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Genre: Rock

Freedom Hawk ~ Ritual Earth ~ Thunderbird Divine

**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Freedom HawkHailing from the tidal, mucky waters of Virginia, this quartet blends heavy riffs, a rolling groove, and soulful guitar melodies to produce the sound that is Freedom Hawk. Their brand of heavy rock coupled with a high energy live show, leaves many wondering if they’ve stepped through a time warp that has taken them to rock’s heyday of the 70’s by the power of their dark music fueled by the sun.Spotify | Instagram | Facebook Ritual EarthMonolithic riffs in a vast soundscape with pounding heavy grooves and vocal hooks. Emerging from the darkness of a collapsing nebula, Ritual Earth reverberates the electronic radiation of all things Doom, Space, and Psychedelia. Heavy, Slow, Atmospheric, Dark.https://ritualearthdoom.com/Thunderbird DivineThunderbird Divine comprises four Philly rock veterans who came together in March of 2017 to collaborate and create riff- heavy psychedelia/stoner/doom in the spirit of artists like Monster Magnet, Hawkwind, Flower Travellin’ Band, The MC5, Grand Funk Railroad and many more. The quartet is known to incorporate unconventional instrumental elements like theremin, sitar and various keyboard textures to its recordings, showcasing a range of audio manipulations infrequently experienced in the genre. The band has played steadily since its inception, with regular stops at festivals like The Maryland Doom Festival, The New England Stoner Doom Festival, The Shadow Woods Metal Fest and The Doom and Brews Fest. Look for the CD versions of “Magnasonic” and “The Hand of Man” on Salt of the Earth Records. Vinyl versions of “Magnasonic” are available at Interstellar Smoke Records. https://thunderbirddivine.bandcamp.com/album/the-hand-of-man

The Atomic Bitchwax ~ Mirror Queen ~ Black Moon Cult

**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM The Atomic BitchwaxFormed in the mid 90s by bassist/singer Chris Kosnik, guitarist Ed Mundell, and drummer Keith Ackerman, the self-titled album “The Atomic Bitchwax” was released in 1999 with the N.Y.C. label Tee Pee Records establishing them with audiences of the burgeoning “Stoner Rock” community. As of 2020 the band has released nine studio albums and have performed over 1,500 live concerts worldwide.https://theatomicbitchwax.bandcamp.com/Mirror QueenOut of the ashes of long running NYC band Kreisor emerges MIRROR QUEEN.https://mirror-queen.bandcamp.com/Black Moon Cult

The Velveteers ~ Caring Less ~ Archive Special (Cambridge Hall)

Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM **All Ages** The Velveteers The Velveteers, a primal rock trio from the mountains of Boulder, CO made up of singer/guitarist Demi Demitro and drummers Baby Pottersmith and Jonny Fig, will unveil their debut album Nightmare Daydream on October 8 via Easy Eye Sound. Produced by Grammy Award-winning artist Dan Auerbach, the record is the long-awaited first statement from a band that formed in 2014 and has been carefully honing its sound and identity ever since. “Charmer And The Snake,” the record’s first single, is out now with an accompanying video.https://www.thevelveteers.com/Caring LessCaring Less is a rock band from Philadelphia, PA. The band formed in early 2019 when Sara, Ryan and Nathan met on the Philly DIY forums online. Not long after meeting for the first time, the three started playing covers of Fleetwood Mac songs and adapting Sara’s previously acoustic music to be played by a full band. Sara pulled in Nicholas to drum, and the foursome was set. The band’s music combines the shimmering, heavy guitars of indie legends Soccer Mommy and Petal with lyric and vocal styles reminiscent of the soulful Joni Mitchell and Jeff Buckley. Caring Less has been playing shows at venues all over the Philadelphia area, including The Grape Room, Khyber Pass Pub, and West Philly’s famous Porchfest music festival. The core of Caring Less’s music is lead singer Sara Johnson’s expressive and evocative vocals. Nathan Garfield sings backup vocals and plays lead guitar, Ryan Acito holds down the bass lines and Nicholas Kreh keeps itall together with the drums. Caring Less spent the summer of 2021 recording and perfecting their first major release, an EP due in Summer 2022. This EP has six songs demonstrating the depth and breadth of their unique sound.linktr.ee/caringlessArchive SpecialArchive Special blends vintage rock riffs and hooks with standout percussion, smooth keys and soaring vocals. Their latest release, Volume III, in 2022 evokes the energy of Santana, Sabbath and Zeppelin.  Formed in 2014, the band emerged from the neighborhoods of Philadelphia as close friends rooted in the Philly music scene. They released prior albums, City Walls in 2019 and In the Eyes of Time in 2015.https://archivespecial.com/

Stone Divide ~ The Polychromatics ~ Primatives (Cambridge Hall)

Stone Divide Stone Divide is a 4 piece groove rock band from the Philadelphia, PA area, with an emphasis on catchy, groovy songwriting. Stone Divide aims to bring people together from all walks of life over the uniting force of music and get people up and moving. For fans of bands like Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Halestorm, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Clutch and Kyuss. https://stonedivide.bandcamp.com/track/old-steel-city@stonedivideband   The Polychromatics@the_polychromaticsPrimatives@primativesnj

Radkey ~ The Giraffes ~ Frend

**All shows 21+—valid ID required**Doors: 7:00 PMShow: 7:30 PMRADKEYhttps://www.radkey.net/ The Giraffeshttps://thegiraffes1.bandcamp.com/Frendhttps://www.facebook.com/frendtheband

Rising Sun & Dave Kiss Presents: Still CraZIES After All These Years Tour – I Fight Dragons ~ MC Lars

**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PMI Fight Dragons I Fight Dragons is a rock band from Chicago. Their music is a combination of pop/rock with chiptune, featuring electronic sounds made using Nintendo Game Boys and Nintendo Entertainment Systems. To date they have released three full-length albums: 2011’s KABOOM!, which came out on Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, 2014’s The Near Future, which they self-released after raising over $100,000 on Kickstarter through their “Project Atma” project, and 2019’s Canon Eyes. They have also released two EPs, 2009’s Cool Is Just A Number and 2010’s Welcome To The Breakdown. Their music has been featured on Nintendo Video as well as on the WWE, and they wrote and performed the theme song for ABC’s The Goldbergs: Rewind (“The Goldbergs” Main Title Theme). From 2010 until 2012 they were signed to Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, but in fall 2012 they won their release from the label. They have toured the USA with mc chris and Whole Wheat Bread in 2009, 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, and Travie McCoy in 2010, The Protomen in 2011, and they were on the entire 2012 and 2014 Vans Warped Tours. Since then, they have toured sporadically as well as headlining annual holiday shows in Chicago. www.ifightdragons.comMC LarsMC Lars is the creator of post punk laptop rap and lit hop, which he has extended and powered into a fusion of rap, punk, rock, ska, pop, and other genres. He is post-modern — combining his music with powerful and present lyrics, and packing concert venues with raps about everything from the iGeneration to Guitar Hero to Edgar Allen Poe to Game of Thrones, the Simpsons and Cyberbullying. He speaks to and for people of all ages, lifestyles, and perspectives, and is a story-teller, covering love, life, loss, confusion, and hope. He does so with energy and wit, joined with a strong sense of humor and perspective. He is an engaging, exciting and compelling performer, and was selected by 12 Street Press as one of the top 7 nerd rock artists to see live. He tours in the US, the UK and the rest of Europe, Australia, and Japan. His latest tour, the fall 2017 MC Lars Awesome Adventure Friendship Tour, opens in Denver in September, and continues through 20 shows in the US, England, and Scotland. In addition to touring, he has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, at South by Southwest, ComicCon, Slam Dunk Festival, Truck Festival, Orlando Nerd Fest, and as part of Vans Warped Tour. https://mclars.com/Schaffer the DarklordSchaffer the Darklord (or STD) is a New York City-based rapper, drummer and comedian with material best-suited for nerdy and/or hedonistic audiences. With manic energy fueling a cartoonishly commanding stage presence, STD skewers such topics as substance abuse, sexual compulsion, urban anxiety and obsessive cat-enthusiasm. Imagine a Frankenstein-esque monster assembled from equal parts Bill Hicks, Adam Yauch, Joey Ramone and Prince, stitched together inside the shell of a maniacal heavy metal ex-patriot. STD has released nine albums and is a founding member of the touring nerdcore hip-hop collective known as the Four-Eyed Horsemen, along with MC Lars, Mega Ran and MC Frontalot. When he’s not on the road, he produces the NYC burlesque/wrestling hybrid event called “TasselMania.” STD continues to write, record and perform with great frequency and has no intention of stopping until his rock and roll lifestyle destroys him.https://schafferthedarklord.com/contact.html

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