1.31 Thursday (Rock) New Belgium presents at Nectar: VOODOO RANGER LIQUID PARADISE IPA LAUNCH PARTY Featuring music by HOBOSEXUAL The Black Tones No cover show! ! RSVP at nectarlounge.com (RSVP does not guarantee entry, entry is subject to venue capacity) 8pm Doors 9pm Show 21+ Nectar Lounge 412 N 36th St www.nectarlounge.com HOBOSEXUAL Website Spotify Soundcloud Bandcamp There have been many imitators, locally and abroad, but there remains only 1 true force of nature those in the know-KNOW. HOBOSEXUAL. …or, as often whispered in low voices during fancy meet and greets, art conglomerates, Bar Mitzva’s or weddings,… “HobofuckingSexual.” Regardless of your penchant for the “Rock” and/or “Roll”, these 2 Hair-Teeth-Volume/Good-Bad-Taste aficionados know how to party AND deliver the goods to your head-holes. As Seattle meandered through the banjo-hand clap / church-rock phase of the late 2010’s through late 2013’s, Hobosexual refused to bend, remaining obsessed with deceptive simplicity, their shitty suburban roots, the art of the loud, and getting one’s hairnado on MC Hammer proppa. The band has since steadily built a virtual army of riff-coveting, bad decision-making, secret mullet-loving, good-hearted, show-going dirtbags, …1 Camaro at a time. That’s a lotta hyphens, but then again, this little duo makes a lotta noise. By 2014, having played to sold out, raucous crowds at the 1200 capacity Neptune Theater, Showbox Market, Neumos, Jameson Bartender’s Ball, Summerfest and the KEXP sponsored Slackfest, it was game over for the Seattle snoozefest, and game-on for Rock n’ (Fucking) Roll. Upon its release, the band’s critically acclaimed, highly anticipated 2nd album “Hobosexual II,” enjoyed an unprecedented 6 week run atop the Seattle physical music sales charts, and by years’ end, held within the top 30 for all physical album sales in the Pacific Northwest. That same year, Hobosexual was declared “Seattle’s Best Rock Band (2014)” by Seattle Weekly, and the deafening duo found themselves drawing record crowds to their stages at both the nationally renowned Sasquatch and Bumbershoot Music Festivals. In the Summer of 2015, the band flew to LA to work with legendary producer and multi instrumentalist Alain Johannes (QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures, Eleven) on the now coveted “GoodBadTaste” limited lathe, which sold out in an unprecedented 2 days via album presale, and showcased the band’s technical and vocal apex on tracks such as “Killed to death” and “The Grey Mountain.” Momentum picked up further for the boys in late 2015 and 2016 as Hobosexual garnered hefty praise and exposure from Rock N Roll Hall of Fame DJ Marco Collins, as well as a feature in Collins’ critically acclaimed documentary “The Glamour and The Squalor”, which placed the band alongside icons such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Garbage. The film screened for 2 Sold Out nights at The Egyptian Theater and was awarded Best Documentary at SIFF the same year. The Hobos have recently enjoyed live outings as main support to personal heroes “Red Fang” (for the inaugural “Timbrrr!” Winter Music Festival) and SIR MIX-a-LOT, as well as a performance at the Foo Fighters/Mumford and Sons inaugarual “Gentlemen of the Road” series in Walla Walla, WA. The band’s music has been featured most recently on the hit television shows, “Shameless”, “Rogue”, and “Outcast”, as well as Yahoo Travel, GoPro, Bacardi and the aforementioned critically acclaimed Docu Drama, “The Glamour and The Squalor”, (currently available on Amazon Prime). Hobosexual is comprised of: Ben Harwood (Vocals/Guitar/Weird Noises). Jeff Silva: (Drums/Drums/…also, Drums). THE BLACK TONES Website Spotify Soundcloud Bandcamp Simply put...The Black Tones are like a mixture of Kurt Cobain and cornbread. Consisting of founders/twin siblings Eva Walker on guitar/vocals and Cedric Walker on drums, the blues- and punk-based dynamo continuously project subversion, power and the potential for something new on stage. Born and raised in Seattle WA, they credit their family's New Orleans roots as an influence on their music and writing. ​ During the past year, the band’s name has been on the tongue of nearly everyone who follows the richness of Seattle music. In 2018, the group opened for Death Cab for Cutie at the historic Paramount Theater during its 90th Anniversary celebration; became the most played band on KEXP (on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination) with their song, “The Key of Black (They Want Us Dead)”; and performed at countless summer festivals from Doe Bay to the Capitol Hill Block Party. The Black Tones have also shared stages with standout groups like Tacocat, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and We Were Promised Jetpacks.​ The Black Tones have made appearances on Band In Seattle and The Spud Goodman Show, as well as having music licensed to the independent film "The Noise Made by People". They have received praise from the Seattle Public Library system, The Stranger and AfroPunk. The band is working on a new record with famed Seattle producer, Jack Endino, set to release in 2019.