The Mystery Lights
Originally from the small town of Salinas, California and now based in NYC, The Mystery Lights' live shows gradually became the stuff of legend as the quintet won their following one fan at a time in dives from Brooklyn to the Bowery. The Lights’ sound has evolved into a fuzz-fueled hopped-up 21st Century take on 60s garage pebbles, and artful 70s punk, that is all their own.
Mala Suerte
Guy Keltner, founder of Freakout Fest and frontman of local garage rock band Acid Tongue, is no stranger to asking that question. Years of touring in Mexico helped forged the relationships that would make Freakout Fest the haven for international artists that it is today and Keltner the go-to guy for Latinx booking. So, it’s no surprise that he’s fused these connections to make a PNW meets MEX underground supergroup.
Mala Suerte blends Keltner’s musical prowess with the talents of his Mexico City-based friends Jasmina Hirschl, who plays in the bands Las Pipas de la Paz and Los Honey Rockets, and Miguel Servin of Carrion Kids alongside Seattle band The Grizzled Mighty’s Ryan Granger. Together, their sound is fiery, dense, and dirty as hell.
Today, Mala Suerte is sharing the lead single and title track off their forthcoming eponymous record with KEXP. Released alongside a video of distorted VHS footage of occult iconography, the song emphasizes Granger’s expertise in bluesy riffs and Servin’s penchant for howling vocals. Themes of desolation and hopelessness are conveyed in both the Spanish lyrics and the song’s sludgey sonic tone.
95 Bulls
In the quarantined summer of 2020, 95 Bulls was formed by five friends from different bands (Ashjesus, The Mystery Lights, Smock, Bipolar, and Jelly Kelly) pretty much by accident. They all wanted to make music for fun while their bandmates were scattered but after one meetup everyone decided it was best to write a record and get married. The accidental turned purposeful rock and roll band has shared bills with Wavves, Sheer Mag, Dirty Fences, and Sunflower Bean to name a few and look forward to their debut record release within the year.
The Wave Chargers
Monday November 14th
7pm Doors / 8pm Showtime
$15 Adv / $18 DOS
21 + Proof of full vaccination required upon entry