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The Rare Occasions are an American indie rock band, formed in Boston in 2012. Current members are Brian McLaughlin, Jeremy Cohen and Luke Imbusch. Lead guitarist Peter Stone left in 2018. Band's debut release was the Feelers EP. In 2016, Futureproof was released as a second EP.

The Rare Occasions

If you visited the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana a couple years ago, you would’ve been met by cover bands, one-hit wonders or closed doors. It had its moments, of course, but those moments were rare thanks to a lengthy closure and lackluster booking. Enter Jon Reiser, former partner and booker for Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Reiser purchased the venue and made several significant changes: booked popular acts, upgraded the sound system, added a smaller venue-in-a-venue called the Constellation Room. The Observatory now hosts popular acts such as Method Man , GWAR, Tiesto, Waka Flocka Flame and many, many more. That also includes residencies from local acts. Selling out shows is now a habit for this place. Most of all, it provides a valuable service to the whole county by bringing in acts we could usually only see by driving to Los Angeles. Oh, and it even—gasp!—makes Angelenos cross the Orange Curtain for a show.

The Observatory

Santa Ana

Sacramento’s Ace of Spades has quickly become the destination in Northern California for live music and world class entertainment since its opening in 2011. The venue is located in the heart of the hip and historic R Street Corridor in Downtown Sacramento and is surrounded by nationally recognized bars and restaurants.

Ace of Spades provides concertgoers of all ages an intimate, memorable concert experiences where you are never further than 100 feet from the stage. Top acts such as Snoop Dogg, Papa Roach, Rob Zombie, Tyler the Creator, Frank Turner, Wu-Tang Clan, and Against Me! have all taken the stage here, making Ace of Spades a top destination for national touring acts. They celebrate diversity and aim to bring something for everyone to the stage!

Sacramento’s Ace of Spades has quickly become the destination in Northern California for live music and world class entertainment since its opening in 2011. The venue is located in the heart of the hip and historic R Street Corridor in Downtown Sacramento and is surrounded by nationally recognized bars and restaurants.

Ace of Spades

Downtown

t looks like Toronto venue The Mod Club is set to reopen as the Axis Club.

The beloved west end venue announced that it would be shutting down for good back in November. “We regret to inform you that The Mod Club Theatre will be closing its doors and operations at 722 College Street…effective immediately,” the message read. “Serving you for the last two decades has been full of great memories and good times.”

But no need to fear, Toronto concertgoers, it looks like the venue will be reopening under a new name: the Axis Club.

t looks like Toronto venue The Mod Club is set to reopen as the Axis Club.The beloved west end venue announced that it would be shutting down for good back in November. “We regret to inform you that The Mod Club Theatre will be closing its doors and operations at 722 College Street…effective immediately,” the message read. “Serving you for the last two decades has been full of great memories and good times.”

The Axis Club

The Basement East

Brighton Music Hall in an intimate live performance venue with a capacity of 500. See a variety of performances from rock bands to stand-up comedy at this great Boston venue.

Brighton Music Hall

Allston

We regularly host a vast range of up & coming local, national and international talent. Hip-hop, rock, electronic, folk, singer/songwriters, metal, punk, and avant-garde. We also serve as a venue for showcases, private events and fundraisers.

The Crocodile

Belltown

Modern, 750-capacity venue hosting a diverse line-up of rock, country, folk & R&B acts.

Delmar Hall

The Depot is Salt Lake City's premiere music venue and convention center located in the historic Union Pacific Building at The Gateway Mall.

The Depot

The Echo Lounge & Music Hall is a 1000 capacity state-of the-art live music and entertainment venue that will set a new standard for Texas music clubs. Incredibly intimate, guests will enjoy an up-close experience with their favorite artists that is unrivaled in Dallas and beyond. Situated in the bustling Design District, The Echo Lounge & Music Hall has embraced the building’s history and elevated it to the future with design details that reflect unique qualities of contemporary architecture and materials.

The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

The original Fillmore is an iconic music venue, first opened in San Francisco in 1965. As a venue, The Fillmore was the focal point for the psychedelic music scene during the 1960s and '70s, helping to launch the careers of acts such as The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Santana, The Doors, Hot Tuna and many, many others which helped it grow into the legend it is today. We look forward to honoring the spirit of those historic performances because attending an event at The Fillmore offers not only an opportunity to listen to great live music, but to participate in a cultural and history-making music event shared between artists and fans.

The Fillmore Philadelphia is a spectacular, multi-faceted 25,000-square-foot venue conveniently located 2.5 miles from the Convention Center in the lively Fishtown district. Completely renovated and home to a beautiful and state-of the-art 2,500-capacity live music club, this versatile space is the perfect blend of rock and elegance, both classic and cutting edge. The venue also features a club within a club, the 450-capacity Foundry complete with its own bar, stage and top-of-the-line production located on the second floor of The Fillmore.

The inviting and spacious Ajax Hall features tasty beers and small-batch liquors in an atmosphere that celebrates extraordinary hospitality and service. For groups from 25 to 3,000 people, let us host your next social gathering or corporate event and our top-notch team and in-house catering staff will ensure you host an event you'll never forget!

The original Fillmore is an iconic music venue, first opened in San Francisco in 1965. As a venue, The Fillmore was the focal point for the psychedelic music scene during the 1960s and '70s, helping to launch the careers of acts such as The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Santana, The Doors, Hot Tuna and many, many others which helped it grow into the legend it is today. We look forward to honoring the spirit of those historic performances because attending an event at The Fillmore offers not only an opportunity to listen to great live music, but to participate in a cultural and history-making music event shared between artists and fans.

The Foundry

The Gothic Theatre is a former movie theatre, the first in Denver to show “talkies,” turned music venue. Originally built in the 1920’s The Gothic Theatre’s grand art deco style provides an extraordinary and beautiful background. Though the front façade was altered in the 1940s to keep pace with modern tastes of the times, when renovated in 1998 the historic interior was kept as the venue was rebuilt from top to bottom and fitted to become a premier part of Colorado music. On June 23, 1999, when the very appropriate legends of New Orleans, The Rebirth Brass Band, took the stage, the glorious Gothic Theatre was back in the business of making memories. Since then the Gothic Theatre has hosted many distinguished shows. Local bands as well as nationally recognized bands continue to showcase their talent at the venue.

Gothic Theatre

Englewood

The Knitting Factory was founded in 1987 and over the years has grown into Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE).  Though primarily known for their venues — both clubs and concert houses located in Brooklyn, Boise and Spokane — KFE also promotes national tours, produces the hit Broadway musical Fela!, operates The Federal Bar Gastro Pub and is a partner with record labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records.  Another venture, Knitting Factory Management, handles the careers of emerging and critically acclaimed recording artists both in the U.S. and overseas.  It is the West Coast artist management wing of KFE.

Knitting Factory Concert House

The Marquis Theater, opened in 2006, is Denver's Ballpark Neighborhood's only live music venue. Located just two blocks from Coors Field, Marquis brings local and national acts encompassing all genres to our stage nightly. Also home to Marquis Pizza, Marquis Theater is the best place to catch live music in an intimate atmosphere in Denver!

Marquis Theater

Established in 1989, and originally housed for an amazing 27 years in its legendary North Avenue location inside the historic Dupree’s Excelsior Mill, The Masquerade has presented most everyone who is anyone in the rock, alternative, indie, electronic, metal, punk and hip hop genres of live music.   The venue’s stages have played host to a list of artists which reads like a dessert menu of alternative music royalty.  Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden and Fugazi once graced the same stages that are today occupied by Odesza, Death Grips, Future, In This Moment, Little Dragon, Taking Back Sunday and countless other amazingly popular and influential bands.

Its live music mostly consists of alternative music styles, such as indie rock, metal, punk rock, rockabilly, and electronic, ranging from local acts to ones internationally known. The Masquerade's three principal interior stages are named after the destinations of the afterlife: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell — though they are now all on the same level with separate entrances. At the mill, Heaven was upstairs above Hell at the right (west) side of the building, with Purgatory as the bar area downstairs to the left, all accessed from a central entryway behind the box office with a stairway to Heaven.

Established in 1989, and originally housed for an amazing 27 years in its legendary North Avenue location inside the historic Dupree’s Excelsior Mill, The Masquerade has presented most everyone who is anyone in the rock, alternative, indie, electronic, metal, punk and hip hop genres of live music.   The venue’s stages have played host to a list of artists which reads like a dessert menu of alternative music royalty.  Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden and Fugazi once graced the same stages that are today occupied by Odesza, Death Grips, Future, In This Moment, Little Dragon, Taking Back Sunday and countless other amazingly popular and influential bands.

The Masquerade - Hell

The Masquerade - Purgatory

In partnership with Frank Productions, National Shows 2 (NS2), & Live Nation we have signed an operating agreement with Homegrown Hospitality Group, the owners of the downtown Charleston venue, Music Farm. Our Team is thrilled about this new opportunity to cultivate and grow the arts community in Charleston by increasing the number of shows at the venue while also diversifying the programming. The plan is to renovate the Music Farm and create an environment that allows fans and artists to have the most enjoyable experience possible.

The newly renovated, multi-purpose space will allow for live music, private event rentals – such as weddings, corporate events, and community fundraisers – comedy shows, themed dance nights, and more. Our team plans to take the same energy, creativity, and customer service standards established at the Music Hall over the past decade to bring new life to one of Charleston’s most iconic venues.

“The Music Farm is one of the most important venues in the City of Charleston and has been since the early 90s. I fell in love with live music in this room in High School, and it is a dream come true to now be working with an amazing team to bring the Farm back to life. We plan to utilize the space to grow local artists as well as welcome new and diverse touring artists to the city.” says Charles Carmody – Charleston Market Director.

“As former co-owners of the Music Farm business and current landlords of the Music Farm venue, we cannot be more excited to be handing the baton to a community based group such as Frank Productions. We feel they will move the Music Farm forward while still paying respect to the history of the venue. We are looking forward to being part of the Music Farm becoming a new tradition.” says Jerry Scheer – Homegrown Hospitality Group (Music Farm Owner).

In partnership with Frank Productions, National Shows 2 (NS2), & Live Nation we have signed an operating agreement with Homegrown Hospitality Group, the owners of the downtown Charleston venue, Music Farm. Our Team is thrilled about this new opportunity to cultivate and grow the arts community in Charleston by increasing the number of shows at the venue while also diversifying the programming. The plan is to renovate the Music Farm and create an environment that allows fans and artists to have the most enjoyable experience possible.

Music Farm

Another historic venue, this one in the center of the University Ave. business district in North Park, the Observatory was built in the 1920s and still features much of the classic art deco decor that has adorned the walls since it first opened. It was purchased in 2014, and its name was changed from the North Park Theatre, but the character of the classic theater remains. For starters, it's beautiful, and while it was a venue for opera and dramatic theater in its past life, its acoustics make it a surprisingly strong place to catch a touring rock or pop group. Even better, it's a spacious venue, supporting 1,100 concertgoers at a time with plenty of breathing room for everyone. The calendar at Observatory North Park is always full, whether it's showcasing alt-rock a-listers like Tame Impala or filmmaker and camp icon John Waters.

North Park

Constellation Room is a venue located within the Observatory OC. 

Step right past the bar inside The Observatory and you'll notice another little venue that unites OC'ers from just about everywhere in one place. The Constellation Room, sometimes considered The Observatory's smaller, more alternative music-loving sibling, is a quaint space that welcomes up-and-coming buzz bands as well as local acts to perform for their adoring all-ages fans. While few people get the chance to sit down on one of the large leather sofas, there's plenty of standing room space to dance and mosh around to your heart's content. Plus, the start of a new month means a new monthly residency of a cool indie band with special guests each week, completely free. With so many great acts in any given week, the Constellation Room is definitely one of the best places in Orange County to catch new music.

Constellation Room is a venue located within the Observatory OC. Step right past the bar inside The Observatory and you'll notice another little venue that unites OC'ers from just about everywhere in one place. The Constellation Room, sometimes considered The Observatory's smaller, more alternative music-loving sibling, is a quaint space that welcomes up-and-coming buzz bands as well as local acts to perform for their adoring all-ages fans. While few people get the chance to sit down on one of the large leather sofas, there's plenty of standing room space to dance and mosh around to your heart's content. Plus, the start of a new month means a new monthly residency of a cool indie band with special guests each week, completely free. With so many great acts in any given week, the Constellation Room is definitely one of the best places in Orange County to catch new music.

The Observatory - Constellation Room

The Paradise Rock Club is a 933-capacity music venue in Boston, Massachusetts. Due to its relatively small size, it appeals to top local alternative rock performers as well as American and British bands visiting Boston for the first time. The venue accommodates small music festivals and non music related events. 

Paradise Rock Club

North Brookline

Originally opened in 1914 as The National. Three years later, the name was changed to The Regent, as we still know it today. After decades as a grindhouse and adult movie venue, the theater was closed in 2000, only to lay dormant for several years. Six years later, developer Tom Gilmore acquired the property, using it as an occasional art and performance space for the monthly Thursday night Downtown Art Walk. Known for its sloped floor, proscenium archway and gothic-inspired ceiling, The Regent is a true relic and the last remaining historic movie theater on Downtown LA’s Main Street. Music promoter Mitchell Frank, along with Artist and Recreation, LLC, and Knitting Factory Entertainment Inc., took over the lease in 2012 and has restored the theatre to its former glory. Improvements include an update on all interiors, second story mezzanine for killer viewing as well as a pizzeria (Prufrock Pizzeria) and bar (The Love Song).

Upon completion fall of 2014, The Regent Theater will play host to concerts, themed dance nights, theater performances, movie screenings, special events, parties and festivals.

Originally opened in 1914 as The National. Three years later, the name was changed to The Regent, as we still know it today. After decades as a grindhouse and adult movie venue, the theater was closed in 2000, only to lay dormant for several years. Six years later, developer Tom Gilmore acquired the property, using it as an occasional art and performance space for the monthly Thursday night Downtown Art Walk. Known for its sloped floor, proscenium archway and gothic-inspired ceiling, The Regent is a true relic and the last remaining historic movie theater on Downtown LA’s Main Street. Music promoter Mitchell Frank, along with Artist and Recreation, LLC, and Knitting Factory Entertainment Inc., took over the lease in 2012 and has restored the theatre to its former glory. Improvements include an update on all interiors, second story mezzanine for killer viewing as well as a pizzeria (Prufrock Pizzeria) and bar (The Love Song).

The Regent Theater

The Roxy Theatre is LA's legendary family owned and operated music venue. All genres of music, craft beers, and the best grilled cheese you'll ever have at a show.

The ROXY THEATER was the best-known burlesque house in Cleveland. Its roots date from 1906, when Truman M. Swetland leased the property, located at 1882 E. 9th St., from Levi E. Meachum for 99 years. In 1907 the Family Theater opened at that location. A movie house by 1909, it was renamed the Orpheum Theater in 1913 and, following a 2-yr. shutdown, the Roxy in 1931. By 1933, under new owner Geo. Young, the Roxy became a nationally known burlesque house.

Throughout its heyday, the Roxy was a stop for entertainers such as Abbott & Costello, Phil Silvers, Red Buttons, Ann Corio, and later, Tempest Storm and Blaze Starr. The theater was remodeled in 1956 by new owners Frank Engel and Frank Bryan, and they brought their Eastern Burlesque circuit to Cleveland. From 1968 until its final closing and razing in 1977, the Roxy alternated between live entertainment and X-rated movies. The theater and property were sold in 1971 to Kope Realty for $150,000. In Sept. 1972 the lobby of the theater was bombed, but the Roxy reopened in Feb. 1973, showing X-rated films. Later that year, manager Tommy Flynn was arrested on obscenity charges for showing "Behind the Green Door." The Roxy closed permanently on 6 Nov. 1977. Although the theater was razed to make way for the Natl. City Ctr. (now PNC Bank), its name was perpetuated in the Roxy Bar & Grill, which has since closed.

The Roxy Theatre is LA's legendary family owned and operated music venue. All genres of music, craft beers, and the best grilled cheese you'll ever have at a show.The ROXY THEATER was the best-known burlesque house in Cleveland. Its roots date from 1906, when Truman M. Swetland leased the property, located at 1882 E. 9th St., from Levi E. Meachum for 99 years. In 1907 the Family Theater opened at that location. A movie house by 1909, it was renamed the Orpheum Theater in 1913 and, following a 2-yr. shutdown, the Roxy in 1931. By 1933, under new owner Geo. Young, the Roxy became a nationally known burlesque house.

The Roxy Theatre

West Hollywood

Valley Bar is located in a notable downtown building constructed in 1949 on Central Avenue just north of Adams which was once the home The Hub art galleries, Sub Cultural Arts Center (where Sound Garden, Green Day and Bad Brains played their stage), famed Bickoff’s Deli and the Theater Triad.

Our interior decor by Patch & Clark Design is done up in a color palette full of soft yellows, cool greys, and bright whites which serves to remind you that this is sunlit Arizona. Valley Bar is something that chooses to celebrate what Phoenix life was and is by bringing this space a unique Arizona feel.ht

Valley Bar is located in a notable downtown building constructed in 1949 on Central Avenue just north of Adams which was once the home The Hub art galleries, Sub Cultural Arts Center (where Sound Garden, Green Day and Bad Brains played their stage), famed Bickoff’s Deli and the Theater Triad.

Valley Bar

Theater, dance, live music & other events in an intimate venue with a hip, elegant vibe.

Varsity Theater

Marcy-Holmes

House of Blues is San Diego's premier spot for live music, southern-inspired dining, and special events! Let music and food feed your soul.

Come for the food, stay for the music. Enjoy live performances right here in House of Blues Restaurant & Bar.

House of Blues is San Diego's premier spot for live music, southern-inspired dining, and special events! Let music and food feed your soul.Come for the food, stay for the music. Enjoy live performances right here in House of Blues Restaurant & Bar.

Best The Rare Occasions Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

Best The Rare Occasions Songs of All Time - Top 10 Tracks

Upcoming Events

1. Notion

2. Origami

3. Aglow

4. Notion - Acoustic

5. Backwards

6. You Weren't Meant to See That

7. Seasick

8. Futureproof

9. Mercy Mercy

10. Start This Over

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