DES DEMONAS Washington, DC’s DES DEMONAS have been hailed as a favorite of Henry Rollins (KCRW FM/Black Flag), Marc Riley (BBC6 Music/The Fall), and Iggy Pop (BBC6 Music/The Stooges) since the release of their debut LP on In The Red Records and their subsequent singles and EP. DES DEMONAS’ much anticipated follow-up LP “APOCALYPTIC BOOM! BOOM!” is out this fall on In The Red Records. The group is made up of some familiar names from the DC punk, garage, and indie scenes. A Kenyan punk-poet-politique Jacky “Cougar” Abok (Foul Swoops, Thee Lolitas) is on vocals & percussion, Mark Cisneros (Hammered Hulls, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Make-Up) is on guitar, Paul Vivari (Benjy Ferree, DJ Soul Call Paul) is on Farfisa organ and bass machine, and Matt Gatwood (Two Inch Astronaut) is on drums. Des Demonas’ music is a melding of disparate sounds and influences, hitting with a driving pulse and fiery intent. “The sonic fuel of the band is a blend of post punk, punk, funk, blues, psych rock, Afro beat, even bubble gum but the noise you hear is pure Des Demonas.” - Kim Salmon / The Scientists “Dig the Des Demonas. Play it loud. Twist your wig.” - Kid Congo Powers https://des-demonas.bandcamp.com/album/cure-for-love STREET EATERS Street Eaters are a truewave//punk band from Oakland, CA "Powerful post-punk” - Spin Magazine "John and Megan (the young Fred and Toody of the East Bay) after a decade of rocking add a guitar and burn the whole fucking house down. This EP reminds me of everything I ever loved about Penetration (no pun intended) mixed with the more autobiographical and domestic elements of home confinement (i.e. the first single "Simple Distractions"). The thing i've always loved about the Street Eaters songwriting is that it always inspires the belief that the personal and the political are co-workers at the same shitty office (the office is America) and the two will switch name tags into infinity. I gladly welcome this new era of the band; the very slight shift that yielded a very muscular result.” --Brontez Purnell "Bombastic and sharp, channel\[ing\] the raw approach to rock 'n' roll once taken by 1970s and 1980s innovators such as Wipers, Gang of Four, and X...the weird era between punk and new wave” - Bust Magazine https://streeteaters.bandcamp.com/album/simple-distractions-ep THE CIRCULATORS The Circulators “offer a whistlestop tour through the history of American punk rock, with nods to early pioneers like The Stooges, ‘70s staples like The Ramones, ‘80s hardcore, and the heavier edge of the power-pop spectrum. As a serious power-pop nerd, I initially gravitated to the more melodic cuts, with It Won't Be Me proving an immediate favourite. Reminiscent of the much-missed Jay Reatard’s late career output, it incorporates some raw harmonies and an unexpectedly lovely bridge, while retaining a subtle sneer throughout. Wonderful stuff. Generation Next is another standout. The most obvious touchstone for me is the Zero Boys classic debut Vicious Circle; indeed, this sounds like a distant relative to that band's hardcore anthem Amphetamine Addiction. Elsewhere Nocturnal Boys evokes both the Exploding Hearts (I almost expected it to burst into Thorns in Roses) and Raw Power-era Stooges, while frenetic closer Can’t Get My Way adds welcome elements of glam to the mix.” - No Rip Cord https://thecirculators.bandcamp.com/album/s-t Talent Moat & Kilowatt present... This is a 21+ event