HAYDEN PEDIGO + MAREM LADSON
Nov
22
7:00 PM19:00

HAYDEN PEDIGO + MAREM LADSON

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DOORS 7 // MUSIC 8
Something happened. Between the summer of The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored and the night before Christmas Eve 2023, the music of Hayden Pedigo transformed. Back-to-back months of touring lead to incredible outcomes: First, his chops became more finely honed than ever before, lending a precision and versatility to the songs that would surprise even the most-seasoned Pedigo listener. Second, Hayden lived in these songs, translating them through improvisation and dynamic exploration into emotional juggernauts – instrumental music that sings to the audience.

Landing in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas for the holidays to perform at The Amarillo Globe-News Center – home of the Amarillo Symphony – a gorgeous and beguiling set was recorded in front of a crowd of nearly five hundred people. Put to tape by Nathan and Joe Luscombe, mixed by Davis Hart, and mastered by Stephan Mathieu, Mexican Summer proudly presents Hayden Pedigo’s Live in Amarillo, Texas, an album that could one day be mentioned in the same breath as John Fahey's The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick and Townes Van Zandt's Live at the Old Quarter.

In the depths of Marem Ladson’s music lies a profound exploration of her cross-cultural identity, intertwining her unique approach to lyrical and introspective songwriting with influences from folk, pop, and Spanish traditional music. Born in Spain and based in New York, “her sumptuous hooks and sweetly lilting vocals seem to form a language unto themselves” (Stephen Thompson, NPR Music).

Hailing from Galicia in northern Spain, Marem sought solace from an early age in the written word, penning short stories and poems that served as windows into her internal world. It was not long before she discovered the transformative power of music, teaching herself to play the guitar and transforming her literary creations into heartfelt songs. It was through music that she sought to understand herself, seeking connection and a true sense of belonging. In Galicia, she found a close-knit community of musicians at Café Torgal, a small indie music venue that birthed her artistic awakening. It was there that she immersed herself in the music of artists like Damien Jurado, Matthew E. White, and Lee Renaldo, while also stepping onto the stage for her first live performances. In 2018, she released her self-titled debut album, which led to extensive touring in Spain and Portugal, sharing stages with renowned acts like Cat Power and Laura Gibson.

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goth/post punk/darkwave/early industrial night
Nov
23
7:00 PM19:00

goth/post punk/darkwave/early industrial night

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A goth/post punk/darkwave/early industrial event with silent horror visuals. 

NOIR, featuring vocalist Athan Maroulis (Spahn Ranch, Black Tape for a Blue Girl) Kai Irina Hahn and Jamie Parganos on live keyboards, NØIR debuted with 'Darkly Near,' (2013). 'The Burning Bridge' (2016) added guitarist/producer Erik Gustafson. 'Fallen,' (2023) was NØIR's eighth release of sophisticated electronic dark pop with a sensual cover of the Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way."  

ANCIENT MY ENEMY from Woodstock NY is a dark project spawned from local FLOORSHOW event principles Ti-Ti (vocals), Tommy Grenas (guitars. bass, keys) and Scott Harris (drums, programming, synth bass/keys). The band draws on influences such as Killing Joke, Bow Wow Wow, Alien Sex Fiend, Siouxsie and The Banshees and Christian Death. With a sound of their own driven by pounding electronic tribal beats, ethereal guitars, driving fuzz bass, new wave/blitz club
period sounding synths and the magic Ti-Ti's vocals stylings.

FRENCHY AND THE PUNK
Through their unmistakable blend of influences ranging from post-punk and dark folk to new wave and goth, Hudson Valley based Frenchy and the Punk have forged their own distinct path since 2005, touring across the US and Europe with their artful two-person powerhouse of sound. Drawing inspiration from post-punk legends like The Cure, the upbeat energy and percussive textures of Adam and the Ants, the bewitching mystique of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the quirky charm of The B-52's, they have crafted a sound that is both nostalgic and refreshingly modern and authentic delivered in an unorthodox way.

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THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR + LIGHTHEADED + KYLE FORESTER
Dec
6
7:00 PM19:00

THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR + LIGHTHEADED + KYLE FORESTER

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DOORS 7 / MUSIC 8
The Ladybug Transistor was formed in 1995 as the home recording project of singer and trumpeter Gary Olson, and by 1999 the group had swelled to include siblings Jeff Baron (guitar) and Jennifer Baron (bass), Sasha Bell (keyboards and flute), San Fadyl (drums), and Julia Rydholm (violin).

This tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of their third full length LP The Albemarle Sound originally released in 1999 on Merge. Perhaps the last great pop album of the 20th century,the Albemarle Sound is like few records from the turn of the millennium, its attention turned to the intricate arrangements of late 1960s pop and the strange and familiar environs of home.

New Jersey's Lightheaded are clearly students of pop in all of its variety, drawing as much from 60s Brill Building song writers as they do from later 60s folk/pop developments and 80s DIY pop. The striking thing is how seamlessly they're able to meld these influences, and the distinctive voice that they've crafted this early in their career.

Kingston bud (and frequent Ladybug member) Kyle Forester kicks off the evening

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AR-KAICS + BENNY TROKAN + El Michels Affair (DJ Set)
Dec
7
7:00 PM19:00

AR-KAICS + BENNY TROKAN + El Michels Affair (DJ Set)

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DOORS 7 // MUSIC 8

The Ar-Kaics: The Ar-Kaics are back with See the World on Fire, their first new album in six years. It’s also the first release from this newly-minted partnership between Feel It Records and the bands’ own imprint, Dig! Records; with Bachelor Records delivering a European edition. Expect eight new tunes of dark, moody, rollicking garage psych not altogether dissimilar from their previous output (across two LPs and a mess of singles). What you get here is the next chapter. All written and recorded in singer-guitarist Johnny’s bedroom / garage (pictured on the album cover), it’s a concept album based on the concept of making an album—on their own, from the brink.

Benny Trokan: You may recognize this fine fellow as the bass player for such acts as Spoon, Lee Fields' Expressions, Reigning Sound and The Jay Vons. Or perhaps you’ve heard the man himself wailing away on several well-received 45s released on Wick Records and compiled on the 2022 digital EP "Hey Lovers." With Do You Still Think of Me, his debut album for Wick Records, Trokan takes the listener through the full spectrum of 60s influenced music: the moody teen-beat bop of “Save a Place,” the garage dwelling angst of “Nowhere to Be Found,” to the sweet soul sound of the title track. But throughout the record, it’s the unique sound of Benny's raspy, vulnerable lead vocal that carries us across this truly stunning collection of modern pop. Do You Still Think of Me is a breath of fresh air from a well-seasoned veteran–unquestionably worth the wait.

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KINGSTON ECHO CLUB: an evening of ambient music featuring MUSIC FOR FURNITURE + LARRY LEGEND + FRANCESCA HOFFMAN
Dec
10
7:00 PM19:00

KINGSTON ECHO CLUB: an evening of ambient music featuring MUSIC FOR FURNITURE + LARRY LEGEND + FRANCESCA HOFFMAN

Doors 7 // Music 8
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MUSIC FOR FURNITURE is a 5-piece ambient supergroup from Catskill, NY. They are resident musical artists at Cafe Joust, where they play a 90-minute set every Monday morning. An experiment in attentive listening, Rodney Alan Greenblat, David Garland, Jimmy Garver, Kenji Garland, and Dan Kirkhus pool their musical perspectives to create spontaneous soundscapes using synthesizers, electronics, and woodwinds. We're excited to have Music for Furniture taking a field trip to Tubby's for an evening performance.
https://musicforfurniture.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/musicforfurniture/

LARRY LEGEND is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Kingston, NY who weaves vintage sounds, lo-fi production techniques, and elements of folk music into a quirky retro-future landscape. Larry will play a solo ambient set with Farfisa organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, and effects.
https://larrylegendmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/larrylegend/

FRANCESCA HOFFMAN is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, owner of Unicorn Bar, and founder of the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival. Based in Kingston, NY, she is a classically trained flutist and self-taught guitarist, ukulele player, and percussionist. Francesca will present a brand new, never performed before ambient set on flute and loop pedal that she likes to call "Flute Loops."
https://francescahoffman.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/francescahoffmanmusic/

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DOSE THE RONDOUT DEAD NIGHT
Dec
21
6:00 PM18:00

DOSE THE RONDOUT DEAD NIGHT

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Another installment of Dose The Rondout's Dead Night! This time it's the winter and countrified version. Austin McCutchen’s Almost Shred presents Jerry’s Briefcase. A lineup of east coast lightning boasting the talents of John Lee Shannon (circles around the sun), vocalist and harpist (on keys) Mikaela Davis, New York bassist Scott Colberg (Margaret Glaspy, Calexico) and drummer Tony Leone (CRB, Little Feat to name a couple).

Dose the Rondout and Dom will be playing tapes, and Hoss Doctor will be spinning country dead 45s. It's gonna be a long long crazy crazy silky silky crazy crazy night. THE LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR AT TUBBY'S

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KINGSTON FILM FOUNDATION SCREENING OF HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS
Dec
22
6:00 PM18:00

KINGSTON FILM FOUNDATION SCREENING OF HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS

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Doors 6 / Film at 7 sharp
KINGSTON FILM FOUNDATION PRESENTS!
Celebrate an outlaw country Christmas with a special screening of this newly restored documentary. Filmed in 1976 but not released until 1981, this cult classic features rarely-seen performances from Townes Van Zandt, David Alan Coe, Steve Earle, and more. Stick around after the movie for DJ Hoss Doctor spinning a variety of country classics.

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PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE
Mar
5
7:00 PM19:00

PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE

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Doors 7 / Music 8

“a soundtrack of tropicaliá, motorik, and library music” — pitchfork

“one of the more true inheritors of the mantle of stereolab to emerge in some time” — aquarium drunkard

Rose Main Reading Room, the fourth full length by Peel Dream Magazine, is a lush, inviting headphones record; the kind of album made to accompany city bus rides and rainy-day solo trips to accidental destinations. The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel — arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) “cool” — has since its inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop, and their newest work is a perfect starting point for the uninitiated, beckoning toward a newfound romance and nostalgia with their catchiest collection of songs to date.

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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE + TASHI DORJI
Nov
14
7:00 PM19:00

SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE + TASHI DORJI

This show is sold out. Sorry

Six Organs of Admittance is the project of Ben Chasny. The original inspiration for the band came from wanting to merge the styles of finger-style acoustic guitar with more improvisational drone elements. A copy of Hans Peter Duerr’s Dreamtime book (a gift from Ben’s friend Rob Fisk) provided the early blueprint for the analogy of fingerstyle = civilization vs. noise = wilderness that was to dominate the first few releases. Early records were recorded on a Tascam 424 mkII four-track and self-released while Ben still lived in Humboldt County. A new record "Time Is Glass" is out on Drag City April 26th

Chasny is also a member of the psychedelic band Comets on Fire, and has working relationships with Badgerlore, Current 93, and Magik Markers.

Tashi Dorji is a Bhutanese guitarist and improvisational musician known for his avant-garde and experimental (read: deeply gnarly, finely arty) approach to music. Tashi’s idiosyncratic take on the instrument, one defined by movement and profound openness to technique, adds up to a post-colonial disembowelment of guitar traditions.  

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WILD PINK + FRIENDSHIP
Nov
8
7:00 PM19:00

WILD PINK + FRIENDSHIP

This Show is SOLD OUT -
Doors 7 / Music 8
Wild Pink, the New York-bred project of John Ross builds worlds inhabited by ghosts andangels and aliens, inciting a strange and lovely daze as the backdrop shifts from the mundane(subdivisions, highways, hotel parking lots) to the extraordinary (deserts, battlefields, the moon).But within its vast imagination lies a potent truth-telling on the part of singer/guitarist John Rosswho’s lyrics lay out potent stories that paint with broad brush strokes.

2021’s A Billion Little Lights—a critically acclaimed effort praised by the likes of Pitchfork, NPR,Vulture, and Stereogum, who named it “one of the prettiest rock records of the past decade”— and who has collaborated with J Mascis, Julien Baker, Ryley Walker, Yasmin Williams,Samantha Crain and more on the latest album ILYSM. Not to mention appearances on CBS This Morning, KEXP and Stereogum sessions and many more accolades to name during Wild Pink’s impressive rise over the years.

Now signing with Fire Talk, Wild Pink yet again peels open a new chapter of their ever evolving career, digging into a more realized and full indie rock sound with the force and precision of a seasoned veteran ready to take the leap and step into the spotlight getting their long deserved and well earned due.

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HALEY FOHR (CIRCUIT DES YEUX) / BILL NACE (BODY/HEAD) DUO + WHEATIE MATTIASICH
Nov
6
7:00 PM19:00

HALEY FOHR (CIRCUIT DES YEUX) / BILL NACE (BODY/HEAD) DUO + WHEATIE MATTIASICH

DOORS 7 / MUSIC 8
Tickets at the door
I wish I could take credit for bringing Bill Nace and Haley Fohr together, but the idea was their own. I just figured out a way to make it happen; Covid delayed the inaugural performance a year, until February of 2022, when they played the opening night concert of Frequency Festival at Constellation in Chicago, but the wait was worth it. I was and remain a huge admirer of both artists, musicians driven by gut instinct and for whom nothing is outside the realm of possibilities. Although Nace’s playing might initially hit with gale-force intensity, beneath the lacerating surface is a detail-rich poetry, as one needling phrase or another whipsaw gesture opens up a rich tapestry to slowly-morphing patterns and internal networks of sound. Nace might play guitar or he might choose tashigoto, but it doesn’t matter in the end, because he utterly transforms whatever he touches into something new.

I first heard Fohr in her Circuit des Yeux guise, where she unbound voice throbs at the heart of mini-symphonies, blending primal howls and elegant arias into a devastatingly rich art-pop. I also had the pleasure of presenting a concert where she improvised using wordless voice and electronics that opened up radically different pathways. Their work seemed miles apart but their shared fearlessness seemed to guarantee a creative supernova. There’s no point in trying to pin down or describe what happens when they collaborate, because such encounters are deliriously unpredictable, apart from the promise that what they make together will leave you confused, transformed, and reeling. What more could a listener ask for?

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ANNO + RUTH MASCELLI + ROSE CLUB + DJ TOMMI CALAMARI
Oct
25
7:00 PM19:00

ANNO + RUTH MASCELLI + ROSE CLUB + DJ TOMMI CALAMARI

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Doors 7 // Music 8

Five years and a cease and desist from one of pop culture’s biggest names behind them, Anno (formerly Olivia Neutron-John) is back on the scene zeroed in on in their pre-midi fascination.

With their music, Ruth Mascelli pairs slinking, synth-fuelled transcendence with crooning, existential balladry and reverberating cosmic romanticism. Something which the Kingston-based musician – who also forms one quarter of Special Interest – evidences on their second solo record Non-Stop Healing Frequencies, self-described as a collection of “paranoid torch songs”, and the “esoteric diva” channelling companion release The Institute For Astral Health.

Order:
Ruth Mascelli (first)
Anno
Rose Club
DJ Tommi Calamari (last)

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WRECKLESS ERIC
Oct
22
7:00 PM19:00

WRECKLESS ERIC

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Doors 7 // Music 8

Eric Goulden is known to many as Wreckless Eric though most are unaware of his prodigious recorded output since his beginnings on Stiff Records in the mid-seventies.
His live performances are sonic journeys through time and space. Eric presents himself alone if not simply with electric and acoustic guitars, and electronics of his own making. Recent sets have reportedly focused on his two most recent albums, 2024’s Leisureland and its predecessor, Transience, with readings from his autobiography, A Dysfunctional Success. He tends to do what he wants rather than what’s expected. He may play his big hit,1977’s Whole Wide World  but don’t expect a recreation of 1977 - the past 47 years have made him so much more than that.
Goulden has enjoyed a genuinely extraordinary career. 
-
Alexis Petridis, The Guardian

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PHOTAY + CASINO GRADE
Oct
18
7:00 PM19:00

PHOTAY + CASINO GRADE

TONIGHT IS SOLD OUT
Doors 7 // Music 8

Windswept is the fifth solo album from Photay, the nom de plume of electronic naturalist, experimental-pop beatmaker and composer Evan Shornstein. Initiated when the producer created a synthesizer patch called “wind,” the nine-song cycle is under the spell of the titular weather element, its compositions touching upon the movement of air’s influence on human existence and emotional states, our hopes and dreams. Windswept, home-rave-ready and ghostly with its machines, brings together the various versions of Photay’s trademark sonic warmth and hardware pastoralism.

Let's celebrate this new release that came out on Mexican Summer in September.

First show for Casino Grade. M. Geddes Gengras, Drew Piraino, and Cory Plump

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YOURS ARE THE ONLY EARS + GABI JR + STRAWBERRY RUNNERS
Oct
16
7:00 PM19:00

YOURS ARE THE ONLY EARS + GABI JR + STRAWBERRY RUNNERS

TICKETS AT THE DOOR
Doors 7 // Music 8

Babehoven was supposed to be on this one, but unfortunately had to drop. I don’t like to cancel touring bands shows as that can be a financial harshness in an already harsh endeavor so the show must go on. I appreciate those of you who didn’t get a refund, as this will still be a cool (and Tubbith Fair style) show! Ears are purveyors of indie folk, Gabi Jr play a tender bedroom pop vibe, and Strawberry Runners do an alt country folky thing.

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