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BORN IN OKLAHOMA, RAISED IN PARIS, JW FRANCIS IS A NEW YORK BASED SINGER SONGWRITER WHO HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A “LO-FI SLACKER” AND WHOSE MUSIC HAS BEEN LABELED “GOOEY, DREAMY, WARMING BEDROOM POP”. HE NAMED HIMSELF IN THE STYLE OF AUTHORS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD, SUCH AS C.S. LEWIS.

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CROSSING HIIU KANNEL WITH ELECTRONICS, PUULUUP OSCILLATES ON THE BORDER OF TRADITION AND MODERN MUSIC STYLES, FLIRTING WITH WORLD MUSIC, UNDERGROUND AND POP. PUULUUP CONTROLS THE VIBRATIONS OF HIIU KANNEL’S STRINGS THROUGH EFFECT BLOCKS AND THE LOOPER AND USES ALTERNATIVE PLAYING TECHNIQUES AND SOUND GENERATION OPTIONS. ELECTRONICALLY AMPLIFIED ECHOES, KNOCKS, SQUEAKS AND SCRAPES ARE ADDED TO THE SOFT HISS OF HIIU KANNEL. THE MUSIC IS AT TIMES DANCE-PULSATING AND AT TIMES CINEMATIC AND DARK, CREEPING IN AND CARRIED OVER FROM THE CHAMBERS OF THE ANCIENT VORMSI TALHARPISTS. IT SOUNDS LIKE ORIGINAL CREATIONS IMPREGNATED WITH TRADITION, REFERENCES TO PUNK CLASSICS AND ROMANTIC NEO-ZOMBIE POST-FOLK WITH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT.

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RUMBO TUMBA IS THE ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC PROJECT OF ARGENTINE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, COMPOSER, AND PRODUCER FACUNDO SALGADO, WHO HAS CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE FOR OVER 12 YEARS, TOURING MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES ON ALL CONTINENTS.
A CRAFTSMAN OF ORGANIC LOOPS, A ONE-MAN BAND; PERFORMING, RECORDING, AND MIXING A VARIETY OF HANDCRAFTED SOUTH AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS IN REAL TIME. RUMBO TUMBA'S LIVE SETS FEATURE AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF WOODEN INSTRUMENTS WITH WHICH HE CONSTRUCTS A UNIQUE NATURAL SOUND AND AN ATMOSPHERE THAT TRANSPORTS LISTENERS TO THE PUREST PLACES IN NATURE. LOOP-BASED COMPOSITIONS HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY OF TRADITIONAL FOLK ROOTS AND DELICATELY EMPLOY CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL TOOLS TO PROJECT SOUTH AMERICAN FOLKLORE INTO THE FUTURE.

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Damir Imamović is internationally recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of sevdah, the soulful and poetic traditional music of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coming from a family of musicians, he has devoted his life to honoring the deep roots of this centuries-old art form while also pushing it forward with fresh arrangements, contemporary influences, and thoughtful storytelling.
His performances are known for their emotional intensity and elegance, weaving together themes of love, longing, and resilience that resonate far beyond the Balkans. Through his artistry, teaching, and collaborations with musicians across the globe, Imamović has helped bring sevdah to international audiences, earning acclaim as both a guardian of tradition and a bold innovator.

Opening support from Richard Sleigh and Gus Tritsch

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LOS MICROWAVES IS A SYNTHESIZER DRIVEN POP, TECHNO-PUNK NEW WAVE TRIO FORMED IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA IN 1978. THE BAND CONSISTED OF MEG BRAZILL, DAVID JAVELOSA, AND TODD “ROSA” ROSENCRANS. THE BAND RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM, RECORDED IN 1981, "LIFE AFTER BREAKFAST."

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Born of Haiti's mizik rasin movement, Rasin Okan is the only Brooklyn-based rasin sèch band. In the spirit of rasin sèch (directly translated to dry roots), Rasin Okan emphasizes the sounds and songs of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial music without much electric accompaniment. Led and co-founded by Jean E. Montina, Sanba Mayombe, the group writes original songs and evocative folk music to insight the revolutionary spirit of Haiti's freedom fighters, to a pulsating rhythm.

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Is this a dream or is this reality? I am soOooOo stoked to curate this night. I’ve been a fan of Caitlin's since 2018, and now @gorintoproductions and I get to welcome her to Manny’s for an unforgettable Blue Brick Theatre After Party.Friday, 10/3Step 1: Go to the Blue Brick Theatre's Friday night show at 7 pm! (Every Friday!)
Step 2: Make your way to Manny's for a feast for the senses to close out the night. Doors at 8 pm, performances begin at 9 pm Featuring Caitlin Durante — LA-based comedian, writer, educator, incredible human, and co-host of The Bechdel Cast. (Yes, she’s seen Titanic over 100 times ).
A variety show with a real emphasis on variety...
Closing with What About This Love — an all-vinyl crusher of a dance party by DJ Elbow Knee KneeFloat on down, party people. See you on that dance floor. 

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COYOTE ISLAND IS THE MUSICAL VISION OF PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST MIKE O’HEHIR. FOR MANY YEARS, MIKE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY WITH A GUITAR IN HAND, COLLECTING SOUNDS AND IDEAS. UPON RETURNING HOME TO MAINE, HE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF POURING HIS HEART INTO RECORDINGS.
WITH ROOTS IN FOLK MUSIC, THE SOUND QUICKLY EXPANDED INTO A NEW GENRE-BENDING REALM OF PSYCHEDELIC INDIE. MIKE ASSEMBLED A BAND OF BROTHERS TO CAPTURE THE EXPANSIVE SOUNDSCAPE IN A LIVE SETTING, AND FROM THIS, COYOTE ISLAND WAS BORN. WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST HIT SINGLE, “HERE BEFORE,” THE BAND QUICKLY GAINED FANS AROUND THE GLOBE. THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS BOTH “ELECTRIC” AND “TRANSPORTIVE.”
WITH GOOD VIBRATIONS, DANCEABLE GROOVES, AND TROPICAL PSYCHEDELIA, COYOTE ISLAND OFFERS A SONIC VACATION FROM THE DOLDRUMS OF EXISTENCE.

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MISSMITHS: THE UNHOLY LOVECHILD OF THE MISFITS AND THE SMITHS. SCREAM ALONG TO HORROR PUNK ANTHEMS, CRY TO MOODY GOTH BALLADS.
HAILING FROM LOS ANGELES, MISSMITHS STARTED AS A COVER BAND PAYING HOMAGE TO THE ICONIC SOUNDS OF THE MISFITS AND THE SMITHS. NOW, THEY'VE EVOLVED INTO A FORMIDABLE FORCE, CRAFTING ORIGINAL SONGS THAT BLEND THE RAW POWER OF HORROR PUNK WITH THE MELANCHOLIC CHARM OF INDIE ROCK AND GOTH. THEY DELIVER A CAPTIVATING LIVE EXPERIENCE, WITH TWO LEAD VOCALISTS EMBODYING THE ICONIC STYLES OF GLENN DANZIG AND MORRISSEY, BACKED BY A TIGHT BAND THAT INCLUDES NODS TO OTHER LEGENDARY FIGURES LIKE JOHNNY MARR. MISSMITHS PROMISE A GHOULISH NIGHT TO REMEMBER FOR PUNK FANS AND SAD GHOULS ALIKE.

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(THIS GONNA SELL OUT!) ORB – AUSTRALIAN PSYCH ROCK VOYAGERS LAND STATESIDE
HAILING FROM GEELONG, AUSTRALIA, O.R.B HAVE CARVED OUT A CULT FOLLOWING WITH THEIR HEAVY BLEND OF FUZZ-DRENCHED PSYCHEDELIA, DOOM-SOAKED RIFFS, AND COSMIC EXPLORATION. EMERGING FROM THE SAME FERTILE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND THAT BIRTHED KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD (ORB'S LABELMATES ON FLIGHTLESS RECORDS), THE TRIO BRINGS A POTENT MIX OF SABBATH-INSPIRED SLUDGE, KRAUTROCK GROOVE, AND SCI-FI FREAKOUTS TO EVERY STAGE THEY HIT.

SINCE THEIR 2016 DEBUT BIRTH, ORB HAVE CONTINUED TO PUSH SONIC BOUNDARIES ACROSS A STRING OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RELEASES (NATURALITY, THE SPACE BETWEEN, AND 2024’S TAILEM BEND), COMBINING HYPNOTIC REPETITION WITH UNPREDICTABLE TURNS. THEIR SOUND IS BOTH RETRO-FUTURISTIC AND DEFIANTLY ANALOG, WHERE THUNDEROUS LOW END MEETS INTERSTELLAR AMBITION.

NOW, O.R.B ARE GEARING UP FOR THEIR LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS TOUR MARKS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH AMERICAN AUDIENCES TO WITNESS THE BAND’S IMMERSIVE LIVE SHOW—EQUAL PARTS RITUAL AND REVELATION. EXPECT THICK RIFFS, DEEP JAMS, AND THE KIND OF PSYCHIC ENERGY THAT ONLY COMES FROM YEARS OF ROAD-TESTED CHEMISTRY.

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TRADITIONAL TOGOLESE RHYTHMS FORM THE BASE OF RISING TOGOLESE ARTIST.
THE SONGS ARE BASED ON TOGOLESE TRADITIONAL RHYTHMS WITH RITUAL MELODIES (VOODOO MELODIES), FESTIVE MELODIES, AND TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE...

BORN IN LOME, TOGO, DOGO PLAYED IN DIFFERENT BANDS IN THE TOGOLESE CAPITAL BEFORE MOVING TO THE UNITED STATES AND FOUNDING THE DC-BASED AFROPOP BAND, ELIKEH.

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SONIDO GALLO NEGRO IS A BAND FROM MEXICO CITY GOING BACK TO THE ROOTS OF PSYCHEDELIC TROPICAL MUSIC WITH GUITARS, ECCENTRIC ORGANS, ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS, THEREMIN... THEY MIX EXOTIC RARITY AND ESOTERISM WHICH WILL ALTER YOUR PERCEPTION AND FORCE YOU TO DANCE UNTIL YOU GET EXHAUSTED. ADD TO IT VISUAL HYPNOTICS AND LIVE PERFORMANCE BY DR. ALDERETE.

Nidia Góngora is the maximum exponent of traditional pacific music and has been a main and featured artist in other groups with which she collaborates such as La Pacifican Power, Ondatrópica, Pacífico Sinfónico, Bahía, AleKuma, Herencia de Timbiquí, De Palenque a Matongue and Dizzy Mandjeku, The Bongo Hop, Búho, ...

KBD IS A TRIO OF MUSICIANS WHO PERFORM LONG FORM IMPROVISATIONAL SOUND PIECES USING ELECTROACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTATION. THIS APPROACH IS EXPERIMENTAL BY BOTH NATURE AND DESIGN, AND SERVES AS A WAY FOR LISTENERS TO ENGAGE WITH DEEP AND ACTIVE LISTENING. ITS PRINCIPAL MEMBERS ARE MICHAEL KIMAID, GABRIEL BEAM, AND RYAN DOHM.

FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS, KBD HAS EXPLORED THE LIMINAL SPACES BETWEEN SOUND, MUSIC, AND NOISE, AND HAVE DEVELOPED AN APPROACH THAT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING IN THE PROCESS. THE TRIO’S CURRENT CONFIGURATION EXPLORES THE THEME OF RESONANCE AS A WAY OF CREATING SONIC ROOM FOR EACH OTHER TO CONTRIBUTE TO A LARGER WHOLE.

WOOD, WIND, AND METALS COMBINE TO LAY A SONIC FOUNDATION; CIRCUITRY AND AMPLIFICATION TAKE THOSE SIGNALS AND AFFECT THEM TO CREATE A SOUNDSCAPE THAT CONSTANTLY EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS IN THE PROCESS. LIKE THE LARGER PATTERNS AND CYCLES THEY REPRESENT, EACH PIECE IS DIFFERENT, AND REFLECTIVE OF THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH THEY MANIFEST.

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DANIEL VILLAREAL IS A MASTERFUL DRUMMER AND PERCUSSIONIST WHOSE PANAMANIAN AND LATIN ROOTS INFUSE HIS MUSIC WITH RICH RHYTHMIC TEXTURES AND VIBRANT CULTURAL ENERGY. BLENDING JAZZ, EXPERIMENTAL, AND GLOBAL INFLUENCES, VILLAREAL CREATES PERFORMANCES THAT ARE BOTH CEREBRAL AND DEEPLY VISCERAL, WEAVING POLYRHYTHMIC PATTERNS WITH SPONTANEOUS INTERPLAY. WHETHER PERFORMING SOLO OR WITH ENSEMBLES, HIS PRECISION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMANDING PRESENCE MAKE EVERY SHOW AN IMMERSIVE JOURNEY THROUGH RHYTHM, CULTURE, AND SOUND.

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AT A TIME WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS INTENT ON PUSHING US FURTHER INWARD AND FURTHER APART, KISS THE TIGER ARE HERE TO RATTLE OUR BONES AND BUST US OUT OF OUR COCOONS WITH SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED ROCK AND ROLL.
FRONTED BY THE MAGNETIC AND DISARMING MEGHAN KREIDLER, WHO DRAWS ON HER BACKGROUND IN THEATER TO BREAK THE FOURTH WALL BETWEEN AUDIENCE AND BAND WITH HER RIGHTEOUS FIST PUMPS AND HIGH KICKS, THIS IS A BAND THAT DOESN’T JUST PLAY. THEY COMBUST. AND WATCHING THEM SET THE STAGE ABLAZE, IT’S HARD NOT TO FEEL THAT TENSION THAT’S BEEN BUILT UP IN ALL OF US THESE PAST FEW YEARS SLOWLY RELEASE, TOO, LIKE A COLLECTIVE EXHALE SET TO RATCHETING GUITARS, BUOYANT BASS LINES AND KREIDLER’S PERFECTLY PITCHED SCREAMS. THEIRS IS A CLEAN-BURNING FIRE. HELL, YOU MIGHT EVEN CALL IT HEALING.

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ZOH AMBA IS A SONGWRITER, COMPOSER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST FROM TENNESSEE RESIDING IN NEW YORK. SHE BEGAN HER MUSICAL JOURNEY STEEPED IN THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTH AND HAS TAKEN IT FROM COAST TO COAST AND IS MAINLY KNOWN AS A SAXOPHONIST WHO BLENDS AVANT-GARDE, NOISE, AND DEVOTIONAL HYMNS, THOUGH HAS NOT SHIED FROM INCORPORATING FOLK MELODIES INTO THAT WORLD. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AMBA HAS ALSO BEEN FOCUSING ON WRITING SONGS ON GUITAR WITH LYRICS THAT COME FROM THE HEART AND HER LOVE OF NATURE AND EXPERIENCES. SHE HAS BEEN PERFORMING HER FOLK SONGS PRIMARILY IN NYC BOTH SOLO AND WITH HER BAND CONSISTING OF ADAM BRISBEN (BUCK MEEK) ALSO ON GUITAR AND JEREMY GUSTIN (JOAN IS POLICE WOMAN) ON DRUMS BUT ALSO PERFORMS SOLO. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ZOH HAS COLLABORATED WITH A VARIETY OF HIGH PROFILE MUSICIANS SUCH AS GLEN HANSARD, TYSHAWN SOREY, BILL ORCUTT, BRIAN CHASE (YEAH YEAH YEAHS), JIM WHITE (DIRTY THREE), ETC. AMBA HAS PERFORMED AT WELL RESPECTED VENUES AND FESTIVALS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAS TAUGHT WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES AT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS NEW SCHOOL (NY), OBERLIN (OH), AND VARIOUS EUROPEAN FESTIVALS.

STATE COMEDY RETURNS TO MANNY’S

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MAPS BECOME INSTRUMENTS? SAN FRANCISCO-BASED ARTIST AND GEOSPATIAL ENGINEER ERIC THEISE TURNS DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY INTO A LIVE ART FORM, COLLABORATING WITH IMPROVISING MUSICIANS TO CREATE A ONE-OF-A-KIND AUDIO-VISUAL PERFORMANCE.

IN A SYNESTHETE’S ATLAS, PROJECTED MAPS ARE STRETCHED, GLITCHED, AND REMIXED IN REAL TIME—STREET GRIDS DISSOLVE INTO ABSTRACT FILM, COASTLINES SHIFT AND PULSE WITH SOUND. IT’S AT ONCE ART, TECHNOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, AND IMPROVISATION.

THEISE’S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON SAN FRANCISCO’S SALESFORCE TOWER AND AT VENUES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. NOW, FOR ONE NIGHT, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE HIS CUTTING-EDGE BLEND OF CARTOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE RIGHT HERE IN STATE COLLEGE.

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CHARLIE CHIMI - ALTER EGO OF DOMINICAN RAISED CUBAN ARTIST CHARLES GARMENDIA - IS THE GLOBE TROTTING KALEIDOSCOPIC CREATOR OF “LA CHINA DE LA GASOLINA”, PLAYING PERCUSSIONS FOR ZAMROCK LEGENDS WITCH, JUAN WAUTERS AMONGST OTHER ARTISTS, AS WELL AS VISUAL ARTIST AND STUDIO MUSICIAN.
LIKE THE FAMOUS DOMINICAN STREET BURGERS THE PROJECT IS NAMED AFTER, HIS MUSIC IS A SPICY MELANGE OF AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS SPICED WITH FUNK BASS LINES AND TOPPED WITH INVENTIVE WORD PLAYS ABOUT MAKING LUNCH AND THE NATURE OF DECEPTION IN THE ANIMAL PLANET.
CHARLIE HAS ASSEMBLED AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF “CHIMIS” TO “RUN THE NUMBERS” FOR HIM IN A DIZZYING THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE THAT FEELS LIKE PEEPING INTO THE HAZY BACK ROOM OF A BODEGA WHERE OLD MEN ARE PLAYING DOMINOES WHILE LISTENING TO BACHATA ON BLAST THROUGH THE WORMHOLE OF A COSMIC SANDWICH.

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A GRAMMY-NOMINATED DRUMMER, PRODUCER, AND MC, KASSA’S MUSIC SITS AT THE WILD INTERSECTION OF AVANT-GARDE JAZZ, EXPERIMENTAL HIP-HOP, AND URGENT SOCIAL COMMENTARY. HIS SOUND DOESN’T JUST CROSS GENRES—IT BREAKS THEM OPEN. THINK GLITCHY MPC BEATS, VIRTUOSIC DRUMMING, RAW VERSES, AND FEARLESS IMPROVISATION.
COME SEE WHY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PITCHFORK, AND NPR ARE CALLING KASSA OVERALL ONE OF THE MOST VITAL ARTISTS OF OUR TIME.
BE THERE EARLY. STAY LATE. TELL YOUR GRANDKIDS.

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THE P.A.S ARE CONTEMPORARY MYSTICAL PROTO-METAL BAND FROM MASSACHUSETTS. THEY ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR RAW ENERGY, CRYPTIC AND PSYCHEDELIC AFFECT, WITH LYRICS THAT FOLLOW A CONCRETE AND BRUTAL FANTASY NARRATIVE.

TICKETS ~~~Tropa Magica is a psychedelic cumbia rock band from East Los Angeles, formed by brothers David and Rene Pacheco. They blend alternative, grunge, and psychedelic rock with cumbia, creating a unique, danceable sound. Their music is inspired by the sounds and vibes of their 90s East LA backyard parties and incorporates elements of 60s Peruvian cumbias and punk. 

Stacked Rock and Roll lineup !

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Romperayo is a musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore of the second half of the 20th century, a mischievous and modern interpretation of the up-tempo rhythms of “Descarga” and the psychedelic sounds of '70s cumbia. (for fans of..and featuring members of… Meridian Brothers, Los Pirañas, Frente Cumbiero, and La Sonora Mazuren)

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OUR MONTHLY DEEPCUT DISCO/HOUSE PARTY AT MANNY’S/ PRESENTED BY GORINTO: THIS MONTH ELBOW KNEE KNEE (ALL VINYL) WITH CHICAGO’S KRIZ BARONIA~

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COCOJOEY’S exuberant debut thrums like a rhythm game RPG OST from a parallel universe: present-day dilemmas as dungeon-crawl boss battles, and real life joy as a race across candy-coated synth panoramas. This is a more inviting way to face existential pain – not a facile attempt at escape from it.

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Joined by a group of rising young musicians, saxophonist Elijah Snyder presents the world premiere of his reimagination of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. The show's dense rhythms and complex harmony provide the perfect foundation for improvisation and experimentation. This collision of worlds is sure to delight jazz and musical theatre fans alike.

OWNED BY ASSHOLES, CRISIS IN AMERICA, SUBURBAN DOWNGRADE, OLD DAGGERS!!

DOORS AT 7PM

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LISTEN TO MOUNTAIN MOVERS —-> HERE

The current lineup of New Haven’s long running Mountain Movers (guitarist/vocalist Dan Greene, bassist Rick Omonte, guitarist Kryssi Battalene, & drummer Ross Menze) have been playing together for over a decade now, making their recorded debut on a slew of singles released from 2011-2013, but it wasn’t until 2015’s “Death Magic” (released on New Haven label Safety Meeting) that the potential of that iteration of the group became clear; Mountain Movers are a force of nature….

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Chicago legends @cheeraccident are making their way to our weird little corner of the world. Since the early ‘80s, they’ve been twisting brains with a totally singular blend of avant-prog, mathy dissonance, dadaist pop, and absolute freak genius. Equal parts precise and unhinged. Somehow tight and absurd. Think This Heat meets Gentle Giant at a Beefheart birthday party. Still one of the most fearless and unclassifiable bands in operation.

This is a rare chance to catch a true underground institution in a small, sweaty room. HEAVY GOODNESS opening the night with COUGH SYRUP & SUNDAY LOVE CLUB.