Saturday May 23 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $15-25 * TICKETS

Minibeast is a three-piece band comprised of Peter Prescott (formerly of Mission of Burma, Volcano Suns, Kustomized) playing guitar, keys, noises (mouth & other) & the mind bending rhythm section of Keith Seidel on drums n' percussion and Niels LaWhite on bass. It's liquid music...always moving. They gratefully accept influences from Fela Kuti, Can, and the Stooges.

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.

FREQ FLAG are a DC/Baltimore trio from Dave Bryson, Joe Halladay and Burleigh Seaver (ex-members of Son Volt, Des Demonas, Shortstack), dealing in rhythm-centric cosmic Americana.