Friday January 9 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $10-20 * TICKETS

Washington DC's Nice Breeze have been kicking around since before the start of the decade, releasing vast tunage via their Bandcamp page. Their union w/ Siltbreeze was slated to hatch in 2020, but a devastating rumpus overtook the world & those plans went down in flames. Gone, yes, forgotten, no. It's taken until 2025, but the debut lp from Nice Breeze, Everything Disappears, is now a vinyl reality. The trio of John Howard, Martha Hamilton & Andy Fox churn out solid, hook-laden, bullseye-pop gems by the bushel. Must be something in that Potomac water supply, because Everything Disappears delivers in a way that evokes the lost wryness of Tru Fax And The Insaniacs matched with the going-for-it gusto of Iridescence era Half Japanese. DC area bands have always seemed to possess that extra digit when it comes to honing a particular strain of post punk expression & Nice Breeze are no exception. Siltbreeze is proud to have'em on board. Finally!  

Rob Parrish is a musician, filmmaker, and performance artist. He will be staging a performance as a supervisory employee leading a mandatory office retreat for The United States of the Technological Utopia, Inc. (USTU). Come enjoy a preview of the coming (already here?) techno-dystopia. 

Engaging smart pop, filled with literate twists and turns and inventive instrumentation, feels like an odd thing to emerge from the Washington DC scene, but The Caribbean speak to an educated audience with a fantastic record collection that inhabits the offices of any city. What Pitchfork described as “the folk music of the new American service economy” is a pretty brilliant take on the band’s approach. Instantly familiar, thanks to a deft ear for melody, the tunes constantly shift and morph around clever lyrics about everything from city planning to religion to simple heartbreak. (simplesongs.com)