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TRAITRS + HADEE. + J.L.G – Miami – 3/27/24

December 4, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents TRAITRS with special guests HADEE. and J.L.G on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 @ Gramps in Miami.
Tickets: https://traitrs.eventbrite.com

7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | 18+

TRAITRS (Debut Miami show and kick-off to their first full US Tour)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r7VhSKMedZrOa3zCD3e7X
Facebook: https://facebook.com/traitrs
Instagram: https://instagram.com/traitrsofficial
Bandcamp: https://traitrs.bandcamp.com

Traitrs is a Toronto-based Post-punk band comprised of Sean-Patrick Nolan and Shawn Tucker. Long-time friends, the pair formed as Traitrs in mid-2015.

Support:

HADEE. (MIA • LA | beachhorror)
Website: https://ffm.bio/hadee
Instagram: https://instagram.com/hadeedosani
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@hadeedosani
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hadeedosaniofficial

Hailing from the sunshine state, HADEE. is an Alt-Rock artist who has burned his way into the minds of all listeners who come across him. Taking influence from 80s post-punk & new-wave, emo/goth rock, and a touch of classic film noir, HADEE. finishes off this stylistic blend with a balanced mix of modernity. Laced with driving basslines and contagious melodies that bleed nostalgia, HADEE. cuts through the noise, delivering everything you want and didn’t know you needed. With only one year down, he has already amassed a dedicated audience and interest that extends beyond his home base of South Florida, as well as shared the stage with such established acts like Mayday Parade and BOYS LIKE GIRLS, all while still being an independent artist. He was also selected to perform at the 2023 Richmond International Film Festival in which he had taken home the RIFF “Rising Star – Rock Band” Award. HADEE. plans to begin the new year strong with the release of his first EP as well as a string of in-and-out town shows, including a highly-anticipated show date at the Viper Room in Los Angeles on January 6th. As evolution takes its course, it is clear that HADEE. is not willing to be defined by one sound. The Gemini nature of his style further intrigues the listener, keeping them unsure of which song they enjoy more, and even more uncertain of what may follow next.“Every scene has a soundtrack”. HADEE.’s latest single, “POISON IVY” proves the alt-rocker has no plans of stopping now.

J.L.G (South FL Post-punk/Goth/Funk,/Rock)
Website: https://linktr.ee/j.l.g.music
Instagram: https://instagram.com/j.l.g.music

With a sound difficult to define or confine to simply one genre, J.L.G is best described as an ethereal Post-punk (ish), New Wave (ish), Goth (ish), Funk (ish) Rock (ish) four-piece band hailing out of South Florida. Formally coming together as a full-fledged band circa June 2022, J.L.G has been growing steadily playing the South Florida circuit, endearing audiences with their infectious energy, unapologetic authenticity, quirkiness, and care-free one-of-a-kind stage presence and live performances, gaining a loyal and passionate following along the way. Blending elements of cinema (specifically horror), theatre, and music, J.L.G is keen on giving an unforgettable sensory experience, offering their audience a space to be and express their most primal selves. Simply put, J.L.G is a can’t miss experience led by its members’ feverish desire to entertain and give the people something to think about long after the show is over, the lights are off and the curtain is closed.

Twin Tribes “Pendulum Tour 2024” with Urban Heat + Dancing Plague – Miami – 3/28/24

December 4, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Twin Tribes “Pendulum Tour 2024” with special guests Urban Heat, Dancing Plague, and DJ Dino on Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ Gramps in Miami. This is Twin Tribes’ debut Miami show!
Tickets: https://twintribesmiami.eventbrite.com

7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | 21+

 

Hailing from Texas, Twin Tribes is an emerging force in the darkwave scene, turning heads in 2018 with the release of their debut album “Shadows” that featured dark melodic sounds, synthesizers, lyrics about the undead, and the occult and parallel universes. They returned in 2020 with the ten-track album “Ceremony” with an evolved sound that explored love and loss while showcasing their progression as a band.

With songs that are both dynamic and introspective, they balance the darker shades of the emotional spectrum with an energy and momentum that gifts their music a powerful sense of urgency and drama. Their lyrics dig deep into the personal turmoil of love, life and loss, and have forged a new aesthetic that fuses the gothic with the romantic, viewing emotional themes through a darker lens.

As their second LP gains increasing critical and commercial attention, these pillars of the independent music scene continue to re-define what genres such as darkwave and post-punk mean in 2023.

Support:

Urban Heat (“Dark 80s stylings with the energy of the now”)
Website: https://urbanheatband.com
YouTube: https://youtube.com/urbanheatband
Instagram: https://instagram.com/urbanheatband
Facebook: https://facebook.com/urbanheatband

“…Urban Heat has taken Austin’s clubs and America’s goth underground in such a blitz that it feels like it suddenly arose from the ether.” – Andy O’Conner, SPIN

“A lightning rod of dark electro/proto-punk/new wave/synth wave/part goth/part industrial sound that is all the things but… simultaneously transcending them into something fresher.” – Laurie Gallardo, KUTX 98.9

Dancing Plague
Website: linktr.ee/dancingplaguemusic
Instagram: https://instagram.com/dancingplaguemusic
Bandcamp: https://dancingplaguemusic.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/dancingplaguemusic

“Portland’s Dancing Plague masterly combines gloomy and brooding goth-tinged darkwave moods with intensely turbulent and uncompromising EBM and techno-driving rhythms peppered with emotionally charged lyrics and haunted by his unmistakable profound baritone. Depression, anxiety, and a solid understanding of mortality give his music an authenticity felt in the highly cathartic transference that takes place during his expulsion of inner demons.”

DJ Dino
Facebook: https://facebook.com/djdinorio
Instagram: https://instagram.com/djdinorio

Born and raised in Miami Florida, DJ Dino has been a staple in the South Florida music scene, and a proponent of Synth-pop and Dark Electro sounds since the mid-80s and into the more recent revival scene.

Dino is behind the long-time running show SYNTHOLOGY 101 Radio, and since the show’s inception three decades ago, Dino has gained additional recognition leading to appearances at highly recognized events within the states and abroad including Wave Gotik Treffen/Dark Affair 2023 (Leipzig Germany), SYNTHCON Synthpop Festival (Los Angeles, CA), Trans Communion v1.0 Music Festival (Houston, TX), Nekropolis (Club Lazer San Juan, Puerto Rico), and more recently Absolution Fest 2023 in Tampa Florida, to name a few.

Dino has now taken up residency at Miami’s dark underground party “Malicia Goth Nights”, making it one of the hottest monthly parties in the South Florida Goth Scene. He serves his latest discoveries and the most cutting edge in goth, minimal synth, dark wave, dark electronic, synth-punk, and resurrected obscure coffin classics for baby bats and darks alike.

Teenage Werewolves (Cramps tribute from UK) **FREE SHOW** Respectable Street 36 Year Anniversary Block Party – West Palm Beach – 12/2/23

November 19, 2023 heroesliveent
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Respectable Street + Heroes Live Entertainment present Teenage Werewolves (Cramps tribute from UK), and many more on Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ Respectable Street 36 Year Anniversary Block Party at 500 Block of Clematis St in West Palm Beach.  6 STAGES – OPEN BAR 8-9PM – FREE PIZZA – FREE PARTY!

Tickets:: https://RSC36.eventbrite.com

TEENAGE WEREWOLVES . . . . .the World’s #1 Cramps tribute.

“Teenage Werewolves are the closest you can get to the real thing” (LA Weekly)

Website: http://teenagewerewolves.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/TeenageWerewolves
Instagram: https://instagram.com/theteenagewerewolves
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeenageWerewolves

Multiple stages of local talent:

Cannibal Kids, Donzii, Seafoam Walls, HADEE., Blood Orchid, Surfer Blood, Ordinary Boys, The Dreambows, Violet Silhouette, Obsidian, The Flirt, Dirt Bike, TC Silk, The Zoo Peculiar, Beach Mirage, The Zappe Cats, Toy Gun Club, Blabscam, Period Bomb, and more.

FREE BLOCK PARTY – 500 Block of Clematis Street

6 STAGES – OPEN BAR 8-9PM – FREE PIZZA – FREE PARTY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vision Video + Tears for the Dying + Violet Silhouette – West Palm Beach – 3/1/24

November 4, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Vision Video with special guests Tears for the Dying and Violet Silhouette on Friday, March 1, 2024 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.
Tickets: https://vvwpb.eventbrite.com

7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | 18+

Vision Video
Website: https://visionvideoband.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/visionvideoband
Facebook: https://facebook.com/visionvideoofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@visionvideoband

As an active paramedic, firefighter, and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Vision Video lead Dusty Gannon has seen more horror in real life than in the classic movies he draws inspiration from. When not saving lives on the front-line, Dusty dons torn fishnets, combat boots and makeup to play post-punk that recalls the genre’s heyday when the lines between goth and pop blurred to create some of the underground’s most beloved acts such as The Cure, The Smiths and Joy Division. But hidden within Vision Video’s catchy hooks and dancy beats is a nostalgic yet desperate message exploring the darker undertones of our existence.

“Brilliant weavings of the sound that has made Joy Division and The Cure so loved” – The Big Takeover

“Vision Video are blessed with a singer whose voice soars instead of sulks. And when he blends his with that of keyboardist Emily Fredock, the group exhibits a radiance that distinguishes them from fellow black-lipstick aficionados.” – Pitchfork

Support:

Tears for the Dying
Website: https://tearsforthedying.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/tearsforthedyingband
YouTube: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0OBdtDABr8MVcGot3doYRn
Facebook: https://facebook.com/TearsForTheDying

Tears for the Dying is an Athens, GA post-punk/goth band for fans of Bauhaus, 45 Grave, Drab Majesty, and Rosegarden Funeral Party. With keen attention to atmosphere and ambiance, Tears for the Dying delivers a cold, pallid take on post-punk and dark punk music. Their live experience is rich and diverse, blending ethereal grooves with raw, angry deathrock. Tears for the Dying is: Adria Stembridge (vocals, guitar/bass), J. Broughton (guitar/bass), and Mycke Pain (drums/programming).

Violet Silhouette
Instagram: https://instagram.com/violetsilhouetteofficial
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/violetsilhouetteofficial
Bandcamp: https://violetsilhouette.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/violetsilhouetteofficial

Violet Silhouette are a West Palm Beach trio with “the sound of the Neuromantic”.

Dead On A Sunday “Dead In Florida Tour 2024” + HADEE. – Miami Beach – 1/31/24

May 18, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Dead On A Sunday “Dead In Florida Tour 2024” with special guest: HADEE. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 @ Kill Your Idol in Miami Beach.
Tickets: https://deadonasunday.eventbrite.com
8:00PM (Doors) | 9:00PM (Show) | 21+

This is the debut Florida show for the darkwave/emo band from Denver, CO. 

Dead On A Sunday
Website: https://linktr.ee/deadonasunday
Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadonasunday
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC79PQjfAoGUEu08uNjesJqw
Facebook: https://facebook.com/deadonasunday

Ross Ryan created Dead on a Sunday because he had always wanted to sing in a rock band. But he didn’t realize that his voice sounds a lot like that of Bob Belcher, the lead character on the popular cartoon show Bob’s Burgers. The people who caught a Dead on a Sunday TikTok noticed, though, and Ryan’s music went viral, with even the supervising director of Bob’s Burgers eventually weighing in.

“I started messing around with the TikTok thing, like, summer 2021. And you know, TikTok either goes fast or it goes slow. So it was going really slow, and I kind of backed off it a bit, mostly out of frustration,” Ryan recalls. “And then this last summer, I decided to kind of go hard at it again, because you know, it’s the number-one entertainment app, and it’s the only place that’s really breaking artists.”

He began making videos in which he re-created a popular song in the dark-wave genre, which is also the styling of his band. In one, he combined Mr. Kitty’s viral tune “After Dark” with the lyrics from Blink-182’s “Dammit,” and then uploaded the band’s performance to TikTok in October. It “was growing slowly on Spotify, maybe 100 plays a day,” he says. “Then this guy on TikTok comments on the video and says, ‘It sounds like Bob Belcher.’ I was like, ‘Is that supposed to be a good thing?’ I wasn’t mad; it was funny. I didn’t have a video to post that day, so I just took a lot of clips of us playing our last show and I tagged that comment and wrote ‘Bob-core’ over the video. And within just, like, seven seconds…it had hundreds of views. I went about my day, and when I went on TikTok later, it was at 3,000 views, and every time I refreshed, people were commenting. … I’ve never had anything that translated into fans and streams of the music just overnight.”

The video now has more than 745,000 views, and a follow-up video of Ryan dressed as Bob Belcher lip-syncing the viral audio has racked up more than 100,000. As a result, Dead on a Sunday’s debut album, Strange Days, which was also released in October, has been gaining more listens and saves day after day.

Meanwhile, the song that went viral, which Ryan titled “Dammit (After Dark),” has more than 135,000 plays on Spotify. “Every listener comes back on average about five times a day and listens,” Ryan says. “It’s boosted and grown the fan base. All my accounts on all platforms have grown.” – Westword

Support:

HADEE.
Website: https://ffm.bio/hadee
Instagram: https://instagram.com/hadeedosani
Facebook: https://facebook.com/hadeedosaniofficial
Bandcamp: https://hadee.bandcamp.com

Hailing from the sunshine state, HADEE. is an Alt-Rock artist who has burned his way into the minds of all listeners who come across him. Taking influence from 80s post-punk & new-wave, emo/goth rock, and a touch of classic film noir, HADEE. finishes off this stylistic blend with a balanced mix of modernity. Laced with driving basslines and contagious melodies that bleed nostalgia, HADEE. cuts through the noise, delivering everything you want and didn’t know you needed.

With only one year down, he has already amassed a dedicated audience and interest that extends beyond his home base of South Florida, as well as shared the stage with such established acts like Mayday Parade and BOYS LIKE GIRLS, all while still being an independent artist. He was also selected to perform at the 2023 Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) after winning a competition for the music video of his second single, “KEROSENE”.

As evolution takes its course, it is clear that HADEE. is not willing to be defined by one sound. The gemini nature of his style further intrigues the listener, keeping them unsure of which song they enjoy more, and even more uncertain of what may follow next.

“Every scene has a soundtrack”.

HADEE.’s latest single, “POISON IVY” proves the alt-rocker has no plans of stopping now.

Strangelove-The DEPECHE MODE Experience + Electric Duke (David Bowie tribute from UK) – Orlando – 1/12/24

March 27, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Strangelove–The DEPECHE MODE Experience + Electric Duke (David Bowie tribute from UK) at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida. Grab your tickets now!

Tickets: https://strangeloveabbey.eventbrite.com

7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | 18+

 

 

Los Angeles based Strangelove-The DEPECHE MODE Experience delivers a career-spanning, pitch-perfect “best of” concert that transports the listener through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s 40+ year career. Songs from throughout the Depeche canon are lovingly recreated; from favorites on DM’s debut Speak and Spell to the newest fare from ‘Mode’s latest- 2017’s “Spirit”. No detail of STRANGELOVE’s presentation has been overlooked. The visual presentation with stage set pieces and in-show costume changes reflect different eras of Depeche Mode’s story.

DEPECHE MODE’S MARTIN GORE ON STRANGELOVE-THE DEPECHE MODE EXPERIENCE:

“They do it to such fine detail that’s it’s scary. They play to very big crowds. They have videos that they’ve made, screens behind them, it’s like a full on production. I think they are fulfilling a fan’s needs by being there when we are not on tour. Keeping the fans satiated while we’re taking a break.”

Special Guest: Electric Duke
(tribute to David Bowie from UK)
https://facebook.com/electricduke

Electric Duke frontman Julian Shah-Tayler, from UK, has collaborated with several David Bowie musicians (on original albums and Bowie material) and effortlessly channels the zeitgeist of Ziggy Stardust.

A Flock of Seagulls + Strangelove-The Depeche Mode Experience – Tampa – 1/14/24

March 9, 2023 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents A Flock of Seagulls with special guest Strangelove–The Depeche Mode Experience on Sunday, January 14, 2024 @ The RITZ Ybor in Tampa, Florida.

Tickets: https://afos.eventbrite.com

Sunday, January 14, 2024 | 7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | All Ages

 

As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single “I Ran (So Far Away),” A Flock of Seagulls was one of the MTV video rotation staples of the new wave era. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new Romantic Movement, the group benefitted considerably from MTV’s heavy rotation of the “I Ran” video in the summer of 1982. Mike Score’s outrageous hairstyle is forever embedded in pop culture.

Hits include:
“TELECOMMUNICATION”
“I RAN (SO FAR AWAY)”
“WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)”
“SPACE AGE LOVE SONG”
“THE MORE YOU LIVE, THE MORE YOU LOVE”
“MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC”

and more!

 

A Flock of Seagulls

Los Angeles based Strangelove-The DEPECHE MODE Experience delivers a career-spanning, pitch-perfect “best of” concert that transports the listener through time and touches on several key points in Depeche Mode’s 40+ year career. Songs from throughout the Depeche canon are lovingly recreated; from favorites on DM’s debut Speak and Spell to the newest fare from ‘Mode’s latest- 2017’s “Spirit”. No detail of STRANGELOVE’s presentation has been overlooked. The visual presentation with stage set pieces and in-show costume changes reflect different eras of Depeche Mode’s story.

DEPECHE MODE’S MARTIN GORE ON STRANGELOVE-THE DEPECHE MODE EXPERIENCE:

“They do it to such fine detail that’s it’s scary. They play to very big crowds. They have videos that they’ve made, screens behind them, it’s like a full on production. I think they are fulfilling a fan’s needs by being there when we are not on tour. Keeping the fans satiated while we’re taking a break.”

 

Vision Video **FREE SHOW**- Miami Beach – 3/3/23

December 13, 2022 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Vision Video (Athens, GA) “Haunted Hours Tour” with Secret Shame (NC) + Obsidian + DJ Rippin Kittin on Friday, March 3, 2023 @ Kill Your Idol in Miami Beach.
Tickets: https://visionvideo.eventbrite.com

FREE EVENT!!! GET YOUR RSVPS IN!
*Limited capacity. Please arrive early.

This is the debut Miami show for the Goth-pop band from Athens, Georgia. Special guests: Secret Shame (NC), Obsidian, and DJ Rippin Kittin. There will be plenty of dancing in the dark all night long.

Vision Video
Instagram: https://instagram.com/visionvideoband
Website: https://visionvideoband.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/visionvideoofficial

As an active paramedic, firefighter, and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Vision Video lead Dusty Gannon has seen more horror in real life than in the classic movies he draws inspiration from. When not saving lives on the front-line, Dusty dons torn fishnets, combat boots and makeup to play post-punk that recalls the genre’s heyday when the lines between goth and pop blurred to create some of the underground’s most beloved acts such as The Cure, The Smiths and Joy Division. But hidden within Vision Video’s catchy hooks and dancy beats is a nostalgic yet desperate message exploring the darker undertones of our existence.

“Brilliant weavings of the sound that has made Joy Division and The Cure so loved” – The Big Takeover

“Vision Video are blessed with a singer whose voice soars instead of sulks. And when he blends his with that of keyboardist Emily Fredock, the group exhibits a radiance that distinguishes them from fellow black-lipstick aficionados.” – Pitchfork

Support:

Secret Shame
Website: https://linktr.ee/secretshame
Facebook: https://facebook.com/secretshameband
Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretshameband
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShameSecret

North Caroilina dark post-punk band.

Obsidian
Website: https://officialobsidian.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialobsidian
Instagram: https://instagram.com/obsidian_officialband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/obsidiantheband

Gothic rock band from Wilton Manors, Florida. 3 EP releases: “A Swamp”, “Living Dead”, and “Vultures”.

DJ Rippin Kittin
Website: https://mixcloud.com/DjRippinKittin
Facebook: https://facebook.com/djRippinKittin
Instagram: https://instagram.com/djrippinkittin

DJ Rippin Kittin hosts NoWhere Girl Radio airing live every first and fourth Monday of the month 5-6 pm on Joltradio.org. Playing obscure 70/80s Post-Punk, Goth & New Romantic music. See you in Cyber Space!

Front 242 **FREE SHOW** Respectable Street 35th Anniversary Block Party – West Palm Beach – 9/17/22

April 18, 2022 heroesliveent
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Respectable Street + Heroes Live Entertainment present Front 242 Exclusive Florida Show headlining on Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ Respectable Street 35th Anniversary Block Party at 500 Block of Clematis St in West Palm Beach.

Tickets: https://front242.eventbrite.com

Front 242’s history starts in 1981 when Daniel B. lays out his ideas on the first single: « Body to Body ». Patrick Codenys (keyboards) and Jean-Luc De Meyer (vocals) join the band for the first album « Geography » in (1982), followed by Richard 23 (vocalist/stage performer) in 1983.

While developing their own independent recording and graphic units, along with a unique presentation on stage, the band progressively reaches a larger audience in Europe, touring and releasing records of its brand new genre they soon label « Electronic Body Music (aka EBM) ».  EBM is a collage and synthesis of music and sounds, recycled from the media or TV, often reflecting or enriched by other artistic disciplines. In 1984, Front 242 signed on the label Wax Trax from Chicago. The EP « Take One » (1984) is their first U.S. release, their success there will be massive.

Gaining experience in large European festivals and U.S. shows from 1985, the band establishes itself as a very powerful live group, and EBM spreads across Europe. The albums « No Comment » (1985), « Official Version » (1987), and « Front By Front » (1988, including HeadHunter and Welcome to Paradise) seal Front 242’s international breakthrough and their status as an innovative and pioneering band.

Front 242’s vision continues to evolve toward fuller maturity after the acclaimed album « Tyranny For You » (1991). The two next albums, « 06:21:03:11 Up Evil » and « 05:22:09:12 Off » (1993) breakthrough the classical Front formula to bring in new vocalists, live guitars, and drums, along with a new producer, Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Sonic Youth). This begins by redistributing roles and rules within the group while retaining the scope of invention and the radical attitude that goes along with Front 242’s music.

During a four year hiatus (1993-1997), the band releases the albums « Live Code », recorded during their last world tour, and « Mut@ge – Mix@ge », a compilation album where The Prodigy, The Orb, Underworld, Rico Conning, and others propose innovative mixes of Front 242 tracks.

The four original members of the band reunited in 1997 and, with German drummer Tim Kroker, start performing live again. Several live albums follow, capturing the energy and reflecting the numerous changes brought in by the versions being performed on stage.

After a long studio absence, the EP « Still & Raw » and the Album « Pulse » come out in 2003. These records are based on aesthetics of the 70’s and ’80s. Here, Front 242 re-creates the original sound that was at the center of its art, enriched by 20 years of experience: analog technologies and vintage machines pulsing into deconstructed tracks where emotion and research are still conveyed by a purely electronic attitude.

Having re-released their back catalog in newer, enriched versions, and breaking from the idea that every live campaign must necessarily be preceded by a new album, Front 242 currently continues playing throughout the world with the same level of intensity, with the same success as ever, followed and cheered by crowds of loyal fans celebrating the band’s uniqueness and renowned integrity.
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Website: https://www.front242.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Front.242
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/front242official

 

Nitzer Ebb – West Palm Beach – 11/19/21

August 3, 2021 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Nitzer Ebb with special guests Alpha Quadrant and DJ Paul Klov @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.
Tickets: https://nitzerebb.eventbrite.com

Join in the chant! The British pioneers of EBM return to South Florida!

Britain’s Nitzer Ebb are one of the most influential acts associated with the EBM (electronic body music) scene, as well as alternative dance in general. Since the early ’80s, the group, led by enthusiastic frontman Douglas McCarthy, have produced an aggressive, visceral brand of electronic music influenced by German industrial and new wave groups like Die Krupps and D.A.F. The group remains best known for the classic “Join in the Chant,” a single taken from 1987’s That Total Age that became a staple of dance clubs from Ibiza to Detroit. Subsequent albums such as 1991’s Ebbhead displayed more of an interest in pop songcraft, and found some success on alternative radio. Nitzer Ebb broke up following 1995’s Big Hit, which featured a greater presence of non-electronic instruments, but they reunited over a decade later, as their influence on newer generations of industrial and hard-edged techno artists continued to grow. After Industrial Complex appeared in 2010, Nitzer Ebb went on hiatus again, but they re-formed with all of their founding members in 2018 for a tour and retrospective box set.

Formed in Chelmsford, Essex, in 1982 by vocalist Douglas McCarthy, drummer Bon Harris, and keyboard player David Gooday, the group began experimenting with synthesizers and drum pads, fusing the bandmembers’ affinity for dark goth and punk rock with the emerging technology. A demo cassette titled Basic Pain Procedure appeared in 1983. After several popular shows around London during 1984, PWL producer Phil Harding began working with Nitzer Ebb and recorded their first single, “Isn’t It Funny How Your Body Works,” which appeared on the band’s Power of Voice Communications label in 1985. Three more singles followed during 1985-1986 before Nitzer Ebb signed to Mute in late 1986; the first Mute recordings were the singles “Murderous” and “Let Your Body Learn” in early 1987, just before the release of their debut album, That Total Age. After the single “Join in the Chant” was remixed by producer Flood (Nick Cave, Erasure), it became one of the crucial tracks in the growing alternative/Balearic dance scene, played out alongside Chicago house, Detroit techno, and Northern soul.

After the release of That Total Age, Nitzer Ebb toured Europe with Depeche Mode, and the latter band’s pop sensibilities appeared to inspire them. By the time of their second album, Belief, Gooday had disappeared (to be replaced by Julian Beeston) and Flood had taken over the producer’s role from Harding, nudging Nitzer Ebb closer to the dancefloor and shearing away the militaristic bent of much of their earlier recordings. Singles like “Hearts and Minds,” “Shame,” and “Lightning Man” were loaded with the cold aggression of earlier recordings, working well on dancefloors as well as college radio stations; the 1990 single “Fun to Be Had” even reached number two on the dance charts. The following year’s Ebbhead further consolidated their position with alternative audiences, with at least two well-known singles, “I Give to You” and “Godhead.”

Nitzer Ebb virtually disappeared from active music-making for the next four years, finally reappearing in 1995 with their fifth (and least industrial-sounding) album, Big Hit. The group became inactive, but McCarthy became a regular collaborator with Alan Wilder’s Recoil project, and formed the duo Fixmer/McCarthy with techno producer Terence Fixmer. The compilation Body of Work 1984-1997 appeared in 2006 and was immediately followed by set of new remixes titled Body Rework. After a reunion tour to support the releases proved successful, the group began working on new material. In January of 2010 they released Industrial Complex, their first studio album in 15 years and their first for the Alpha Matrix label. Nitzer Ebb then toured with Die Krupps, issuing the joint EP Join in the Rhythm of Machines in 2011. The following year, Basic Pain Procedure was reissued by Pylon Records.

Box Set [1982-2010] was released in 2018, containing double-LP reissues of Nitzer Ebb’s five albums for Mute, as well as empty slots for their other two full-lengths, which remained in print. Additionally, the band’s original lineup began performing for the first time since 1987.

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Support:

Alpha Quadrant

Synth-wave-pop-tech-core-step duo with a penchant for 80s/early 90s aesthetique, shiny outfits, Sci-Fi, and other nerdly/life things.

Website: https://alphaquadrantofficial.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alphaquadrantofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphaqdrnt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALPHAQDRNT

and DJ Paul Klov (Bohemia AG) will be spinning industrial and EBM to get you on the dancefloor.