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Peter Hook & The Light – Miami Beach – 6/14/25

March 17, 2025 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment has joined community partners The Rhythm Foundation and Poplife to present Peter Hook & The Light on Saturday, June 14, 2025 @ Miami Beach Bandshell. Peter Hook & The Light will be performing ‘Get Ready’ live and in full plus a selection of Joy Division and New Order’s Greatest Hits.

As the legendary bassist of both bands, Peter Hook was instrumental in shaping the post-punk and new wave movements, co-founding Joy Division in the late ’70s and later transitioning into New Order after the tragic loss of Ian Curtis. With Joy Division, Hook helped craft the brooding, atmospheric sound that defined a generation, with classics like Love Will Tear Us Apart and Disorder. In the ’80s, New Order fused post-punk with electronic dance music, producing era-defining hits like Blue Monday and Bizarre Love Triangle.

Now, with The Light, Hook keeps this legacy alive, performing these groundbreaking songs with the raw energy and passion that made them timeless.

Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/B6b67fa17bea?dice_id=B6b67fa17bea

7:00PM (Doors) | 8:00PM (Show) | All Ages

Food & beverage are available for purchase at the show. The Bandshell is an open-air covered venue, all programs are rain or shine. Your ticket, once purchased, is non-refundable. Any questions? [email protected]

Peter Hook and the Light
Website: https://peterhookandthelight.live
Facebook: https://facebook.com/peterhookandthelight
Instagram: https://instagram.com/peterhook_thelight
X: https://x.com/peterhook

Pink Turns Blue “Black Swan Tour 2025” with Some Days Are Darker + Obsidian – West Palm Beach – 9/14/25

March 14, 2025 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Pink Turns Blue “Black Swan Tour 2025” with special guests Some Days Are Darker and Obsidian on Sunday, September 14, 2025 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.
Tickets: https://pinkturnsblue.eventbrite.com

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

Pink Turns Blue
Website: https://pinkturnsblue.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/Pink.Turns.Blue.Official
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pink.turns.blue
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/47oP5alMot58ggzcFwldky

Pink Turns Blue is an influential post punk band from Berlin, Germany.

After their worldwide success with their album ‘Tainted’ and their often-sold-out club concerts in America and Europe, the post-punk legends from Berlin present a new studio album. The new album and the tour are titled “BLACK SWAN”, the term for an unexpected event, which in retrospect is justified as if one could have prepared for it.

With their last album and accompanying tour, Mic Jogwer (vocals, guitar), Luca Sammuri (bass) and Paul Richter (drums) have cleared pretty much everything you could wish for as a band. Album of the Year at Byte FM, best of 2021 at Post Punk Com, singles at number 1 in the German Alternative Charts as well as the Indie Disco Top 40, excellent reviews in the worldwide music press and very well attended, if not sold-out club concerts from Los Angeles to Yerevan.

Support:

Some Days Are Darker
Website: https://somedaysaredarker.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/somedaysaredarker
Facebook: https://facebook.com/somedaysaredarker
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wbLdfDQwuzP4mOD2ETKo2

TV-MA, the latest release from New York City pop-flecked gloom rock consortium Some Days Are Darker, stands as an enthralling, eminently engaging declaration of intent.

A conceptual art piece in five sonic chapters, the record melds shimmering guitar, ethereal synths, and propulsive rhythm into work that is at once timeless and very much of the moment. Strip away the noir darkwave atmospherics and one finds deeply catching melodies lifting frontman / songwriter Lear Mason’s yearning, melancholic baritone.TV-MA is a concept album that unfolds like an anthology, and at its core is a deeply human meditation on love, loss, and rebirth.

Obsidian
Website: https://obsidian.band
Instagram: https://instagram.com/obsidian_officialband
Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialobsidian
Bandcamp: https://officialobsidian.bandcamp.com

Obsidian is a Gothic/ Post-Punk band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Obsidian was originally formed as a creative outlet for the various members to deal with their traumatic experiences and existential epiphanies. The group was originally formed in 2018. The band has evolved into the current four-piece version consisting of Missy Mortis (Guitars, Vocals, Primary songwriter), Kathy D (Synths and Keyboards), Ryan Rivas (Bass Guitars), and Danny Drums (Drums and Percussion). The group’s style has been described as “post-punk,” “goth,” and “death rock” and combines a fierce love of rock music with darker electronic and esoteric elements. Obsidian currently has 3 EP releases: 2018’s four-track EP “A Swamp,” which was followed by the 2019 EP “Living Dead,” and 2020’s “Vultures.” Finally released in 2024 was the band’s first full-length album, “19 Dead,” on Bat-Cave Productions – Available on all major streaming platforms. Obsidian has toured the United States and has shared the stage with The March Violets, Pink Turns Blue, She Past Away, Drab Majesty, Twin Tribes, Solar Fake, Aurelio Voltaire, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Astari Nite, Vision Video, Wing Tips, Tears for the Dying, AL1CE, Scary Black and so much more.

Urban Heat + Blood Orchid + Violet Silhouette – West Palm Beach – 3/30/25

January 21, 2025 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Urban Heat with special guests Blood Orchid + Violet Silhouette on Sunday, March 30, 2025 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, Florida. Urban Heat received multiple Austin Music Awards nominations including Band of the Year.
Tickets: https://urbanheat.eventbrite.com

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

Urban Heat (“Dark 80s stylings with the energy of the now”)
Website: https://urbanheatband.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Dc9FlL6znNOM7854ghaRp
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

Austin is known as the music capital of the world — and Urban Heat is one of its greatest exports. The band, formed only five years ago as the brainchild of singer/multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Horstmann, has quickly become known for their fiery live shows and infectious darkwave anthems that harken back to the ‘80s with a modern sensibility. Powered by the magnetic Horstmann’s melodic baritone vocals & the pummeling rhythm section of Kevin Naquin and Paxel Foley, UH has won over fans show by show.

Appearances at major California festivals like Cruel World and Darker Waves saw Urban Heat play to their biggest audiences, with their set pointed as one of the best of the day. At home, Urban Heat has long been the talk of SXSW & graced the stage of the Austin City Limits Festival.

Now, with The Tower, we see the band at its absolute peak. Songs like the arena-ready “Seven Safe Places” and the intricately steady “Take it to Your Grave” show the band’s sonic versatility. The latter, which best exemplifies the majority of the record, is about feelings of unworthiness and fears of self-sabotage. Introspectiveness dots Horstmann’s lyrics, driving home their power and relatability.

With a headlining show at Los Angeles’ famed El Rey Theater under their belt, a North American tour, & Fall European tour with Molchat Doma, Urban Heat is ready to show the world what anyone who has seen them already knows: they’re a band that is going to dominate the airwaves for years to come.

Support:

Blood Orchid (Multi-instrumentalist from Miami, FL)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HKQlmergzUB4c9Eo1KxpG
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bloodorchid
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@BloodOrchidMusic
Facebook: https://facebook.com/BloodOrchidMusic

Blood Orchid is an American alternative rock & indie pop project formed in 2019 in Miami, Florida. It was founded by multi-instrumentalist Niko Javan.

“I am a musician and visual artist from Miami, Florida. I play guitar, bass, synthesizer, sing, produce, and create all the visuals to accompany my music.”

“From a very young age, my parents began to teach me that in life, I would be better off taking my own path rather than following a path that somebody else sets for me. “Be your own man, build your own world, work for yourself… or you’ll get stuck working for people who don’t respect you…” – CanvasRebel Magazine

Violet Silhouette (West Palm Beach trio with “the sound of the Neuromantic”)
Instagram: https://instagram.com/violetsilhouetteofficial
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/violetsilhouetteofficial
Bandcamp: https://violetsilhouette.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/violetsilhouetteofficial

What happens when you mix brooding existentialism with a love of synthesizers and noise-rock? — Violet Silhouette may have an answer, in fact, it has all of them. Born from a tropical depression, Violet Silhouette is an American musical duo or group that may or may not sound like how dusk feels but with more reverb. Their live shows have been called “very good” and exist with the intent of giving the viewer and performer a shared catharsis. The first EP titled SEMIPERMANENTDEREALIZATION has been considered appropriate for all mood levels, intimate settings, and night driving.

“…the dance-punk/postwave triumvirate embarks on a fresh voyage, diving deep into the multifaceted realm of “Neuromanticism.” This exotic medley of sensory experimentation, paired with our recurrently perilous quest for the quintessence of truth and love, pushes boundaries in the genre-bending musical landscape. Imbued with kaleidoscopic undertones and a brooding romanticism, their sound provokes thought, smears the lines, and adds a new dimension to the continually evolving realms of alternative music.” Alice Teeple (Post-punk.com)

Violet Silhouette is:

  • Zaii Valdes [vox•guitars•synthesizer•drum programming]
  • Dan Potvin [synthesizer•guitar•vox•sequencing]
  • Justin Gianoutsos [bass]

Rosegarden Funeral Party “Spring Tour 2025” with Astari Nite + Summore – West Palm Beach – 5/10/25

January 16, 2025 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Rosegarden Funeral Party “Spring Tour 2025” with special guests Astari Nite + Summore on Saturday, May 10, 2025 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. Winner of five Dallas Entertainment Awards including Artist of the Year.
Tickets: https://rfp.eventbrite.com

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

Rosegarden Funeral Party
Website: https://rosegardenfuneralparty.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rosegardenfuneralparty
Facebook: https://facebook.com/rosegardenfuneralparty
Bandcamp: https://rosegardenfuneralparty.bandcamp.com

Rising from the inferno of heartbreak with a determination towards gentility, humility, graciousness, and kindness, Rosegarden Funeral Party takes influence from life’s tragedies and spins chaos into beauty.  Leah Lane fronts the band with a voice like that of the lovechild between Morrissey and Siouxsie Sioux and her guitar playing has been compared to that of Daniel Ash. with bass playing that takes obvious inspiration from Peter Hook.  With synths trapped in the loving arms of the 1980’s, rhythmic percussion and drums inspired by dark dance floors, Rosegarden Funeral Party prove to be the second-coming of traditional goth.

Support:

Astari Nite
Website: https://linktr.ee/AstariNite
Instagram: https://instagram.com/astarinite43
Facebook: https://facebook.com/astarinitemusic
YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/AstariNite

With a blend of shadowy atmospheres, powerful rhythms, and innovative soundscapes, Astari Nite invites listeners into a world where conventional boundaries dissolve, and the unexpected thrives. Resolution of Happiness transcends traditional genres, showcasing nineties inspired alternative music with elements of dark wave, industrial and glam.

Having performed alongside acts such as Peter Murphy, The Damned, Psychedelic Furs, She Wants Revenge, Cold Cave, Vowws, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Modern English, 3teeth and Bestial Mouths, they have established themselves as contemporaries of the post-punk / gothic rock scene. Astari Nite also performed at Wave Gotik Treffen, Out from The Shadows Festival, A Murder of Crows, among others.

Summore
Website: https://linktr.ee/summore
Instagram: https://instagram.com/summore.music
Facebook: https://facebook.com/summore.music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6x10rjW6ZXjJGc8CbuYU8J

SUMMORE is a synth-pop/darkwave duo from central Ohio. Julie (vocals / lyrics) and Justin (synth / production) weave their hearts into a sound that is brooding and hypnotic. Their brighter sounds are often laced with hidden meanings and other interpretations just beneath the surface. Their darkest and most bleak tracks have trickles of optimism that create a balance that opens them to a state of meditation, self-reflection, and healing.

In September 2022, after playing to a packed house at an intimate venue in Columbus, they stopped for a late night bite. As they sat parked, a drunk driver lost control, became airborne, and hit them like a missile. The impact blasted the car from one side of the parking lot to the other within a second. In an instant, their lives were changed but one stayed the same: their dedication and love for creating music.

They have not stopped. In spite of everything, they found enough strength through their recovery to chronicle their harrowing experience on their second LP, New Pain. Despite their long-term physical and emotional injuries, they continue to persevere in their musical journey.

We’ve only just begun.

Vision Video + HADEE. + DJ Dino – Miami – 3/7/25

November 29, 2024 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Vision Video with special guests HADEE. + DJ Dino on Friday, March 7, 2025 @ Gramps in Miami.
Tickets: https://vvmiami.eventbrite.com

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

Vision Video is a post-punk goth rock band from Athens, Georgia that injects modern malaise into classic sounds of the late 70’s and 80’s. The band pays homage to classics like the Chameleons and The Cure, while also bringing a refreshing modern element to the genre.

Thematically their music explores the effects of trauma on the human psyche and finding stability and agency in an insane world. Having served in Afghanistan with the army and as a firefighter in the civilian world, lead singer and guitarist Dusty Gannon is no stranger to the darker proclivities of humanity and death itself. “I wanted to write music that helped people remember that it’s okay to not be okay, but that also doesn’t shy away from taking a stern look at the darker aspects of our flawed human existence.” says Gannon.

The band’s first two records were met with much critical praise, such as that from Pitchfork stating they created a “dreamy tune tailor-made for the sort of wallflower who sprints to the dancefloor the instant the DJ drops “Age of Consent” or “Primary” at Goth Night”. Their debut LP “Inked in Red” and second LP “Haunted Hours”, were recorded and mixed by Tom Ashton of The March Violets at his Sub Von Studios in Athens, Georgia.

Vision Video recorded their next LP “Modern Horror” at Maze Studios in Atlanta headed by Grammy award-winning producer Ben Allen.

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

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.

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

DJ / Drummer from Miami Florida, DJ Dino has been a staple in the South Florida music scene, and a proponent of all wave and dark electronic music since the mid 80s and into the more recent revival scene. Dino is behind the long-time running show SYNTHOLOGY 101 Radio, and has taken up residency at Miami’s dark underground party “Malicia Goth Nights”, making it one of the hottest monthly events in the South Florida Goth Scene. Here is where he serves his latest discoveries and the most cutting edge in goth, minimal synth, upperwave, post punk revival, darkwave, EBM, italo, and resurrected obscure coffin classics for the baby bats and darks alike. As a side note, Dino (formerly of Formula Redux) is the current drummer for Nutrix Recordings and Mannequin Records recording artist “Life In Sodom”, who were a big part of the golden age of Goth music in the 1990s, and have been actively releasing music since 1991.

The Nightmare Before Curemas performed by Lovesong (The Cure Tribute) – West Palm Beach – 12/27/24

September 19, 2024 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents The Nightmare Before Curemas performed by Lovesong (The Cure Tribute) on Friday, December 27, 2024 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Tickets: https://curemas.eventbrite.com

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

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind live music event where Halloween and Christmas collide spectacularly. This immersive two-act show brings together the best of Goth and Alternative music, featuring iconic hits from The Cure, Depeche Mode, and more. With stunning visuals, theatrical performances, and a costume party that invites you to embrace your Halloween, Christmas, or Goth spirit, this is a show you won’t want to miss!

Join us for an unforgettable night of live performances of your favorite Goth and Alternative hits with stunning, immersive visuals and themed stage design. A costume party where you can dress in Halloween, Christmas, or Goth-inspired looks! A celebration that brings together the dark magic of Halloween and the festive cheer of Christmas in one epic show. Tickets are limited, so don’t wait — order yours today and be part of the magic!

Drab Majesty + Jacuzzi Boys & More **FREE SHOW** Respectable Street 37th Anniversary Block Party – West Palm Beach – 11/2/24

August 9, 2024 heroesliveent
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Respectable Street + Heroes Live Entertainment present Drab Majesty, Jacuzzi Boys, and many more on Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ Respectable Street 37th Anniversary Block Party at 500 Block of Clematis St in West Palm Beach, Florida.

6 STAGES – OPEN BAR 8-9PM – FREE PIZZA – FREE PARTY – RAIN OR SHINE

NOTE: The Block Party is All Ages only for the 500 Block Street Stage and Metal Stage (upstairs at Lost Weekend). You must have a valid 21+ ID to enter Respectable Street Inside and Patio Stages, Hullabaloo Stage, and Lost Weekend Stage.

Upgrade to VIP! Two options.
$28: Includes Respects 37th Anniversary T-Shirt, Key Chain, Open Bar, and Free Pizza 8pm to 9pm, no line no wait
$48: Includes Respects 37th Anniversary T-Shirt, Key Chain, Free Pizza 8pm to 9pm, no line no wait, and Free Drinks @ Respectable Street
Please visit: http://RSC37Oblivion.Eventbrite.com
Thanks for joining us in the celebration!
RSVP: RSC37.Eventbrite.com
VIP Upgrade: RSC37Oblivion.Eventbrite.com

6 stages with 37 artists:

Drab Majesty, Jacuzzi Boys, Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser, Moon Destroys (Debut show feat. ex-Torche and Royal Thunder members), CRUCIFICTION (Album release show on Rise Records), The Requiem, Cathedral Bells, Palomino Blond, Cannibal Kids, Camp Blu, Donzii, Obsidian, Shivva, HADEE., J.L.G, Blood Orchid, Rux Vendetta, MOLD!, Fallen God, Staircase Spirit, Violent Vickie, Dirty Rivals, Foxgloves, Romani, Burning Glass, JaggN, Turbo Kid, Broot McCoy, VETA CETI, The Lab, The Flirt, Chaos In The Veil, Final Warning, All Out Panic!, SUMO, Machine Poetry, and D-Gens.

Drab Majesty
Website: https://linktr.ee/drabmajesty
Instagram: https://instagram.com/drabmajesty
Facebook: https://facebook.com/drabmajesty
Bandcamp: https://drabmajesty.bandcamp.com

Marked by its androgynous visual identity, eerie themes, and melancholic synth pop, Drab Majesty is a project led by Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Andrew Clinco, who records under the alter ego Deb DeMure. Mixing the sonic aesthetic of early 4AD artists with elements of goth and new wave, Clinco issued a scattering of indie releases before signing with DAIS Records. After 2015’s Careless, he was joined by collaborator Alex Nicolaou (aka Mona D) on subsequent releases including 2017’s mass suicide-themed concept album The Demonstration and 2019’s dense, synth-driven Modern Mirror. Drab Majesty returned in 2023 with the four-song mini-album An Object in Motion which featured a collaboration with Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell.

Jacuzzi Boys
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Jy8DN56YeZwPFUjdPa0QB
Facebook: https://facebook.com/jacuzziboys
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacuzziboys
Bandcamp: https://jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com

Hatched inside a vulture’s nest, Jacuzzi Boys emerged from deep within the Florida wilds, three radioactive chicks cawing for their piece of electric rock pie. Since then, they’ve released four full-length LPs, multiple singles, and most recently, two EPs Dipped and Glue via their imprint MAG MAG. And it’s with this bag of tunes in tow, that they’ve toured the world, and Europe, and even the United States, with some of the most infamous names in rock like King Khan and the Shrines, Man or Astroman?, Vampire Weekend, the Raconteurs and their adopted uncle Iggy Pop. So the next time they’re in your town, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Chameleons Performing the Album: Strange Times + The Veldt + Violet Silhouette – West Palm Beach – 10/28/24

March 19, 2024 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Chameleons Performing the Album: Strange Times with special guests The Veldt and Violet Silhouette on Monday, October 28, 2024 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.

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

Tickets: https://chameleons.eventbrite.com

Chameleons
Facebook: https://facebook.com/wearethechameleons
Instagram: https://instagram.com/chameleonsbandofficial
Website: https://thechameleonsofficialonlinestore.bigcartel.com

’80s post-punk take note, Chameleons will be touring in 2024. This marks a reunion between The Chameleons frontman Mark Burgess and guitarist Reg Smithies, who had not toured together under Chameleons name in nearly two decades until 2023’s tour with The Mission UK. The band formed in Greater Manchester UK and is known as one of the genre’s greatest bands.

As bass player, singer and songwriter in iconic post-punk outfit The Chameleons, Mark Burgess can lay claim to having influenced a multitude of artists worldwide. Previously cited by the likes of Interpol, Editors and The National, The Chameleons might not have enjoyed the same levels of commercial success as some of their peers but the band’s legacy lives on.

Having formed in 1981 only to split in 1987 before briefly reforming in 2000, the Mancunian four-piece left behind a flawless back catalogue including three of the most pioneering long players of the post-punk era in Script Of The Bridge, What Does Anything Mean? Basically and Strange Times.

Support:

The Veldt
Website: https://theveldt.supertape.site
Instagram: https://instagram.com/_Theveldt
Facebook: https://facebook.com/VeldtThe
Bandcamp: https://theveldtmusic.bandcamp.com

Identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis originally hail from Raleigh/ Chapel Hill, North Carolina programmer Hayato Nakao, originally from Japan, hooked up with the Chavis brothers while living in New York. Along with Drummer Dale Miller, Micah Gaugh Keyboardist/Saxophone, Bassist Alex Cox and guitarist Martin Newman make up the current line up.

Lifting their band’s name from a Ray Bradbury science fiction story, their own life stories have also been quite fantastic. After signing to Capitol Records in 1989, The Veldt were soon in the studio with dream-gaze guru Robin Guthrie working on their initial recordings, playing American concert halls with Cocteau Twins and The Jesus and Mary Chain, and recording ‘Marigolds’ with Lincoln Fong (Moose). Not long after, they would record their classic ‘Afrodisiac’ (1994), produced by Ray Shulman (The Sundays, Bjork, Sugarcubes) and released via Mercury Records.

They have also collaborated with TV On The Radio, Mos Def and Lady Miss Kier (Deee-Lite), and shared the stage with The Pixies, Throwing Muses, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins, Manic Street Preachers, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oasis, Chuck D, Living Colour, and Schooly D.

This past year has also been pretty monumental, with highlights including sold-out tours with Phantogram and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, a European tour, two separate Canadian tours, appearance at some of North America’s and Europe’s hottest psych fests, a spotlight feature on Time Warner Cable TV and being named as east coast support for Modern English. Performing since they were children, the Chavis brothers’ musical roots lead back to the church and southern juke-joints, and listening to music that included gospel, Motown and Pink Floyd. The Veldt formed in the late 80’s in Raleigh amongst the royalty of the legendary North Carolina music scene, including bands such as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, The Connells, Dillon Fence, The dBs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Ryan Adams. Pitchfork recently included their album ‘Afrodisiac’ in the top 50 shoegaze albums ever released. Their sound also inspired future generations of alternative artists, including TV On the Radio.

This latest EP sees the band returning to their roots, albeit with plenty of distortion, programmed beats and pedal effects. They’ve also involved A.R.Kane, who produced ‘And It’s You’. Borrowing the title ‘The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur’ from an E.E. Cummings poem, this EP includes five tracks with a raging sound influenced equally by the emotional soul of Marvin Gaye, free jazz warriors Sun Ra and Pharaoh Sanders, various Drake hip-hop tracks, long-term musical kin Cocteau Twins, and their own fertile electric imagination.

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

What happens when you mix brooding existentialism with a love of synthesizers and noise-rock? — Violet Silhouette may have an answer, in fact, it has all of them. Born from a tropical depression, Violet Silhouette is an American musical duo or group that may or may not sound like how dusk feels but with more reverb. Their live shows have been called “very good” and exist with the intent of giving the viewer and performer a shared catharsis.The first EP titled SEMIPERMANENTDEREALIZATION has been considered appropriate for all mood levels, intimate settings, and night driving.

“…the dance-punk/postwave triumvirate embarks on a fresh voyage, diving deep into the multifaceted realm of “Neuromanticism.” This exotic medley of sensory experimentation, paired with our recurrently perilous quest for the quintessence of truth and love, pushes boundaries in the genre-bending musical landscape. Imbued with kaleidoscopic undertones and a brooding romanticism, their sound provokes thought, smears the lines, and adds a new dimension to the continually evolving realms of alternative music.” Alice Teeple (Post-punk.com)

Violet Silhouette is:

  • Zaii Valdes [vox•guitars•synthesizer•drum programming]
  • Dan Potvin [synthesizer•guitar•vox•sequencing]
  • Justin Gianoutsos [bass]

The March Violets + Rosegarden Funeral Party + Astari Nite – West Palm Beach – 8/24/24

February 13, 2024 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents The March Violets with special guests Rosegarden Funeral Party and Astari Nite on Saturday, August 24, 2024 @ Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. Building on their 40 year legacy, come see the legendary UK post-punk/goth band.
-First-ever South Florida show!
-New album, “Crocodile Promises” on Metropolis Records
-Featured in the classic John Hughes film, “Some Kind of Wonderful”
-Sisters of Mercy label-mates on Merciful Release
Tickets: https://TMV.eventbrite.com

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

October 7th 2022 marks the digital release of the Walk into the Sun 7” (unavailable since the 80’s). The perfect time to announce The March Violets reunion!

Since the last March Violets tour in 2015 we’ve been shocked at how many musical friends have passed over and out. And after Simon Denbigh’s life-changing stroke, it’s no surprise we all thought that was it for the Violets.

When, in 2021, Jungle Records released Big Soul Kiss (The BBC Sessions double album) for Record Store Day 2021 it sold out its entire pressing in 24 hours. We were amazed at the response, absolutely amazed. We faced a choice – to fade away quietly or go out with a celebration.

We feel for Simon, and honour his massive artistic contribution & intense vision as one of The March Violets founding members. He’s irreplaceable, so we’re not going to try. We believe the legacy of The March Violets deserves a far better conclusion than sinking into silence, and now is the right time to do it.

There are many surprises to come. For the first time The March Violets are releasing our full back catalogue, with worldwide distribution via Jungle Records.

Founder-members Rosie Garland and Tom Ashton are joined again by William Faith (musician and vocalist with Faith & the Muse, Conflict and The Bellwether Syndicate) and we are excited to be back in the studio creating brand new material & planning live dates for 2023- 2024.

Support:

Rosegarden Funeral Party
Website: https://rosegardenfuneralparty.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rosegardenfuneralparty
Facebook: https://facebook.com/rosegardenfuneralparty
Bandcamp: https://rosegardenfuneralparty.bandcamp.com

Rising from the inferno of heartbreak with a determination towards gentility, humility, graciousness, and kindness, Rosegarden Funeral Party takes influence from life’s tragedies and spins chaos into beauty.  Leah Lane fronts the band with a voice like that of the lovechild between Morrissey and Siouxsie Sioux and her guitar playing has been compared to that of Daniel Ash. with bass playing that takes obvious inspiration from Peter Hook.  With synths trapped in the loving arms of the 1980’s, rhythmic percussion and drums inspired by dark dance floors, Rosegarden Funeral Party prove to be the second-coming of traditional goth.

Astari Nite **Record Release Show**
Website: https://linktr.ee/AstariNite
Instagram: https://instagram.com/astarinite43
Facebook: https://facebook.com/astarinitemusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/astarinite

Pre-order “Resolution of Happiness” released June 21 on Negative Gain Productions.

With a blend of shadowy atmospheres, powerful rhythms, and innovative soundscapes, Astari Nite invites listeners into a world where conventional boundaries dissolve, and the unexpected thrives. Resolution of Happiness transcends traditional genres, showcasing nineties inspired alternative music with elements of dark wave, industrial and glam.

Having performed alongside acts such as Peter Murphy, The Damned, Psychedelic Furs, She Wants Revenge, Cold Cave, Vowws, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Modern English, 3teeth and Bestial Mouths, they have established themselves as contemporaries of the post-punk / gothic rock scene. Astari Nite also performed at Wave Gotik Treffen, Out from The Shadows Festival, A Murder of Crows, among others.

Clan of Xymox “X-ODUS Tour” with Curse Mackey + SINE – Fort Lauderdale – 6/21/24

February 8, 2024 heroesliveent
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Heroes Live Entertainment presents Clan of Xymox “X-ODUS Tour” with special guests Curse Mackey + SINE on Friday, June 21, 2024 @ Kemistry Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale. The Dutch darkwave pioneers return to South Florida after their last sold-out show!
Tickets: https://clanofxymox.eventbrite.com

6:30PM (Doors) | 7:00PM (Show) | 18+

Clan of Xymox
Website: https://clanofxymox.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/clanofxymox.official
Instagram: http://instagram.com/clan.of.xymox
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wHmR7I0UlF58WFQexCPha

Since their formation in their native Holland, Clan of Xymox has been constantly changing, always challenging and often quite breathtaking. Formed in 80’s Amsterdam and signed to leading English independent label 4AD, home at one time to the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and Pixies among others. The 4AD period saw the release of the band’s self-titled debut album and the second album Medusa. Those two records were full of tumbling electro beats, throbbing sequencers and moody vocals.

Clan of Xymox became one of the pioneers of the dark and moody electronic music that later became known as darkwave. Later they got signed to a subsidiary of Polygram USA. Their releases as solely Xymox were in a more synthpop/dance music vein. This period was known as their most commercial one, having dance chart hits in the USA.

In 1997, Ronny Moorings made the decision to restart Clan of Xymox and return to his musical roots in the Gothic electro scene. Since then, the band signed to USA based Metropolis Records, releasing a series of critically acclaimed albums.

The band has released 15 studio albums, 2 DVD’s, a remix and live album, “Best Of” and even a covers album. In 2017, “Days Of Black“ was released worldwide. It remains faithful to its roots and new-wave basis, but progressively evolved towards more melodic and harmonious songs.

Clan of Xymox have done what many similar bands fail consistently to do. They’ve upped their game, shaken things around, plunged back into the darkness and come up with something sounding fresh, original, and exciting. To the great enthusiasm of their fans, the band still tours with great energy worldwide on a constant basis. Current line-up consists of: Ronny Moorings, Mojca, Mario, Sean and Daniel.

Support:

Curse Mackey
Website: http://cursemackey.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/cursemackey
Facebook: https://facebook.com/cursemackey1
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0usgY8btlTK2oA5B2nxaSC

Curse Mackey is a prolific industrial – darkwave performer and visual artist, a prominent member of industrial supergroup Pigface, as well as My Life with The Thrill Kill Kult. Founder of the notorious industrial-punk act Evil Mothers, he began his career as a teenager DJing and producing underground events in San Antonio & Austin, Texas. Curse Mackey’s new album, Immoral Emporium, due out on 09/09/22 is a riveting ten-song look forward at dark electronic music. Immoral Emporium pushes the boundaries of genre with a vast dynamic range, from a tortured whisper to a triumphant howl.

The first single, “Lacerations” is a dancefloor stomper with hypnotic vocals, a hard-hitting chorus with wailing synths and bin-shaking beats.

The album moves into poppy, upbeat club territory with the earworm “Dead Fingers Talk,” guaranteed to get everyone moving at your city’s goth/industrial club night. The buildups are big, such as in “Omens and Monuments”, with monstrous synths that bring Immoral Emporium to a goosebump-inducing, cathartic end leaving the listener looking forward to the future.

The album was produced by Curse Mackey and Chase Dobson (Rufus Du Sol), who also co-produced Instant Exorcism. Collaborators include synth wizard Justin McGrath (Nine Inch Nails, Kanga, The Black Queen), and MVTANT an exciting new industrial act from San Antonio, Texas. The album was mastered by Ken Marshall at HiWatt Labs, (Skinny Puppy, Riki, Front Line Assembly).

SINE
Website: http://sine.band
Facebook: https://facebook.com/SINEbandofficial
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sinebandofficial
YouTube: https://youtube.com/sinetv

Austin, Texas’ electronic/alternative rock band, SINE (pronounced like ‘sign’, written in all caps), is the brainchild of drummer/multi-instrumentalist, Rona Rougeheart.

Rona was born in New York, the youngest daughter of a Taiwanese mother and Irish father. She grew up as a military child, living all over the U.S. and in Okinawa, Japan. Her father was a musician who taught her how to play keys and guitar. It wasn’t until later, she decided to take up drums on her own. Early in her musical career, she played drums for multiple bands in Austin, TX, catching the eye of Gretsch Drums who, in 2012, gave her her first endorsement. Gibraltar Hardware also added her to their roster.

Since SINE’s inception in 2016, the band has headlined shows around Texas and has shared stages with David J and Peter Murphy’s band (Bauhaus 40 Year Celebration), She Wants Revenge, 3Teeth, Curse Mackey, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Kanga, Twin Tribes, Wingtips and most recently on December 2, 2021 in Dallas, TX with legendary EBM artists, Nitzer Ebb.

TIMELINE

SINE’s debut album, INSOMNIÆ, was released in January 11, 2019 and was recorded in Austin, TX with Charles Godfrey/Scary American (also of Sonic Ranch). Godfrey, in his two decade plus audio career, has been engineer/producer on over 75 recordings, including the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’, It’s Blitz! and Mosquito, and The Black Angels Indigo Meadow. SINE also worked with Charles on the Injected release that came out on November 1, 2019, as well as the new forthcoming EP trilogy entitled, Mantis, to be released in 2022.

In April, 2019, she landed a sole opening slot with her band SINE for Peter Murphy in Orlando, FL for the 40th Anniversary of Bauhaus Ruby Tour with David J. The night seemed ill-fated when Peter was unable to perform, but was revitalized when she joined David J, Curse Mackey, Mark Gemini-Thwaite and Marc Slutsky for an impromptu performance of Bauhaus tunes.
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In 2020, unable to tour due to the shutdowns, she began producing the television series, Villains Wear Black Presents, which ran for 2 seasons on television and streaming worldwide.

In mid 2021, SINE was signed with the Austin, TX based electronic industrial record label, eMERGENCY heARTS (eH) in a perfect pairing for both the artist and the label.

The initial SINE release with eMERGENCY heARTS is entitled, Desire, Denial and Paramania, which as released on October 7, 2021. It’s an 11 track collection featuring select songs from SINE’s albums, INSOMNIÆ and Injected, recorded between the years 2016-2020 and includes collaborations with Curse Mackey (Pigface, Evil Mothers, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult), producer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, 3Teeth, Slayer) and legendary industrial vocalist Chris Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Pigface) with remixes by Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto) and more.

2021 also saw SINE collaborations with remixes from Mark Pistel (Consolidated!), Adrian Sherwood (Tackhead) and Black Sugar Transmission (Andee Blacksugar – KMFDM, Blondie). The new EP trilogy, Mantis, will be released on eMERGENCY heARTS, along with more collaborations in 2022.

She continues to write new music and work on future collaborations in music and television.

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SINE weaves dance beats with industrial noise and layers of booming bass, synths and guitars into a mix of jagged textures and dark, lush fusions equally at home on the dance floor, video games and cinematic soundtracks.