BEGIN:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hana Vu DTSTART:20250727T010000Z DTEND:20250727T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005923Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nHANA VUHana Vu’s been making music since high school\ , with a full-length debut and several EPs behind her of glowy\, brooding anthems of abstraction and emotion. The Los Angeles-based songwriter signe d with Ghostly International in 2021 to release Public Storage\, followed by the Parking Lot EP in 2022. Her second LP\, Romanticism\, arrives in 20 24. \nBABEBEEBabebee\, pronounced “baby\,” the musical moniker of the elusive\, Korean American artist (they/them pronouns)\, is an idiosyncrat ic soloist who could only exist now\, in the modern era: prolific\, collab orative\, convention-breaking\, endlessly ambitious\, and impossible to de fine. Call them hyperpop\, and you’d miss out on their experimental danc e signatures\, their penchant for bedroom pop melodicism. Call them a sing er and you miss out on their expert production work. Call them unconventio nal\, and you’re closer to the truth: it’s the reason you might’ve c aught them on Twitch\, or on their Discord community\, The Honeypot\, or f eatured on a series of all-star Spotify playlists\, including New Music Fr iday\, the official hyperpop playlist\, and Lorem\, with its nearly one mi llion likes. It’s also the reason Pigeons in Planes/Complex was quick to name them a best new artist.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Velvet Rouge DTSTART:20240728T010000Z DTEND:20240728T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005926Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nVELVET ROUGEFinding beauty beneath the pain and harmony hiding in heartbreak is an art form that Gina Zo has mastered as frontwom an of the Philly-bred\, L.A.-based indie pop act Velvet Rouge. “I have always been a drama queen so it’s helped that I could feel deeply\, and I could sing it out and write it into songs\,” says the fiery talent who se auburn hair is a natural extension of the band name and the synesthesia -like reflexes that has her seeing red when writing new material. “It’ s always been an outlet for me to sing about people I was dating\,” she jokes. From the whispered breaths of folk-pop track “Lonely Since The D ay We Met” to the shout it out nature of rocking boot stomper “Shatter ed\,” the material on Velvet Rouge’s upcoming self-titled debut EP — with steady beats from Buddy Mazzenga\, guitar-driven rhythm from Joe McE nany and guest pianist\, Zo’s younger brother Tyler DeTulleo — comes o ff like the soundtrack to an all-nighter at the heartbreak hotel. “Imagi ne someone you loved turned their back on you. Or the moment you thought s omeone you trusted was honest only to find out they lied\,” says Zo. “ Velvet Rouge is the color you exude when you’re betrayed by someone you trusted.”\nCARING LESSnate & sara & ryan & nick. indie rock is good for your soul!\nLAZERDISCLazerDisc is a Philadelphia-based band formed by sing er\, songwriter and guitarist\, Kevin Schultes. After a decade of performa nces with The Wild Dogs and pirate-rock band\, Captain Scurvy\, Kevin cont inued writing original works and sought out bandmates for a new band\, now known as LazerDisc. Joined on the drums by Michael Litt\, Jory Fox on bas s\, Chelsea Oliver on synth\, and Meagan Schweiger on keys\, Kevin’s son gs have taken on new life. The resulting sound blends elements from the ge nres\, rock\, grunge\, electropop\, and alt-country to accompany lyrics ab out love and heartbreak set in the city of Philadelphia.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Taylor Kelly DTSTART:20240729T000000Z DTEND:20240729T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005927Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nTAYLOR KELLY \nBorn and raised in Rochester\, NY\, Tayl or Kelly is now a fixture in the vibrant Philadelphia music scene further honing her introspective take on jazz\, soul\, and funk. She combines her smooth\, powerful\, technically-informed voice with addictive hip hop and electronic beats and complex arrangements. Her sound is a dynamic blend of several genres but ultimately establishes a strikingly authentic niche al l its own – rich with melodic contour\, intricate harmonies\, and deeply personal but anthemic lyricism. Kelly has released six albums and EPs and has shared the stage with St. Paul and the Broken Bones\, Dirty Loops\, M oonchild\, Becca Stevens\, Monophonics\, Neal Francis and Giacomo Turra. S he has amassed over 800k listens for her single “California” on stream ing platforms worldwide while her singles “Maybe” (2021) and “Let Yo u Go” (2023) were featured on Chicago’s Vocalo Radio (where she was al so interviewed). Kelly released a Key Session recorded live at WXPN’s st udios for NPR Music in April of this year and in June released an album en titled ‘Live in Philly’ which was recorded live at Brooklyn Bowl Phila delphia on December 30 th of 2022 when she opened for St. Paul. Kelly has uplifted\, inspired and energized thousands of ardent concertgoers at hund reds of live shows with her immersively freeing performance style. She has an unyielding\, marrow-deep commitment to self-expression through music a nd has continued to transfer this passion to her listeners with ‘Live in Philly’. Her upcoming EP ‘The Spins’ releases on July 19th on Head Bitch Music.\nHUMAN BLOOM\nRACHEL ANDIE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Clientele DTSTART:20240730T000000Z DTEND:20240730T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005928Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nTHE CLIENTELE\nThe Clientele’s ‘I Am Not There Anym ore’ follows 2017’s ‘Music for the Age of Miracles’ (which arrived after a seven-year hiatus for the band)\, with new recording sessions beg inning in 2019 and continuing piecemeal until 2022 —in part due to the p andemic and also because the band wanted the space to experiment. “We’ d always been interested in music other than guitar music\, like for donke y’s years\,” vocalist/lyricist/guitarist Alasdair MacLean says. This t ime out\, he — alongside bassist James Hornsey and drummer Mark Keen — incorporated elements of post-bop jazz\, contemporary classical and elect ronic music. According to MacLean\, “None of those things had been able to find their way into our sound other than in the most passing way\, in t he faintest imprint.”This stretching out — what MacLean calls “a lea p forwards and to the side” — can be heard clearly in “Blue Over Blu e\,” with its percussive samples and its moments where the arrangement o pens up suddenly into something cinematic in scope\, with horns and string s. “What happened with this record was that we bought a computer\,” Ma cLean explains. Under the old Clientele way of recording\, a tricky song l ike “Blue Over Blue” might’ve eaten up all their studio time\, as th ey worked out the time signature and the instrumentation. For ‘I Am Not There Anymore\,’ though\, the trio would lay down a few tracks and then take them home to play around\, trying out different arrangements before r eturning to the studio to finish recording all the little instrumental enh ancements.“Blue Over Blue” depicts MacLean’s scary adventure of bein g lost in the woods with his son\, he explains: “‘Blue Over Blue’ is about getting lost in the woods on Hampstead Heath on an autumn day with my two-year-old son on my shoulders—he loved it and wanted to play hide and seek. I knew he was a ticking time bomb as I had no food with me and w as trying to find my way back to a path.” The accompanying video sees th e band adorned in armor beneath beautiful and abstract artwork.Over the 32 -year career of the pop band The Clientele\, critics and fans have often d escribed their songs with words like “ethereal\,” “shimmering\,” “hazy\,” “pretty” and “fragile.” MacLean\, though\, has his ow n interpretation of the effect his music creates. “It’s that feeling o f not being there\,” he says. “What’s really been in all the Cliente le records is a sense of not actually inhabiting the moment that your body is in.”\nTHE SMASHING TIMES\nThe Smashing Times are your new favorite M OD heartthrobs. Is there REALLY a new Merseybeat Revolution?How many time s can you really REALLY watch The Blow-Up alone in your room?Why don’t y ou venture out the front door and take a bite of the real thing?The Smashi ng Times are a mainstay in the indie pop underground. The group mistrals the new modern life perfectly\, the sharper world.Collaged with 12 string guitar and mallet on the floor tom.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:In The Valley Below DTSTART:20240731T000000Z DTEND:20240731T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005929Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7PM – Doors\n8PM – Show\n \nIN THE VALLEY BELOW\nDream indie pop duo In T he Valley Below bring their enchanting and powerful live show on tour with the release of their third album\, The Black Moon. They continue to exami ne that heady mix of desire and dread\, the magic and the mortality that m arks the pair’s personal and musical relationship. Their debut The Belt spawned the international alternative hit\, “Peaches\,” breaking in th e U.K. and France first before entering the top 20 alternative charts in t he US and earning a gold record in Canada while touring the world with the likes of Albert Hammond Jr.\, OMD\, Tricky\, White Lies\, Cold War Kids a nd The Airborne Toxic Event.\n \nSOVEI\n\nFeatured on recent releases by Moor Mother and Irreversible Entanglements\, Sovei is a Philadelphia based multidisciplinary artist whose music seeks to enchant\, tease\, and trans port. Their sound is a swirling together of introspection\,  experimentat ion\, and vocals reminiscent of Billie Holiday. Still and expansive\, cine matic and soulful\, Sovei is a delightful spellcaster who will draw you in to their beautifully haunting world. \n\n \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Palmyra & Brittany Ann Tranbaugh DTSTART:20240801T000000Z DTEND:20240801T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005930Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nPALMYRAEstablished in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley\, Palmyra explores the fusion of traditional folk string instruments\, lush harmony\, and earnest songwriting. The trio\, now based in Richmond\, capt ures the collective spirit of three Virginia natives: Teddy Chipouras\, M ānoa Bell\, and Sasha Landon. Often described as a distant cousin to The Avett Brothers and The Wood Brothers\, Palmyra nods toward Appalachian and Midwestern Americana\, with intricate arrangements that create the illusi on of a full\, larger-than-three ensemble.   The breakout folk trio has worked diligently to cement themselves as an unmistakable force in the Ame ricana music landscape at large. Their forward momentum is propelled by th eir craftsmanship and dedication to an intimate performance experience\; a t the heart of the Palmyra is the evident love and regard that the three m usicians share for each other and their craft.\nBRITTANY ANN TRANBAUGH\nBr ittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwri ter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Tranbaugh has been writing s ongs and playing shows as a side gig since she was a teenager\, but in Feb ruary 2023\, at 31 years old\, she finally quit her office job to pursue a full-time career in music. Her newest release is a self-titled EP produce d by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester which showcases Tranbaugh in her new era: energetic\, self-assured\, surrounded by her beloved musical community\, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before.\nBREN\nPhil adelphia\, PA. \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kind Hearted Strangers & XIXIX DTSTART:20240802T010000Z DTEND:20240802T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005931Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nKIND HEARTED STRANGERSHailing from all corners of the c ountry\, Kind Hearted Strangers began in the foothills of Colorado – whe re an impromptu open mic performance by songwriter Marc Townes quickly evo lved into something much bigger. With genre bending improvisations from le ad guitarist Kevin Hinder and bassist/vocalist Ace Engfer\, KHS has become a dynamic full band capable of bridging the gap between all out rock n’ roll and their harmony-driven acoustic roots. The addition of drummer Egg y Gorman has seen the band grow into a road-driven force\, hungry for live music\, delivering high-energy rock shows across the country.The debut re cord “East // West” (2021) explores both the sonic & stylistic origins of the band while giving listeners a taste of the group’s diverse influ ences.Out April 7th\, 2023 – the band’s 2nd LP entitled “Now.here” features a collaboration with visual artist/painter Dylan Lynch. This imm ersive project found the band working in a shared Richmond\, VA warehouse space for 5 days. With no prepared material\, the artists intentionally pu t pressure on themselves to create and deliver a Live Concert & Art Exhibi tion at the end of the week. The resulting album contains brand new materi al that was recorded live with the same raw energy and passion KHS has bee n delivering across the country during their busiest year of touring to da te.\nXIXIX\nBorn out of quarantine boredom\, XIXIX is the solo project of  Philadelphia based music producer Will Brown. Pulling influences from t he synthesizers of LCD Soundsystem and The Cure to the screaming guitars of Neil Young and Built to Spill\, XIXIX best serves an intentional liste ner who can separate intrapersonal lyricism from a highly approachable so undscape. Released in fall of 2021 his debut album set the stage for an e thereal synth pop experience\, only to be juxtaposed by a raw and aggress ive live show driven by Brown’s guitar playing and affinity for punk an d hardcore. With nothing left to the imagination besides how to pronounce the name\, there’s no sense that Brown is playing a part when he bring s himself onstage. Brown’s effortless genre-blending style is credited to the way he’s been able to chameleon himself into an amalgam of diffe rent bands and collaborations across his career. His debut record featur ed credits from Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Nicolas Vernes (Wa r on Drugs\, Animal Collective\, Deerhunter). As a producer and session m usician\, Brown has since collaborated with a number of artists including Caiola\, Moustapha Noumbissi\, and Mike Frazier among others.TUCKED IN\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Black Celebration – Depeche Mode Heavy Dance Party DTSTART:20240803T010000Z DTEND:20240803T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005932Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n9PM Doors\ nA BLACK CELEBRATION – PHILLY’S FAVORITE DEPECHE MODE DANCE PARTY!\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDJ Baby Berlin + Special Guest: Ronnie Stone (NYC)\n \nR onnie Stone seems to have traveled from both the past and future simultane ously\, bringingwith him a unique style of contemporary synth-pop that sea mlessly blends nostalgia with thebleeding-edge of modern dance music. The NYC-based producer and multi-instrumentalistwrites and records all of his music\, utilizing a massive arsenal of 80’s synthesizers to cook updance -pop gold for the freaks and the loners.His latest album\, Ride Again (Fee ltrip Records)\, is the culmination of a decade spent dwellingin the shado ws at nightclubs and warehouse parties. Inspired by the solace and epiphan ieshe found on the dance floor\, he blends New Wave with the groovy and pe rsistentinfectiousness of Techno and House.\nBlack Celebration is the fift h studio album by Depeche Mode. This album further cemented the darkening sound and style of DM. ABC the party celebrates this darkening depeche m ood as well. This event is an inclusive safe space goth party. Homophobia\ , misogyny\, transphobia\, racism\, xenophobia\, physical violence or hate of any kind will not be tolerated.\nExpect to hear:TONS OF DEPECHE MODENE W WAVEDARK WAVEPOST-PUNKDEATH ROCKEARLY INDUSTRIALWAX TRAXGOTH CLUB HITSFA CTORY RECORDS\nDepeche Mode\, New Order\, Ministry\, Sisters Of Mercy\, Ba uhaus\, Front 242\, Cabaret Voltaire\, Siouxsie and the Banshees\, The Cur e\, The Cult\, Xmal Deutschland\, Pet Shop Boys\, Tears for Fears\, Erasur e. INXS\, Love and Rockets\, Soft Cell\, Killing Joke\, Tones On Tail\, Vi sage\, NIN\, Skinny Puppy\, Nitzer Ebb\, Kate Bush\, Cold Cave\, Joy Divis ion\, She Past Away\, Visage\, Lords Of The New Church\, Lebanon Hanover\, Front Line Assembly\, and more!\n#abcphilly #ablackcelebration #ablackcel ebrationphilly #darkwavephilly #goth #gothnight #gothphilly #newwave #dark wave #depechemode #postpunk #synthpop #tradgoth\nLet’s have a black cele bration…9PM Doors / $8-$12 / 21+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bodega Sound System Fest with Guachinangos DTSTART:20240804T000000Z DTEND:20240804T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005933Z DESCRIPTION:\nBODEGA SOUND SYSTEM FEST \n+++ SATURDAY AUGUST 3RD +++\nJoi n us for the first BODEGA SOUND SYSTEM FEST\, brought to you by GUACHINANG OS at Johnny Brenda’s on Sat. August 3rd. starting at 11AM! \n \nStreet vendors via EL MERCADO CULTURAL\, food & drink specials – downstairs DJ sets by DJ Metamorfo & Friends. Venue doors at 7PM\, followed by performa nces by DJ METAMORFO\, DE RAIZ and GUACHINANGOS! Music all day and night\, til the bar closes!\nVENDORS via EL MERCADO CULTURAL – IGs: @lacalacafl acaphilly @fleisherartEl Mercado Cultural is a Fleisher Art Memorial initi ative with the purpose of supporting Latinx merchants as a collective with free resources and new vending spaces in the Philadelphia area. These art isanal markets showcase and strengthen the identity of their cultures and traditions by sharing with us the arts and crafts from their homelands. \ n\n\nMaxi Little Shop – Centerpieces with everlasting flowers and hair b ows and crochet – IG: maxi_little_shop\nArtesinA – Contemporary artis anal jewelry\, accessories and art – IG: @artesinaphilly\n\nArtesanías Sangre Azteca – Preserving Aztec culture through modern wares. – IG: v enenodulce28\nPrincesa LLC – Women’s clothing and jewelry – IG: @pri ncesa.llc \nAna Mariana Ramirez – Traditional Guatemalan wares – IG: artesania_guatemalteca_de_ana\n\nIN THE VENUE  |  7PM DOORS / $15-18 / 2 1+\n \n\nGUACHINANGOSCumbia with a Mexican Jarocho flavor\, Guachinangos features members from diverse cultural backgrounds. The band fuses Mexican son jarocho with Colombian cumbia and other Latin American rhythms.\nguac hinangos.com\nDE RAIZFrom the vibrant music scene of New York City\, the L atin alternative band DeRaiz has been captivating audiences for over 10 ye ars with their fusion of traditional Latin rhythms and modern indie rock. Formed in 2013\, the band blends elements of cumbia\, salsa\, and champeta with influences from rock\, funk\, and hip-hop.IG: deraizband \nWebsite:  https://deraizmusica.com/\nDJ METAMORFO Metamorfo was born dancing in t he rhythmic diversity of Queens\, New York City\, and it shows in his musi cal selections\, from Old School Salsa\, to Cumbia\, Breakbeats and beyond .\nIG: @michaelnoonang\n\n \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Screening of “Beer Runners”\; The Documentary DTSTART:20240804T160000Z DTEND:20240804T180000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005933Z DESCRIPTION:\n10th Anniversary Screening of “Beer Runners”\nProceeds b enefitting the David April Legacy Fund\nAfter enduring a personal struggle \, David April began to search for positive ways to heal himself. Running became his medicine\, and that outlet grew into a community where people s upport and encourage the success of others. Inspired by a Spanish professo r’s groundbreaking scientific study proving that drinking a beer after a run can hydrate the body better than water\, David founded the ‘Fishtow n Beer Runners.’ The Philadelphia based club runs five to ten kilometers every week\, ending up at a different bar\, where they have a couple of b eers and toast to ‘The Professor.’ David’s journey has not only help ed others turn their lives around\, it has influenced an international bee r running movement\, promoting responsible consumption and exercise.\nDoor s 12PM | $10 Suggested Donation\n \n LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Body & Dis Fig DTSTART:20240805T000000Z DTEND:20240805T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005935Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nTHE BODY & DIS FIGThe Body & Dis Fig are a natural pair . Each has pioneered instantly recognizable worlds of sound all their own that defy any traditional categorizations or boundaries. The Body\, Lee Bu ford and Chip King\, continually challenge any conventional conception of metal\, collaborating with myriad artists and from the folk-leanings of th eir work with BIG|BRAVE to their groundbreaking work with the Assembly of Light Choir to the intensity of their collaborations with OAA or Thou. Dis Fig\, aka Felicia Chen\, pushes electronic music into dark extremes\, fro m warped DJ sets to avant production\, from being a member of Tianzhuo Che n’s performance-art series TRANCE to being the vocalist with The Bug. Th e Body and Dis Fig find kinship in reimagining what it means to make “he avy music”. Their debut Orchards of a Futile Heaven is the perfect synth esis of two forces\, twisting melodicism and intoxicating rhythms\, layeri ng a dense miasma of distortion with intense beats and a soaring voice cla wing its way towards absolution.\nCEL GENESISOakland CA project Cel Genesi s combines an aggressive mixture of hardcores and electronic themes under the guise of a dystopic megacorporation with the same name. Horrifying vis uals and strobe lights assault viewers between gabber kicks and pristine s ound design.\nSOUR SPIRIT\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Juan Wauters DTSTART:20240808T000000Z DTEND:20240808T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005936Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nJUAN WAUTERS\nThere’s freedom to be found in consiste ncy. Until recently\, Juan Wauters may not have agreed with this statement . As a touring musician and multinational citizen\, transience had always come naturally to him. Circumstance\, however\, recently prompted him to r econsider the benefits of staying in one place: “During COVID I discover ed / that I like stability\,” he muses on the title track of his new alb um\, “but the world still sees me / as a wandering rebel.” His most in trospective work to date\, Wauters’ sixth solo album Wandering Rebel fin ds the artist taking stock of how he’s changed\, how the world sees him\ , and what he wants out of life.\nYUNG SHAM\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Winged Wheel DTSTART:20240809T010000Z DTEND:20240809T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005938Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nWINGED WHEELBig Hotel’\, the sophomore effort of Wing ed Wheel\, is an evolutionary document. Core members Cory Plump (Spray Pai nt\, Rider/Horse\, Expensive Shit)\, Fred Thomas (Tyvek\, Idle Ray)\, Whit ney Johnson (Matchess\, Damiana)\, and Matthew J Rolin (Powers/Rolin Duo\, solo) expand their lineup to include Lonnie Slack (Water Damage) and Stev e Shelley (Sonic Youth)\, and instead of the entirely remote method utiliz ed to create their 2022 debut ‘No Island’\, the far-flung party conven ed in person in Kingston\, NY for a long weekend of live studio recording.  The results are undeniably compelling. The band’s signature cyclonic e nergy is simultaneously augmented and refined with the approach of real-ti me collaboration. After tracking three days’ worth of group improvisatio ns\, weirdly-born songs\, and other spontaneous creations\, the hours of m aterial were edited with a similar intensity. Half-hour jams became three- minute ragers and fragments were looped into infinity\, calling on the sam e spliced aesthetic as some of the most adventurous material by Can\, Faus t\, or more recently the experimental production of the International Anth em camp. The stereo field has been torn apart and sewn together again\, re routed with strange and mesmerizing left turns. Vignettes of ambiguous con struction\, both tightly coiled and exploding\, revolve around themselves\ , gathering intensity and mass\, coalescing into something greater than th e sum of its parts.\nCARTOON\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Labretta Suede and The Motel 6 DTSTART:20240810T000000Z DTEND:20240810T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005939Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n \n\nLABRETTA SUEDE AND THE MOTEL 6\nLabretta Sue de and The Motel 6 are a bunch of crazed rock ‘n’ rollers with a reckl ess set and a show of music and outfits you could just LICK! Formed in 200 5 New Zealand these hybrid New Yorkers have a 50’s/60s rock ‘n’ roll influence with a lil twang and some down right dirty dirge\, reverb and p sychedelic juju strange. Labretta Suede and The Motel 6 are an ass whippin ’\, high kickin’\, low down rockin’ an-a-reelin’\, high-class outf it. Keep an eye out for their latest single ‘Teenagers Gettin’ High’ a lil prelude to their new upcoming album they are working on\, to celebr ate 20 years as a rock n roll touring machine. \n \nTHE OUT-SECT\n\nThe members of The Out-Sect all met while living in a Philadelphia junkyard. O n weekends\, they would gather to drink beers inside a broken down 1982 GM C Caballero with a copy of Back From The Grave stuck in the car’s casset te player. Instantly being drawn to the trashy sounds of those pimple-face d mid-60s punks\, they figured they could write a song half as good as any of them. And that’s just what they did! Using instruments they found in the trash\, the band has managed to write a handful of deranged “songs ” that will leave you asking yourself “What is that smell?” and “D ear god\, can they just stop playing?”\n\n \nVON MONS\n \n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:2nd Grade & Jeanines DTSTART:20240811T010000Z DTEND:20240811T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005940Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8PM – Do ors\n9PM – Show\n \n2ND GRADE\n \nRinging from hi-fi headphones and bl own-out boombox speakers alike comes the overloaded guitar genius of Easy Listening\, a record of rock ‘n’ roll daydreams and terminal boredom\, and 2nd Grade’s long awaited second LP on Double Double Whammy. Like a blue slushy on a hot day\, Easy Listening is a sweet respite. Like the Blu e Angels touching down on the Las Vegas Strip\, Easy Listening is impossib le to ignore. And like a janitor mopping up beer on the floor of the Holly wood Palladium in 1972\, hours after the Rolling Stones have finished “V entilator Blues” and climbed onto the bus\, Easy Listeningknows the glor y and cost of escapism\, abandon\, and the soul of rock ‘n’ roll. Phil adelphia’s 2nd Grade is a band both obsessed with and worthy of rock sta rdom\, and Easy Listening proves their status as virtuosos of the power po p renaissance.\n \n \nJEANINES\n \nJeanines specialize in ultra-short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Messthethics\, the Television Personalities\, Marine Girls\, early Pastels\, Dolly Mixture — they’ve crafted a style that is as individual as it is just plain pl easurable. Alicia Jeanine‘s pure\, unaffected voice muses wistfully on the illusions of time\, while My Teenage Stride/Mick Trouble mastermind Je d Smith’s frantic Motown-esque drumming and inventive bass playing provi de a thrilling rhythmic foundation. On stage\, harmonies and bass from Mag gie Gaster (Yucky Duster) crystallize Jeanines‘ live sound.\n \n \nLI GHTHEADED\n \nLightheaded are\, simply\, a great pop group. Their songs a re full of melody and harmony\, are bittersweet and memorable\, familiar y et original. Their sound is a perfect mix of jangling guitars — featurin g Sara Abdlebarry’s exquisite\, tasteful\, but punchy Gretsch lead playe d over Stephen Stec’s Rickenbacker chime — anchored to singer Cynthia Rickenbach’s Hofner Violin bass\, which sounds like the bass on Michel P olnareff’s first LP.\nCynthia and Stephen write pop songs in the classic sense\, and though they are young they’re already familiar with the goo d stuff. Cynthia wears a Gene Clark tee shirt and is a fan of Dusty Spring field\, The Aislers Set\, and Joan Jett. Stephen worships at the altar of Big Star\, The Clientele\, and The Go-Betweens. As with bands like The Ais lers Set and Belle & Sebastian\, you hear an aural kaleidoscope\, the hist ory of pop music and the best rock and roll\, in the music of Lightheaded. \n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Good Looks DTSTART:20240812T000000Z DTEND:20240812T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005941Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nGOOD LOOKSGood Looks write kindhearted and cathartic ro ck songs about the persistence required to make it through hard times. In April 2022\, the Austin\, Texas quartet released their critically acclaime d debut Bummer Year\, which channeled post-2016 frustrations into lyrical ly generous and biting tracks. Immediately after their triumphant hometown record release show\, tragedy struck. Walking outside the venue\, lead gu itarist Jake Ames was hit by a car crossing the street\, fracturing his sk ull and tailbone. Following a necessary period of healing and processing w hich found him in the ICU and dealing with short-term memory issues\, Ames recovered. The traumatic accident strengthened their bond\, which is evid ent on their electric new album Lived Here For A While. Out June 7 via Ke eled Scales\, it’s fearlessly direct music that captures the full-throat ed intensity of their galvanizing live show.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Friendship DTSTART:20240815T000000Z DTEND:20240815T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005942Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nFRIENDSHIPFriendship’s Merge debut\, Love the Strange r\, moves like a country record skipping in just the right spot\, leaving its fellow travelers longing for a place they’ve only visited in their d reams. Guitarist Peter Gill\, drummer Michael Cormier-O’Leary\, bassist Jon Samuels\, and hawkeyed balladeer Dan Wriggins map out the group’s pa rticular\, breathtaking landscape and invite the listener to share in its glory.\nSTYROFOAM WINOS\nJACOB AUGUSTINE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shallow Alcove DTSTART:20240816T010000Z DTEND:20240816T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005944Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nSHALLOW ALCOVEShallow Alcove is a band of friends front ed by Grace Krichbaum and Dan Harris\, with Peter Groppe\, Jack Harrington \, and Noah Dadaris. They combine stacked vocal harmonies\, catchy guitar riffs\, and diary-like lyrics to form a tender soundtrack to young adultho od. Shallow Alcove’s music is based in their love of DIY folk music and colored with narratives of friendship\, the changing of the seasons\, bad haircuts\, and the ache of growing up. What started as friends writing son gs in the bedrooms and basements of Upstate New York has since shifted to the apartments and studios of New York City and Philadelphia\, but Shallow Alcove’s roots have remained the same: story-telling with the people th ey love.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lindsay Reamer DTSTART:20240817T000000Z DTEND:20240817T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005945Z DESCRIPTION:\n**All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry**\n \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\n \nLINDSAY REAMER \nFrom 2019 to 2023 Lindsay Reamer worked as a field scientist. With a guitar and a bag of books in to w\, she would leave her home in Philadelphia for the postcard scenes of th e American landscape to gather data on visitation in National Parks. She c ounted cars and RVs\, surveyed visitors\, and made a temporary home for a few weeks at a time wherever she landed. All the while\, she collected her own observations like specimens and slowly weaved the songs that would fo rm her debut full-length\, ‘Natural Science’ out August 16th on Dear L ife Records. Recorded throughout 2023 by Lucas Knapp\, ‘Natural Science ’ paints with a full spectrum. Humor rubs elbows with heartbreak. Acoust ic guitars brush up against synthesizers\, cradling Reamer as she sings ab out the American Chestnut tree extinction\, employee gossip at a Day’s I nn\, fishing beside a power plant\, turf grass farms\, and waking up next to day-old take-out. The indifferent beauty of nature is held up next to t he everyday as Reamer does her very best to find clues for navigating the latter by musing upon both.\n \nTERRA COTTA\nTerra Cotta is a ten-handed band of animated clay. They sing songs of love and death.\n \nFERNETTEFer nette’s music blends jazz\, ambient\, electronic and industrial influenc es into experimental pop. Led by Danyelle Taylor\, the band’s sound is b oth ethereal and grounded. With keyboardist Eli Dubois and electronic supp ort from Rashid Ahmed\, Fernette debuted in the Philly DIY scene in 2023. Fernette captivates audiences with a unique visual and sonic palette. Her songs are phantom standards delivered with warm dissonance and uncanny cla rity. Her debut single “Springtime” is available for streaming\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Moonroof DTSTART:20240818T010000Z DTEND:20240818T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005946Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n8 PM – Doors\n9 PM – Show\n \n \nMOONROOF \nMoonroof is a Philadelphia-ba sed band that plays upbeat\, catchy indie rock and alt-pop. Moonroof have been making waves in the indie-pop scene since their 2018 debut. With over 5 million streams on Spotify alone\, Moonroof has shared the stage with i ndie heavyweights The Lumineers\, Death Cab for Cutie\, and Grouplove. The band consists of lead singer Dave Kim\, drummer Dan Rendine\, guitarist J ohnny Fordyce\, and bassist Kevin Randolph.\n \nCLOSE DRIVE \nClose Drive is a four piece band from the suburbs of Philadelphia PA. The band consis ts of John Antoni (guitar/backing vox)  Brandon Higgins (guitar/ lead vox )\, William Higgins (bass\, backing vox  and Kevin Sullivan (drums). Play ing originally as a duo the band expanded and is now actively playing show s all around the North East. Following their self-titled debut album “Cl ose Drive” the band signed with indie label Free Dive Collective.\n \nP ETROL \nPetrol is a four piece indie rock band based out of Philadelphia. Blending the slacker rock tendencies of indie rock bands like Modest Mouse and Pixies with the brash poppy punk tendencies of Joyce Manor\, Petrol f inds balance and harmony here. After releasing their debut album\, Cheap H otel\, in 2022\, Petrol teamed up with Philly-based Free Dive Collective i n 2023 to release their follow up EP\, Desolate Country.\n \n \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Webbed Wing DTSTART:20240819T000000Z DTEND:20240819T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005947Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nWEBBED WING\nWebbed Wing is a Philadelphia-based rock b and that blends pop-rock\, heavy sounds\, and other genres into a unique s tyle. Their music is influenced by artists like The Lemonheads\, Teenage F anclub\, and Weezer\, and incorporates elements of indie\, modern pop\, me tal\, and country. The band’s sound is characterized by bold vocals\, di storted riffs\, laid-back drums\, and dense bass lines.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Melaina Kol & Hooky DTSTART:20240820T000000Z DTEND:20240820T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005949Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\n \nMELAINA KOL\nMelaina Kol is an avant-garde r ock band from Nashville. \n \nHOOKY\nHooky is a 2 piece electronic band from Philadelphia.\n \nPEOPLE I LOVE\nPeople I Love is an indie folk band from NYC.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Daniel Romano’s Outfit DTSTART:20240821T000000Z DTEND:20240821T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005950Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nDANIEL ROMANO’S OUTFITDaniel Romano’s Outfit is a C anadian indie rock band shrouded in mystery\, and known for their high int ensity live performances. The band\, which has garnered a reputation as a powerhouse supergroup\, is lead by Daniel Romano and consists of Carson Mc Hone\, Julianna Riolino\, Roddy Rosetti and Ian Ski Romano.\nUNI BOYS\nCAR SON MCHONE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gyedu-Blay Ambolley DTSTART:20240822T000000Z DTEND:20240822T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005951Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nGYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEYGyedu-Blay Ambolley is a musical lum inary hailing from Ghana\, West Africa\, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the “Simigwa Do Man\,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi\, in t he Western Region of Ghana. His early fascination with music blossomed int o a lifelong passion. From mastering his father’s flute at the tender ag e of eight\, to honing his guitar skills under the mentorship of “Uncle Bonku”\, Sammy Lartey and Ebo Taylor\, Ambolley’s musical odyssey has been nothing short of extraordinary. This all led to Ambolley becoming a m usical life force and exploding on the scene in 1973 with a jazzy highlife sound called ‘SIMIGWA-DO’. His name has become synonymous with Simigw a music and dance.Coming of age amidst the zenith of Ghana’s highlife er a\, Ambolley emerged as a pivotal figure in its evolution\, lending his ta lents to esteemed bands such as Houghas Extraordinaires\, Meridians Of Tem a and Ghana Broadcasting Band. It was during this time that he caught the attention of his compatriot and friend\, Ebo Taylor\, who recruited Amboll ey to be a member of the Uhuru Dance Band. This all lead to a transformati ve journey to Nigeria in 1973\, where they shared the stage with the legen dary Fela Kuti at his renowned Shrine venue.1975 Debut Album Simigwa: Gyed u Blay Ambolley’s groundbreaking debut solo album\, released in 1975\, s tands as a cornerstone of Ghanaian music history – with one of the most iconic album covers! Simigwa stands as Ambolley’s magnum opus\, a master piece fusing together the rich tapestry of highlife\, afrobeat\, folk and funk. The album is a true testament to Ambolley’s unparalleled artistry written and produced in collaboration with the legend Ebo Taylor.Ambolley not only embraces his musical roots but also pioneers the fusion of Ghanai an highlife with soul and funk influences from across the Atlantic. With S imigwa\, Ambolley seized the opportunity to showcase his own musical prowe ss and embark on a journey of experimentation. A main inspiration for this album was the work of the mighty Mr. James Brown\, something that is evid ent from the rhythm section\, horns\, vocal stabs and percussion breaks th roughout the record.\nPerformance: For the first time in the US\, Gyedu Bl ay Ambolley will be performing his 1975 debut album in its entirety! Bring ing his 8 piece band from Ghana\, they will perform the pioneering masterp iece Simigwa.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Super Infinity DTSTART:20240824T000000Z DTEND:20240824T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005952Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\n \nSUPER INFINITY\n \nPINE BARONS\n \nBRIAN M EITZ\nBrian Mietz is a musician from New Jersey. Some have called Brian th e bard of the region\, which is a fancy way of saying Brian is like the Br uce Springsteen of New Jersey. He has recorded numerous albums under vario us projects (It’s a King Thing\, Cabana Wear)\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Eric Bachmann DTSTART:20240825T010000Z DTEND:20240825T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005953Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nERIC BACHMANNNorth Carolinian Eric Bachmann’s debut s olo album may have been called Short Careers\, but his musical career has been anything but. Beginning with his early-’90s indie rock band Archers of Loaf\, the one-time Appalachian State University saxophone major moved through several generations to craft a relentlessly independent and uncom promising rock & roll journey. Archers of Loaf would slowly amass a devote d cult following on the strength of albums like All the Nations Airports a nd White Trash Heroes. Before Archers of Loaf disbanded in the late ’90s \, Bachmann would be well into side project Barry Black and on the way to his long-running dark songwriting moniker Crooked Fingers. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s\, Bachmann’s output was strong and consistent\, both as Crooked Fingers and under his own name. \nJENNIFER O’CONNORJennifer O ’Connor is a musician\, songwriter and producer from Nyack\, New York. S he has released a total of 7 albums\, a few EPs and multiple singles since her self-titled debut in 2002 via her own Kiam Records imprint as well as with Matador Records and Red Panda Records. She has been called “a song writer’s songwriter whose albums are master classes in economy and clari ty” by Paste Magazine and her songs\, “near perfect” by The New York er. O’Connor has written original music for as well as had songs from he r albums featured in dozens of television shows and films including The Ha ndmaid’s Tale\, The Good Fight\, Orange Is The New Black\, Sons of Anarc hy\, Queer as Folk and more. She has toured the US extensively and shared stages with Neko Case\, Wilco\, Silver Jews\, Cass McCombs and many others . Jennifer’s most recent album\, Born At The Disco\, was listed among Fo rbes’ most notable albums of 2021.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Two-Man Giant Squid & CLOAKZ (Album Release) DTSTART:20240826T000000Z DTEND:20240826T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005954Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\n\n \nTWO-MAN GIANT SQUID\nTwo-Man Giant Squid is a psych-punk band out of Brooklyn\, NY signed to Mint 400 Records. Last y ear’s “Intro to Basement” ushered in a new audience for the band and peaked at #119 on National indie/college radio charts. The band completed a northeast tour last fall and are known for their dancey & chaotic live shows. They recently made their 2nd appearance at New Colossus Festival\, a showcase festival for bands around the world and have teamed up with GUS TAF for a benefit show later this summer.\n\n \nCLOAKZ\nCLOAKZ started as a solo recording project for Zac Ciangaclini while living in New York and playing drums in the band Raccoon Fighter. He recorded the project’s fi rst E.P by sneaking time in between sessions at the studio where he worked and polishing up the tracks at home. After moving to Philly he recruited bass player and longtime friend Tony Aquilino (Looser\, Sun Hat)\, and a r otating lineup that solidified in 2019 with drummer Greg Foran (Lightningi ng\, Flatwaves)\, guitarist James Keary (Heavy Shrug\, MiniBoone)\, and ke yboardist S. Catoe (Heavy Shrug\, Oicho Kabu). The new lineup was gaining momentum in the Philly scene in early 2020 when COVID struck\, derailing t he band’s recording plans and forcing them to cancel all foreseeable sho ws. But this summer CLOAKZ are back with a bigger sound\, their first ful l length album\, new shows\, a new record label (Mint400) and a new music video for the single “This Is It.” The band will be celebrating its LP release show on August 25th at Johnny Brendas in Philly with Yawn Mower\, The Lunar Years and Two Man Giant Squid.\n\n \nTHE LUNAR YEAR\nThe Lunar Year is a rock and roll band from Philadelphia and Katie Hackett is the p sychedelic rock and roll poet of The Lunar Year.  After releasing her fir st two albums in the indie folk/post rock genres (Herodias\, 2017) (katie bird\, 2020)\, the project was reborn in 2022 in its current form: an art rock band exploring queerness\, environmentalism and the surreal.The band went on 3 full length tours in 2023 in support of their new single Don’t Kiss Strangers\, and have recently opened for international touring acts BODEGA and Grace Cummings.\n \nYAWN MOWER\n\n\nYawn Mower are a rock duo from Asbury Park\, New Jersey that formed in 2015. While in their former bands\, guitarist and vocalist Mike Chick and drummer Biff Swenson met pla ying shows in Seaside Heights and Asbury Park\, and considered jamming\, w hich began after Chick bought a baritone guitar and suggested they start a two-piece band. Yawn Mower is known for their fuzz-rock guitars\, crunch y hooks and sense of humor as The Jersey Journal describes their blend o f music to be “spazzy surf rock” and a “comedic two-man guitar/drums act who look and sound like two of The Muppets.”They released several E Ps independently and on in the Clouds Records\, and opened for the alterna tive rock band Electric Six. \n\n \n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Eyehategod & Exhorder DTSTART:20240829T000000Z DTEND:20240829T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005956Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7PM – Do ors8PM – Show\n \nEYEHATEGOD\nEyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans\, Louisiana who formed in 1988.[1] They have become one of the better known bands to e merge from the NOLA metal scene.\n \nEXHORDER\nExhorder is an American he avy metal band from New Orleans\, Louisiana. They are considered progenito rs of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera and Machine Head\, and their music has been regarded as a large in fluence on the New Orleans metal scene.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Aunt Dracula DTSTART:20240830T000000Z DTEND:20240830T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005957Z DESCRIPTION:\n**All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry**\n \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\nAUNT DRACULA \n\nAunt Dracula are an experiment al band formed in Philadelphia in 2007 by principal song writer Scott Daly and guitarist Ashley Andrien.  The lineup now includes bassist Patrick D evlin and drummer Connor High. \n \nComing off of a creative two year pe riod of writing and recording\, this performance will include songs from t heir upcoming LP\, “Bloodsuckin Yo-Yo’s”–a statement of modern roc k discordance and digital pop exploration\, pulsing with nightmarish image ry\, dance beats\, and surrealist poetry. Through a mix of noise rock and pop\, Aunt Dracula invites listeners to find how melody intertwines with d issonance\, and how digitized dreams can be indistinguishable from reality .\nIf you told most people that a band could sound like a trippy\, post-ap ocalyptic rendition of The Muppet Show\, they’d call you crazy\; Aunt Dr acula takes that as a challenge. The project is a psychedelic\, surf rock interpretation of the freakiest nightmare you’ve ever had\, positively o ozing ambiance and personality. Able to hop so rapidly and seamlessly betw een genres and musical styles that anyone listening is viable to think the y’re having a psychotic episode\, with Aunt Dracula\, mood runs to exoti c highs.\n\nTHE FANTASTIC IMAGINATION\n\n\nThe Fantastic Imagination is th e technicolor electronic work of Josh Meakim (A Sunny Day In Glasgow/Nyxy Nyx) Melding ambient \,psychedelia\, and fantasy\, the project is intended to be beautiful\, terrifying\, and weird.  \n\nWESTOV TEMPLE\n\nWestov  Temple is Justin Gibbon\, a percussionist and electronic musician whose live sets combine acoustic percussion\, electronics and material source d from field recordings to create otherworldly sound experiences. In one m oment\, you might imagine yourself exploring deep within a cave\, the soun ds of some unknown ritual reverberating from the distance. The next\, you ’re standing still in the middle of a chaotic city\, unsure of when\, wh ere or how you exist. Each Westov Temple live set is unique and intentio nally connected to the context and venue in which it occurs. Justin is a lso the founder and Creative Director of Great Circles – a Philly-based record label\, online radio station and record shop. \n\n \nJEFF ZEIGLE R (DJ SET)\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spiter DTSTART:20240831T010000Z DTEND:20240831T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005958Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nDECIBEL 20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY PRE-SHOW\nSPITER\nSPITER are a metal-punk band based out of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. The band have recently released their new record\, Bathe the Babe in Bats’ Blood\ , via Hells Headbangers.\nPERSEKUTOR\nConceived in rural Transylvania by a heavy metal enthusiast named Vladislav Bârladeanu\, PERSEKUTOR follow in the great tradition of early rock-based black metal masters like Venom\, Celtic Frost and Bathory\, channeled through the vicious\, unflinching eff iciency of AC/DC.\nRESTLESS SPIRIT\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Honeythunder (Record Release) DTSTART:20240901T000000Z DTEND:20240901T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T005959Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n**All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry**\n \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\n \n \nHONEYTHUNDER\nHoneythunder is a brown girl fronted\, all-queer 4-piece band based out of Philly\, bringing indi e rock with a punk rock sensibility that punches above its weight class. H oneythunder is made up of Kat Bakrania (she/her\; bass and vox)\, Dan McKe on (they/them\; guitar)\, Bel Furman (she/they\; guitar)\, and Izzy Ross ( they/them \; drums). Formed in Fall 2021\, Honeythunder released their deb ut album\, “It’s All Crashing\,” in May 2023\, and will be releasing their new EP on August 30th! \n \nCARING LESS\n\nCaring Less is an up-a nd-coming indie band hailing from Philadelphia. With a unique blend of dre amy pop melodies\, introspective lyrics\, and energetic live performances\ , they have been captivating audiences and gaining a loyal following in th e local music scene. Their music is inspired by a wide range of influences \, from indie pop and rock to shoegaze and post-punk.\n\n \nKULFI GIRLS\n KulfiGirls are a Philly-based rock band fronted by lead vocalist Abi Nates h who uses the South Indian Saraswati veena to present a novel “carnatic rock” sound\, inspired by diverse genres of pop and rock.\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BLK ODYSSY DTSTART:20240908T010000Z DTEND:20240908T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010000Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nBLK ODYSSYBLK ODYSSY project is pushed by liberation. O n his first album under this new moniker\, titled BLK VINTAGE\, BLK ODYSSY ―born and raised in Plainfield\, NJ\, based in Austin\, TX― dives into his personal history as a Black musician and the world he’s grown up ar ound. It’s an album deeply informed by individual experiences but applie d to the plight of Black Americans everywhere. Even when the album chooses smooth vibes and laid back lyrics in favor of overt activism\, there’s a philosophical bent that inspires BLK ODYSSY’s work. BLK VINTAGE is ins pired by a few key moments and artists. There’s the death of BLK ODYSSY ’s brother\, who was killed at the hands of police officers while BLK OD YSSY was living in New Jersey. It’s the seminal moment of BLK ODYSSY’s life\, the moment he was forced to become an adult and reckon with the ha rsh reality of being Black in America. It fuels everything he does\, espec ially his activism.After making a name for himself as an Americana musicia n\, BLK ODYSSY decided to ditch the popularity he gained in favor of creat ing music that would reflect his own experiences and worldview. The result is BLK ODYSSY\, and this first project\, BLK VINTAGE\, moves with the urg ency of an artist finally realizing their true sound. “I want to create something that will be culturally impactful for my people. I want to do so mething that is impactful on a larger scale\, something that is for groups of Black people across the country.” There’s “1980\,” which slink s with the rich funk-soul of artists like Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge\, b ut BLK ODYSSY’s half-rapped cadence is wholly unique and utterly intoxic ating. The moments of levity hit equally as hard as the work refracted thr ough the trauma BLK ODYSSY has experienced. Still\, though\, BLK ODYSSY ha s the rare ability to present multiple sides of himself. “Hang Low” is a sultry love jam\, strutting with velvet harmonies and a bass line strai ght out of the Pino Palladino school of indestructible grooves.The good ti mes occasionally give way to introspection and remembrance\, though. The d eath of BLK ODYSSY’s brother makes its way into the powerful “Drinking Good\,” but he balances it with a desire to inspire the next generation . “My goal is to connect with the black youth\, and my goal is to connec t with my people and speak to them on a level where we can stop suffering from happening\,” he explains. “There’s only so much we can do for t he dead. This record asks: ‘How can we stop this from happening again?' ” Though the music is deeply tied to BLK ODYSSY’s own identity\, he sp eaks a universal music in his language\, one easily relatable for those th at want to see a better world.\nBLK ODYSSY’s VIP Package:\n\nOne merch i tem\nLaminated VIP pass\nSigned poster\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Neil Hamburger DTSTART:20240909T000000Z DTEND:20240909T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010001Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7PM – Door s8PM – Show\n*This show is semi-seated. Seating is first come\, first se rve. Standing room is available in the balcony.*\nNEIL HAMBURGER“America ’s Funnyman” Neil Hamburger has worked every imaginable stage\, from N ew York’s Madison Square Garden\, to a show in pitch black darkness at t he Edin- burgh Fringe Fest. He has performed countless American\, Australi an\, British\, Irish\, and Canadian tours\, as well as in Norway\, New Zea land\, and the Bahamas\, along- side acts ranging from Faith No More to Ro bin Williams. His TV credits include Tim and Eric Awesome Show\, Tom Green Live\, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. His Live At Third Man album was produced by Jack White in Nashville\; an earlier Hamburger effort was included in SPI N’s “40 Greatest Comedy Albums Of All Time.” The fea- ture movie Ent ertainment\, a dramatic look at Hamburger on- and off-stage co-star- ring John C. Reilly\, Tye Sheridan\, and Michael Cera\, premiered at the Sundan ce and Locarno Film Festivals\, and was released in 2015 to rave reviews. His recent Drag City album of lavishly-produced song\, Still Dwelling\, fe atured a memorable trio version of Jesus Christ Superstar’s “Everythin g’s Alright” with Neil singing alongside Mike Patton and Jack Black.\n MAJOR ENTERTAINER\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Marika Hackman DTSTART:20240912T000000Z DTEND:20240912T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010003Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7PM – Do ors8PM – Show\nMARIKA HACKMANSongwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for her emotionally honest and personal lyrics\, Marika Hackman first made a name for herself with a spare\, acoustic-oriented approach. Receiving a cclaim for her musical talent\, lyrical depth\, and unique style\, Marika has been recognized through interviews\, reviews\, and profiles in publica tions like The Independent\, The Guardian\, Pitchfork\, Dazed\, The New Yo rk Times\, KEXP and Stereogum.\nART SCHOOL GIRLFRIENDHailing from Wrexham\ , North Wales and currently residing in East London\, Polly Mackey has bee n making music as Art School Girlfriend since her debut EP in 2017. Combin ing organic instrumental textures with blue-hour tinged electronics\, the producer/multi-instrumentalist has released two acclaimed albums. With 202 1’s Is It Light Where You Are\, Mackey captured a long-term breakup in v ast sonic landscapes\, skittering beats and diaristic lyrics. She followed this with 2023’s Soft Landing – a gauzy\, liminal take on finding joy and contentment\, described by Pitchfork as an “intimate and adventurou s second album… guitars are processed to sound like synths\, synths func tion like lead guitars\, and drums flip between electronic and acoustic” . Mackey spent the last year touring and building her own studio\, which h as become a creative hub for both her own music making and working with ot her artists and bands\; her third and upcoming record will be a product of her new space\, with fresh music expected in Autumn 2024.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Dare DTSTART:20240913T010000Z DTEND:20240913T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010004Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nTHE DARE\nThe Dare is the solo project of vocalist\, so ngwriter and producer Harrison Patrick Smith. After bursting onto the scen e with the ubiquitous “Girls [youtube.com] [youtube.com]\,” his much lauded The Sex EP [thedare.lnk.to] [thedare.lnk.to]drew widespread pra ise from critics and fellow artists alike. His explosive live shows have s old out across North America and Europe\, and his legendary DJ sets\, hone d at his signature downtown Manhattan party Freakquencies\, have soundtrac ked parties for Gucci\, Celine and many more. He has shared stages and col laborated with Charli xcx\, Yves Tumor\, Water From Your Eyes and a host o f others.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sour Widows & Youbet DTSTART:20240914T010000Z DTEND:20240914T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010005Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nSOUR WIDOWSMaia Sinaiko and Susanna Thomson like to jok e that they are delusional about Sour Widows\, the Bay Area band they star ted seven years ago that is just now releasing its entrancing and powerful debut LP\, ‘Revival of a Friend’. In those seven years\, Sinaiko and Thomson each endured losses and hardships that at times required putting b igger plans on hold\; looking back\, they can only laugh at these hurdles and wonder if they should have taken them as signs—to stop\, to start ov er\, to succumb to the hardship.\nYOUBETNick Llobet (they/them) was ready to throw in the towel. Llobet\, who grew up in South Florida\, learned to play guitar at a very young age\, dabbling in everything from classical\, blues\, classic rock\, and flamenco. They’d spent much of their early 20 s searching for their voice as an artist and as an individual\, as well as for a musical community. Llobet would eventually move to Brooklyn\, but a fter three years of looking for a hopeful artistic breakthrough\, they spe nt much of their time in seclusion\, consumed by social anxiety and impost er syndrome—and they were considering abandoning songwriting completely.  One day\, while commuting through Penn Station and en route to their par tner’s family home in Virginia (that would also lead to the crucial purc hase of a secondhand Tascam cassette recorder)\, they noticed Patti Smith sitting alone\, waiting for a train. The typically shy Llobet decided to a pproach the icon\, who was\, in turn\, delighted to see that Llobet was ca rrying a guitar. At the end of their interaction\, Smith offered some part ing wisdom: “She wished me luck and said\, ‘Practice hard\, Nick.’ ”\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The dB’s DTSTART:20240915T010000Z DTEND:20240915T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010006Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nTHE DB’S\nThe dB’s are singer/songwriters Peter Hol sapple and Chris Stamey along with Gene Holder on bass and Will Rigby on d rums. The foursome grew up in Winston-Salem\, NC\, and helped define what would become the rich North Carolina indie-rock scene but emigrated to New York in the late 1970s and formed the band\, frequently appearing at CBGB \, Maxwell’s and other influential venues. The band’s early history is well documented on Propeller Sound Recordings’ celebrated 2021 release I Thought You Wanted To Know 1978-1981.\nTHE MAYFLIES USA\nThe Mayflies US A were formed in 1996\, by Matt McMichaels\, Matt Long\, Adam Price\, and David Liesegang\, in the afterglow of the Chapel Hill indie rock scene tha t introduced bands like the Archers of Loaf and Polvo to the world. Brough t together by a mutual love of bands like the Beatles\, The Replacements\, Teenage Fanclub\, and Guided By Voices\, the band’s unspoken brief from the start was to write\, record\, and perform a style of melodic rock tha t was deeply unfashionable in that atonal post-punk moment\, but that has aged well through the years.The Mayflies’ debut Summertown\, engineered and recorded by Chris Stamey of the dB’s\, is considered a modern pop ro ck classic by power pop fans\, and its two follow-ups\, The Pity List and Walking in a Straight Line\, are also well-regarded. Now\, in 2024\, after a 20-year hiatus\, the Mayflies USA have returned with their best album y et\, Kickless Kids. To mark this recording and its upcoming 2025 release\, the Mayflies are supporting the dBs on their fall tour. Fans of tuneful r ock music will rejoice—the band sounds as timeless and unbound by trends as the day they started.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Native Harrow (Album Release) DTSTART:20240916T000000Z DTEND:20240916T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010006Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – Doors8 PM – Show\nWXPN WelcomesNATIVE HARROW\nPhilly-based Native Harr ow have remained largely independent – musically\, professionally\, and aesthetically\, since their beginning\, meticulously crafting and perfect ing a sound that is melded together from pieces of folk\, soul\, and rock n’ roll. On 13th September\, they will release their new album Divided Kind. This album is the lifetime’s work of two scholars of music whose i ndividual backgrounds in the arts have forged a strict artistic discipline that exists in sharp contrast to the more traditionally laissez-faire wor ld of rock and popular music. Over a catalog of six albums\, Native Harro w have produced a discography of “rich\, engrossing records” and “in stant classics” while single-mindedly following their own artistic code\ , acquiescing only to the exigence of the song: each song its own world wi th its own rules. Their original perspective and extraordinary songwritin g\, combined with a completely individual approach to crafting albums and steering their career\, has garnered them coverage at Uncut\, Mojo\, The Guardian\, Rolling Stone\, The Line of Best Fit\, Paste\, American Songwri ter\, The Bluegrass Situation\, Holler\, Rough Trade\, Telegraph\, The Eve ning Standard\, The Times\, Shindig\, The Sun\, and many more. They’ve shared stages with the Eagles\, Robert Plant & Alison Kraus\, Beth Hart\ , Sierra Ferrell\, The Heavy Heavy\, Courtney Marie Andrews\, The Cactus Blossoms\, Great Lake Swimmers\, Esme Patterson\, and more.\nWhereas Nativ e Harrow’s previous records have grown increasingly more expansive\, bot h stylistically and in terms of the musical forces applied\, Divided Kind counters this categorical unfurling with a lateral move towards the ground \, with both feet firmly planted\, in a folk-soul-rock sound that still ex plores their love of RnB\, jazz\, country\, and farther-flung inspirations while simultaneously digging in\, with more authority\, to the musical wo rld they have constructed. Or maybe they’re still searching\, and Divide d Kind is what’s next. Their refusal to be put in a box\, and their rele ntless insistence on catering to the demands of each individual song sugge sts the latter is likely the truth at hand.\n \n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Great Good Fine Ok DTSTART:20240919T000000Z DTEND:20240919T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010007Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nGREAT GOOD FINE OK\nVIP Package● Early entry to venue w/exclusive 2 song acoustic set pre-show● Signed poster● One of a kin d artwork made by Jon● Special tote bag● Other surprise items\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Chanel Beads DTSTART:20240920T010000Z DTEND:20240920T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010008Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nCHANEL BEADSChanel Beads — the project of New York-ba sed musician Shane Lavers — announces his debut album\, Your Day Will Co me (out 4/19 on Jagjaguwar)\, and shares the lead single/video\, “Idea J une.” Your Day Will Come marks Lavers’ arrival as a new force in exper imental music. Throughout the album\, Lavers captures the many contradicti ons of modern existence and the strange infiniteness of the digital world. Though he incorporates the scrappy sonics of post-punk\, the gripping sen timentality of pop tunes\, and the spectral artifice of electronic music\, he blurs lines through unconventional song structures that build into tra nscendental climaxes. As he intentionally prints his songs down to embed f ried artifacts and ghostly remains\, the resulting songs have a time-colla psing quality\, both transitory and timeless.\nFERNETTEFernette’s music blends jazz\, ambient\, electronic and industrial influences into experime ntal pop. Led by Danyelle Taylor\, the band’s sound is both ethereal and grounded. With keyboardist Eli Dubois and electronic support from Rashid Ahmed\, Fernette debuted in the Philly DIY scene in 2023. Fernette captiva tes audiences with a unique visual and sonic palette. Her songs are phanto m standards delivered with warm dissonance and uncanny clarity. Her debut single “Springtime” is available for streaming.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dougie Poole DTSTART:20240921T010000Z DTEND:20240921T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010010Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nDOUGIE POOLEDougie Poole is a musician and songwriter l iving in Los Angeles. Coming of age in Providence\, Rhode Island’s DIY s cene in the early 2010’s\, he dabbled in heavier and more experimental m usic before maturing into a country auteur.On The Rainbow Wheel of Death\, Poole’s 3rd release via Wharf Cat Records\, he breathes new life into c ountry music\, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work — d rum machines\, acoustic guitars\, synthesizers\, and his deep-set voice — while pushing toward something warm\, organic\, and prismatic.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cassandra Jenkins DTSTART:20240922T010000Z DTEND:20240922T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010011Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nCASSANDRA JENKINSLike the night sky itself\, the world of My Light\, My Destroyer is always expanding. Cassandra Jenkins’ third full-length cracks open the promise of reaching the edge of the new\, wit h a wider sonic palette than ever before — encompassing guitar-driven in die rock\, new age\, sophistipop\, and jazz. At the center of it all is Je nkins’ curiosity towards the quarks and quasars that make up her univers e\, as she blends field recordings with poetic lyricism that is at turns a llusive\, humorous\, devastating and confessional — an alchemical gestur e that further deepens the richness of My Light\, My Destroyer’s 13 song s.Jenkins suffuses My Light\, My Destroyer with an easy confidence\, which betrays the simple truth that the road here was not without difficulty. R eferring to the 2021 breakout An Overview on Phenomenal Nature as her “i ntended swan song\,” she explains that she was prepared to hang it up wh en it came to touring and releasing her own music. “I was channeling wha t I knew in that moment — feeling lost\,” Jenkins recalls. “When tha t record came out\, and people started to respond to what I had written\, my plans to quit were foiled in the most unexpected\, heartening\, and gen erous way. Ready or not\, it reinvigorated me.”Immediately upon finishin g two years of touring An Overview\, Jenkins approached recording a follow -up\, only to find that capturing the creative spark while “running on f umes” was tough. “I was coming from a place of burn out and depletion\ , and in the months following the session\, I struggled to accept that I d idn’t like the record I had just made. It felt uninspired\,” she confe sses\, “so I started over.” With her closest musical co-conspirators r eassembled\, and producer\, engineer\, and mixer Andrew Lappin (L’Rain\, Slauson Malone 1) behind the board\, Jenkins set the prior sessions aside and began constructing My Light\, My Destroyer from its ashes: “When we listened back in the control room that first day\, I could see a space on my record shelf start to open up\, because the songs were finding their h ome in real time. That spark informed the blueprint for the rest of the al bum\, and its completion was propelled by a newfound momentum.”\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mystic 100s DTSTART:20240924T000000Z DTEND:20240924T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010012Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry *\n7PM – D oors\n8PM – Show\n \nMYSTIC 100s\nMystic 100s\, formerly known as MILK MUSIC are an underground psychedelic rock group from Washington State. The band first gained worldwide notoriety with their self-released debut “B eyond Living” in 2010\, and since then have enjoyed critical acclaim and a steady cult following\, despite being notoriously hard to find informat ion about\, and seldom seen performing live since 2013. They will be perfo rming as a quartet featuring Alex Coxen (guitar vocals)\, Charles Waring ( bass)\, Abby Dahlquist (guitar\,vocals)\, & Joe Rutter (percussion).\n \n NIGHT RIDER IN THE SKY\nDrew Davis\n \nEMILY ROBB\nEmily Robb is a Philad elphia-based musician known for her free-form electric guitar..Her live sh ow is a ride – a sermon in the House of Guitar – with brief evocations of The Velvet Underground\, Henry Flynt\, and Tetuzi Akiyama’s Don’t  Forget To Boogie.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Marnie Stern DTSTART:20240926T000000Z DTEND:20240926T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010013Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nMARNIE STERN\nIt’s been a decade since we last heard from Marnie Stern\, but when her guitar bursts in like a shower of stardus t on The Comeback Kid\, the follow-up to 2013’s The Chronicles of Marnia \, it’s like no time has passed.But this is no nostalgia trip. The Comeb ack Kid is a statement of intent. “I can’t keep on moving backwards\, ” Stern repeats on anthemic opening track “Plain Speak\,” her finger s furiously tapping the fretboard as the song joyfully zips forward like a rocket hitting warp speed. Stern continually pushes herself outside of he r comfort zone throughout The Comeback Kid\, including not leaning on the tapping technique that launched a thousand Eddie Van Halen comparisons. “Til It’s Over” is as straight-ahead an “alternative rock” song as Stern has ever made and there’s a cover of Ennio Morricone’s “Il Girotondo Della Note.”“It was so great to be able to start being mysel f again and when I would think\, ‘Oh\, is that too\, too weird?’ I’d remember I’m allowed to do whatever I want! This is mine. It’s me\, ” says Stern of writing songs for The Comeback Kid. “I’m trying to g o against the grain of this bullshit that when you get older\, you lose yo ur sense of taste. I want to empower people to not be so homogenous and go against the grain a little bit.”Taking joy in your individuality is the message of The Comeback Kid\, as is the realization that making music whi ch truly reflects who you are in all your brightness and your weirdness is quite possibly the key to happiness. “This record is about reassuring y ourself that happiness is not about what kind of things you have or how ma ny things you have or what you don’t have—it’s about all the good th ings you do\,” says Stern.\nGOLD DIME\nGold Dime is an unapologetic art rock band & the brainchild of Andrya Ambro\, best known as half the duo Ta lk Normal. Her songs are not for the faint of heart. 2017 brought the rele ase of their debut full-length Nerves which Bandcamp described as “a gut sy\, dense\, fascinating work.” Their more surreal 2nd LP My House was r eleased in 2019\, both on Fire Talk. Gold Dime released their third album No More Blue Skies this past October on No Gold – a new imprint from Ang us Andrew from Liars. The Wire Magazine dubbed the record as “one of the most vibrant\, purposeful rock records of the year.” Since 2015 they ha ve toured the US and opened for the likes of U.S. Girls\, EMA\, Liars\, Ra iner Maria\, The Blow\, Bush Tetras\, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cass McCombs DTSTART:20240927T010000Z DTEND:20240927T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010014Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nCASS MCCOMBS\nOver the past decade\, Cass McCombs has e stablished himself as one of our premier songwriters. It’s a career that has twisted and turned\, from style to subject\, both between records and within them. Diverse\, cryptic\, vital and refreshingly rebellious — ju st when you think you have him pinned down\, you find you’re on the wron g track.\nADVANCE BASE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Cactus Blossoms DTSTART:20240928T010000Z DTEND:20240928T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010016Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nTHE CACTUS BLOSSOMS“Hey baby\, do you wanna take a tr ip with me? / I’ve got a feeling there might be a silver lining all arou nd.” So begins One Day\, the captivating new album from critically accla imed Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic\, the record explores the tension between optimism and d espair that’s defined much of the past few years of American life\, exam ining the power (or naïveté\, depending on your perspective) of positive thinking in the face of chaos and uncertainty. The songs here are tender and timeless\, with straightforward arrangements centered around brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s airtight harmonies\, and the performances are warm and intimate to match\, delivered with a soulful\, ’70s-inspire d palette of playful Wurlitzer\, breezy guitars\, and muscular percussion. The Cactus Blossoms broke out nationally in 2016 with their JD McPherson-p roduced debut\, You’re Dreaming. Dates with Kacey Musgraves\, Jenny Lewi s\, and Lucius followed\, as did raves from the New York Times and NPR\, w ho praised “the brothers’ extraordinary singing.” The band was furth er catapulted into the spotlight in 2018\, when David Lynch tapped them to perform in the return of Twin Peaks\, and continued to build on their suc cess with their 2019 sophomore LP\, Easy Way\, which led Rolling Stone to laud the duo’s “rock-solid\, freak of genetics harmonies.”\nERIN RAE Three years after the release of her critically acclaimed debut\, Putting On Airs\, Nashville-raised singer-songwriter Erin Rae shares an intimate\, honest\, and playful version of herself through her sophomore album Light en Up. Produced by Jonathan Wilson\, and recorded in the musically hallowe d grounds of California’s Topanga Canyon\, the album represents a sonic and inner shift for Rae. In it\, she embraces more of her influences\, lik e baroque-pop\, cosmic country\, and indie-folk songs while mirroring a mo re compassionate self-view she calls “accepting my humanness”.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fruition: How To Make Mistakes Tour DTSTART:20240929T010000Z DTEND:20240929T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010017Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nFRUITION: HOW TO MAKE MISTAKES TOUR\nThree songwriters. Five bandmates. More than 15 years together\, building a grassroots audie nce with a combination of stacked vocal harmonies and collaborative\, song -driven Americana. Fruition is proof that there’s strength in numbers.  How To Make Mistakes\, the band’s first studio album in four years\, sho wcases a reinvigorated group at the peak of its powers. This is American r oots music at its broadest and boldest — a melting pot of rock\, soul\, folk\, and pop. What began as a busking string band has evolved into somet hing more eclectic\, rooted not only in the unique delivery of three diffe rent singers\, but also the cohesion of five friends who prefer their musi c to be homegrown and honest… mistakes and all. \nJOELTON MAYFIELD\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Red Pears DTSTART:20241002T000000Z DTEND:20241002T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010018Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nTHE RED PEARSHailing from El Monte\, a sleepy suburban town just east of Los Angeles\, Henry Vargas (vocals/guitar)\, and Jose Co rona (drums)\, draw their sound from the spectrum between the early 2000s New York indie rock and grunge scene to the cumbia and corridos that sound tracked their childhoods. After cycling through an assortment of lineups\, mutual friend and bassist Patrick Juarez (bass) expanded their operation. Now a solid three-piece band\, the emerging alt-rockers have come a long way from meeting at a local Battle of the Bands\, practicing in their gara ges\, and naming themselves after their favorite color and a pun on the wo rd “pair”— a subtle nod to sonic inspirations The White Stripes and The Black Keys.\nULTRA QOne of the most fascinating things a music lover c an do is witness the growth of a young artist. It starts as an inkling or a glimmer of natural talent and expands into something vast and formidable .Jakob Armstrong — youngest son of Green Day frontman Billie Joe — beg an playing guitar at seven years old and honed his craft privately until a bout sixteen\, then playing in bands in and around Oakland after meeting f riends with like-minded tastes in music. Soon enough\, with the memories o f Ultraman action figures fighting in his head\, he and a group of friends he cultivated from those years playing around and pouring over records\, formed Ultra Q. Its name is inspired by an Ultraman prequel series\; a dee p cut for import action series lovers.\nTHE HIGH CURBSThe High Curbs are a staple of the Southern California music scene. The band was formed by Ed Moreno and Aaron Korbe in 2013 as young teens in the suburban landscape kn own as the Inland Empire. They were joined by Alberto Alvarenga when the b and began to tour in 2016\, he’s remained a pillar to the group ever sin ce. In recent years\, the band welcomed Kenny Huerta on bass and Taylor He cocks of King Shelter on second guitar. The band has put out a massive col lection of music throughout the last decade\, releasing 3 records\, a seri es of singles\, and EPs.The High Curbs have gathered notoriety over song ” Want” thanks to Thrasher’s “King of the road”.The band is curr ently working on a new record set to release sometime in 2024.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Stop Light Observations DTSTART:20241003T000000Z DTEND:20241003T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010019Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nSTOP LIGHT OBSERVATIONSStop Light Observations is a dna mic five-piece hailing from Charleston\, South Carolina. Their sound is a unique blend of rock\, pop\, and indie\, infused with electronic beats and soulful vocals. From songs like 32oung ́ to 3Trajic Majic\, ́ their mus ic is a true reflection of their unique personalities\, and their live sho ws are a testament to their authenticit and raw talent.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ULTRA SUNN DTSTART:20241004T010000Z DTEND:20241004T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010020Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nULTRA SUNN (Brussels)ULTRA SUNN is a contemporary EBM/C oldwave/New Beat band from Brussels\, Belgium\, formed in late 2019 by fro ntman and multi-instrumentalist Sam Huge and keyboardist/producer Gaelle S ouflet. In 2023\, they were joined on stage by keyboardist and percussioni st Alexis Andrigo.ULTRA SUNN expresses a desire for modernity through its themes\, fresh approach to sounds\, and collaborations (Kontravoid\, Kris Baha\, Curses\, Sarin) while being the heirs of the famous Sound Of Belgiu m and classical EBM. ULTRA SUNN regularly played alongside Front 242\, Nit zer Ebb\, DAF\, or A Split Second.In 2020 with the release of their hit “Keep Your Eyes Peeled\,” the duo gained widespread recognition\, perf orming concerts all around the world\, from Brussels to Los Angeles\, Las Vegas\, Calgary\, Sao Paulo\, Mexico\, Bogota\, Berlin\, London\, and many more.The band has already released 3 EPs called ‘Night is Mine’\, ‘ Body Electric’ and ‘Kill Your Idols’\, all borrowing from their acti vities in classical arts and fashion shows\, their New Beat and EBM inspir ations\, and their desire to create dancing and luminous hymns about self- improvement\, gender equality\, fight against anxiety. Always with an incl usive\, powerful\, and positive spirit.In 2023\, ULTRA SUNN signed a world wide\, multi-album deal with Canadian-based label Artoffact Records and th en embarked on a tour in Latin America\, (Mexico\, Medellin\, Bogota\, Lim a\, Santiago\, and Sao Paulo).The duo announces their first full LP for Ap ril 2024 as well as two USA tours for Spring and Fall 2024. The first tou r will include the Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas then Los Angeles\, the band will also play up the West Coast to end in Vancouver\, Canada. T he second tour will start from New York\, go down the east coast to Florid a then pass through Louisiana\, Texas\, and Tennessee among other places\, and end in Chicago.\nNIGHT SINS (Philly)Night Sins (Kyle Kimball formally the drummer of Philly staples of NOTHING) is aural proof this side of the Atlantic that life does not walk so dark all over Europe alone. Emerging sometime around 2010 under the oppressive skies of Philadelphia\, these ov ercast malcontents are fitly connected to a city engrossed in shadow-soake d vices and dilapidated architecture. Not to imply that there isn’t a co mforting sort of gloominess in this musical malaise\, as Night Sins frolic down the musical path originally cut by The Sisters of Mercy and Clan of Xymox with enough hints of The Mission and extensions into 80’s darkwave to produce memorable songwriting that stands on it’s own. Bass and drum s punch through the mist thick as thieves\, guitar lines circle like falco ns overhead\, minimal synths street clean some of the residual dirt\, and singer-songwriter Kyle Kimball’s vocals confidently press into the intim ate fog. There is a brilliant light in the midst of dimness\, and Night Si ns is carrying the torch.\nVOIX IN THE DARK (Philly)Minimal electronic mus ic project conjuring inspiration from electroclash\, EBM\, and hip-hop.\nD J BABY BERLIN (Philly)Philly DJ/Streamer/Booker – Baby Berlin is the pur veyor of all things alternative and is known for her monthly parties A Bla ck Celebration and SYNTHETIC. She will kick off the show with a set and is the host of this show.linktr.ee/djbabyberlin\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Black Celebration – Depeche Mode Heavy Dance Party DTSTART:20241005T010000Z DTEND:20241005T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010021Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n9PM Doors\ nA BLACK CELEBRATION – PHILLY’S FAVORITE DEPECHE MODE DANCE PARTY!\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDJ Baby Berlin + Special Guest: Male Tears (SoCal 100% AUTHENTIC SYNTH-POP)\n \n“A mere year after the release of their broodi ng and intense album Krypt\, the LA-based ensemble Male Tears has made a r emarkable return with a completely new sound. Now a quartet\, with vocalis t James Edward leading the charge\, they’ve shifted from being more than just a dark wave act to integrating the dance-driven pulse of 80s synth-p op Italo disco.” – POST-PUNK.COM\nBlack Celebration is the fifth stud io 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\, miso gyny\, transphobia\, racism\, xenophobia\, physical violence or hate of an y kind will not be tolerated.\nExpect to hear:TONS OF DEPECHE MODENEW WAVE DARK WAVEPOST-PUNKDEATH ROCKEARLY INDUSTRIALWAX TRAXGOTH CLUB HITSFACTORY RECORDS\nDepeche Mode\, New Order\, Ministry\, Sisters Of Mercy\, Bauhaus\ , Front 242\, Cabaret Voltaire\, Siouxsie and the Banshees\, The Cure\, Th e Cult\, Xmal Deutschland\, Pet Shop Boys\, Tears for Fears\, Erasure. INX S\, 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\, Visage\, Lords Of The New Church\, Lebanon Hanover\, Front Line Assembly\, and more!\n#abcphilly #ablackcelebration #ablackcelebrati onphilly #darkwavephilly #goth #gothnight #gothphilly #newwave #darkwave # depechemode #postpunk #synthpop #tradgoth\nLet’s have a black celebratio n…9PM Doors / $8-$12 / 21+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Merce Lemon DTSTART:20241007T000000Z DTEND:20241007T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010023Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\n \nMERCE LEMON\nWhen asked how the city of Pittsburhg has inspired her creative practice\, she responds with a characteristic jo ke wrapped in an earthen warmth – “There are big hills\, three rivers\ , and more bridges than anywhere in the whole world.” Growing up in a fa mily of art and music in a city with a small\, but vigorously supportive s cene\, Merce has been going to shows here her whole life\, even playing th em with the “grown up” friends of her parents – as recently as a few years ago\, her band was comprised of her own father and his peers in the Pittsburgh music community.Merce took a step back in 2020\, after releasi ng her last album Moonth\, to reassess during an era of anxiety and lockdo wn – even the reliably nourishing exercise of releasing and playing musi c felt precarious. “I was grappling with what kind of relationship I wan ted with music in my life. It was just something I’d always done\, and I didn’t want to lose the magic of that – but I was just having less fu n.” In this time of restless confusion\, she turned her gaze inwardly\, down to the roots – figuratively and literally.“I got dirty and slept outside most of the summer. I learned a lot about plants and farming\, jus t writing for myself\, and in that time I just slowly accumulated songs. ” A never-ending creative hunger\, supported by the community framework she’d always been able to depend on\, had been newly fertilized by the w ide-eyed inspiration that came from plunging her hands into both the earth ’s soil and her own. Rooting around for an answer\, finding and turning in her palms what had been buried there all along – from this rediscover y\, imbued with the vitality of earth’s green magic\, Watch Me Drive The m Dogs Wild sprouted forth.\n \nGREG FREEMAN\n“Greg Freeman deals in bi blical deluges\, apocalyptic fever dreams\, Floridian miscreants\, and gre en mountain malaise. On his excellent debut LP “I Looked Out\,” Gregs ’s voice takes center stage\, creaking\, crooning\, and cutting through clouds of static. The songs are linked together by a palpable urgency\, wh ether it is the punch-in-the-face\, careening momentum of “Tower\,” th e country-gazing guitar squall of “Souvenir Heart\,” or the singalong finale of “Palms.” Careful arrangements and production choices bring o ut the best of the 7-piece band that ornament the album with pedal steel\, horns\, eerie strings\, and tape warbles. Greg’s strong narrative songw riting is equally effective chronicling the demise of a 1920s ocean liner as it is documenting his own interpersonal uncertainties. The sounds on th e record conjure up the feeling of driving around Chittenden County in the middle of winter\, high beams on\, slush on the floor mats. It’s hard f or me to imagine a more promising debut record\, and I can’t wait to see where this band goes next.” – Garrett Linck\n \nMARY ST MARY\nPhilad elphia\, PA\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:French Cassettes DTSTART:20241008T000000Z DTEND:20241008T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010024Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nFRENCH CASSETTES\nFrench Cassettes music is filled with winding melodies that pop up unexpectedly but grab hold and don’t let g o… and may leave you asking “who needs hands with hooks like these?” The harmony-driven power-pop quartet’s new LP\, Rolodex (Sophomore LP re leased on Tender Loving Empire)\, was conceived beneath a stairwell in the band’s adopted hometown of San Francisco\, where frontman Scott Huerta spent months staying up until 4 am\, obsessing over elaborate demos that w ould eventually become his band’s sophomore album. “I adopted the ment ality\, which was probably unhealthy\, that every song I wrote needed to b e my favorite song\,” he remembers. “I lost my mind so many times in t he middle of the night.” The album was self-recorded by lead guitarist Mackenzie Bunch in just about every corner of the Bay Area\, and the songs that were eventually stitched together are hook-filled and rooted in pop. But they’re also layered and intricate recordings: complex vocal harmon ies and counter-harmonies\, Rob Mills’ inventive percussion\, Thomas’ (Scott’s brother) honey-coated basslines\, and every shade of clean and fuzzy guitars stacked up like an orchestra. These uncommonly majestic\, es oteric pop forms serve as the perfect delivery service for Huerta’s play ful and verbose lyrics\, which are often presented as semi-autobiographica l puzzles.Taken together\, the eight tracks and 24 minutes that make up Ro lodex are an epic statement of purpose in a decidedly taut package. One th at brought a band back together\, more mature and more ambitious than ever .\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:La Luz DTSTART:20241009T000000Z DTEND:20241009T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010025Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nLA LUZ\n“I was in a dream\, but now I can see that ch ange is the only law.”With a credo adapted from science fiction author O ctavia E. Butler\, an album title from a collection of metaphysical poetry \, and an expansion in consciousness brought on by personal crisis\, guita rist and songwriter Shana Cleveland learns to embrace a changing world wit h unconditional love on News of the Universe\, the new full-length from Ca lifornia rock band La Luz.News of the Universe is a record born of calamit y\, a work of dark\, beautiful psychedelia reflecting Cleveland’s experi ence of having her world blown apart by a breast cancer diagnosis just two years after the birth of her son. It’s also a portrait of a band in flu x\, marking the first appearance for drummer Audrey Johnson and the final ones from longtime members bassist Lena Simon and keyboardist Alice Sandah l\, whose contributions add a bittersweet edge to a record that is both el egy for an old world and cosmic road map to a strange new one.But is there any band in the world more suited to capturing the chaos of change in all its messy beauty than La Luz? Formed by Cleveland in 2012\, La Luz is bel oved for their ability to balance bedlam and bliss\, each new record anoth er fine-tuning of the band’s mix of swaggering riffs with angelic vocals borrowed from doo-wop and folk\; a band so reliably great that it makes t he huge step forward in confidence and sheer musicality that is News of th e Universe all the more formidable. Cleveland\, also a writer and painter\ , has developed into a truly original songwriter with her own canon of hau nted psychedelia that\, in recent years\, has drawn upon the changing land scape around her rural California home for inspiration\, notably on last y ear’s critically acclaimed solo release\, Manzanita\, a magical realist documentation of her pregnancy and early motherhood that appeared on many year-end lists.Yet if Cleveland has spent years writing songs about ghosts \, what lurks in the shadows of News of the Universe is nothing less than death itself. “There are moments on this album that sound to me like the last frantic confession before an asteroid destroys the earth\,” says C leveland.\nMIA JOY\nMia Joy has had music in her bones her entire life. Ra ised in a spiritual home to Musician and Poet parents\, Mia has been singi ng since she was a baby and joined the Chicago Children’s Choir at a you ng age. Mia’s brand of ethereal pop is equally indebted to 90s R&B Icons such as Sade to the ethereal ambient compositions of Grouper. “I bought my loop pedal because it’s the same loop pedal that Liz Harris of Group er had. I just spent my college check on it.” Spirit Tamer\, Mia’s deb ut record out on Fire Talk on April 30th 2021\, draws influences from both : emotive synth pop (“Haha”\, “See Us”) and yearning meditative in terludes that trace the peripheral edges between tracks. The album title c omes from a poem Joy wrote long ago (“writing was my first love”)\, an d the melding of her creative upbringing interweaves a sonic history that unfolds as Joy herself attempts to piece together the fractured pieces tha t shape growing up and growing into your own skin.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Little Wings DTSTART:20241010T000000Z DTEND:20241010T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010026Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nLITTLE WINGSKyle Field is a visual artist and the songw riter behind the 25-years-running group Little Wings. Over the course of m ore than a dozen albums\, he has written a classic cannon of songs that co ntinues to gain listenership to this day. Working without the help of powe rful record companies\, the songs have earned their place viscerally\, per son by person\, creating a cherished and loyal following around the world. Little Wings continues to release records at an incredible clip and shows no signs of slowing\, the songs keep growing. His latest and greatest Hig h on the Glade was recorded with legendary producer Kramer. It’s due out June 7th on Perpetual Doom. October’s Yankee Charms IV is Little Wings ’ fourth tour with the New England rhythm section of bassist Nat Baldwin and drummer Peter McLaughlin.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Hypos DTSTART:20241011T010000Z DTEND:20241011T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010027Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nTHE HYPOSThe Hypos are an Asheville\, NC band built aro und the collaboration of veteran songwriters Greg Cartwright(reigning soun d) and Scott McMicken(Dr Dog). Their eponymous debut album is a playful bl end of sounds and styles that is wonderfully hard to categorize but easy t o enjoy. Joined by Evan Martin on drums\, Kevin Williams on bass and Krist a Wroten on violin\, the Hypos world is a lush landscape of bouncing rhyth ms and Earthy acoustics. Scott’s unmistakable voice\, briming with curio sity and wonder\, makes the perfect traveling companion to Greg’s road w orn croon as they investigate all the sonic possibilities on their 10 song LP. Also\, they like Frogs. A lot. What else do you need to know? Oh yeah \, this fine album was lovingly mixed by Matt Ross-Spang.\nSLOPPY HEADS\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Bevis Frond DTSTART:20241012T010000Z DTEND:20241012T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010028Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nTHE BEVIS FROND\nIf there is any artist who could be co nsidered as having followed a tangential path from Hendrix to Big Star to Spacemen 3\, that would be The Bevis Frond… and that’s not hyperbole\, the evidence is to be found in countless albums over 30 years of thrillin g musical innovation that few have matched. Filtered through The Groundhog s\, The Who\, Neil Young\, Captain Beefheart and Kevin Ayers\, this is an iconoclastic collision of distinctly British psychedelia\, space-rock\, gr unge\, slow-burning soulful laments\, even grizzled folk and more than occ asional moments of sublime pop genius. Yet\, he remains the best kept secr et in Rock ‘n’ Roll – isn’t it about time you discovered one of En gland’s finest songwriters and insightful lyricists. The Bevis Frond is guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire Nick Saloman who’s prolific outp ut has seen him hailed as “a Hendrix devotee ever bit as tough and conte mporary as the serrated guitar chorales of Sonic Youth and Pixies” by Ro lling Stone’s David Fricke and become a cult figure in his own right.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jake Xerxes Fussell DTSTART:20241013T010000Z DTEND:20241013T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010029Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nJAKE XERXES FUSSELL\nReared in Georgia and now settled in North Carolina\, Jake Xerxes Fussell has established himself as a devot ed listener and contemplative interpreter of a vast array of so-called fol k songs\, lovingly sourced from a personal store of favorites. On his late st album\, When I’m Called—his first LP for Fat Possum\, and his first as a parent—Fussell returns to a well of music that holds lifelong sent imental meaning\, loosely contemplating the passage of time and the proces sion of life’s unexpected offerings.  The album was produced by James E lkington and mixed by Tucker Martine. In addition to Elkington\, it featur es the playing of Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station)\, Joe Westerlund (Bon Iver\, Califone)\, and others. Blake Mills contributes guitars on several tracks. Joan Shelley and Robin Holcomb provide backing vocals.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Davila 666 DTSTART:20241014T000000Z DTEND:20241014T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010030Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nDAVILA 666\nDávila 666 bum rushed the underground rock n’ roll scene in 2008 with their self titled debut album\, released on In the red records. For the next 4 years the gang vocal gutter pop group f rom Puerto Rico recorded and toured extensively. Releasing albums\, eps & singles on ITR\, Hozac\, Rob’s House\, Douchemaster\, Third man records among others\, while gaining notoriety for their high energy live shows\, making audiences around the world lose their cool in wild and uncontrollab le dance frenzies. Described as “Punk by way of Motown hits”\, “Worl d’s greatest party band” or “Menudo on drugs”\, the band went off the radar in 2012. After an 11 year hiatus\, D666 released their new ep ca lled “Secretos” in November 2023 on Brazilian trash rock imprint Mandi nga records in collaboration with their own label Frito records. Steering away from the lo fi recordings of the past to create just as catchy\, loud \, rhythm driven boppers\, drenched in layers of dark psychedelic goop. Wi thout a doubt D666 are with us & ready to infect rock n’ roll once again .\nLAS NUBES\nSince 2017\, Miami\, FL-based Las Nubes has played their und eniably catchy\, multilingual alternative/dream pop/shoegaze all over the damn place – bars\, basements\, festivals\, storefronts… The current q uartet of Ale Campos (guitar/vocals)\, Emile Milgrim (drums)\, Alumine Sot o (guitar)\, and Cuci Amador (bass/vocals) forge a relentless energy found ed on their collective DIY roots throughout South Florida and Latin Americ a. Throughout multiple lineups\, releases\, tours\, and even a name change \, they’ve only just begun scratching the surface.\nLADRONES\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Genevieve Stokes DTSTART:20241016T000000Z DTEND:20241016T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010031Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nGENEVIEVE STOKES\nLILY KERSHAW\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Brooke Candy DTSTART:20241018T010000Z DTEND:20241018T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010032Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nBROOKE CANDY\nAn undisputed icon of the underground mus ic\, fashion\, and queer art scenes\, Brooke Candy is a sex-positive pop i dol whose wide-ranging creative output revels in defiant glamour\, embodyi ng both speculative futures and über-romantic nostalgia. Born and raised in Los Angeles\, Candy first gained notoriety from her work on Grimes’ 2 012 music video “Genesis\,” followed quickly by high-profile collabora tions with such fellow iconoclasts as Charli XCX\, Sia\, Diplo\, Lizzo\, P ussy Riot\, Sophie\, Mykki Blanco\, and countless more.\n$75 – Ticket + VIP/M&G + SIGNED poster\n$75 – Ticket + Soundcheck/Fan Q&A \n$125 – T icket + VIP/M&G + Soundcheck/Fan Q&A + SIGNED poster & tote bag\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Greg Mendez & Allegra Krieger DTSTART:20241019T010000Z DTEND:20241019T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010033Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nGREG MENDEZ\nGreg Mendez is a Philadelphia songwriter w hose releases have garnered acclaim for their quiet\, lo-fi urgency. His n ew self-titled full length album is out now.\nALLEGRA KRIEGER\n“On the g round level of an apartment building in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, multiple lithium batteries combusted in an e-bike shop. It was just after midnight when songwriter Allegra Krieger awoke to a banging on her door. She made it out\, fleeing down eight flights of stairs and a “wall of grey smoke\ ,” which she recalls in her song\, “One or the Other.” Throughout th e song\, Krieger cradles gratitude and conjures a universe in which she re sponded differently to the fire. Ultimately\, she leaves us with two quest ions: “What do we know about living? What do we know about dying?”It w as in the months following the fire that Krieger wrote much of Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine\, her second full-length album with Double Double Whammy\, a collection of 12 songs that pick at the fragile membrane betwee n life and death. Krieger’s previous album\, I Keep My Feet on the Frag ile Plane\, hewed more closely to the domestic spaces of city and mind. Ro lling Stone regarded the album as “ten songs of heady philosophical mean derings packed with emotional dynamite\,” and likened her “finely phra sed lyrics” to those of “Joni Mitchell\, Leonard Cohen\, [and] David B erman.” Krieger’s existential meditations remain on Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine\, however her meandering melodies have taken on a stronge r sense of direction. She narrates candidly and assertively\; the full-ban d arrangements never overpower\, only offer a robust platform on which Kri eger’s voice reaches new heights.\nAMELIA CRY TIL I DIE\nWest Philly que er trans basement emo. Free Palestine.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:LSDXOXO DTSTART:20241021T000000Z DTEND:20241021T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010035Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* \n7PM – Doors8PM – Show\n \nLSDXOXO\nOriginally from Philadelphia\, RJ Glasgow broke through as LSDXOXO in New York City as part of the GHE20GOTH1K colle ctive. Balancing uncompromising underground instincts with the impulse and pleasure of the dancefloor\, his DJ sets and productions quickly earned h im acclaim across all kinds of scenes globally. From searing techno to Bal timore club\, downright sleazy ghetto house to razor-sharp electro\, his c lub credentials have always been wide-reaching and on-point\, but his star has truly risen for the way he folds broader pop and rap hooks into these sounds. While he’s still busy slaying dancefloors\, his increased focus on vocals on his Dedicated 2 Disrespect EP for XL Recordings has made LSD XOXO every inch the card-carrying superstar.\nThis duality in the LSDXOXO sound has led to high-profile co-signs\, including remixing Lady Gaga\, Pi nk Pantheress and Shygirl and producing five tracks for Kelela’s album R aven (Warp)\, not to mention collaborating with VTSS\, Eartheater and Tyga paw. Extending his rise as a songwriter\, his fully-fledged live show has now taken to the stage\, giving the fierce identity of his music huge audi ences at festivals including Primavera\, Nuits Sonores and Rewire.\nOf cou rse\, his dual life as a DJ still finds him constantly tearing up the rule book with his genre-fluid style\, whether at the helm of his pleasure-lovi ng Floorgasm parties in Berlin and London or manning his May 2023 residenc y on BBC Radio 1 in the UK.\nThe press are catching on to his relentless a scendance through features in BUTT (shot by fabled photographer Wolfgang T illmans) and Document Journal (styled by Ludovic De Saint Sernin)\, as  w ell as adorning the cover of DJ Mag’s April ’23 edition.\nNow the D.O. G. EP sets the scene for a hotly anticipated album in 2024\, but in the me an time there’s only going to be more sweat-slicked style coming through from one of the brightest talents to shine his light on deepest\, darkest night music.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sheer Mag DTSTART:20241024T000000Z DTEND:20241024T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010036Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nSHEER MAGUnderlying every great record\, every career-d efining work of art\, is a certain ineffable\, increasingly rarified quali ty: unity of vision. Great songs need not announce their greatness: their marriage of idea with action\, soul with sound\, appears as something whic h is naturally effortless\, unforced—they are what they are because they have no choice but to be. On Playing Favorites\, Sheer Mag’s third full length and first with Third Man Records\, this precise\, matured clarity of vision is put on full display. Over the course of the past decade\, She er Mag have labored to carve out a discernibly singular position within th e canon of contemporary rock: toggling with ease between the refined flour ishes of a “connoisseur’s band” and the ecstatic colloquialism of po pulist songwriting—yet displaying no strict loyalty to either camp—the ir sound\, while oft-referenced\, is unmistakably and immediately recogniz able as theirs alone. With Playing Favorites\, Sheer Mag have capitalized on a decade’s worth of devotion to their own collective spirit—a spiri t refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and the larger-th an-life glamour of concert halls—emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions\, massive hooks\, and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems. This is the record the Philadelphian rock and roll four-piece has always b een destined to make.\nTHE OUTSECTThe members of The Out-Sect all met whil e living in a Philadelphia junkyard. On weekends\, they would gather to dr ink beers inside a broken down 1982 GMC Caballero with a copy of Back From The Grave stuck in the car’s cassette player. Instantly being drawn to the trashy sounds of those pimple-faced mid-60s punks\, they figured they could write a song half as good as any of them. And that’s just what the y did! Using instruments they found in the trash\, the band has managed to write a handful of deranged “songs” that will leave you asking yourse lf “What is that smell?” and “Dear god\, can they just stop playing? ”\nHAPPY BODYPhiladelphia\, PA\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Christina Ward Record Release DTSTART:20241025T000000Z DTEND:20241025T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010037Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n**All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry**\n  \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show\n\n \n \nCHRISTINA WARD\n\nChristina War d\, a versatile and boundary-pushing guitarist\, banjoist\, and songwriter from the Philly burbs\, crafts a sonic tapestry that blends indie prog ro ck\, shoegaze\, and a variety of other genres into a unique and captivatin g sound. Her musical odyssey began at 13\, when she snagged her first guit ar and embarked on a self-taught journey\, forging a distinctive style tha t’s both resonant and innovative. \n\n\n \nGEOLOGY (MEWITHOUTYOU)\nGeo logy is the home recording project of Greg Jehanian\, the long time bassis t of Philadelphia post-hardcore band\, mewithoutYou. Through straightforwa rd songwriting and melodies\, Jehanian seeks to highlight the small and or dinary moments that draw us closer to the enormity of Mystery. Geology can be summed up in these few words – lo-fi\, high hopes.\n \nFULLSCREEN\n Fullscreen is a philly-based cinematic indie rock band. The quartet uses s oaring melodies\, striking dynamic shifts\, scorching guitars\, and atmosp heric textures to turn richly detailed songs into an immersive live experi ence. \n\n\n\nAfter the mystical and introverted Labyrinthitis (2023) the y present their new single Apéritif\, a story of a humid summer heartbrea k. It emerges as an Italo-Disco inspired left turn that preserves the film ic\, escapist and narrative elements of their previous work. \nFinding in spiration in genre\, the band likes to think of each release as a differen t movie by the same director. If Labyrinthitis is the low-budget horror cu lt classic\, Apéritif is the effort to maintain artistic sensibilities in a wider-reaching romantic drama.\n\n\nFullscreen is: Kirby Vitek (he/him) \, Eric Schueler (they/he)\, Harper McGrath (he/him)\n\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:French Police DTSTART:20241026T010000Z DTEND:20241026T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010038Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nFRENCH POLICEFormed in Chicago\, French Police is led b y vocalist and guitarist Brian Flores. Their music combines raw energy and introspection\, cultivating a dedicated and underground following with th eir distinctive sound. With the release of their albums “French Police ” (2019)\, “Haunted Castle” (2020)\, and “BLEU” (2023)\, they ha ve showcased their artistic growth and have established a sense of identit y. French Police has toured in Mexico and North America. Drawing from a va riety of influences and inspiration\, their music carries a touch of cultu ral richness\, that sets them in a league of their own.\nWISTERIA\nJOHNNY DYNAMITE AND THE BLOODSUCKERSJohnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers is a Phi ladelphia based post-punk act signed to Born Losers Records. Over the cour se of their first three albums\, Johnny Dynamite has emerged as a succinct storyteller and songwriter. The character’s inside Johnny’s dream wor ld are lucid\, manic\, and brimming with pangs of nostalgia. Poised agains t dark and atmospheric instrumentals\, his harrowed vocal delivery and lyr ics paint a picture of lost youth\, hopeless romanticism\, and teenage reb ellion. Dynamite blends many different genres and connects the dots betwee n different pockets of subculture\; equal parts glossy new wave and anthem ic rock n’ roll. The Bloodsuckers’ signature beat centric production s tyle incorporates hard hitting drum machines\, 80’s style guitar riffs a nd ethereal retro synth patches. Dynamite’s sound has been compared to l egacy acts such as Pet Shop Boys\, INXS\, and The Cure as well as more mod ern acts such as MGMT and M83.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cloud Nothings: 10 Years Of Here And Nowhere Else DTSTART:20241030T000000Z DTEND:20241030T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010039Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nCLOUD NOTHINGS\nSome bands never miss. This rare breed consistently puts out great records every couple years\, avoiding the leng thy hiatuses or egregious sonic missteps that often come with achieving lo ngevity. It’s an often unsung reliability\, as few realize how truly rem arkable it is to put art into the world at this rate without letting the q uality slip. For n early 15 years\, Cloud Nothings have continued to hit t he target\, steadily becoming a part of the fabric of modern indie rock as we know it with a run of fantastic albums. This streak continues unabated with their latest full – length\, Final Summer – an album t hat’s s o assured\, so instantly satisfying\, that it forces you to pause and real ize you’re listening to one of the great American rock bands in their pr ime.\nEQUIPMENT\nFARMER’S WIFE\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Drinking Boys and Girls Choir DTSTART:20241031T000000Z DTEND:20241031T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010041Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nDRINKING BOYS AND GIRLS CHOIRDrinking Boys and Girls Ch oir (DBGC) are a three-piece punk band from Daegu\, South Korea. Members c onsist of MJ on Drums\, Meena on Bass\, and Megan on Guitar. Inspired by D aegu’s 90s- 00s hardcore punk/indie-rock scene before it moved to Seoul\ , the band have vowed not to move to the capital and prefer to nurture a s ustainable local scene. In 2017\, MJ suffered a serious motorbike acciden t\, so the band took a hiatus while awaiting her recovery. When she was fi t again\, they DIY produced their 18 track debut album “Keep Drinking” \, released on Damnably/Electric Muse in 2019\, followed by show stealing appearances at SXSW\, TGE\, LSC\, Pentaport\, Busan International Rock Fes tival\, Zandari & MU:CON and also toured the UK tour supporting label mate s Otoboke Beaver & Say Sue Me. In February 2020 the band toured Europe wi th Otoboke Beaver just ahead of the pandemic shutting down the world. So\, they wrote and recorded a new album and participated in several online ed itions of festivals. The band’s sophomore album “Marriage License” was released in 2021\, receiving acclaim and making best-of lists in the l ikes of Spin\, Paste\, MTV\, Bandcamp\, and gained radio play from KEXP an d Strombo’s show on CBC in Canada. The album is a rallying cry in the fi ght for LGBTQ+ rights in conservative Daegu – this year the 15th Daegu Q ueer Culture Festival (DQCF) saw them perform\, protected by 1\,500 police from 450 homophobic government officials\, for equality in marriage right s\, and speaking out against sexual harassment and exploitation such as wh at occurred in the heinous Nth Room case. In 2023\, the band joined label mates Otoboke Beaver’s UK/Ireland shows and joined them again for their 2024 North American tour in February. They were live in session at KEXP st udio in Seattle\, after having previously recorded a KEXP at home session for the station in 2021. They released new single “History” and have j ust finished recording their third album for release later in the year.\nP ARTY NERVES\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Donovan Woods DTSTART:20241104T010000Z DTEND:20241104T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010042Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nDONOVAN WOODSSince he released his first album a decade ago\, singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ blend of folk\, country and pop has resonated with audiences all over the world. In recent years\, the acc laimed\, award-winning singer-songwriter has seen his profile grow with hi s breakthrough album\, Without People.Touring behind (2020’s) Without Pe ople saw Woods play to his largest audiences to date. That included a stin t opening for New Jersey-based retro rockers Gaslight Anthem on their rece nt reunion tour.Throughout his distinguished career\, Donovan Woods has bu ilt a devoted following who cling to the acclaimed songwriter’s every wo rd. Never one to mince words\, Woods is one of music’s most vulnerable s torytellers and on his forthcoming studio album\, Donovan takes that a ste p further. Honest and unflinching\, on Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now\, his upcoming seventh studio album\, Woods takes a long loo k inside and isn’t necessarily thrilled with what he sees. For an artist who isn’t afraid to bear his soul\, this is as emotionally gritty as he has ever been.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blitzen Trapper DTSTART:20241107T010000Z DTEND:20241107T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010043Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nBLITZEN TRAPPER\nThere are numbers so vast they exceed the scope of human reckoning\, concepts so immeasurable they surpass our c apacity to understand. On their radiant new album\, 100’s of 1000’s\, Millions of Billions\, Blitzen Trapper make peace with the unknowable\, su rrendering themselves to forces beyond their control as they explore the i nfinite with a broad mind and an open heart. Inspired by singer/songwrite r Eric Earley’s fascination with Buddhist texts and meditation (the titl e comes from a phrase that appears over and over in the Mahayana sutras)\, the album offers a captivating take on rebirth and transcendence\, and th e circularity of existence\, navigating its way through the space beyond d reams and reality\, beyond gods and mortals\, beyond life and death. The s ongs here are as sincere as they are surreal\, rooted in rich character st udies and deep reflection\, and unfolding like a riddle-filled journey tha t asks many questions and offers no answers. The production is intoxicatin g to match\, blending lo-fi intimacy and trippy psychedelia into a mesmeri zing swirl of analog and electronic sounds. Add it all together and the re sult is a gorgeous\, sprawling collection wrapped in lush layers of synthe sizers and washed out electric guitars–a poignant\, expansive exploratio n of perception and purpose that manages to look both forwards and backwar ds all at once. “This whole project grew out of a box of old four-track tapes from the ’90s that I found recently\,” Earley explains of 100 ’s of 1000’s\, Millions of Billions. “The tapes were full of songs I ’d written and recorded back when I was 19 or 20 years old\, and the sou nd and the spirit of those recordings got me excited to start writing musi c again\, to go back to working the way I did when I was first starting ou t.”\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hunter Root DTSTART:20241110T020000Z DTEND:20241110T040000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010044Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nHUNTER ROOT\nFew artists embody the spirit of creative exploration as seamlessly as Pennsylvania-based multi-instrumentalist Hunt er Root. His journey is a tale of passion and resilience\, and his success is a testament to his intuition and his unique musical vision.Raised in a n environment steeped in classic rock\, Hunter’s musical foundation was built alongside his older brother who introduced him to guitar\, and opene d his eyes to the power of songwriting. As a founding member of the psyche delic rock outfit Medusa’s Disco\, Hunter honed his skills on stage\, an d gained invaluable insight into the labyrinthine workings of the music in dustry.Embracing a genre-fluid approach\, Hunter’s music weaves together elements of acoustic rock\, folk\, grunge\, and more. His approach to son gwriting has evolved over the years\, shifting from a lyric-centric proces s to a music-first methodology. This shift has allowed Hunter to match emo tive soundscapes with the narrative potency of his songs\, yielding compos itions rich in both meaning and emotion. He employs a similarly immersive approach to music production. He writes\, records\, mixes\, and produces a ll his albums\, an uncompromising process that is both demanding and grati fying.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Orla Gartland DTSTART:20241112T010000Z DTEND:20241112T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010045Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nORLA GARTLAND\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gardens & Villa DTSTART:20241113T010000Z DTEND:20241113T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010047Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nGARDENS & VILLA\nSome band names take on a talismanic q uality\, revealing mystical depths the musicians may never have intended. For Gardens & Villa\, the name became downright prophetic. The quartet of Chris Lynch\, Adam Rasmussen\, Shane McKillop\, and Dustin Ineman\, took t heir moniker from Villa Avenue\, where they first shared a home – and a garden – in Santa Barbara\, California. A decade and a half later\, the band is set to release Ultra Terrestrial\, a record that highlights Garden s & Villa’s expansive growth and familial bonds.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Finom DTSTART:20241114T010000Z DTEND:20241114T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010048Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nFINOMNot God is the new album from Chicago’s beloved two-headed monster\, Finom (fka Ohmme). You can ask them to go into more d etail about the boring reasons why they changed their name\, but for now\, the answer is going to be polite refusal. No.Co-fronted by Sima Cunningha m and Macie Stewart\, Finom’s influences run vast and varied\, and they put a premium on change. Produced by Jeff Tweedy in the Wilco Loft\, Not G od is a marvel of growth\, a progression from the roots of this collaborat ive band whose history can be traced back to its improvised conception. Th is is owed in no small part to their hometown of Chicago\, the life raft t o so many persisters in musical adventurosity. That energy combined with F inom’s dramatic vocal and musical gifts puts them in the peripheries of the legacies cemented by The Roches\, Roxy Music\, the B52s\, Kate Bush\, Cate Le Bon\, and Wilco.Cunningham and Stewart are brilliant harmonizers\, but harmony doesn’t equate to a utopia. In Finom’s maws harmony can a lso be a fight\, holding the line until the volcano erupts. This realistic depiction of a creative relationship jolts throughout the songs of Not Go d\, and brings the whole damn thing to life. Finom are more than one perso n with more than one dream. But still\, they grow together\, harnessed by their shared love of pop songwriting\, control\, chaos\, and being general ly freaky-deaky. Freaky in that way that is only really fun when you’re doing it with a friend. As the globe spins and advancements advance\, it c an feel essential to return to relationships that make us feel whole\, tha t generate energy of strength and relief. Which puts double the weight on the reality that Sima and Macie continue to pledge allegiance to each othe r\, at the base of the volcano\, in the front seat of the car as it pulls off the highway.\nMEG ELSIERMeg Elsier is an indie rock artist from New En gland\, who blends abrasive texture with a sweet voice that rusts througho ut her songs. Her wit and (often debilitating) self-awareness emerge throu gh her lyrics\, which are seamlessly woven into the fabric of ethereal-sho egaze pop. Now based in Nashville\, Meg’s live performances foster an in timate connection with listeners\, stirring up a sense of shared experienc es while exploring new emotional territory together. Meg’s debut album s pittake will be out in 2024.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Six Organs of Admittance DTSTART:20241116T020000Z DTEND:20241116T040000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010049Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n8 PM – D oors9 PM – Show\nSIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCEWith Time is Glass\, Six Organs of Admittance is captured once again in the intricate tangle of the fretb oards\, soaring in open skies above. Like lens flare cutting through the s peakers\; spiderwebs cracking the windshield that holds back all the onrus hing reality. Blowing the dust away\, cutting a new path for cognition. As is always endeavored…. After 20 years of living on the road in differe nt places\, Six Organs of Admittance had returned home to Humboldt County — a far country\, to some\, but still part o f the world through which c reatures of all kinds are moving through and contributing to. And some of them are human. Alone together — forming connection and exchange out of thought and expression — no different from the people on the other side of the Redw ood Curtain. It was there\, where Six Organs had long ago emer ged\, in the name of everything cycling\, of circles that spiral concentri cally and remain unbroken\, the new music was conceived. In moments\, it was as if the future had some – how wrapped around 360 degrees\; elsewhe re\, the systems and patterns inside the writing and recording only became evident later — like a recognition that cumulus and nimbus clouds which passed through the sky the day before contained familiar shapes. Informin g the songs accordin gly as he went\, Ben picked up on modes both musical and lyrical\, threading backward through the time of Six Organs of Admitta nce. Almost marinating in it as a way of life. Working on the music and th e vocals\, then spending some time with them while steppin g away from the m. Walking the dog and coming back to them. Time is Glass is made of that kind of time. Alone time. Recorded in the visceral environs of home\, Tim e is Glass is sharply focused\, even as misty impressionist mountains floa t through the background. Sweet and spiny\, “ The Mission ” sings its purpose\, before turning abruptly to the orchestral rumble of “ Hephaest us ”: rural industrial psychedelia\, ecosystem goth\, synths arcing to l ift a helplessly earthbound community into the firmament above. Winding al most imperceptibly back into song with “ Slip Away ”\, the time of the record becomes clear\, moves fluidly\, relaxed but aware\, from event to event. People and things coming around again. The intuit\, passing through wormholes and time\, sounding deep then dissolving into the universal. Th e acoustic sounds ringing\, layered suddenly\, then clear again. Explosion s of a new kind of distortion. Ecstatic melodies. Communing. The space of a day. The space of a season. Time is Glass\, and Six Organs of Admittanc e is here and will be here\, again.\nTASHI DORJITashi Dorji  is a Bhutane se guitarist and improvisational musician known for his avant-garde and ex perimental approach to music. Tashi’s own skewering of guitar traditions has developed an idiosyncratic take on the instrument\, one defined by mo vement and profound openness to technique. \n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Futurebirds DTSTART:20241119T010000Z DTEND:20241119T030000Z DTSTAMP:20240727T010050Z DESCRIPTION:\n*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*\n7 PM – D oors8 PM – Show\nFUTUREBIRDS“I’m movin’ on\,” Daniel Womack sing s during the first minute of Easy Company\, an album that finds Futurebird s — once the best-kept secret of Athens\, GA’s music scene\, now a bel oved act on a national scale — back in the driver’s seat\, speeding to gether toward some new horizon.Momentum. Evolution. Expansion. Those are i mportant traits for a critically-acclaimed group that recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary. “When you’ve been a band for as long as we ha ve\, there’s a lot of moving on\,” says Thomas Johnson. “We just kee p going\, because that’s how you keep things fresh. That’s how you kee p the spark.” By matching the sharply-written songs of three distinct fr ontmen with a progressive mix of rock & roll\, electrified folk\, and cosm ic American roots music\, Futurebirds have built an audience that’s as w ide as the band’s own sound. With Easy Company\, Futurebirds’ fifth st udio album\, that sound reaches a new peak.Featuring four songs apiece fro m singer/songwriters Womack\, Johnson\, and Carter King\, Easy Company fee ls like a celebration of the tight-knit bonds that have held Futurebirds a loft since 2008. Back then\, the guys were college students at the Univers ity of Georgia\, building a buzz around town with shows at fraternity hous es and local bars. Years later\, they’ve become headliners at bucket-lis t venues like The Ryman and The Fillmore\, collaborating with fellow genre benders like My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel along the way. They team up with new partners on Easy Company\, which was recorded with producer Br ad Cook in the border town of Tornillo\, TX. The guest list includes Waxah atchee’s Katie Crutchfield\, who trades verses with King on the album’ s title track\, and Drive-By Truckers co-founder Patterson\, who delivers a spoken-word monologue during “Soft Drugs.” A brass section even make s a brief appearance. The result is a bold blend of old and new\, delivere d by a band of brothers who’ve never sounded so invigorated. Easy compan y\, indeed.\n LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR