**Nicotine Dolls - An Attempt at Romantic at Underground Arts** **Tuesday, May 13, 2025** **Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM** **21+** **Visit https://undergroundarts.org** for venue details including how to get here, parking, FAQ, UA Merch, Private Events, & everything else. **About Nicotine Dolls** *https://nicotinedolls.com/* Nicotine Dolls make the kind of music you can’t hide from. The storytelling is front-and-center, beckoning your attention like a dusty old novel you can’t put down until the last page. The vocals are gritty and honest, holding nothing back in fits of joy, regret, and sadness similar to a phone call from one of your best friends at 3am. The instrumentation is equally punchy and nuanced, grafting rafter-reaching hooks on top of rich soundscapes. The moment the New York alternative quartet—Sam Cieri \[vocals\], John Hays \[guitar\], John Merritt \[bass\], and Abel Tabares \[drums\]—plug in, it’s as if a rush of collective emotion floods through the speakers. Nicotine Dolls officially emerged in 2019 at the crossroads between its members’ respective paths. As the story goes, Sam met John Hays in 2015 during a Broadway tour. “I ended up there because I was getting evicted from my apartment, and my friend told me to try musical theater since you get a consistent paycheck,” he recalls. They instantly became best friends. Underground Arts Presents This is a 21+ event