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The Mystery Lights story begins in 2004 in the small town of Salinas, California when friends Michael Brandon and Luis Alfonso — whose shared fondness for groups like The Mc5, Velvet Underground, Dead Moon, and The Fall (to name a few) — joined forces to craft their own brand of unhinged rock and roll. From there they spent the better part of 10 years touring relentlessly before migrating to Queens, New York in 2014.
With a live show known for its visceral energy and relentless assault — leaving little to no stoppage between songs — they barreled through countless NYC haunts and DIY venues, quickly amassing a fervent local following. The buzz soon caught the attention of Daptone Records execs who were in the beginning stages of launching a new rock-centric imprint, Wick Records. Impressed by the groups’ groove, endless supply of energy, and understanding of musical history, The Mystery Lights were quickly signed to Wick. Though a rock band at heart, the parallels to what Daptone Records had traditionally looked for in their soul artists was undeniable.
The Mystery Light new LP Purgatory released September 13th 2024.
Washington DC’s Teen Mortgage climbed from the city’s primordial punk soup in 2017 after guitarist/vocalist James Guile relocated to the nation's capital from Liverpool, UK and by a stroke of luck was quickly able to find hard hitting drummer Ed Barkauskas via a desperate craigslist post. As a two piece they stood out - crossbreeding east coast hardcore aggression and garage/surf sleaze with a focus on pop sensibility. This sonic blend perfectly set the scene for vocalist and guitarist James Guile to illustrate what he describes as “the absurdity of living in the era of late stage capitalism and tech feudalism”. He adds, “it’s even woven into our name, like Mortgage in latin means ‘death pledge’”
Teen Mortgage’s acerbic intensity was noticed by Brooklyn, NY label King Pizza Records, who released the duo’s 2019 EP Life/Death and 2021’s Smoked. Songs from the EPs
earned Teen Mortgage placements with Shameless, Vans Park Series, and Evil Bikes and support slots with notable bands like The Chats, Mike Krol, Bass Drum Of Death, Jeff The Brotherhood, etc.
Known for their rowdy live shows, Teen Mortgage detonates a sonic bomb that leaves no room for apathy, let alone time to breathe. Guile's caustic riffs and sneer paired with Barakauskas's brawn have fostered a new established meeting ground for those looking for a place to mosh. Their DIY headline national tours have seen crowd members become rabid as soon as the pair kick in the first riff of the set, like a pack of coyotes chasing down their prey. The group's infectious fuzz bonded with Jello Biafra and George Carlin inspired lyrics ignite audiences into a primal frenzy, sweating out the drudgery of living through, once again in Guile's words, "the era of late stage capitalism and tech feudalism".
The OBGMs fuse punk, rock, and hip-hop into an electrifying sound that's garnered critical acclaim for "The Ends." Known for their ferocious live performances, they've shared stages with heavyweights like Death From Above, PUP, and Alexisonfire. Their explosive energy and genre-defying approach make them a force to be reckoned with, poised to leave an indelible mark on the music scene and captivate audiences worldwide with their raw, unapologetic style.
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Atlética: is a refreshingly bright take on a Mexican-style copper. Using the finest Munich malts, it boasts a lightly toasted malt character with a whisper of spicy florals before rolling into smooth and lightly sweet waves of bread crust and wheat. A medium-body brew that is big in flavor, it’s the epitome of easy drinking. A smooth and satisfying cooler must-have.
REPOSE: a non-alcoholic, low calorie social tonic by Lucky Frog - formulated with a special blend of ashwagandha, magnesium, and organic fruit juices that melts away stress and helps you chill out - without the hangover. And the best part? It’s good luck.
Katboocha: pride themselves on producing "drinkable kombucha" , Kat often describe their varying brews as: crushable, thirst-quenching, light, dazzling, citrucy, juicy, tart, or slightly sweet! There's no secret ingredient that makes our kombucha unique, rather it's the minimalist technique that keeps us tasty and true. Katboocha is made with tea, sugar, water + kombucha culture. No added sugar, no added probiotics.
Joe Bean Cold Brew: is created from coffee sourced through Azahar Coffee Company, our long-time partner, who shares our vision for a fair and prosperous coffee economy. This particular blend comes from small-holding farms in the Northern Huila region of Colombia. This high altitude area is known for its sweet, juicy coffees. Naturally flavorful with notes of caramel, grapefruit, orange, blackberry, and cantaloupe
IPNA: What are you getting without the alcohol? A piney, dank bolt of Citra, Mosaic, & Columbus hops, nestled by smooth and caramel notes of English crystal malt and Canadian 2-row barley. Sound familiar? it’s because we use the same ingredients to make our IPA. The only difference is that we pull this one before all the flavors get too mature to create a distinctly clean and satisfyingly flavor-forward Non-Alcoholic IPA.
Hoppy Refresher: is a zippy and zingy highly carbonated dry-hopped sparkling water. We added a pinch of brewer’s yeast to biotransformate the hops and pull out terpenes (AKA aroma compounds) of bubblegum, lime, lemon, tangerine, and a bit of pine.
MON. OCT 6th @ 7:00PM
$10 cover, 21+ at door
In 1977 STIFF LITTLE FINGERS where the first Irish punk band to release a record that instantly was a hit with songs mirroring the politics of the times through the eyes of teenage rebelllion. now in 2025 original guitar player HENRY CLUNEY can be seen still belting out these classic punk anthems live including a stop at the BUG JAR touring with returning goth rockers ACADEMY ORDER. Opening this manic Monday will be rochesters own ECLECTIC BLEND
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