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Combining mid-century pop with alt-country sensibilities, Rodeo Wilson creates hazy, technicolor tunes of love and pain, drawing musical inspiration from his Southwestern roots. Now based in Portland OR, Rodeo Wilson released his debut album Mild West on June 14th, 2024. He's joined by Lena Rich (Montana) and Lynna Corinne.

Pleasure Pill were raised in San Diego’s underground scene, spending their young adult years skating together, going to DIY punk gigs, and putting on shows in community centers. Now in NYC, Pleasure Pill are a pop band with stadium-sized ambition; they want to make the best music possible, and be as big as their idols while doing it. But they’re not giving up their values. Guests TBA~

Local Bands Cover Their Faves! Join us for one night only to start the Halloween celebrations a little early: LASKA, Shiloh Mae, and Unseen Object hit the stage to play their own spin on cover sets of their favorite bands. To start off the night we have Finegrove (Unseen Object covering Pinegrove), Phoney Bridges (Shiloh Mae and friends covering Phoebe Bridgers) and headlining, Big Teeth (LASKA covering Big Thief). 

Niis—pronounced “Nice”—synthesizes the sounds of punk, hardcore, lo-fi garage, and early grunge to craft a raw, undefinable noise all their own. Hailing from Los Angeles, this four-piece channels the spirit of rebellion through blistering riffs and Mimi’s visceral screams, delivering biting commentary on capitalism, misogyny, and the constructs that seek to confine us. With influences like Rudimentary Peni, Crass, and Hole, Niis fuses rage and reflection into songs that confront and provoke. 

This year's Halloween special is a pre-crash bunker wave grass-fed post-ego brown noise premeditated jazz hands bass core band from the city of roses. A strict regimen of wildebeest stage antics, pummeling alt-rhythms, and double-stacked bass distortion, soaring higher and higher into octo-reverb feedback. Three bozos. Two basses. One drum kit. Zero guitars. Always. Loud, fast, and odd. Ogre must be seen to be believed. They are joined by Zookraught (Seattle) and Kerosel.

Spacey Slacker Pop, Galactic Om, Cosmic Sway…what ever you wanna call it, turn down your mind, relax your shoulders, and sway. Blissed out bass lines and swooning, crooning vocals from Californian Maddy Myers paired with bodacious, groovin’ guitar from Danish Gustav Moltke. Joined by their great friend on drums, coming from LA, Josh Cabitac, and on synth and guitar, British born George Godwin.

Jakki and the Pink Smudge, lovingly referred to as "Smudge," is an indie-rock firecracker. The band blends indie-punk-funk and fuzz rock with a peachy, vibrant edge. Their sound is a dynamic fusion of gritty riffs, punchy grooves, and dreamy textures, echoing their strong influences in the bold energy of No Doubt, the atmospheric depth of Radiohead, and the lo-fi charm of Galaxie 500 and PACKS. They are joined by midwest skate-punk killer, Social Cig and Portland's own, Grolixes.

November’s Thesis brings the energy back to straight bars. Headlining is one of our champions, Lambo Lawson, ready to remind the city why he’s a force on the mic. We’re stacking an incredible, rap-focused lineup around him to close the year strong. Expect fire from start to finish. As always, resident DJ Verbz ties the night together. The Thesis goes down every first Thursday at Lollipop Shoppe.

Touching on respected, familiar genres and sounds while attempting to advance one’s own isn’t easy but No Joy's new LP, Bugland, manages to. What genre is it anyway? Is it even shoegaze when it could live happily on a shelf next to Boards of Canada and Autechre? The right answer is ‘yes’. What a lovely shelf ‘twould be as well. A marble shelf, with cyberpunk elements. She is joined by Shaki Tavi and Death Doula.

Formed in the foothills of Northern Colorado in early 2020, Alex Woodchek and Cor Wright of Frail Talk are creating a blooming universe of squiggly indie music for squiggly people. Like the kind surprise of a backyard garden, their songs spring up from the dirt with folk roots, soft pop colors, and burgeoning lyricism ready to welcome every listener with daydream-love.