The Palms at Kung Fu Necktie
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowTHE PALMSStarted in Los Angeles, CA in 2015, The Palms have become a formidable player in today’s Independent musical landscape. With an underground modern day classic in “Push Off,” as well as an ever growing and beloved fan base and catalogue, they’ve generated 100’s of millions of streams across the globe, all while retaining 100% ownership, independence and remaining loyal to their DIY ethos. “The Palms have shifted toward creating music that is as catchy as pop, yet melded with poignant elements of blues, hip-hop, rock, and reggae. Rothbard’s distinct vocals also invite the listener into each track, allowing the duo’s intended messages to come through while simultaneously leaving space for individual interpretations.” – Interview Magazine
TIOGA ~ Scorpio
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors8 PM ShowTIOGASandwiched between citywides and cheesesteaks, you’ll find the stomping grounds of TIOGA, a quartet that sounds like they grew up on New Order and Springsteen, but listened to a lot of The Killers and Bleachers as impressionable college kids. The group marries their meaningful lyricism and endearing style of alternative indie with a hearty bass and danceable synth-pop sound. Their homebase now extends beyond the confines of Philadelphia, and as far as the Big Apple. TIOGA sounds like if Jack Antonoff and Brandon Flowers went to a karaoke bar and sang Talking Heads songs until they got kicked out and then mumbled David Bowie songs to themselves on the walk home.https://tiogatheband.com/(Photo: Carol Simpson)SCORPIOEast coast bb // diet coke drama queenhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0qYpoq6SzqQsmkZtRBm4pH
Pink Mountaintops ~ Ashley Shadow ~ Northern Breaks
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*6:30 PM Doors7 PM ShowPINK MOUNTAINTOPSSince their 2004 self-titled debut, Pink Mountaintops have supplied an outlet for the more arcane fascinations of Black Mountain frontman Stephen McBean. On Peacock Pools—Pink Mountaintops’ first new music in eight years—the British Columbia-born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist shares 12 songs sparked from his magpie-like curiosity for a wild expanse of cultural artifacts: the sci-fi body horror of David Cronenberg, Disney Read-Along Records from the 1970s, early Pink Floyd and mid-career Gary Numan, John Carpenter movies, Ornette Coleman live videos, a 1991 essay on the cult of bodybuilding by postmodern feminist Camille Paglia. Featuring counterculture icons like Steven McDonald of Redd Kross and Dale Crover of Melvins, Peacock Pools alchemizes those obsessions into a body of work with its own enchanting power, the sonic equivalent of falling down a thousand rabbit holes at once and landing somewhere gloriously strange. Pink Mountaintops’ fifth full-length and debut release for ATO Records, Peacock Pools took shape from a batch of songs McBean first pieced together in the early days of the pandemic. “I’d moved into this cool little ’50s rancher house outside L.A. and was just mucking about in my bedroom studio, and pretty soon I started reaching out to some friends who were also shacked up and craving broadband sonic collaboration,” he recalls. Over the coming months, McBean began working remotely with a stacked lineup of musicians from the indie-rock and psych-pop and garage-punk worlds, including drummer/pianist Joshua Wells (Destroyer, Black Mountain), violinist/vocalist Laena Myers-Ionita (Feels, Death Valley Girls), drummer Ryan Jewell (Riley Walker, Steve Gunn), vocalist Emily Rose Epstein (Ty Segall, Emily Rose & The Rounders), and keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt (Black Mountain, Sinoia Caves). Produced by McBean and mixed in Vancouver by former Skinny Puppy member Dave “Rave” Ogilvie (David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails), Peacock Pools also features several songs recorded live in L.A. with McDonald and Crover, ultimately forming Pink Mountaintops most eclectic and magnificently unpredictable album to date. ASHLEY SHADOWWith the release of her eponymous first record, Ashley Shadow has at long last taken centre stage after over a decade of valuable contributions to highly regarded, diverse musical acts. Though possessing a voice of crystal clear beauty, Ashley spent the first five years of her musical career playing bass guitar for rock-noir outfit The Organ before recording and/or touring with Bonnie Prince Billy, Pink Mountaintops and Lightning Dust.https://ashleyshadow.bandcamp.com/NORTHERN BREAKSFour old friends playing guitar music for the Philadelphia coasthttps://northernbreaks.bandcamp.com/releases
**CANCELED** Glassio ~ Party Nails ~ Sulene
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowGLASSIOGlassio is the Dream-Pop/Alt-Dance project of Irish-Iranian singer, songwriter and producer Sam R. Over the past 5 years, Glassio has carved a unique world and sound out of the electronic music scene in Brooklyn, oftentimes meshing influences from folk, early house, and new wave with lush harmonies and wistful melodies. His music has been described as “a record Crosby, Stills and Nash would have possibly made had they spent a Summer in Ibiza in 1987 on Ecstasy.” PARTY NAILS Party Nails is the raucous alt-pop songstress Elana Carroll. Her music draws comparisons to Robyn, Madonna and Hayley Williams, and has been covered by Billboard, Noisey, American Songwriter and featured in television and film. On tour she performs with just one other musician on stage, the equally captivating and energetic drummer Anna Crane (known professionally as simply “Crane”). Together they rip up the stage and invite you to dance, sweat, and maybe even shed a (cathartic) tear. Listen to Party Nails’ second album, You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here, self released in the quarantine of 2020, on Spotify now.https://open.spotify.com/artist/1PkfHC4LBy4o9UNU2k1yw4 SULENESulene (South African raised/Brooklyn resident) is releasing 4th EP ‘In the Style of David Lynch’ this spring and previously featured on tracks throughout 2021 with John The Ghost and RAC. Sulene’s recent EP’s ‘hedonic’ and ‘Strange’ have landed Spotify editorial playlists as New Music Friday (USA, South Africa, UK, Portugal), Indie Pop, Fresh Finds and SAlt. “We Go Hard” is a worthy glimpse into the upcoming self-produced EP that fuses industrial indie music and dance indie pop, featured music video on rotation for 8 weeks on MTV’s Spankin’ New and MTV LIVE. Sulene moved to America to pursue touring as the multi-instrumentalist for Nate Ruess of Fun. and LPX. Since then Sulene’s solo music has been celebrated by outlets such as Billboard, Daily Motion, BrooklynVegan, Atwood Magazine and AudioFemme. Sulene is endorsed by Fender, Sequential and Lomography.
**CANCELED** FLIPPER with Fletcher (of the Garden) ~ Hellco ~ Forever Chasing Honeybees
**THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED***All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors8 PM ShowFlipper with Fletcher (of the Garden)As previously announce, the final shows with David Yow took place this past December. As of 2022, Flipper will be getting out to play shows and tour “Till the Wheels fall off.” The world is ready to get back to live music so it’s time to get back out in the world.Flipper will be out making new friends and rekindling old friendships with guest vocalists and musicians along the way. First up at bat is Fletcher Shears of The Garden, who Flipper shared the stage with at The Fonda Theatre last December. Fletcher will be appearing on vocals with Flipper for an East Coast run of shows to include confirmed shows on 4/28 & 4/29 in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, also looking to round out that weekend with a few added shows in the region.Fletcher will also be appearing with Flipper for a couple of California shows, first at the Great American Music Hall on 5/26 and then on 7/2 at the Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, hosted by none other than legendary film director, John Waters.In total, there will be 6 shows as planned at this time with Fletcher. Flipper will be announcing future shows and tours currently in the works with guest singers and musicians that will be part of the “Till the Wheels Fall Off” Flipper World Tour!HELLCOAn exciting new band from the bassist from Flag of Democracy! A fusion of old and new sounds inspired by run-down suburbs as well as vile corporations! Introductory EP available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. Debut album in the works. The next great power trio! https://hellco.bandcamp.com/album/introductory-e-pFOREVER CHASING HONEYBEESSelf-Hate Corehttps://fchb.bandcamp.com/
Daniel Romano’s Outfit ~ Carson McHone
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors8 PM ShowDANIEL ROMANO’S OUTFIT After two years Daniel Romano’s Outfit are back on the road. Though a lot of time has passed since their last live performance, it certainly has not stopped their productivity in the studio. 2020 – 2021 brought in many studio projects including an ambitious 20 minute collaboration with drummer Danny Carey. Now back with their new album Cobra Poems you can expect a live mixture of old and new favourites done with The Outfit’s signature energetic and emotive form of rock and roll.http://www.danielromanomusic.com/ CARSON MCHONE Carson McHone is a songwriter from Austin, Texas. Her new LP, produced by prolific Canadian musician Daniel Romano, is set to be released in early 2022 on Merge records in the US, and Loose Music in the UK and Europe. McHone’s last album, Carousel (Nine Mile Records/Loose Music), produced by Austin music scene veteran Mike McCarthy (known for his close partnership with Spoon as well as albums by Trail Of Dead, Patty Griffin, Heartless Bastards, and more), was selected by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the “Best Country and Americana Albums of 2018”.http://www.carsonmchonemusic.com/
mc chris ~ Crunk Witch
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM Showmc chrismc chris (always intentionally spelled lowercase) is having a moment. You’ve probably already heard of him or heard him; you just don’t know it. His voice is playing most nights on Adult Swim. Thanks to streaming, his shows (Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and many more) are finding their way to new audiences and die-hards alike. Thanks to Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett, his lyrics have found their way into most articles about the show, into most YouTube reviews of the show, into most Fett oriented Twitch and TikTok videos. His lyrics are just part of language because he’s influenced a generation. Twitter personalities and huge companies are getting in on the act, even X-BOX was dropping some mc chris lines in recent tweets in response to Fortnite’s Boba Fett DLC. He has become an integral part of the zeitgeist. His fans call him legend, icon and king. He’s thought of as a game changer. His influence on comedy, animation and rap is unparalleled. It’s almost as if all red strings stem from the efforts of mc chris as he pioneered things like Adult Swim and Nerdcore. These days he’s a single dad coming out of Covid and divorce with a determination to do what’s best for his son who he cares for full time. For two long years he has not been able to tour, cutting short a successful and groundbreaking 15-year run, but now that Covid restrictions have eased, mc is going back out one more time. Join him and Maine based Crunk Witch as they make their way across the country for another go, bittersweet as it may be. He will be appearing in Adult Swim’s “Aquadonk Side Pieces,” later this year and his 19th release “King in Black” will be coming out in conjunction with his tour. Catch him while you can! Who knows when and if he will return. https://mcchris.com/(Photo: https://www.mandeejohnson.com/)CRUNK WITCH The husband and wife electro-pop duo from Maine that make bangin’ beats and rad parties a reality!!https://crunkwitch.bandcamp.com/
Spectral Wound ~ Deadyellow ~ Hallucinogenic Bulb at Kung Fu Necktie
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7PM Doors7:20 PM ShowSPECTRAL WOUNDSoul-destroying black debauchery.https://spectralwound.bandcamp.com/DEADYELLOWDiscordant, yet symmetrical blackened metal. Untethered by any constraints. Raw yet alluring. Frenzied yet methodical.https://deadyellows.bandcamp.com/HALLUCINOGENIC BULBNoise/drone from Philadelphia. You can thank Dave Petersen for this mess.https://hallucinogenicbulb.bandcamp.com/
Elway ~ The Holy Mess ~ Teenage Halloween
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowELWAYElway is an American punk rock band from Fort Collins, Colorado. Their sound is a unique and inebriated take on a time-tested formula: aggressive punk rock with soaring melodies coupled with lyrics ranging from that of the sad sap to the indignant atheist with a bevy of homespun dick jokes.https://elwaytheband.bandcamp.com/THE HOLY MESSExisting within the framework of a musical landscape where saturation and ladder climbing is at an all time high, and where their community has become the new what next, The Holy Mess reside comfortably, feet up on the couch of life, not even giving half a shit.https://fucktheholymess.bandcamp.com/TEENAGE HALLOWEENQueer power pop from Asbury Park.https://teenagehalloween.bandcamp.com/
Screamcloud ~ Dog in a Man Suit (EP Release) ~ Broke Body at Kung Fu Necktie
*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry*7 PM Doors7:30 PM ShowSCREAMCLOUDscreamcloud is a band that loves all things heavy: baritone guitars, noisy riffs, and songs that explore the existential dread that comes with modern life.https://screamcloud.bandcamp.com/DOG IN A MAN SUIT (EP RELEASE)Dog in a Man Suit’s latest EP, Trapped!, is a fuzzed-out ode to their reckonings with age. The EP sees the band’s shared love of 2000s emo collide with influences like The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, and The Strokes. Thematically, the EP deals with the malaise and uncertainty so many 20-somethings face as they stumble ill-prepared out of adolescence. Much like the name of the band itself, it addresses an internal schism of identities outside of one’s control.https://doginamansuit.bandcamp.com/album/screamingBROKE BODYBroke Body is an auditory cocktail of punk, psychedelia and nostalgic rock and roll, shaken and served in the bowels of Philadelphia.https://brokebody.bandcamp.com/album/bleed