Sunday, Sep 29 Rickshaw Stop + Live Nation co-present PILLOW QUEENS with Artsick 7pm doors $17/20 tix all ages There comes a point when every band finds themselves in a new place on the horizon.The precocious snarls of youth gone, the invincibility of being new –and Pillow Queens have been one of the most acclaimed new bands in recent years -now replaced by something else. A feeling of being unburdened and unafraid, of dropping the ballast of what other people might think. This is not to suggest a band who have softened, or rejected the music that made their name, if anything the new material places them in another realm, open to seriousness and vulnerability. The band’s timeline runs parallel to huge social and cultural change in Ireland, and queerness and Irish identity have always underpinned the songs. There hadn’t, in short, been a band quite like them before in Ireland. https://www.pillowqueens.com/ Artsick is an indie pop band from Oakland/Seaside California. Artsick was formed by Riley Riley of the late Burnt Palms with Mario Hernandez of Kids On A Crime Spree on drums and originally featured Donna McKean of Lunchbox on bass. Words from Slumberland Records: “Artsick's debut album "Fingers Crossed" is a thrilling, compelling and downright fun record that surveys a vast swathe of indie and indiepop history, from DIY progenitors like Dolly Mixture through the punkier side of C86 (think Talulah Gosh, Fat Tulips) to the 90s K Records-centered International Pop Underground and straight through more recent exemplars like Vivian Girls and Colleen Green. It's all brought to life by Riley's songwriting as she crafts tunes that are as new-sounding as they are timeless, full of melodic twists and sharp, honest lyrics.” https://artsick.bandcamp.com/