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HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

8:00PM DOORS, 9:00PM MUSIC
$5, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

8:00PM DOORS, 9:00PM MUSIC
$10, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

10/1 - Iguana Death Cult / Ellaar / The Thriffs - 7pm

10/2 - FIVE DOLLAR FRIDAY: The Body / Fed Ash / Fentanyl Tapwater / Debatably Stable - 8pm

10/3 - Upon Your Dead Body / When the Sun Sets / Rematch / Patient Basement - 8pm

10/5 - Kitchen / Raybody / Jackie West - 7pm

10/8 - Turf ‘n’ Turf / Thorned Crown / XXX Threat Kelly / Ronnie Youngman - 7pm

10/9 - FIVE DOLLAR FRIDAY: Heavy Burden / Sabrina / Drug Store Make-up - 8pm

10/10 - SIX DOLLAR SATURDAY: SIPUL / CLOCKMEN / HANDSY GRANDMA - 8pm

10/13 - Dangerbyrd / Sabrina Trueheart / Crimson Retro - 7pm

10/16 - Jerry Bigs World Famous Band / Boy Jr. / Jordan Moss - 8pm

10/17 - The Band Memo w/ Real Sugar - 8pm

10/18 - Andy Boay / Attic Abasement / Shep Treasure - 7pm

10/19 - 9mm Mouthwash / Dying Flesh / Bus Stop Abortion - 7pm

10/23 - DAWG POUND / DEMENTALITY / HEARD NO MORE / RULE NO. 1 / SCARLETT EVENING - 8pm

10/24 - Tough Old Bird / Ivy's Home / Vien Kohl - 7pm

10/25 - METAL MATINEE: Eternal Crypt / Altered Realm / Black Earth Bloom - 2pm

10/26 - Bug Jar Unplugged w/ Katie Alessandra & tba - 7pm

10/27 - Radiator Hospital w/ Comfy - 7pm

10/30 - FIVE DOLLAR METAL HALLOWEEN FRIDAY: Bitching Hour / Necrostalker / Feel Worse / Blood Desecration - 8pm

10/31 - HALLOWEEN NIGHT: Tabby / Bad Bloom / Riverbed / The Salinas

7:00PM DOORS, 8:00PM MUSIC
$25, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

Iguana Death Cult's latest evolution finds the Rotterdam band reflecting on hardship and doubt while facing a burning world. The result channels their early punk and garage roots, powered by Tobias Opschoor's razorsharp riffs, Rennert's relentless drumming, Jimmy de Kok's groovy rhythms and Jeroen Reek's raw, emotive vocals. Formed in 2014, the band has grown from a group of friends into an renowned international act, touring with band such as Osees and Frankie and the Witch Fingers, supporting Jack White and performing at SXSW, Levitation, and Desert Daze. Their new album Guns Out (Greenway Records) marks a return to punchy garage rock and features honest self-reflection, addressing escapism, mental strain, and creative renewal. Tough yet introspective, Guns Out captures a band coming to terms with its own evolution and the turbulent world around it.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND

8:00PM DOORS, 9:00PM MUSIC
$5, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD

8:00PM DOORS, 9:00PM MUSIC
$22, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

Upon Your Dead Body is a South Texas emo band blending raw emotion and theatrical edge. Their sound mixes spoken word, melodic intensity, midwest emo, and mathrock into a powerful experience. Citing influences like La Dispute, Coheed And Cambria, Hail The Sun and The Used.

MONDAY OCTOBER 5TH

7:00PM DOORS, 8:00PM MUSIC
$10, (21+) AT DOOR
18-20YR ENTRY W/ ADV TICKET, AVAIL UNTIL 1230PM DAY OF SHOW

“It’s me, baby, you”, Jackie West sings on the opening track of her new record, Silent Century. Like a hall of mirrors, West’s sophomore record unfolds like a playful conversation between the Brooklyn/Hudson Valley-based artist and herself. What emerges is a remarkable portrait of femininity and fluidity, of violence and forgiveness, of our capacity to heal. The power of Silent Century resides in West’s ability to make small moments ring out and resonate just as much as loud ones. On the title track, she investigates the objectification of our bodies—who owns them, and at what price? Small details (“plastic underwear", “nightmare of dismantled pleasure”) illuminate centuries of gendered silencing. As West embraces her multitudes, whether choosing to speak up or listen quietly, she now claims sovereignty for herself.

classic singer-songwriter shit that gets weird. a bit maniacal but warm.

“Puddle” evokes shades of both indie rock and Raybody’s orchestral inspirations, building atop stately guitar chords with lush and meticulously crafted arrangements. She gradually fills the mix with swirls of woodwinds, strings, and layered vocal harmonies, incorporating hints of jazzy dissonance alongside sprawling full-band crescendos. The results shine with the warm orchestral beauty of Raybody’s previous work but they also brim with a newfound energy, moving effortlessly between jazzy grooves, cinematic drama, and airy folk confessionals.

Since 2016, James Keegan’s buzzing musical project, Kitchen, has steadily carved out a distinct space in Rochester with its consistent output of introspective lo-fi folk. Now, Kitchen delivers its most substantial chapter yet with the arrival of Blue Heeler in Ugly Snowlight, Grey on Gray on Gray on White, the recording project’s sixth full-length album, comfortably venturing into double album territory across 20 diverse tracks. The sprawling and remarkably cohesive collection explores the corners of Keegan’s sonic range and unique songwriting styles.