Warehouse gig at Collision: email collisionpgh@gmail.com for address

LIKE A VILLAIN (PDX -> NYC)
Holland Andrews is a singer, composer, improvisor, multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and touring musician recently relocated from Portland, OR to New York City. Andrews, a self-taught extended-technique vocalist and musician, has garnered reputable attention for their lush array of vocalizations and sonorous arrangements that consist mostly of their voice, clarinet, and effects. The compositions of Andrews can begin sparsely, almost uncannily; a single measure to begin the momentum of which only builds and destabilizes, builds and restabilizes until, at a point of pure catharsis, when the layered orchestration has reached its completion, Andrews begins to wail, connecting to something unseen and powerful in full control of their own voice; a feat that feels both energetically raw and impressively curated. Andrews’s influences are as wide-reaching as their performance, ranging from Arvo Pärt, Stephen Sondheim, and Diamanda Galas to the experimental terrains of ambient, improvised and noise music.
https://www.facebook.com/likeavillain/
https://likeavillain.bandcamp.com/

BARBARA DELANEY-ARRIAGA
Dark psychedic cello conjuring
http://barbaraarriaga.com/listen

A/V + performance collaboration of
from the well-traveled and transgressive
GIA FAGNELLI + RICE BOWl LAUNCH
www.giafagnelli.com
https://www.facebook.com/giafagnelli/
https://www.soundcloud.com/ricebowllaunch

PVKVSV
experimental ambient/ hip-hop
https://pvkvsv.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pvkvsv/

Opening industrial moto-techno video by 1980 SPECIAL TWIN promptly at 9:30
www.soundcloud.com/sayatlast

Afterparty and dancing with DJ CUTUPS
https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/dj-cutups-digs-the-diverse-descendents-of-drum-n-bass/Content?oid=1339617

Doors at 9:00, $5-10 for touring artist. No underage drinking.

Thursday Oct 31st
an epic dark and wavey halloween ritual

with guest incantations from…

SORSARI x MRKYRL
terrorrhythm / vibe digital / sekai collective
wave wizards from the dark north
https://soundcloud.com/sorsari
https://soundcloud.com/mrkryl

plus local witch-craft…

FIVE STAR HOTEL
body horror beats / pgh
https://fivestarhotel.bandcamp.com/

KY VOSS
darkwave / glow pop / pgh
https://kyvoss.bandcamp.com/album/space-cadet

plus halloween tricks and treats from
CUTUPS
https://soundcloud.com/cutups

Dark, haunting and holographic vibes all night.
Costumed spirits are welcome and encouraged.

9PM – dead
$10 cover
21+

at BRILLOBOX
4104 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh

It’s that time again, Synodic #3 will be taking place at the lovely Belvederes Ultra-Dive.

This time we are going for hours of high energy music by:

DJ Musheen Gurrl [???]
We heard this person knows how to DJ

Cutups [LazerCrunk, BxC Collective, WRECKED]
pandimensional mix master with an unbeatable knowledge of audio nuggets

Spednar [Cosmic Sound, BxC Collective]
Cosmic Dad stepping up from playing pool

$0 Cover
21+ – No Cover – No Bullshit
Tip your Bartenders
Come and have a good time

Our summer blowout!

saturday june 29th
L A Z E R C R U N K

11th Anniversary and official OUTLOOK FEST Launch Party!
https://outlookfestival.com/

with special guests
SAM BINGA
Critical, Astrophonica, Cosmic Bridge, Bristol UK
https://soundcloud.com/sam_binga

The ever-exploratory Sam Binga is one of those artists who has managed to infuse all of the UK’s musical subcultures into a tantalizing sound portrayal and discography. Toting a range of influences from garage, grime, drum & bass, jungle, juke, dubstep, dancehall, reggae, and more, the Bristol-based artist has yet to hold back on revealing his interests and pursuits. Binga has steadily thrown himself into the industry as a genre-defying musician and high-energy party starter who can mash down any dancehall.

and support from

MR YUKK
https://soundcloud.com/mryukkdubstep/wavegrime-promo-mix-1
Known for his heavy sounds, Austin is taking a huge step away from his normal “tear out” dubstep productions and is stretching out into flavors of grime and wave music

plus resident djs
CUTUPS & KEEBS
mixing up all the newest jams,
and probably a few classics

and as always, live lasers, good friends, stiff drinks,
futuristic sounds and lots of fun!

We are also pairing with OUTLOOK FEST 2019, as Pittsburgh’s Official Launch party! Outlook fest takes place in Pula, Croatia from Sept 4-8, and is one of the world’s best festivals for bass music soundsystem culture. We’ll have some promos and give-aways coming up to get you excited! (We’ll be there!)

More info and tickets: https://outlookfestival.com

$15 cover / 10PM – 2AM / 21+

Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh PA

Since 2008 we’ve been bringing you the finest in fun, underground
bass music, lazers, goofball themes, zany graphics and all around good times. Expect all that and more at this epic anniversary party.

Fri May 17 8 pm doors $12 adv/$15 door 21+ show
Cattivo, 146 44th St., Lawrenceville 412-687-2157 (downstairs)
tickets: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1843166

Arcade Highhttps://arcadehigh.bandcamp.com/

80s-inspired synthwave twins from Texas
NITEhttps://nite.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/wearethenite/

Ghost Twin (Winnipeg) https://ghosttwin.bandcamp.com/
and DJ Cutupshttps://soundcloud.com/cutups

From the Dallas Observer:

As the ’80s continue to disappear farther into the rear view mirror, the era continues to be a source of reference for a new generation of artists. From denim jackets and shoulder pad-emblazoned fashion trends to the cinematic homages of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the decade of Reagan, MTV, and New Coke continues to be in vogue. We’re even resurrecting the Cold War with Russia. The decade’s reach also expands to music, where synths, horns and lush production qualities have again begun surfacing in the sensibilities of many of today’s artists.

As the dual lead figures of NITE, a quickly rising Dallas band, twin brothers Kyle and Myles Mendes haven’t shied away from the ‘80s musical ethos. Trafficking in dreamy pop-synth soundscapes that reference some of the ‘80s touchstones, the band leans heavily into the moods and emotions of their songs. From the buoyantly infectious grooves of “Godless City” — a track that has gotten recent airplay on KXT 91.7 — to the more quietly subdued “Dream of You,” NITE’s music would fit right in on radio playlists, circa 1988.

Their influences were there from the start. When the brothers were students at the University of North Texas in Denton, they found themselves listening to lots of classic synth pop and modern pop music. “Bands like New Order, Empire of the Sun, The Cure and White Lies are some of our biggest influences,” Kyle Mendes wrote in a recent email to the Observer.

Since solidifying the band in the latter half of 2013, they’ve frequently been recording new music and working to perfect their signature sound. They’ve also been pounding the pavement, relentlessly touring across North America and sharing stages with many of their idols like Howard Jones, A Flock of Seagulls and The Alarm.

This week, we’re proud to premiere the debut video for their track “I’ll Be Back Again.” A tightly constructed song about someone overcoming the pain of the past and turning attention toward the possibilities of the future, it seems tailor-made for repeated summer listens. The video, of course, is also straight out of the ‘80s playbook.

“Hearing [the song] immediately put visions of the ’80s through the lens of John Hughes in my head,” says the video’s director, Ryan Polly. “With the NITE boys you can always expect an ‘80s vibe, but this song in particular struck me as very nostalgic for that time. Being a huge fan of John Hughes myself, I thought it would be great to create the video as sort of an homage to him.”

The pastel-tinged color palette, the sulky teenager seen lip-synching into a hairbrush and the over-the-top special effects will be familiar to anyone who’s logged hours watching cinematic treasures like The Breakfast Club or Pretty In Pink. The video is also neatly framed with an introduction and concluding coda that serve to emphasize the drama playing out onscreen.

“Genre mixing is something that I have always loved,” adds Polly. “The thought of a high school girl-led romantic comedy with hints of Marvel comic book and horror elements really excited me. I think we hit a ridiculous tone that I’m honestly very proud of.”

Polly, who along with Grant Wakefield and Daniel Routh, owns the Denton-based production company Maker Table, goes back a ways with the band and has a solid appreciation of their vibe. “Ryan also helped capture our first-ever performance as NITE for the Down Sessions, where we filmed in an old, abandoned haunted house in Denton,” Myles Mendes says. “He’s always had an eye for aesthetics that we feel enhances our work as songwriters, which is why we love working on ambitious projects with him.”

To film the video for “I’ll Be Back Again,” the band and filmmaker again assembled in and around Denton this past December with a 12-person crew. Polly’s editor, Joy Michael, locked in the picture before passing things off to Dallas-based musician/visual effects artist Rob Martinez, who in turn added some “movie magic.” Last month found the crew performing a sound design/mix session with Brad Nyght and adding in a color grade. All in all, the process took a little more than two months from start to finish.

“I’ll Be Back Again,” the third and final single off last year’s Reborn album, is serving as both a catapult into a busy touring schedule and a bookend to the album cycle. NITE are back in the studio writing and recording their third release and will perform at SXSW where they’ll kick off the Cleopatra Records’ Showcase.