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Announcing @oliveklug November 10th! Olive Klug h

Announcing @oliveklug November 10th!

Olive Klug
https://oliveklug.com/

Olive Klug refuses to be put in a box. Working out who you are in front of an ever-growing audience is no small task, but one that the Portland-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter is up for and thriving.
Olive graduated with a liberal arts degree shortly before the 2020 pandemic derailed their plans of pursuing a career in social work. Though they’d recorded and self-released the 2019 EP “Fire Alarm” from a childhood friend’s bedroom, up until early 2021, Olive categorized their music as either a hobby or a pipe dream, depending on who was asking. However, after being laid off of a teaching job in late 2020, Olive starting working as a barista and decided to commit all of their extra energy to an ever-growing community of fans online.

Olive can’t help but be unapologetically themselves, something their community of fans (dubbed the “Klug Bugs” on Instagram and Discord) appreciate most about them. Their debut LP ranges from a playful Americana romp about “watching all the rules disintegrate” to folk-punk anthem “Coming of Age,” which somehow manages to reference both pop singer Taylor Swift and existential philosopher Kierkegaard in one song, to “Parched”’s haunting modern ballad about a doomed relationship, to an indie rock closer about learning to take up space as a person with a marginalized identity. Through this no-holds-barred documentation of the struggles of their early adulthood, Klug embraces all their inner contradictions with reckless abandon.

7pm - doors
8pm - show
$15 adv / $18 dos
All Ages

*TIX ON SALE SEPT 13th via EVENTBRITE*

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olive-klug-tickets-1008756426627

https://www.facebook.com/events/474817625537209/

Announcing / tix on sale – 11/22 – @system.exclusi

Announcing / tix on sale - 11/22 - @system.exclusive @c0up0n_c0de

System Exclusive

https://systemexclusive.bandcamp.com/

System Exclusive (or SysEx if you sassy) are a dynamic synth-punk duo originally from San Francisco, California, USA, weaving a wall of sound out of two people and limited resources: a guitar, drums, a stack of miniature keyboards, and Ari’s towering yet vulnerable alto. Matt, well versed in the dark arts of MIDI, plays live drums along with his panoply of synth modules, creating driving new wavey soundscapes for Ari to slash post punk guitar and smear dramatic vocals upon. The results have taken them all over the world, with 150 shows in 13 countries last year alone. They’re touring the US for the first time in support of their sophomore LP, “Click”, released on Mt St Mtn in the US (in conjunction with Le Cepe Records out of Paris) this past May. They’ve been overseas grinding the UK and EU tour circuits since the release, throwing comfort and good financial sense to the wind in their eternal quest for the perfectly bittersweet synth pop bop. Riding high on Spotify royalty checks and grown strong off of a steady diet of cured meats and backstage hummus, they return to America for their second US tour of 2024, this time with their LP “Click” in hand. Tour tight, breaking a sweat for the boogie, throughout the West Coast, Southwest, South and Midwest - don’t miss it

Coupon Code (STL)

730pm - doors
8pm - show
$10 adv / $12 dos
All Ages

Announcing / on sale – 11/11 – @frailbodyil return

Announcing / on sale - 11/11 - @frailbodyil returns to the Sinkhole!

Frail Body (Rockford, IL)
https://www.frailbody.com/
https://frailbodyil.bandcamp.com/
Frail Body is a three piece band from Rockford, IL.

“Artificial Bouquet” is an eleven song album by Frail Body. Produced, engineered, and recorded by Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording, and mastered by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor, Loma Prieta).

Opening track “Scaffolding” explodes out of the gate with dizzying speed before descending into a wash of discordant melody. “Berth” and “Critique Programme” then inject pulse-pounding tempo shifts and unorthodox heavy riffing into the fray. “Devotion” plays as a stunning ebb and flow epic that shows method to their musical chaos. “Monolith” and “Refrain” then blur the lines between post-hardcore and melodic black metal in their frantic approach. These lead to “No Resolution” and “Runaway”; two slow build numbers that showcase the otherworldly dynamics Frail Body possess. “Horizon Line” follows this path as it builds to bone-shaking crescendo. Lastly “Another Year Removed” serves as an instrumental bridge to closer “A Capsule In The Sediment”. A song that empties the emotional tank for all to bear witness. All of it so raw and beautifully out of control.

Without question, “Artificial Bouquet” establishes Frail Body as leaders within the modern “screamo” movement. A shining example that the once dormant sub-genre continues to evolve and thrive for all the world to see

7pm - doors
730pm - show
$13 adv / $17 dos
All Ages

*tix available via our eventbrite page*

Announcing a wild night of deranged punk, noise, a

Announcing a wild night of deranged punk, noise, and experimental chaos - Sunday October 13th! Tix available at the door.

Drunks With Guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGcUqZcbMr4

Flesh Narc (Denton, TX)
https://fleshnarc.bandcamp.com/album/smokeout

Dromez (TX)
https://soundcloud.com/Dromez

Damon Smith / Weasel Walter / James McKain

Radiator Greys
https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/album/denying-the-other

730pm - doors
8pm - show
$15
All Ages

11/19 – @floraltheband @robfordexplorer @wise_disg

11/19 - @floraltheband @robfordexplorer @wise_disguise @younganimalsband

Floral (California)
https://floral1.bandcamp.com/album/floral-lp

Rob Ford Explorer (Reno, NV)
https://robfordexplorer.bandcamp.com/album/two-songs

Wise Disguise
https://wisedisguise.bandcamp.com/

Young Animals
https://young-animals.bandcamp.com/music

7pm - doors
730pm - show
$10
All Ages

Get your tix for @kal_marks_the_band @nightosphere

Get your tix for @kal_marks_the_band @nightospherekc - October 18th!

Kal Marks (NYC)
https://kalmarks.bandcamp.com/album/my-name-is-hell

Nightosphere (KC)
https://nightosphere.bandcamp.com/album/katabasis

730pm - doors
8pm - show
$12 adv / dos
All Ages

*tix via our eventbrite page*

Some updated flyers for September!

Some updated flyers for September!

Announcing / on sale – @extralifetheband @theconfo

Announcing / on sale - @extralifetheband @theconformists @18andcounting - NOVEMBER 14TH

Extra Life (NY)
https://extralife.bandcamp.com/
Extra Life was formed in 2007 as the main vehicle for New York-based guitarist/composer/vocalist, Charlie Looker. The band plays a fusion of aggressive math rock, dark dramatic pop, modern classical, and ancient liturgical music, bridging the worlds of abstract art music and DIY post-punk musical culture. Looker was a founding member of NY noise-chamber outfit Zs, frontman of industrial metal band Psalm Zero, and is a prolific collaborator across the experimental music scene, with credits including Xiu Xiu, Dirty Projectors, Lingua Ignota, Darius Jones, and John Zorn.

Between 2008 and 2012, Extra Life released four records, and toured the U.S. and Europe extensively, including appearances at Primavera Sound (Spain), Moers (DE). Villette Sonique (FR), and Bad Bonn (CH), and sharing bills with Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Deerhoof, Owen Pallett, Deerhunter, and Chelsea Wolfe. Looker put Extra Life on hiatus in 2013, to focus on his classical composition, improvisation, and his metal band Psalm Zero.

Looker reunited Extra Life in 2021, releasing Secular Works Vol. 2 (2022), to great acclaim, and The Sacred Vowel (2024), both on his own imprint, Last Things Records. International touring followed, including a slot at A Colossal Weekend Festival (DK). The current band line-up includes Toby Driver (Kayo Dot), violinist Timba Harris (Ultraphauna, Secret Chiefs 3), and drummer Cameron Wisch (Sheer Mag, Dust Star).

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The Conformists
https://theconformists.bandcamp.com/music

18andcounting
https://18andcounting.bandcamp.com/album/some-sort-of-future

730pm - doors
8pm - show
$15 adv / dos
All Ages

*tix available via our eventbrite page*

Announcing / tix one sale – @airielmusic w/ @night

Announcing / tix one sale - @airielmusic w/ @nightswimstl - Nov 5th!

Airiel (Chicago)
https://airiel.bandcamp.com/
Active since the late 90's, the Chicago-based group's lush washes of effects-heavy guitars and yearning vocals recall U.K. shoegaze acts like Kitchens of Distinction and Ride, and American indie songwriters like Bob Mould. The group released a series of four Winks and Kisses EPs in 2003 and 2004, then sporadically resurfaced with the albums The Battle of Sealand (2007) and Molten Young Lovers (2017). Winks and Kisses was remastered for a 20th anniversary deluxe reissue in 2023. The 20th anniversary deluxe edition included demos dating back to the group's 1997 formation and several previously unreleased songs. ~ Paul Simpson

Nightswim
https://nightswimstl.bandcamp.com/album/glimmer

830pm - doors
9pm - show
$15 adv / dos
All Ages

*Tix available via our eventbrite page - link in bio*

BIG HUGE LOAD SONIC ASSAULT COMING UP THIS SUNDAY

BIG HUGE LOAD SONIC ASSAULT COMING UP THIS SUNDAY 8/11 AT SINKHOLE!!!

@big_brave_ - Spiritual Poison - @fisterdoom

GET TIX TO PLAN THE DOOM AWAKENING (link in bio to eventbrite site)

7pm doors / 8pm show / $17 adv - $20 dos / All Ages

As summer heats up, so does our concert calendar –

As summer heats up, so does our concert calendar - next couple weeks are going to be bonkers!

8/7-8/22

Get your tickets now for
8/7 - Mike Baggetta (mssv) & Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros)

8/8 - Jerome’s Dream

8/11 - Big|Brave w/ Spiritual Poison, Fister

8/18 - Cardiel

8/22 - Another Michael

via our Eventbrite ticketing page (link in bio)

7/23 – 8/2 at the Sinkhole!

7/23 - 8/2 at the Sinkhole!

Announcing / tix on sale for @sackstreetrock @ther

Announcing / tix on sale for @sackstreetrock @theragingnathans with the Haddonfields OCTOBER 17th!

SACK (CO)
https://sackstreetrock.bandcamp.com/album/ripper
Straight outta the slums of Northwest Denver, SACK is a mysterious band of party punks with songs about bongs, bikers, and brothels. Like any disreputable gang, they’ve had some rotating members, but on “Ripper!” it’s Kody (of The Lillingtons, Teenage Bottlerocket), a couple shredders from Peru, a gym teacher, and the neighborhood electrician (which comes in handy, believe me). They recorded 12 songs at The Blasting Room and now these headbangers plan on touring (read: crashing house parties) across the land. For fans of Turbonegro, FEAR, The Dwarves, Motorhead, etc.

Raging Nathans (OH)
https://theragingnathans.bandcamp.com/

The Haddonfields
https://thehaddonfields1.bandcamp.com/album/epidemic

7pm - doors
730pm - show
$12 adv / $15 dos
All Ages

Announcing / on sale – @j_r_c_g and @mintfieldband

Announcing / on sale - @j_r_c_g and @mintfieldband with @18andcounting @soupactivists - Friday Oct 4th at the Sinkhole! Link to adv tix via our eventbrite page in bio!

J.R.C.G. (Justin R Cruz Gallego )
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aNwMw5llWDwwA67i4sO7J?si=_z-5MoEiR72K20Z2fwVDsA

Hailing from the American Pacific Northwest underground music scene, J.R.C.G. is an experimental music artist combining elements of Krautrock, jazz, indie rock, art rock, electronic, and the avant-garde. J.R.C.G.’s 2022 debut Ajo Sunshine was released by John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records and his 2024 follow up, Grim Iconic… (Sadistic Mantra) is out August 2nd on Sub Pop Records.

J.R.C.G.’s 2024 live ensemble features Jason Clackley (Dreamdecay, Exquisites), Ian Corrigan (Gen Pop, Vexx), Victory Nguyen (High Pulp, Sun King), Alex Barr (Telehealth) and Anthony Beauchemin (Casual Hex).

Mint Field
https://mintfield.bandcamp.com/album/aprender-a-ser-extended

Mexico City based band is guided by Estrella del Sol and Sebastian Neyra. Mint Field explores the nostalgia and the melancholy of daily life with loud guitars and ethereal vocals that bring to life a unique way of doing shoegaze. Exploring and experimenting with different genres like ambient, dream pop and shoegaze sounds, Mint Field creates a mesmerizing experience to escape to

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18andcounting
https://18andcounting.com/home.html

Soup Activists
https://soupactivists.bandcamp.com/

7pm - doors
8pm - show
$12 adv / $15 dos
All Ages

Get your tix now for @rosalimusic – @davidkennethn

Get your tix now for @rosalimusic - @davidkennethnance at the Sinkhole July 23rd! Local support @jane__wave + The Losing End will be opening the evening with a special collaborative set. 7pm doors / 8pm show - $12 adv / $15 dos. Tix available via our eventbrite page (link in bio).

Flyer by Sam Pounders

7/8 – 7/20 at the Sinkhole

7/8 - 7/20 at the Sinkhole

Announcing @anothermichaelofficial @ash_byrne 8/22

Announcing @anothermichaelofficial @ash_byrne 8/22! Tix on sale now via our eventbrite page!

Announcing / tix on sale for @agiantdog – Saturday

Announcing / tix on sale for @agiantdog - Saturday August 3rd!

A Giant Dog (Merge Records / Austin TX)
https://www.agiantdog.com/
https://agiantdog.bandcamp.com/

A Giant Dog is raucous ear candy culled from the hook-driven melodies of Slade, the glammy swagger of Marc Bolan, the morbid fantasy of Killer-era Alice Cooper, and the unpredictable wit of Sparks. These songs are by, for, and about the losers, freaks, and outcasts. The lonely. The terminally horny. Boozehounds and party animals.

730pm - doors
8pm - show
$15 adv / $17 dos
All Ages

Get your tix now via our eventbrite page (link in bio)

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Flyers for recently announced or updated shows!

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