BEGIN:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:L’Rain DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241026T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20241026T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003240Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nL’RAINL’Rain’s artistic evolution eschews overarching narratives. Multi-layered in subject and form\, L’Rain’s sonic explorations interrogate instead how multiplicities of emotion and e xperience intersect with identity. The experimental and the hyper-commerci al\; the expectation and the reality\; the hope and the despair. L’Rain is searching for balance in the obliteration of binary logic.L’Rain is t he musical project of multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, performer\, and c urator\, Taja Cheek. Alongside Andrew Lappin and Ben Chapoteau-Katz\, she has developed L’Rain into a shape-shifting entity that blurs the distinc tion between band and individual. At once personal and collaborative\, it mirrors the journey that brought L’Rain into being to begin with.\nFLANA FIFlanafi is the musical nom de plume of songwriter and guitarist Simon Ma rtinez. As a guitarist\, Martinez has played with everyone from Jazmine Su llivan and Marsha Ambrosius to Derrick Hodge and Salami Rose Joe Louis. 3 years ago\, Martinez debuted the Flanafi moniker with a barrage of release s that combined beautifully written indie-soul songs with intriguing elect ronic production. – XPN \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spencer Krug DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231027T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231027T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003241Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nSPENCER KRUGAs the Canadian musician behind Sun set Rubdown and Moonface\, co-frontman of Wolf Parade\, songwriting member of Swan Lake\, and keyboardist for Frog Eyes and Fifths of Seven\, Spence r Krug has been a major player on over twenty-five releases within the pas t two decades. He currently writes and releases music under his own name\, and performs a mix of new and old material on stage.\nGREG MENDEZFor Greg Mendez\, reflection doesn’t mean a static image in a mirror\, or even a face he recognizes. It’s more a kaleidoscopic mirage\, where paths take n shapeshift with the prospect of paths untread\, and the subconscious mer ges with the intentional. On his self-titled new album\, the Philadelphia- based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist investigates the shaky camera o f memory\, striving to carve out a collage that points to a truth. But the re isn’t a regimented actuality here\; instead\, Mendez highlights the m erit in many truths\, and many lives\, and how even the hardest truths can still contain some humor.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cosmic Guilt DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231028T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231028T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003243Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nCOSMIC GUILT (10:00 PM)\n \n \nCosmic Guilt is a n extended family of musicians from Fishtown\, Philadelphia. Founded in la te 2019 by lead singer\, James Everhart\, after 6 years on the road as Low Cut Connie’s lead guitar player\, The Guilt have merely existed as a re cording project during the long quarantine of 2020 with only two sold out shows under their belts. As venues began to open in 2021\, The Guilt hit t he ground running with a string of sold out “debut” shows.\nIn May 202 2\, The Guilt released their first\, self-titled album to great reception. The band spent their first year out of the pandemic performing with great s like White Denim\, Father John Misty\, Sharon Von Etten\, Charlie Crocke t\, and Jenny Lewis. By the end of the year\, “Cosmic Guilt” was named top 25 albums of 2022 by WXPN. Lead singles\, “Cautious Lovers” and “Sun In Your Eyes” are lush folk orchestrations with Spaghetti Western and British influence – think Lee Hazelwood meets Fairport Convention.\ n“Queen of the Dream”\, a folky electric jangler\, is The Guilt’s la test single to promote their new record\, “Palace of Depression”\, set to be released in late 2023/ early 2024.\n \nNo one is doing it like Cosm ic Guilt. Anywhere. Wrap yourself in it and let it give your zeal – guil t is for everyone. \nBRITTANY ANNE TRANBAUGH (9:00 PM)\n \n \nIn February 2023\, 31-year-old Brittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) finally qu it her office job to pursue a full-time music career. Though she began wri ting songs and playing gigs as a teenager\, multiple bouts of creative and mental health struggles—culminating in a several years-long hiatus from music altogether in her mid-to-late 20s—prevented her from ever taking the full leap. Everything changed in 2021 when her longtime friend Jackson Emmer called her up and implored her to come out to Colorado and record h er backlog of original songs with him. Tranbaugh hit the road and spent a week with Emmer in his home studio\, resulting in Quarter Life Crisis Hai rcut\, her comeback EP released in April 2022. Bouncing between witty sarc asm and heartbreaking vulnerability\, the songs tackled a wide range of to pics including her sixth grade queer awakening\, an awkward run-in with an old acquaintance\, and the impossibility of true folk music authenticity in our modern age. Listening back to the finished product\, she began to f eel the flickers of confidence again. \n \nIn July 2022\, Tranbaugh’s q ueer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” was awarded Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest\, which came with a $20\,000 cash pri ze. She used the money to fly her band out to Los Angeles to record five s ongs with Grammy-winning producer Tyler Chester (Madison Cunningham\, Marg aret Glaspy\, Watkins Family Hour)\, which proved to be a life-affirming t rip. In March 2023\, Tranbaugh released the first song from this new batch \, the exuberant long-distance-relationship anthem “Can’t Wait No Rush .” Listeners can expect three more singles this summer and a self-titled EP in the fall. The new songs showcase Tranbaugh in her new era: energeti c\, self-assured\, surrounded by her beloved musical community\, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before.\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:*Cancelled* Joe Pug DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231029T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231029T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003245Z DESCRIPTION:\nThis event has been cancelled\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nJOE PUGA singer-song writer known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style\, Joe Pu g dropped out of college and moved to Chicago where he worked as a carpent er before breaking into the city’s music scene. Since 2008 he has releas ed a string of critically-acclaimed albums and toured heavily in the U.S. and abroad. Paste Magazine wrote of his music: “Unless your surname is D ylan\, Waits\, Ritter or Prine\, you could face-palm yourself to death try ing to pen songs half as inspired”.He has toured with Steve Earle\, Levo n Helm\, The Killers\, Justin Townes Earle\, Sturgill Simpson\, and many o thers. He has appeared at Lollapalooza\, Bonnaroo\, and The Newport Folk F estival. His music has appeared on NPR’s “Prairie Home Companion” an d “Mountain Stage”. His music has been released by Lightning Rod Recor ds\, which features an alumni roster of Jason Isbell\, Billy Joe Shaver\, and James McMurtry.Additionally\, he is the creator and host of the popula r podcast The Working Songwriter.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Movin’ Co. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231031T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231031T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003246Z DESCRIPTION:\nTICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*8PM – 1AM $5 – $10$5 entry before 10PM\, every Monday!\nMOVIN’ CO.+++ OCT. 30th +++Performances by Ryder Houston\, Esme Eventide\, Ang Bocca*Costume Contest*DJs Frosty & ShearnSpo nsored by Teremana Tequila\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Warmduscher DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231101T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231101T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003248Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nWARMDUSCHER\nWritten over a period of over a year i n lockdown\, At the Hotspot\, produced by Joe Goddard and Al Doyle of Hot Chip\, takes the raucous energy Warmduscher solidified on their critically acclaimed 2019 release Tainted Lunch\, and injects it with a slightly mor e polished\, ‘80s funk sound\, kind of like stumbling home to your squat ted loft after a drunken night at the local disco. It’s crunchy on the o utside\, smooth on the inside\, and might be the most immediately enjoyabl e music Warmduscher have ever graced us with.“There was a lot of partyin g\,” says Clams\, laughing about the gestation of the album. “We were like\, Aaarrggghh. We were just happy to be doing something and seeing eac h other. It was that weird energy\, where you’re fed up and you’re kin d of angry\, but in a good way. We would spend like two nights a week writ ing\, maybe once or twice a month\, sometimes less.” This went on for ab out a year\, with all the members bringing in their contributions\, until it came time to record—which\, in typical punk rock fashion\, had its ow n set of obstacles to overcome.The bulk of Warmduscher’s discography – the aforementioned Tainted Lunch\, as well as 2018’s Whale City and 201 6’s Khaki Tears – were produced by London stalwart Dan Carey\, who was instrumental in helping the band hone their fuzzed out sound. Unfortunate ly\, at the beginning of At the Hotspot’s recording process\, Dan caught COVID\, and the band found themselves having to leave their comfort zone and find a new producer fast. Luckily\, they found two\, under serendipito us circumstances. “I was in the studio with Joe and Al of Hot Chip\, doi ng an electronic project with Igor Cavallera of Sepultura and his wife\, a rtist/musician Laima\,” explains Clams. “When I got the message saying Dan couldn’t do the album\, I was like\, ‘Aw\, fuck!’ Then Joe and Al were simply like\, ‘We’ll do it!’ It was this really weird\, happ y accident.”While At the Hotspot is still very much a Warmduscher album\ , with all its cracks and crevices oozing garage rock bravado\, the produc tion values buff out those jagged edges in a way only these two virtuoso p roducers could have pulled off. “We’re just really psyched to play thi s whole thing live now\,” states Clams matter-of-factly. “And it’s a whole revamp—new label\, new producers\, new logo—new everything.”\ n \nTVOD\nTVOD (Television Overdose) are elbowing their way out of Brookly n’s young and burgeoning post-punk scene and into the spotlight\, expres sive and raw in both stage presence and sonic output. Balancing reflective lyrics with rowdy live energy\, TVOD embody the true ethos of punk rock\, and never fails to open up a good pit” —Anna Zanes ~Alternative Press ~\n \n \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Wait. Fuck\, What? DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231102T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231102T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003249Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7PM – Do ors8PM – Show\nWAIT. FUCK\, WHAT?This month\, Johnny Brenda’s brings y ou a disorienting multimedia collage of the absolute funniest people on th e planet. Hosted by Andrew Shearer and Christine Walden.\nFEATURING:Emily PanicClare O’KaneBen WassermanLeah FrancesDesiree Dabice \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Stephen Steinbrink DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231103T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231103T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003250Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nSTEPHEN STEINBRINKStephen Steinbrink is self-ta ught musician\, songwriter\, and artist. Growing up in the the absurd air conditioned climate of Phoenix\, AZ\, taught himself how to write melodies by reverse engineering pop songs taped off the radio and developed a uniq ue and intricate fingerpicking style on guitar in alternate tunings. Immer sing himself in the west coast DIY community in the mid-2000s\, Steinbrink left on his first tour at the age of 16 and continued performing internat ionally for a decade\, living an improvised and experimental existence\, b eing nowhere all the time and recording incessantly. He has released 9 cri tically acclaimed albums of pop music in North America\, Europe\, and Japa n. As a session player and producer\, he has collaborated with Boy Scouts\ , Dear Nora\, AJJ\, Girlpool\, Lake\, and Ever Ending Kicks. He currently lives in Oakland\, CA. \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Black Celebration – Depeche Mode Heavy Dance Party DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231104T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231104T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003252Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n9PM Doo rs\nA BLACK CELEBRATION\n \nPHILLY’S FAVORITE DEPECHE MODE DANCE PARTY!   \n \nDJ BABY BERLIN\n \n+ Special Guest: DJ Plaguelustre (Baltimore)\n \n \n \nBlack Celebration is the fifth studio album by Depeche Mode. This album further cemented the darkening sound and style of DM. ABC the party celebrates this darkening depeche mood as well. This event is an inclusive safe space goth party. Homophobia\, misogyny\, transphobia\, racism\, xen ophobia\, physical violence or hate of any kind will not be tolerated.\n \ n \n \nExpect to hear:TONS OF DEPECHE MODENEW WAVEDARK WAVEPOST-PUNKDEATH ROCKEARLY INDUSTRIALWAX TRAXGOTH CLUB HITSFACTORY RECORDS\n \nDepeche Mod e\, New Order\, Ministry\, Sisters Of Mercy\, Bauhaus\, Front 242\, Cabare t Voltaire\, Siouxsie and the Banshees\, The Cure\, The Cult\, Xmal Deutsc hland\, Pet Shop Boys\, Tears for Fears\, Erasure. INXS\, Love and Rockets \, Soft Cell\, Killing Joke\, Tones On Tail\, Visage\, NIN\, Skinny Puppy\ , Nitzer Ebb\, Kate Bush\, Cold Cave\, Joy Division\, She Past Away\, Visa ge\, Lords Of The New Church\, Lebanon Hanover\, Front Line Assembly\, and more!\n \n#abcphilly #ablackcelebration #ablackcelebrationphilly #goth #g othnight #gothphilly #newwave #darkwave #depechemode #postpunk #synthpop # tradgoth \n \nLet’s have a black celebration…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Last Dinner Party DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231105T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231105T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003254Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nWXPN Welcomes\nTHE LAST DINNER PARTYFrom serena ding the dimly-lit corners of East London pubs to Courting interest from s everal major record labels\, agents\, promoters & publishers in a few shor t months\, The Dinner Party have burst forth gloriously into the guitar mu sic renaissance.Conceived during a wine-stained evening in Brixton\, the n ame embodies a musical and aesthetic ethos of decadence\, mystery\, specta cle and charm. Finding artistry in the intersection between the beautiful\ , sublime and grotesque\, the band are guided by their favourite Romantic poets and Gothic novelists.The preceding years of isolation and anxiety ha ve only served to heighten The Dinner Party’s creative appeal as they us her in a new era of unashamed maximalism and untethered euphoria. They cas t their net of inspiration across artists and genres\, from Kate Bush and David Bowie\, glam rock and new wave\, to unexpected moments of twelve bar blues\, classical overture and heavy synth breakdowns. Singer Abigail\, g uitarists Emily and Lizzie\, keyboardist Aurora and bassist Georgia weave a fantasy of haunting melodies\, explosive choruses\, and lyrics that embr ace tragedy and triumph in equal measure. At their shows\, the band lead a udiences through the soaring crescendos and pin-drop silences of the most debaucherous dinner parties\, gathering a dedicated and growing company of attendees with every performance.The band are currently based in London w riting\, recording\, and preparing for their next spectacle.You are cordia lly invited.The Dinner Party\nMOTHERMARY\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blood DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231106T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231106T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003256Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nBLOOD\n \nPRIMAL RAT SCREW\n \nFAST CAR SLOW CA R\n \nRATSMAGICK\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:*Cancelled* Fievel Is Glauque DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231108T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231108T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003257Z DESCRIPTION:\nThis event has been cancelled\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nFIEVEL IS GLAUQUEF ievel Is Glauque is an international band composed of bandleader and piani st Zach Phillips (US)\, singer Ma Clément (France via Belgium)\, and a ro tating cast of musicians spread out across the globe. \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sun June & Runnner DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231109T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231109T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003259Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nSUN JUNEThe five members of Sun June spent their ea rly years spread out across the United States\, from the boonies of the Hu dson Valley to the sprawling outskirts of LA. Having spent their college y ears within the gloomy\, cold winters of the North East\, Laura Colwell an d Stephen Salisbury found themselves in the vibrant melting-pot of inspira tion that is Austin\, Texas. Meeting each other while working on Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’\, the pair were immediately taken by the cit y’s bustling small clubs and honky-tonk scene\, and the fact that there was always an instrument within reach\, always someone to play alongside.C oming alive in this newly discovered landscape\, Colwell and Salisbury for med Sun June alongside Michael Bain on lead guitar\, Sarah Schultz on drum s\, and Justin Harris on bass and recorded their debut album live to tape\ , releasing it via the city’s esteemed Keeled Scales label in 2018. The band coined the term ‘regret pop’ to describe the music they made on t he ‘Years’ LP. Though somewhat tongue in cheek\, it made perfect sense ~ the gentle sway of their country leaning pop songs seeped in melancholy \, as if each subtle turn of phrase was always grasping for something just out of reach.\n \nRUNNNERFor the last five years\, Los Angeles-based musi cian Noah Weinman has been Runnner\, and for much of those five years\, Ru nnner has been working. Working on his 2021 collection album\, Always Repe ating\; working as a producer on the Skullcrusher records\; and\, of cours e\, working towards his debut full-length\, Like Dying Stars\, We’re Rea ching Out. From LA to Ohio and the Northeast and back\, he’s been deep i n the craft of sound. This is music made at home\, using anything and ever ything: cell phones and handheld tape recorders\, the hum of an a/c unit\, voicemails from friends. Rubbing cardboard together\, stretching acoustic sounds out to near liquid\, or stacking delay pedals at random to scrambl e the smoothness of a song can make something known into something unknown — something ordinary into something cosmic. These are songs where the e dges have been left deliberately rough because perfection invites predicta bility\, and imperfection imbalances\, and those imbalances ask the listen er to listen again\, and again. And in that listening\, the sound can beco me earnest\, can ask a question\, can hold a conversation.\nGREG FREEMAN\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Far Caspian DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231110T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231110T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003300Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nFAR CASPIANFar Caspian is the project of singer\, m ulti-instrumentalist and producer Joel Johnston. Choosing to record with a DIY approach – recording\, playing and mixing everything himself.Starti ng from a basement home studio in 2018\, Far Caspian’s first two two EPs and album landed plays on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music\, Radio X\, coverage fr om The Line of Best Fit\, Clash and Dork\, and numerous Spotify and YouTub e playlists\; which all helped generate a dedicated and growing and engage d fanbase across the world. Live\, close friends join Joel to turn the pro ject into a full band\, resulting in driven and upbeat performances. This exciting sound was reflected in sold-out shows on the band’s first recor d tours in London\, Leeds\, Manchester\, Paris\, Amsterdam and Berlin. Fo llowing quickly from 2021’s ‘Ways To Get Out’-sophomore album ‘Lik e You Were Here’ isn’t a follow up record but more so a departure into a different feel to his previous material.Joel’s influences for the new record lean heavily towards the late 90’s/2000’s alternative scene wi th references to Autolux’s doubled guitars and expressive drumming\, Spa rklehorse mixed with The Radio Dept. vocal style and ‘Eternal sunshine o f a spotless mind’ styled electronic elements.Within this new sound brin gs expressive changes in mood. Songs like ‘Like You Were Here’ and ‘ All The Same’ feel triumphant and filled with elation as they push forwa rd into crescendo. Whilst album closer ‘First Warning Shot’ refrains f rom breaking too far out of its delicacy. \n22° HALO22° Halo is a band/ recording project based in West Philadelphia.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gold Panda DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231111T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231111T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003302Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nGOLD PANDAHailing from Chelmsford in Essex\, Gold P anda started writing beats and collaborating in 2009\, beginning a decade- long journey that has seen an award winning and zeitgeist-defining debut r ecord\, a nomadic follow up and a third record that found himself re-cente ring himself emotionally and musically via a spell in the far east. He rec ently released a new collection of songs “The Work”. Having spent dow ntime behind the counters of various establishments of ill-repute\, Gold P anda began life by consolidated the rest of his hours creating archives of electronic music. He poked his head into the world by way of a collection of instantaneously raved-about remixes\, that quickly attracted the inter est of various labels\, blogs and taste makers\, leading to requests for h im to re-edit the likes of\, Bloc Party\, Simian Mobile Disco\, Health and The Field.\nBODY MEAT\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blank Banshee DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231112T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231112T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003303Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors\n9PM – Show\n \nBLANK BANSHEE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Husbands DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231113T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231113T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003304Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nHUSBANDSHusbands plays landlocked beach pop that si dequests Krautrock\, garage rock\, and tropicalia. OKC-based songwriters D anny Davis and Wil Norton got their start directing a Godzilla musical at their college and then began sharing snippets of lofi grunge pop ideas tha t came together in their first album\, “Golden Year.” This album caugh t local label Clerestory AV’s attention\, who assisted Husbands release its first vinyl LP\, “After the Gold Rush Party\,” on an imprint label \, Cowboy 2.0 Records. “After the Gold Rush Party” was featured on NPR ’s Heavy Rotation and Spotify’s New Music Friday\, Fresh Finds\, and F eel-Good Indie Rock playlists. Past performances included an OKC release s how that drew 550 attendees and a stint opening for Smash Mouth (what Wil and Danny both likely consider their finest moment as a band). Pre- COVID\ , Husbands was slated to play bills at SXSW\, Treefort Music Fest\, Norman Music Festival\, and a New York City release show at Baby’s All Right.  Not to be deterred\, Danny and Wil got back to songwriting and put toget her their third LP\, “Full-on Monet\,” released in January ’22. Thei r single\, “Must be a Cop\,” released June 6\, 2021\, has been feature d on Spotify’s All New Indie\, Today’s Indie Rock\, and Grade A playli sts (among other editorial playlists)\, and has received coverage from pro minent bloggers including David Dean Burkhart\, BIRP!\, and Indie Shuffle. \n \nWORK WIFEWork Wife is the indie rock project made up of Brooklyn-base d musicians Meredith Lampe\, Cody Edgerly and Kenny Monroe. With influence s such as Faye Webster\, Neil Young and American Football\, Work Wife blen ds melancholy lyrics and folk rock instrumentals to achieve music that evo kes their own dark humor. Work Wife’s debut EP was released December 202 2 on Born Losers Records\, produced by Jordan Dunn-Pilz and Daniel Álvare z de Toledo (TOLEDO) and mixed by Melina Duterte (Jay Som). Their tour his tory includes stages shared with acts such as Anthony Green and Cafuné\, and have been featured in FLOOD Magazine\, Rolling Stone India and Under t he Radar. Their Audiotree session and sophomore EP are due out in 2023.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ava Mirzadegan DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231115T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231115T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003306Z DESCRIPTION:\nAll events are 21+ valid ID required for entry\n \n \n \n7P M – Doors\n \n8PM – Show\n \n \n \nAVA MIRZADEGAN\n \nAccompanied mos t often by spacious silence and a finger-picked nylon string guitar\, Ava Mirzadegan writes quiet songs about longing\, letting go\, and befriending night skies. Written as a pivotal relationship came to an ending\, her de but album\, Dark Dark Blue\, begs the question: If someone falls apart in their room\, and no one is around to hear it\, do they still make a sound? \n \nThe album is the work of a recorder of memories\, of conversations (o r parts of them anyway)—internal and external exchanges invoked over a p ile of chord clusters and heartbreak\, as the artist reckons with patterns of codependency and irregular attachment. Inspired by diarists Julie Doir on\, Yowler\, and The Innocence Mission\, Ava’s work is deeply concerned with the pangs of human connection.  Throughout the album\, written larg ely from the confines of her childhood bedroom\, she unearths ways to unde rstand how we share our hurt\, placing it in the hands of others as we see k to heal intergenerational wounds. Writing as a form of mudlarking\; with every hum she comes to terms with the jagged parts of existence that comp rise humanity\, picking up and inspecting the marks left on us by time and neglect.\n \nDark Dark Blue is an exploration of needs unmet\, maladaptiv e tendencies\, and attachments misplaced\, but it is a breakup record that flogs little blame. Lovingly voiced in spare and tenuous tones\, Mirzadeg an delicately holds a light up to the troubles of young lovers with their ugly\, undressed wounds and self-projected images—desperate attempts to control the stories they have inherited.  The album confronts issues abou t the ways in which we deprive ourselves of healthy human connection\, but like a friend who makes us tell the truth about ourselves.\n \n \n \n22 DEGREE HALO\n \n22 Degree Halo is a band/recording project based in West P hiladelphia\n \n \n \nTHER\n \nther is the project led by producer and ma stering engineer heather jones. ther tends to explore where slowcore and f olk music align and overlap\, often focusing on lyrical themes like grief and oppressive powers\, while making space for the small moments of joy th at stubbornly propel us through advanced capitalism\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:People Museum DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231116T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231116T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003307Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nPEOPLE MUSEUMDestruction of\, Vol. 1 is the new fou r song EP by the New Orleans-based band People Museum. This collection of songs was inspired by the life and work of visual artist Louise Bourgeois. Written by Claire Givens and produced by Jeremy Phipps\, the process of m aking this EP was part of the Creative Cohorts Assembly – a creative pro ject facilitated by the New Orleans Museum of Art inviting artists from di fferent mediums to make work based upon their collections. The release wil l be accompanied by a special one-night only performance underneath Louise Bourgeois’ “Spider” sculpture at NOMA.\nMITAMUMitamu (Tammy Huynh) is an award-winning Vietnamese American vocalist\, composer and improviser whose career has been met with great success. “A fusion of jazz\, poetr y\, disco and stereolab-esque loungey tones” (John Vettese\, WXPN)\, Tam my is defying the musical norm in every sense. Her debut album Sunflower i n the East was called a “stunning\, kaleidoscopic debut” by WXPN. She is currently working on her sophomore album which is an exploration in Asi an Futurism and AI as an instrument in music-making.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pansy Division DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231117T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231117T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003308Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nPANSY DIVISIONThere have been gay musicians hidden throughout rock music history\, but Pansy Division when began in 1991 in S an Francisco\, they were the first to be so boldly open about it.  Founde d by guitarist/singer Jon Ginoli and soon joined by bassist/singer Chris F reeman\, with the intent of forming a gay rock band\, Pansy Division blew the closet doors open. Raised on a diet of 60s pop and 70s punk\, their so und was suitably crunchy and catchy as hell. They wrote in-your-face lyric s\, but did it with a sense of humor. Not only did their music and stance defy stereotypic norms of rock musicians being openly gay\, they also brok e gay cultural stereotypes that rock wouldn’t interest gay people.\nTHE RITCHIE WHITE ORCHESTRA The Ritchie White Orchestra is a hard rocking pop py psychedelic trip to Detention Hall. Music for bad boys and girls and th ose in between.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bit Brigade DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231118T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231118T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003310Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nBIT BRIGADE performs “Ninja Gaiden” + “ Double Dragon” LIVEBit Brigade performs rock covers of full NES game sou ndtracks as their gamer speedruns the game live on stage.\nTRIFORCE QUARTE TThe Triforce Quartet began innocently as a short Zelda medley for an enco re of a recital in early 2007\, but the video of using traditional string quartet instruments to play music of classic games gained viral popularity later that summer. Thanks to this\, cellist Chad Schwartz was able to com bine his love for video games\, along with years of classical training\, t o arrange a variety of video game themes that even non-gamers can enjoy. T he four members of the Triforce Quartet take audience members on an unforg ettable musical journey.\n \n \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Stereo League Presents: League Night DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231119T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231119T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003312Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nSTEREO LEAGUE PRESENTS: LEAGUE NIGHTA special ni ght of music curated by Stereo League with opening performances by League members Zavetis\, Gusten Rudolph\, and Keaton Thandi. \n\n \nSTEREO LEAGU E (10:00 PM)Formed in 2016\, Stereo League is driven by the songwriting of childhood friends Alex Savoth and Dan King. Initially a studio project fo rmed with the help of Engineer and Producer Eric Bogacz\, the three began crafting songs and recruiting a cast of friends to fill in the gaps. Prett y soon\, The League had grown to a dozen members and the result was their debut album “A Light on Each Side”. Often appearing live as a six-piec e band\, the group has incorporated influences from a plethora of genres\, both modern and classic\, refusing to be boxed in by conventional labels. The outcome is an ever-changing musical landscape that continues to evolv e along with their line-up.On their last EP Endless Mirage\, Savoth and Ki ng collaborated with the Synth & Soul record label and production crew Era serhood Sound. The result is a timeless\, shimmering collection of songs t hat tell evocative tales of loneliness and longing\, set against the backd rop of Eraserhood Sound’s signature analog production. Stereo League\, w ho was previously named Artist to Watch by Philadelphia’s WXPN\, believe s this release to be the clearest and best representation of their vision to date— delivering the soulful sound they have been searching for.\n \n The collaboration with Eraserhood Sound continued in the fall of 2022 with two additional singles. “Seasons of Trouble” and “Operator\, Please ” were released on their second 45 and feature vocal performances by Tur quoise Cobb who joined the band’s line-up late in 2021. The League is no w preparing for the release of their next LP Perfect Paradise. \nZAVETIS (9:15 PM)Zavetis is an eclectic guitar trio led by Nate Zavetis\, featurin g Simeon Johnson on drums and Christian Klinefelter on bass.  Their sound uses vocal harmony and experimental instrumentation to take the audience on a journey of musical exploration that travels through funky original mu sic as well as classic covers.GUSTEN RUDOLPH (8:30 PM)The Gusten Rudolph T rio\, featuring the talents of Corey Bernhard and Zach Guise\, plays a fus ion of psychedelic R&B.KEATON THANDI (8:00 PM)Keaton Thandi is a multi-ins trumentalist producer and songwriter based in Philadelphia\, PA. Utilizing all of his limbs and his voice\, he transmits songs of universal peace an d honest love.  \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mipso DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231120T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231120T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003313Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nMIPSO“Book of Fools” is the new Mipso album. So me of the songs feel pretty rock and roll. There’s a looseness and an en ergy to the 11-song batch\, with electric guitars and barroom piano and a good groove on the kit. It has some nice harmonies\, too\, the tight kind you’d expect from four friends who’ve been singing together for a deca de. The songs are really good ones. You’ll want to keep singing them lou d in the car and in your head while you walk around the supermarket. They may stick with you for a while. \nPALMYRAEstablished in the Shenandoah Va lley\, Palmyra explores the fusion of traditional folk string instruments\ , three part harmonies and foot percussion. In 2022\, Palmyra made their N ewport Folk Festival debut\, were named the FloydFest 2022 On The Rise Win ner\, and performed over 200 tour dates on acclaimed stages up and down th e East Coast. The trio captures the collective spirit of three Virginia na tives\, Teddy (he/him)\, Manoa (he/him)\, and Sasha (they/them). Palmyra ’s songs are intimate and contemplative\, with arrangements that allow t hem to create the illusion of a full\, larger-than-three ensemble. The tri o’s sound is a nod to Appalachia and Midwestern Americana\, apparent thr ough their stirring craftsmanship and dedication to a folk-driven\, innova tive experience throughout each live performance.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Squawk Brothers and Dan The Movie DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231122T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231122T033000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003314Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors8:30 PM – Show\nSQUAWK BROTHERSThe Preeminent Classic Count ry Band in the Northeast… of Philly.\n \nDAN THE MOVIEDan The Movie is t he guitar grand baby of Philly faces: Dan\, Jonas\, Josh\, Eliza and Will\ , members of TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb\, The Teeth\, Clap Your Hands Say Y eah\, BC Camplight and a Tom Waits cover band.\n \nDEPRESSION\, MOMThe pro ject of singer-songwriter Madalean Gauze and friends\, Depression\, Mom ma kes heavy music for lonely hearts with a retro rock twist.\n\n\n \n \n\n\ n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Philadelphia Tom Petty Appreciation Band DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231126T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231126T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003316Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nTHE PHILADELPHIA TOM PETTY APPRECIATION BAND and WESLEY STACE PRESENT:\n \nTemples in Flames – Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers\, 1987\n \n \n \nIf you’re coming to hear “I Won ’t Back Down” and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance\,” this show probably isn’t for you. If you’re currently wearing an “Infidels” tour shir t & listening to “Spike” from The Live Anthology\, this gig is gonna be right in your wheelhouse. We’re enlisting the help of our good friend Wesley Stace to present a (mostly) faithful interpretation of what Bob Dy lan and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were playing when they toured the wo rld together during 1986 and 1987. In other words\, this one’s for the h eads.\n \nThe Philadelphia Tom Petty Appreciation Band features musicians who’ve played with many of your favorite bands of the last 20 years (The War on Drugs\, Dr. Dog\, Strand of Oaks\, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah\, Low Cut Connie\, Pernice Brothers\, Son Little). Pat Finnerty (of What Makes T his Song Stink?\, Live Band Karaoke\, and Pat Finnerty and the Full Band f ame) fronts the operation.\n \nAKA John Wesley Harding\, Wesley Stace is a musician/author\, and a Philadelphian by way of Hastings\, U.K. He saw th e Temples in Flames tour at Wembley… just feet away from George Harrison . He politely kept his distance.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lydia Loveless DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231201T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231201T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003317Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nLYDIA LOVELESSEndings are messy. Falling in lov e is messy. Change is messy. Perhaps\, change is the messiest of them all. Especially when eyes are on you\; when you blast out of adolescence onto stages across the country\, then into your twenties\, onto more stages and \, finally\, into your thirties—all on those same stages. The stages tha t Lydia Loveless has sung her heart out on\, has collapsed on\, and laughe d on\, all mirror the stages of her life thus far for the world to see. Wh en Loveless released her first album over a decade ago\, she was still a t eenager whose songs of debauchery\, guzzling alcohol and doing cocaine wer e an audio wet dream for a certain type of listener who not only wear thei r music tastes on their (tattooed) sleeve\, but in the lifestyle that they emulate: “outlaw” music with brains – akin to Steve Earle\, Drive-B y Truckers and Lucinda Williams\, vintage country heart with a heartland r ock soul.In the end\, the music industry is still sadly a man’s world an d\, as such\, Loveless grew up in the spotlight (or perhaps\, more accurat ely\, the bar lights) while she was placed on a pedestal. Her voicemail gr eeting is a tongue-in-cheek ode to this: “Hi\, this is Lydia Loveless\, savior of cowpunk. Please leave a message and I will get back to you.” T he time between their late adolescence to now is defined by a shelf full o f records\, hundreds of thousands of miles on the road\, and a ribbon of h eartbreaks pockmarking their trail. Loveless is a fiercely brave writer wh o bluntly assesses their life in song: their struggles with alcohol and de pression\, and the uncertainty of not only the future\, but what piecing t ogether the past will mean for the present. \nREESE MCHENRYReese McHenry came up swinging in Northern Minnesota and she didn’t sit still for very long. A true troubadour\, her powerful voice has driven her from the fres h greens of Eau Claire to the dusty motels of Albuquerque and everywhere i n between. Since settling in North Carolina\, this prolific songwriter and jagged performer has lent her fire and talent to a number of recording pr ojects and now turns her attention to her own damn show. Her songs defy ge nre and\, though one could still categorize them as straight-shooting “r ock\,” the real thread connecting these songs is a wry brand of humor mi xed with an ability to catch a hook at just the right moment. McHenry’s true signature\, of course\, is her emotive blues voice that can change at any moment from soft sweetness to a torrential downpour. Reese lives in N orth Carolina and is currently touring with a band as well as solo.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lindsay Reamer DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231204T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231204T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003324Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nLINDSAY REAMERLindsay Reamer is a singer-songwriter living in Philadelphia. Her self-produced EP ‘Lucky’ was released on Dear Life Records in 2021. In 2022 she released ‘Touch Tank’\, a one-o ff dance single that Stereogum called “mesmerizing.” Reamer writes son gs influenced by the funny stuff\, the sad stuff\, and the flora & fauna o f America. Her debut full length is due in 2024. Rather than succumb to do om\, Subsonic Eye relishes the opportunity to meditate on these uncomforta ble emotions to find their way to the ultimate realisation that beauty is all around us.  \n \nSAM & LOUISESam & Louise are a brother-sister family band. Their songs explore concepts like cities\, love\, and facial exfoli ants. Their new album\, Papier Mâché\, was released this fall on Histori c New Jersey recordings.\nYUNG SHAMGrowing up in the midst of the ever exp anding Philadelphia music scene\, singer/songwriter Yung Sham blends the s ounds of 70’s power pop with an eclectic range of modern indie rock n ro ll. After releasing his first collection of song’s titled “The Passion ” at the age of 16\, his love for writing music and tonal experimentatio n has driven him to push against his own artistic boundaries. With each re lease demonstrating an even deeper knowledge of their own distinctive and stylistic approach to songwriting\, Yung Sham’s catalog serves as a remi nder for artistic integrity during an age of increasingly collectivizing s ounds. Yung Sham lives and works in Philadelphia\, PA.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Body Of Light DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231206T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231206T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003328Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nBODY OF LIGHTBody of Light is an electronic duo and synth-pop band made up by brothers Andrew and Alexander Jarson. Start ing as an exploration of noise\, sound\, and rich vocal loops\, over their 10 years of existence\, they have found a new foothold as something more complex\, structured\, and moving.Their music is not only individually per sonal\, but draws from shared experiences between the two brothers. Aspect s from their music come from their own personal lives as well as our share d life experiences. Long time fans and creators of all kinds of electronic music\, elements of new wave\, freestyle\, grunge\, goth\, and techno mes h into their work\, like old radio signals bouncing off one another in tim e and space.Haunting keys\, swelling pads\, and punching drums score their music as Alex weaves lyrics in a mystic\, yet directly romantic approach. They prove to be a duo that is perfect for the dance floor\, without a fe ar of trend or passing fashion.\nTWINSTWINS (an acronym for That Which Is Not Said) is the industrial-strength synthpop and cold wave project of Atl anta-based producer\, label operator\, and visual artist Matt Weiner. Sinc e founding TWINS in 2008\, Weiner has spent more than a decade reveling in a moody myst that intersects seductive synth-pop\, melancholic new wave\, and grotesque industrial-dance grooves. With more than 15 records and hun dreds of performances bearing the TWINS name coming out since 2010\, Weine r has more than proved his sincerely sinister and auspiciously artful fine sse of synth-based music. Operating from his home studio\, arrayed with va rious tools of the trade\, Weiner tempers his subtle scourges of sound wit h an unending sense of bold exploration\, processing tracks of pulse-heavy aural catharsis. When performing these songs live\, he brings an array of hardware to back up his flooring vocal performances\, using his entire be ing to work the audience into a frenzied trance. When not making music as TWINS\, Weiner also DJs and runs the CGI Records label and co-runs the DKA label.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Neva Dinova DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231207T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231207T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003329Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nNEVA DINOVANeva Dinova’s music has resounded throughout their 30-year tenure as they developed their sound with a remar kable lineup of collaborators in their ranks. Megan Siebe\, Roger L. Lewis \, and Jake Bellows carry on the legacy as a 3-piece band that works toget her seamlessly—like a superhuman centipede.The band recently returned to touring after 15 years to join their longtime friends\, Cursive\, on a cr oss-country tour in the spring. Neva Dinova is currently writing and recor ding their 4th LP with new music and more touring coming in 2024.\n \nTALL JUANTall Juan is as tall (about 6 feet 3 inches) as he is named Juan\, an d in his brief career\, he has lovingly commanded the art of pastiche. On his 2017 debut\, ‘Olden Goldies’ Juan Zaballa introduced himself in 15 short songs as a rockabilly crooner raised on the Ramones—Iggy Pop doin g an Elvis bit\, maybe vice versa. The Buenos Aires-born singer made his w ay to Far Rockaway\, Queens\, where he honed his goofy brand of punk along side former roommate Mac Demarco and songwriter Juan Wauters (from whom “tall” distinguishes Zaballa).In ‘Atlantico’ (2020)\, drawing on t he music of his youth\, Buenos Aires-born songwriter Juan Zaballa’s seco nd album cleverly illuminates Latin America’s rich musical heritage.Rece ntly he’s been introducing to his live set new songs that will be part o f his third LP.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dave Hill DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231208T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231208T020000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003331Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\nDAVE HILLD ave Hill is a comedian\, writer\, actor\, and musician originally from Cl eveland but now living in New York City\, which is great. He has appeared on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\, Girls5eva\, Joe Pera Talks with You\, In side Amy Schumer\, @midnight\, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee\, The Tic k\, The Jim Gaffigan Show\, and the new U.S. version of Would I Lie To  You among other programs. And he plays a Devo-obsessed weed dealer in the new film Drunk Bus starring Ozark’s Charlie Tahan and Will Forte. Dave has also starred in his own TV series\, The King of Miami\, on the MOJO Network\, which was cancelled even though Dave really liked it.davehi llonline.comCLARE O’KANEClare O’Kane is an actor\, comedian and writer from San Jose\, California. She has performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Fes tival\, Bridgetown Comedy Festival\, San Francisco Sketchfest\, Outside La nds\, and has opened for the band Jawbreaker on their most recent reunion tour. Clare has written for Spongebob Squarepants\, Shrill\, Saturday Nigh t Live\, appeared on Viceland and Comedy Central (dot com)\, and is one-th ird of the sketch group Blessed. Clare is frequently cast in short films a nd is usually paid in hummus. She has been described as “sarcastic” an d “half-Asian”.When she’s not sneezing\, Clare travels around the co untry to perform stand-up comedy and eat like shit. She currently lives in Brooklyn\, NY with her tall husband and medium dog.https://www.clareokane .com/\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:It’s (Still) Alright: The Lone Bellow 10 Year Anniversary Tour DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231209T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231209T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003332Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – ShowTHE LONE BELLOWThe Lone Bellow burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut in 2013. The Nashville-based trio (Zach Willi ams\, Brian Elmquist\, Kanene Pipkin) quickly became known for their trans cendent harmonies\, serious musicianship and raucous live performance — creating what NPR calls\, ‘earnest and magnetic folk-pop built to shake the rafters.’ In 2015\, the band released Then Came The Morning\, produc ed by The National’s Aaron Dessner. The album was nominated for an Ameri cana Music Award and took the band to numerous late night shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live\, Late Show With David Letterman and Later…with Jools Holland\, among others. In 2017\, The Lone Bellow returned with Walk Into A Storm\, produced by legendary music producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton\ , Brandi Carlile\, Sturgill Simpson)\, followed by 2020’s Half Moon Ligh t\, an artistic triumph the band worked toward for years. In a departure from their past work with elite producers Dessner and Cobb\, the trio stru ck out on their own for their fifth full-length album Love Songs for Loser s\, dreaming up a singular sound encompassing everything from arena-ready rock anthems to the gorgeously sprawling Americana tunes the band refers t o as “little redneck symphonies.” Recorded at the possibly haunted for mer home of the legendary Roy Orbison\, the result is an intimate meditati on on the pain and joy and ineffable wonder of being human\, at turns hear tbreaking\, irreverent\, and sublimely transcendent.\nSTEPHEN WILSON JR.St ephen Wilson Jr. opens every one of his performances the exact same way\, by walking to the microphone and introducing himself to the crowd: “I’ m Stephen Wilson Jr. — I am my father’s son.” The Nashville-by- way- of-Indiana singer followed his father into the boxing ring as a child\, be fore diverging from his dad’s path to become a scientist and\, eventuall y\, a songwriter. “My first stage wasn’t a stage at all\, it was a box ing ring\,” says Wilson\, who pays tribute to his father and processes h is unexpected death on his debut album Son of Dad. “Writing and making t his album has been very therapeutic for me to learn who I am and what my e xistence looks like after my father\,” he says. “Because life has to g o on.” Wilson’s creative life began in earnest upon moving to Nashvil le\, where he signed a publishing deal and had his songs recorded by stars like Brothers Osborne and Caitlyn Smith (in a collab with Old Dominion). Now signed to Big Loud Records\, he’s telling his own story on Son of Da d through songs like his autobiographical centerpiece “Father’s Son. ” He’s also performing to audiences around the world: Wilson has playe d festivals everywhere from CMA Fest in Nashville to the Black Deer Festiv al in the U.K.\, and toured with artists like Midland\, Hailey Whitters\, Larry Fleet and The Lone Bellow. All of this led Rolling Stone to name him “one of the most interesting artists to watch this year\, a true origin al.”\nHEART OF GOLD VIP– One General Admission ticket to see The Lone Bellow live– Invitation to a pre-show experience including:– Private a coustic trio performance– Q&A with Zach\, Brian and Kanene– Personal p hoto opportunity– Exclusive VIP merch including:– Commemorative VIP to te bag– Flexi disc of a special live recording of “Green Eyes and a He art of Gold”– Oxford Pennant Mini Pennant– Signed Souvenir Ticket– VIP Tour Laminate– Early entry & merch shopping before doors\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:It’s (Still) Alright: The Lone Bellow 10 Year Anniversary Tour DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231210T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231210T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003334Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\nTHE LONE BELLOWThe Lone Bellow burst onto the scen e with their self-titled debut in 2013. The Nashville-based trio (Zach Wil liams\, Brian Elmquist\, Kanene Pipkin) quickly became known for their tra nscendent harmonies\, serious musicianship and raucous live performance — creating what NPR calls\, ‘earnest and magnetic folk-pop built to sh ake the rafters.’ In 2015\, the band released Then Came The Morning\, pr oduced by The National’s Aaron Dessner. The album was nominated for an A mericana Music Award and took the band to numerous late night shows includ ing Jimmy Kimmel Live\, Late Show With David Letterman and Later…with Jo ols Holland\, among others. In 2017\, The Lone Bellow returned with Walk I nto A Storm\, produced by legendary music producer Dave Cobb (Chris Staple ton\, Brandi Carlile\, Sturgill Simpson)\, followed by 2020’s Half Moon Light\, an artistic triumph the band worked toward for years. In a depart ure from their past work with elite producers Dessner and Cobb\, the trio struck out on their own for their fifth full-length album Love Songs for L osers\, dreaming up a singular sound encompassing everything from arena-re ady rock anthems to the gorgeously sprawling Americana tunes the band refe rs to as “little redneck symphonies.” Recorded at the possibly haunted former home of the legendary Roy Orbison\, the result is an intimate medi tation on the pain and joy and ineffable wonder of being human\, at turns heartbreaking\, irreverent\, and sublimely transcendent.\nSTEPHEN WILSON J R.Stephen Wilson Jr. opens every one of his performances the exact same wa y\, by walking to the microphone and introducing himself to the crowd: “ I’m Stephen Wilson Jr. — I am my father’s son.” The Nashville-by- way-of-Indiana singer followed his father into the boxing ring as a child\ , before diverging from his dad’s path to become a scientist and\, event ually\, a songwriter. “My first stage wasn’t a stage at all\, it was a boxing ring\,” says Wilson\, who pays tribute to his father and process es his unexpected death on his debut album Son of Dad. “Writing and maki ng this album has been very therapeutic for me to learn who I am and what my existence looks like after my father\,” he says. “Because life has to go on.” Wilson’s creative life began in earnest upon moving to Nas hville\, where he signed a publishing deal and had his songs recorded by s tars like Brothers Osborne and Caitlyn Smith (in a collab with Old Dominio n). Now signed to Big Loud Records\, he’s telling his own story on Son o f Dad through songs like his autobiographical centerpiece “Father’s So n.” He’s also performing to audiences around the world: Wilson has pla yed festivals everywhere from CMA Fest in Nashville to the Black Deer Fest ival in the U.K.\, and toured with artists like Midland\, Hailey Whitters\ , Larry Fleet and The Lone Bellow. All of this led Rolling Stone to name h im “one of the most interesting artists to watch this year\, a true orig inal.”\nHEART OF GOLD VIP– One General Admission ticket to see The Lon e Bellow live– Invitation to a pre-show experience including:– Private acoustic trio performance– Q&A with Zach\, Brian and Kanene– Personal photo opportunity– Exclusive VIP merch including:– Commemorative VIP tote bag– Flexi disc of a special live recording of “Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold”– Oxford Pennant Mini Pennant– Signed Souvenir Ticket – VIP Tour Laminate– Early entry & merch shopping before doors\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Scream & Soulside DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231211T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231211T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003335Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nSCREAMScream is an American hardcore punk band from Washington\, DC that formed in 1979 within the vanguard of the Washington DC hardcore explosion. Known for their incendiary live performances – a n urgent mix of punk and rock-and-roll swagger – the original lineup is vocalist Pete Stahl\, guitarist Franz Stahl\, bassist Enoch “Skeeter” Thompson\, and drummer Kent Stacks.Scream’s debut album\, Still Screamin g (1982)\, was the first LP on DC’s Dischord Records\, followed by This Side Up in 1984. The band toured throughout the US and were one of the fir st US hardcore bands to tour Europe and the UK. In 1987\, they released Ba nging the Drum\, which was recorded at Southern Studios in London by John Loder. In 1988\, No More Censorship was released on reggae label RAS Recor ds. The album was the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl\, who replaced K ent Stacks for both this album and Fumble\, which was released on Dischord Records in 1993. Until now\, the band’s most recent release was Complet e Control Sessions in 2011. Scream’s newest album\, DC Special\, will be released in the fall of 2023 on Dischord Records.\n \nSOULSIDESoulside fo rmed in Washington\, DC\, in 1985\, split up in 1989\, then reformed in 20 14 and has continued playing and writing music since then. After releasing their debut album on Sammich/Dischord\, they recorded Trigger (Dischord\, 1988) and Hot Bodi-Gram (Dischord\, 1989)\, which were combined on the So on Come Happy CD in 1990. The band toured extensively in the US and Europe during these years\, including groundbreaking shows in Poland and East Be rlin shortly before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. In 2020\, Soulside put o ut a new 7-inch\, This Ship\, their first release in 30 years\, which was recorded in Prague. Happy”\, released in 1990 and re-mastered in 2003.\n LÁSTIMA\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Born Without Bones: 10 Year Anniversary Of ‘Baby’ DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231213T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231213T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003337Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nBORN WITHOUT BONES: 10 Year Anniversary Of ‘B aby’\n \nThere’s a song called “Sudden Relief” on Dancer\, the new Born Without Bones album\, that’s unlike anything Scott Ayotte has ever written before. That’s not because of the evolution of the Milford\, MA outfit from solo project to fully-fledged band\, either. Guitarist Jonath an Brucato and bassist Jim Creighton have been a part of the permanent lin e-up for a long time now\, and Super American’s Sam Checkoway – who pl ayed on last year’s re-recorded retrospective EP\, Pictures Of The Sun – was behind the kit for the whole record\, the first time in the band ’s history that that’s happened. This goes even deeper. It’s the fir st time that Ayotte has written a love song that’s not about love going or having gone wrong. Quite the opposite\, in fact.\n \n“It’s written not from the perspective of having lost love but having gained love\,” h e explains. “Before\, I didn’t write about any relationships until the y were over\, and it wasn’t usually in the most positive way. But this i s a positive song I wrote for and about my girlfriend. Even though it says the nice things about her\, I decided to keep in the not so nice things a bout me – because she’s also signing up for those. Luckily\, she’s l oving of both.” \n \nTHE VAUGHNS\n \nEqual Vision Records and NJ/NYC-ba sed indie-rock band The Vaughns are excited to announce the Friday\, Septe mber 29 release of Egg Everything\, an album produced by Joe Reinhart of H op Along that presents itself as the band’s take on the sampler and an h omage to record label mixtape CDs handed out at festivals in the early 201 0s — the sharing of a variety of sounds and genres that influenced the b and in the form of one release\, a one band sampler. Containing elements o f both the dreamy indie-pop and the effortlessly cool surf-rock/power-pop hybrid they made their own on previous releases\, Egg Everything builds of f the legacy they’ve already asserted for themselves while simultaneousl y marking The Vaughns as one of the most exciting\, interesting and origin al indie-pop bands around today. This is them in their purest\, most compl ete form\, with all the toppings. Pre-save/pre-order Egg Everything – ou t on Sept 29th\, 2023 – here: https://thevaughns.lnk.to/eggeverything \ n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:We Are Scientists DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231215T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231215T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003338Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nWE ARE SCIENTISTWe Are Scientists is an American ro ck band started in California in 2000 who’ve carried out their last 20 y ears of art business from a base in New York City. Founding members Keith Murray (guitar) and Chris Cain (bass) have played with guys like Adam\, Mi chael\, Andy\, Danny\, Chris\, Matt\, and Gary on drums\, but for over fiv e years now have had Keith Carne\, who looks like he isn’t going anywher e.Their first album\, “With Love & Squalor\,” was certified gold in th e U.K. and enjoyed by dance rock fans in many other countries. Subsequent records like “Brain Thrust Mastery\,” “TV en Français\,” and “M egaplex” saw the incorporation of more synthesizers\, strings\, and a ho rn. Although 2021’s “Huffy” returned to a guitar-driven sound\, fort hcoming “Lobes\,” the band’s eighth studio album\, is theirsynthiest \, electronic beatiest collection yet. So\, really\, who even is We Are Sc ientists?The release of “Lobes” on January 20\, 2023 was celebrated wi th a very special hometown show at Brooklyn Made\, followed by touring in the U.K. and Europe. The band is currently on a run of European shows and festivals this summer. Further US dates follow in the fall.\nSEAN MCVERRYA careful combination of wandering melodies\, with dollar-store theatrics y ield the body work that artist and producer Sean McVerry creates. At his c ore\, his crooning sensibilities lay on top a bed of warbling synthesizers \, florid keyboard arrangements\, and a relentless groove. His lyrical ver nacular is earnest and at times hectic\, dancing along the bar lines creat ing a musical palette brimming with potential energy. The Brooklyn-based artist has lent his musical vocabulary in various corners of the industry from Hip Hop production for artists such as J.I.D. and Princess Nokia\, to playing with Danger Mouse\, Karen O and AURORA. He has released two EP’ s and a handful of singles to positive critical review from publications s uch as Mic.com\, Impose\, and Paste Magazine. His debut full length “De ath of the Golden Boy” was released in 2020 on Antifragile records to po sitive reviews. In addition to solo work\, his project TELECOMS released t heir first album TELECOMS 1 in September of 2023 on Better Company Records with the help of producer Abe Sieferth. He continues to write and produce for himself and artists in Brooklyn. \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Strand Of Oaks DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231216T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231216T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003339Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nSTRAND OF OAKSTo say In Heaven is about conquer ing grief would be oversimplifying everything Tim Showalter has achieved o n the eighth studio album from Strand of Oaks. A stunning\, hopeful reflec tion on love\, loss\, and enlightenment\, In Heaven is a triumph in music making\, and a preeminent addition to the Strand of Oaks discography.In la te 2018\, Showalter’s wife\, Sue\, lost her mother in a car accident. So on after\, Stan\, the cat they both adored\, was diagnosed with terminal c ancer. Showalter quit drinking so he could take better care of his wife an d help rebuild the life they shared. And within months\, they decided to p ack up and move across the country from Philadelphia to Austin\, Texas. It was an irrational decision made at the height of a terrible time\, but it ’s one that shaped so much of what In Heaven is about.In Heaven was reco rded in October 2020 with Kevin Ratterman at Invisible Creature in Los Ang eles. Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) is featured on guitar throughout th e record\, while James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins) contributed vocals and guitar for “Easter.” Bo Koster (MMJ\, Roger Waters) provided keyboards \, Cedric LeMoyne (Alanis Morrissette\, Remy Zero) bass\, Scott Moore viol in\, and Ratterman monstrous drums. Showalter also played a lot of synth o n this record\, which he hasn’t done since 2014’s HEAL. With clean sou nds\, Jeff Lynne-esque acoustics\, and sophisticated songwriting\, he appr oached In Heaven in a more poised and pop-leaning way than his past releas es.\nPAT FINNERTY\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Strand Of Oaks DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231217T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231217T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003341Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nSTRAND OF OAKS (Solo) Performing New SongsTo sa y In Heaven is about conquering grief would be oversimplifying everything Tim Showalter has achieved on the eighth studio album from Strand of Oaks. A stunning\, hopeful reflection on love\, loss\, and enlightenment\, In H eaven is a triumph in music making\, and a preeminent addition to the Stra nd of Oaks discography.In late 2018\, Showalter’s wife\, Sue\, lost her mother in a car accident. Soon after\, Stan\, the cat they both adored\, w as diagnosed with terminal cancer. Showalter quit drinking so he could tak e better care of his wife and help rebuild the life they shared. And withi n months\, they decided to pack up and move across the country from Philad elphia to Austin\, Texas. It was an irrational decision made at the height of a terrible time\, but it’s one that shaped so much of what In Heaven is about.In Heaven was recorded in October 2020 with Kevin Ratterman at I nvisible Creature in Los Angeles. Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket) is feat ured on guitar throughout the record\, while James Iha (The Smashing Pumpk ins) contributed vocals and guitar for “Easter.” Bo Koster (MMJ\, Roge r Waters) provided keyboards\, Cedric LeMoyne (Alanis Morrissette\, Remy Z ero) bass\, Scott Moore violin\, and Ratterman monstrous drums. Showalter also played a lot of synth on this record\, which he hasn’t done since 2 014’s HEAL. With clean sounds\, Jeff Lynne-esque acoustics\, and sophist icated songwriting\, he approached In Heaven in a more poised and pop-lean ing way than his past releases.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:All Violet & Ramoms – A Hole and Ramones Tribute Night DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240107T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240107T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003342Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\n \nALL VIOLET (Hole Tribute)\n \nBased in Philadelphia \, All Violet is a tribute to the fury\, melody\, and power of Hole. A typ ical setlist focuses heavily on the classic Live Through This album and al so features deep cuts\, hits\, and obscurities from the rest of Hole’s c areer. Singer Shannon Coohill’s vocals range from a purr to a rafter-sha king roar\, and her bandmates provide the dynamic thunder to back her up.\ n \nRAMOMS (Ramones Parody/Tribute)\n \nBased in Philadelphia\, the Ramoms are an all-women\, all-moms parody/tribute to the Ramones. They gained no toriety not just for letting the laundry pile up or creating controversy a t PTA meetings\, but also for performing notable shows throughout the East Coast\, releasing albums on Pirates Press records\, and setting their sig hts nationwide.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Teeth – Night 1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240113T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240113T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003344Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8PM – Do ors9PM – Show\nTHE TEETH – NIGHT 1\nAfter abruptly breaking up 15 year s ago The Teeth are reuniting for a pair of special shows at Johnny Brenda ’s in Philadelphia. Twin brothers Peter MoDavis (Bass) and Aaron MoDavis (guitar) will reassemble with Jonas Oesterle (drums) and Brian Ashby (gui tar) on their favorite stage in the City of Brotherly Love.\nTaking on the ambition and vocal styles of Queen\, Bowie\, and the Beatles with an indi e rock heart\, the brothers and Ashby had been playing together since thei r early teens.  After a few drummers\, they acquired Oesterle. Following a few self releases including Carry the Wood and the Christmas City EP\, T he Teeth released You’re My Lover Now (April 2007) through Park the Van Records to critical acclaim. John Pareles of the New York Times wrote “Y ou’re My Lover Now is a population explosion. Songs fling shards of narr ative about dozens of characters: lovers\, friends\, schoolkids\, parents\ , depressives\, liars\, strivers\, even party goers tootling kazoos”. Ch ristina Black of Time Out New York said\, “Insecurity and existential cr isis are the dominant themes on You’re My Lover Now. The album’s psych ological tales are presented in a disjointed\, stream-of-consciousness man ner\, infused with anxious-sounding arrangements.” The Teeth also receiv ed much critical acclaim for their live shows.  Daytrotter wrote\, “[Th e Teeth] comprise the wiliest\, most inventive and shakingest live rock an d roll band that this green earth has ever had the privilege of claiming. ” After the band broke up in 2008 their music was resurrected and introd uced to a whole new audience of people with the song “Ball of the Dead R at” gaining over 4.2 million plays to date on Spotify.  Their inboxes were inundated with messages asking\, “will the teeth ever play again? ”. One year ago the answer would certainly have been “no”.  But for all of those that hoped it would finally happen\, The Teeth are getting b ack together to pull out all the stops for two different sets on two conse cutive nights at Johnny Brenda’s.  They will be playing “the hits” as well as “deep cuts” for new friends and old!\nTickets for Night 2 H ere\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Teeth – Night 2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240114T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240114T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003345Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8PM – Doors9PM – Show\nTHE TEETH – NIGHT 2\nAfter abruptly breaking up 15 y ears ago The Teeth are reuniting for a pair of special shows at Johnny Bre nda’s in Philadelphia. Twin brothers Peter MoDavis (Bass) and Aaron MoDa vis (guitar) will reassemble with Jonas Oesterle (drums) and Brian Ashby ( guitar) on their favorite stage in the City of Brotherly Love.\nTaking on the ambition and vocal styles of Queen\, Bowie\, and the Beatles with an i ndie rock heart\, the brothers and Ashby had been playing together since t heir early teens.  After a few drummers\, they acquired Oesterle. Followi ng a few self releases including Carry the Wood and the Christmas City EP\ , The Teeth released You’re My Lover Now (April 2007) through Park the V an Records to critical acclaim. John Pareles of the New York Times wrote “You’re My Lover Now is a population explosion. Songs fling shards of narrative about dozens of characters: lovers\, friends\, schoolkids\, pare nts\, depressives\, liars\, strivers\, even party goers tootling kazoos” . Christina Black of Time Out New York said\, “Insecurity and existentia l crisis are the dominant themes on You’re My Lover Now. The album’s p sychological tales are presented in a disjointed\, stream-of-consciousness manner\, infused with anxious-sounding arrangements.” The Teeth also re ceived much critical acclaim for their live shows.  Daytrotter wrote\, “[The Teeth] comprise the wiliest\, most inventive and shakingest live r ock and roll band that this green earth has ever had the privilege of clai ming.” After the band broke up in 2008 their music was resurrected and i ntroduced to a whole new audience of people with the song “Ball of the D ead Rat” gaining over 4.2 million plays to date on Spotify.  Their inb oxes were inundated with messages asking\, “will the teeth ever play aga in?”. One year ago the answer would certainly have been “no”.  But for all of those that hoped it would finally happen\, The Teeth are gettin g back together to pull out all the stops for two different sets on two co nsecutive nights at Johnny Brenda’s.  They will be playing “the hits ” as well as “deep cuts” for new friends and old!\nTickets for Night 1 Here\n\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Teeth – Night 3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240120T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240120T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003346Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8PM – Do ors9PM – Show\nTHE TEETH – NIGHT 3\nAfter abruptly breaking up 15 year s ago The Teeth are reuniting for a pair of special shows at Johnny Brenda ’s in Philadelphia. Twin brothers Peter MoDavis (Bass) and Aaron MoDavis (guitar) will reassemble with Jonas Oesterle (drums) and Brian Ashby (gui tar) on their favorite stage in the City of Brotherly Love.\nTaking on the ambition and vocal styles of Queen\, Bowie\, and the Beatles with an indi e rock heart\, the brothers and Ashby had been playing together since thei r early teens.  After a few drummers\, they acquired Oesterle. Following a few self releases including Carry the Wood and the Christmas City EP\, T he Teeth released You’re My Lover Now (April 2007) through Park the Van Records to critical acclaim. John Pareles of the New York Times wrote “Y ou’re My Lover Now is a population explosion. Songs fling shards of narr ative about dozens of characters: lovers\, friends\, schoolkids\, parents\ , depressives\, liars\, strivers\, even party goers tootling kazoos”. Ch ristina Black of Time Out New York said\, “Insecurity and existential cr isis are the dominant themes on You’re My Lover Now. The album’s psych ological tales are presented in a disjointed\, stream-of-consciousness man ner\, infused with anxious-sounding arrangements.” The Teeth also receiv ed much critical acclaim for their live shows.  Daytrotter wrote\, “[Th e Teeth] comprise the wiliest\, most inventive and shakingest live rock an d roll band that this green earth has ever had the privilege of claiming. ” After the band broke up in 2008 their music was resurrected and introd uced to a whole new audience of people with the song “Ball of the Dead R at” gaining over 4.2 million plays to date on Spotify.  Their inboxes w ere inundated with messages asking\, “will the teeth ever play again?” . One year ago the answer would certainly have been “no”.  But for al l of those that hoped it would finally happen\, The Teeth are getting back together to pull out all the stops for three different sets at Johnny Bre nda’s.  They will be playing “the hits” as well as “deep cuts” for new friends and old!\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:zzzahara DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240125T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240125T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003348Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nzzzaharaPlenty of people come to Los Angeles lo oking to make their California dreams a reality. But zzzahara has always b een here\, turning reality into a dream. Born and raised in Highland Park\ , where they still reside\, zzzahara (the solo moniker of Eyedress/Simps g uitarist Zahara Jaime) has witnessed both gang-blighted and gentrified L.A . along the same geographical blocks. Like the transforming city itself\, zzzahara has undergone massive personal changes\, their characteristic sto icism giving way to a newfound sense of purpose. Liminal Spaces\, their de but LP from Lex Records\, explores a life hanging in the balance between m emory and possibility over frenetic Johnny Marr-esque guitar jangle.Music has always been an escape for zzzahara\, who struggled to feel seen as the sibling of a terminally ill brother. Z found solace in bands like My Chem ical Romance\, the Cure\, the Ramones\, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs\, and in recor ding “corny acoustic parodies” about girls they had crushes on in midd le school. That same absurdist humor followed them into early projects lik e bombastic hip-hop persona Lil Boba and post-punk quartet Zahara & the He rd\, though as a queer person of color\, zzzahara still felt out of place in SoCal’s bro-ish garage rock scene.But over time\, zzzahara’s inner circle crystalized around talented\, prolific friends. They became touring guitarist for Eyedress after meeting Idris Vicuña in 2018. That partners hip spawned collaborative duo The Simps\, whose first single “On Fye” has already racked up more than five million streams. Stones Throw enginee r Collin Davis helped zzzahara expand their production techniques\, and th e pair recently formed electronic post-punk project U.S. Velvet\, releasin g their first single in October 2021. All the while\, zzzahara demoed song s like others might keep a diary. Some\, like “Sugar Gay” and “Xxxst asy\,” became stand-alone singles\, while others were collected for Simp .Wav\, the four-song debut EP zzzahara released in 2020.Signing to Lex Rec ords\, zzzahara bumped up production values for Liminal Spaces\, enlisting industry vets Dave Cooley for mastering and Steve Kaye for mixing. Some o f the songs have been with Z for a while\, like “Julia\,” written when zzzahara was just sixteen about their experiences with manipulative girlf riends. Others are inspired by queer culture\, absurdism\, love\, lust\, a nd feeling lost. Evolving stylistically\, maturing emotionally\, and yet s till attached to a past scorched by trauma and old flames\, zzzahara bring s pop sensibility and hi-fi quality to Liminal Spaces that makes their wor k appealing to anyone and everyone: young and old\; straight and queer\; i ntroverts and extroverts\; the hardened L.A. locals and the daydreaming tr ansplants.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lilly Hiatt DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240228T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240228T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003349Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \nLILLY HIATTLately is a record I wrote to share some of where I’ve been with you. Whenever songs happen for me\, they ar e like photographs of time.Last year was tough. That’s an understatement for certain. Tears were shed\, lives were lost\, and lonely was a way of life. I have always felt lonely\, but never gone to the depths of solitude that I had in 2020. The irony of that is\, I was not alone at all in that space. Everyone had lost something\, and we all were trying to rebuild ou r lives as we knew them.As a means of keeping sane\, I started to write so ngs. Some of them sucked. I kept doing it though\, because I had nothing e lse to fill my cup. “The Last Tear” came and I thought\, I’d like to share this. That opened the door for more. “Been” happened not too lo ng after\, reminiscing about this and that\, and so on. The inspiration wa s occurring from simple moments\, such as gathering with my family after m onths of not doing so. Or walking around looking at my neighbors on their porches and waving a hello.I also was finally catching up with myself\, an d understanding I was reeling from some of my missteps. Forgiveness can oc cur through written words for me\, so it was quite soothing to have my gui tars and a melody. Depression was a big part of fall and winter. I forgot how down I could feel. But I also felt hope in that light that came from a memory of a past adventure or a stranger’s smile while walking down the street. Little things lifted my spirits.I missed my friends. I missed my family. I was devastated by the grief our country was facing\, as well as the world. I felt unified in knowing that I was not on my own in that ment ality. Many were questioning a lot of what was happening and though ideolo gies and understandings were fractured and opposing\, most people I know c raved to be together again.I realized that my heart was full of everything I loved and that would carry me forward for the time being. Eventually we would all get back to one another.Now that we are beginning to\, I will b e thrilled to share and play these songs for you.Much Love\,Lilly Hiatt\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Katy Kirby DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240308T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240308T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003351Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nKATY KIRBYLet’s face it: There’s no such th ing as “real life”. There is only experience and the negotiations we u ndertake in order to share it with other people. On her second album Blue Raspberry\, the New York-based songwriter Katy Kirby dives headlong into t he artifice of intimacy: the glitter smeared across eyelid creases\, the s miles switched on with an electric buzz\, the synthetic rose scent all ove r someone who’s made herself smell nice just for you. An exegesis of Kir by’s first queer relationship\, Blue Raspberry traces the crescendo and collapse of new love\, savoring each gleaming shard of rock candy and brok en glass along the way. Originally from Spicewood\, Texas\, Kirby was liv ing in Nashville when she started writing Blue Raspberry’s title track\, the first of the album’s songs to take shape. “‘Blue Raspberry’ i s the oldest song on the record. I began to write it a month or so before I realized\, I think I’m queer\,” she says. “There’s a tradition o f yearning in country love songs. I like the male yearning songs better\, usually. I started writing ‘Blue Raspberry\,’ and I was thinking about \, if I was in love with a woman\, what would I love about her? Especially if she was someone that I couldn’t touch\, but that I was pining for. W hat would I be caught on? And I thought that I would probably be particula rly charmed by the choices she made on how to look after she woke up in th e morning. I thought about tackiness\, and the ways that’s a dirty word. That’s where the title comes from — loving someone for those choices\ , for the artificiality.” Blue Raspberry follows Kirby’s acclaimed de but album Cool Dry Place\, which was also recorded in Nashville and releas ed in February of 2021. While the songs on that record unfold amidst Kirby finding her voice\, Blue Raspberry is a polished and confident sophomore effort that deepens the questions that bubbled through Cool Dry Place abou t how people can reach each other despite all the hazard zones where human connection caves in.\n \nALLEGRA KRIEGER“I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane” – Allegra Krieger’s fourth record and her first with Double D ouble Whammy – is her most mature and alluring work yet. It contains all the signatures of her best lyricism: delicate and precise phrasings\, mom ents that flicker between beauty and banality\, meaning that forms through the accretion of observations\, memories\, and unexpected adages. This is an album that is at once post-theistic and devoted to a relationship with the divine\, each song blinking in and out of “the fragile plane\,” a place Krieger describes as “a middle ground in the universe\,” both a bstract and peaceful\, where time\, bodies\, and names don’t exist.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Michael Nau DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240309T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240309T040000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003352Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nMICHAEL NAUMichael Nau is your favorite band’ s favorite songwriter. Since the mid 2000’s\, he’s crafted a catalog o f thoughtful\, reflective songs as the frontman of indie-rock mainstays Co tton Jones\, Page France\, and Michael Nau & The Mighty Thread. Now\, he ’s set to release the fifth full-length record under his own name. Accom pany is due out 12/08/2023 on Karma Chief Records. All 11 tracks come toge ther to paint a beautiful picture. The lyrics invoke the listener’s imag ination throughout. They’re introspective\, but vague and open-ended. Th e indie rock backdrop shows signs of psych-soul influence with dry and pun chy drums\, lush synth lines\, and tastefully verb-soaked vocal production . Sweeping string arrangements and French horn runs add cinematic motion t o the waltz-y “Shiftshaping” (track 4). Slide guitar and a shuffling s nare drum add some get-up-and-go to “Painting a Wall” (track 2). Nau ’s vocal delivery falls somewhere between crooning to a crowd\, telling stories to a loved one\, and musing to himself.\n \nBREEZERS\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Destroyer (solo) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240405T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240405T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003354Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nDESTROYER (SOLO)Destroyer’s latest album\, LA BYRINTHITIS\, brims with mystic and intoxicating terrain\, the threads of Dan Bejar’s notes woven through by a trove of allusions at once eerily f amiliar and intimately perplexing. The record circuitously draws ever inwa rd\, each turn offering giddy surprise\, anxious esoterica\, and thumping emotionality at equal odds. “Do you remember the mythic beast?” Bejar asks at the outset of “Tintoretto\, It’s for You\,” the album’s fi rst single\, casting torchlight over the labyrinth’s corridors. “Tinto retto\, it’s for you/ The ceiling’s on fire and the contract is bindin g.” Delivered in a Marlene Dietrich smolder\, Bejar’s lyrical menace s eeps like smoke through the brazen march’s woozy synths and dizzied guit ar. “There’s some character here that feels new to me\, a low drawl\, an evening gown draped over a piano\,” Bejar says of the song. Throughou t\, LABYRINTHITIS insists that everything’s not all right\, but that eve n isolation and dissolution can be a source of joy— stepping into the su nlight at the other end of the maze in your ear\, Bejar strolling alongsid e like a wild-maned\, leisure- suited minotaur.\n \nLIGHTNING DUST\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CMAT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240407T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240407T030000Z DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231026T003355Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors9 PM – Show\n \nCMATGlobal pop star. No longer lives in Dublin with her grandparents. Still recovering from an AliExpress addiction\, amo ngst other things. Has just released her second album\, ‘Crazymad\, For Me’\, the greatest album in the history of the world about relationship s\, regrets and time travel. “Once again\, she transforms pop culture i nto poetry\, painting the most vivid of worlds in the process\, while her brand of country – indebted pop feels even richer this time around.” – DIY ***** (5/5) “Crazymad\, For Me shows CM AT to be in a world of her own\, one that’s way ahead of the pack.” – The Line Of Best Fit (9/10) “Hyper – melancholic\, ultra – vivid\, Crazymad\, For Me sho wcases CMAT’s off – beam pop skills\, a distinctive voice in every way ” – Mojo Magazine **** (4/5) CMAT will have you in stitches one secon d and emotionally suckerpunched the next. It’s brilliant. Inventive\, in toxicating\, deliciously camp – she continues to transcend all expectati ons and remains absolutely unmatched. – – NME (4/5)\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR