$12 Advance | $15 Day of show
Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM (All ages)
*proof of full vaccination required*
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Celebration Summer
Celebration Summer, from the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC, began as a message board posting in late 2019 when bassist Greg Raelson sought out members to bring forth from the ashes a style reminiscent of the late 80’s/early 90’s melodic punk rock he grew up on. Joined by drummer Glenn Boysko and guitarist Dan Hauser, both formerly of the DC band Confidence Man and notable ska side project The Captivators, the trio recruited newcomer Nate Falger to assume the duties of singer/guitarist. With a pounding rhythm section punctuated by Boysko’s intricate drumming and Raelson’s melodic bass while incorporating Hauser’s driving guitars and Falger’s poignant lyricism, visceral vocal stylings, and angular guitar structures, Celebration Summer hit the ground running with anthemic, progressive songs capturing the struggles of modern life in Trump-era America. Celebration Summer, whose name is a mash-up of sorts, pays homage to the iconic Husker Du song Celebrated Summer and Washington DC hardcore’s significant cultural and activist “Revolution Summer” of 1985. Their debut EP, Against The Gun, was released digitally on Little Rocket Records and forthcoming on vinyl on Shield Recordings .
Totally Slow
Totally Slow play razor sharp, no-frills melodic hardcore, with angry lyrics that show how the personal is inseparable from the political.
Dot Dash
Dot Dash is a guitar, bass & drums trio from Washington D.C. At various points their music has been described as garage, power pop, punk, post punk, indie rock, and indiepop. So far, Dot Dash has six albums out, all released by Canadian indie label The Beautiful Music. The most recent one is called Proto Retro. It’s streaming on Spotify and Bandcamp.