci, and Greg Lundmark auditioned Dillon Piersol on drums. The fit was instant and the band was solidified. The Dustin Manucci Trio stuck out the pandemic in 2020, and played their first show together in 2021. Once their songs were fully written, rehearsed, and tested live, they went into the studio and started recording. Their EP, “Buy The Rumour, Sell The News”, was released on all platforms in 2023.https://linktr.ee/thedustinmanuccitrio Brendan Lane & The Sugar Packets Brendan Lane has always been a musical person, growing up with a jazz musician father and surrounded by records as a child. When he discovered rock ‘n’ roll at the age of eight, that was it: his life had a singular pursuit and purpose. That purpose has led Lane around the world, performing on three different continents with various performers, which deepened his understanding of what it meant to be a performer. https://www.brendanlanemusic.com/
Sculpture Club ~ Destructos ~ Blanketflowers ~ Korine
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: 6:30PM Show: 6:30PM Sculpture Club (Salt Lake City/Dallas)Sculpture Club brings moody and vibrant new romantic sounds featuring Chaz Costello of Choir Boy/Human Leather/Fossil Arms on guitar and vocals, Dyana Durfee on bass, and Melody Maglione on keys. Sculpture Club’s sound features the catchiest candy songs wrapped around a dark and tormented center, generating unprovoked optimism side by side with devastating disenchantment. Their latest album, Live at Berserk, was recorded in Spokane, WA and released May 2023.https://sculptureclub.bandcamp.com/Destructos (Philly)DeStructos are a punk band from Philadelphia whose debut EP “Blast!” made quite an impression. DeStructos is Sam Gasparre (Mob Terror) on guitar and vocals, and Cassidy McGinley (Blank Spell) on drums and vocals. Their sound has been likened to a meaner and more unruly and angular B-52’s, mixed with some noise and dance rock elements. https://destructos.bandcamp.com/Blanketflowers (Philly)Philly-based band Blanketflowers began as a darkwave act, but they’re slowly stepping into the light. The project has always been built around 80s synth atmospheres, and their newer releases steps further down that path, making for the brighter, poppier sounds. Their debut EP, The Middle Is A Mirage, was released in fall 2022 and more releases are coming soon.https://blanketflowers.bandcamp.comKorine – DJ Set (Philly)Korine is a Philadelphia-based electronic pop duo comprised of members Morgy Ramone and Trey Frye. The pair blends new wave nostalgia with a modern pop sensibility, contrasting upbeat rhythms against sullen, emotionally evocative lyrics. Their latest album, Tear, was released February 2023 to critical acclaim.https://www.korineband.com/
Fullscreen ~ O. Wake ~ Redbud ~ Powerhouse of the Cell
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 PM Show: 7:30 PM Fullscreen When in a spiral, directionlessness prevails. Circling stuck patterns. Gravity settling in with the weight of confusion. Tumbling out of the tumult can either bring harmony or headache. Philly-via-Richmond psych-rock trio Fullscreen emerges from the center of this chaos with Labyrinthitis, their debut full-length following a trail of singles and the whirlwind start to the decade. The group, faced with personal and creative shifts, entered a labyrinth of their own, built in RVA and Philly and mastered by Scoops Dardaris (Another Michael, Prince Daddy & the Hyena). Reorganization led to re-assessing Fullscreen in widescreen—deepening their dream-pop sets with backing tracks and sampling, invigorating their songwriting with a visceral sense of focus and scope. Born out of a battle with the eponymous inner ear infection, Labyrinthitis chronicles a years-long quest to regain one’s balance. This serves as the narrative throughline, but the mission statement of the musical tension as well: a delicate push-pull between psychedelia’s outer limits and the constructiveness of grounded maturity and vulnerability. Fullscreen, on this recording and elsewhere, is Harper McGrath (he/him), Eric Schueler (he/they), Jon Furson (he/him) and Kirby Vitek (he/him). O. Wake Brooklyn mainstay O. Wake is masterminded by visual artist and illustrative musician Ofer Shouval. Shouval’s probing songwriting combines elements of art pop and indie rock to explore the anxieties and absurdities of today’s world through witty vignettes and sweeping soundscapes. With intimacy wrought from vulnerability and a uniquely bashful confidence, O. Wake’s emerging sounds inspire play and movement while evoking a rainbow of feelings. Redbud Redbud is a band planting itself in the heart of the Austin music fan with whimsical, psychedelic tones and meditative, soul-exposing lyrics. They’ve recently supported international touring acts such as The Front Bottoms, Giant Rooks, Magic City Hippies, A Giant Dog, The Duncan Fellows. With a sound described by Austin’s favorite radio station KUTX as “a masterpiece of unearthly arrangements, airtight structures, and a caliber of songwriting we rarely hear from relative newcomers”, you are sure to be swept up in the tide of their innovative essence. Powerhouse of the Cell Powerhouse of the Cell began as a marketing experiment conducted by Keywrb Lab Group for the Monsanto Company in the early 1990s. The goal was to create the illusion of a grassroots environmental movement through false flag TV and radio hijackings with music and visual art. The actions of this group would then be demonized by the general public through opposing media campaigns. Musically, the creators at Keywrb Lab Group took influence from Darkwave, Post-Punk, and Pop music from the 1980s. Lyrically Powerhouse of the Cell would contain themes of environmental destruction, modern day political and social anxieties, science fiction, and underlying feelings of hope. Visually the project would rely heavily on video synthesis as well as pieces of found footage. While this project was ultimately defunded sometime in the early 2000s, there has recently been some documentation of the experiment resurfacing. Performances have been linked to former subjects of the experiment known as 2514 (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), 23519 (vocals, guitar, drum machine, synthesizer), and 1815141425 (vocals, bass, synthesizer).