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The Unlikely Candidates ~ slo/tide ~ Bike Routes

The Unlikely Candidates ~ slo/tide ~ Bike Routes
Sunday, June 01
Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
$20

AGE RESTRICTION: Only Ages 21+ can purchase tickets for this show. NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES for anyone underage who purchases or attempts to use these tickets.

Doors: 7:00 PM

Show: 8:00 PM

 

The Unlikely Candidates

The Unlikely Candidates are an American indie rock band from Fort Worth, Texas, formed in 2008. The band consists of lead vocalist Kyle Morris, lead guitarist Brenton Carney, guitarist Cole Male, and bassist Jared Hornbeek. Their song “Novocaine” topped the Alternative Songs chart and has received over 66 million streams and video views as of July 2021. They were signed with Atlantic Records in 2013. The band parted ways with Atlantic and signed to Another Century beginning a long journey through the Sony Records system. The band spent a year with Sony Red before being absorbing into The Orchard. With over half a dozen media base charting singles TUC is currently operating as an independent artist self releasing music.

slo/tide

Born from two decades of experience both music creator and fan. slo/tide is the alternative entity of respected three-time Grammy nominated Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain. Collaborating with alt darlings Sir Sly on the debut single “Neck High” followed by the recently released “Lay Low”, slo/tide pulls from a unique blend of influences from acclaimed indie peers fused with the spirit of his hard rock roots to create an impressive body of work that is at once enlightening and arresting.
At times an instantly-listenable perfect poolside soundtrack channeling the classic alt-pop stylings of Foster the People and Tame Impala, while at others diving into dark layers of musical experimentation a la Pink Floyd and Radiohead, slo/tide’s tracks are impressing both long-time fans and a whole new audience discovering their new favorite band.

Bike Routes

Bike Routes is David Lawrence Osterhout. Deeply intimate, earnest, and heartfelt expressions of anxiety, heartbreak, and acceptance lie within deceptively sugary melodies and hooks. David’s acoustic guitar is the anchor, inviting listeners into a notebook full of emotion and authenticity. 

The Garden State gave the world Bruce Springsteen, The Misfits, Lifetime, and The Gaslight Anthem. There’s perhaps a bit of the essence of each of those trailblazers within the Bike Routes sound. While the South Jersey singer/songwriter conjures the spirit of the iconic troubadours of indie rock, classic emo, and postmodern pop-punk, he distinctively carves a singularly unique identity all his own. 
 
Songs like “You Want It You Got It,” “World Apart,” and “Airplane” are modern ready-made anthems. Bike Routes performances of stripped-down versions of Tigers Jaw, As Cities Burn, Death Cab For Cutie, and Springsteen songs stretch back to before his first EP, Just Let It Go (2020), arrived. His debut album, Love is an Action (2022), was written and recorded, at first, as an acoustic record. However, producer Zach Tuch (Touché Amoré, Silverstein, Movements) helped expand the sound. 
 
The Rush of Energy EP, the first Bike Routes release via Blue Grape Music, crackles with urgency and energy without losing the intimate feel of the earlier work. “You Want It, You Got It” and “World Apart” are ready-made anthems for audiences who share Osterhout’s diverse tastes and passions. 
 
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