Slow Crush w/ Death Bells & Trauma Ray (MOVED TO CAFE DU NORD)
SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO CAFE DU NORD –> https://www.ticketweb.com/event/slow-crush-cafe-du-nord-tickets/12772785Starline Social Club PresentsSLOW CRUSHDEATH BELLSTRAUMA RAYLive in the BallroomWednesday February 22, 2023 – Doors @ 6pm$16 adv // $18 dosAll Ages—————-
Windows w/ Ritmo Cascabel, Natural Pear, DJ Walkin Love
Starline Social Club PresentsWINDOWSRITMO CASCABELNATURAL PEARDJ WALKIN LOVELive in the Crystal CavernWednesday November 9 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$12 adv // $15 dos18+—————– Windows is a music project founded in 2018 by Matteo Arias (Golden Animals).Windows’ sound blends old California country, classic surf rock, and WestCoast psychedelia through a uniquely Mexican-American lens. In February 2019, the band released their first single “The Ballad Of Whiskey Pete” followedby two singles released during the pandemic. Currently, in the early stagesof their career, the band has already shared stages with the likes of LevitationRoom, The Pesos, Michelle Blades, and Tim Hill. The band plans to debut itsfull-length LP in the spring of 2023.
Quasi w/ Hurry Up (MOVED TO IVY ROOM)
MOVED TO IVY ROOM –> https://www.venuepilot.co/events/66155/orders/newStarline Social Club PresentsQUASIwith Hurry UpLive in the Ballroom – MOVED TO THE IVY ROOMSaturday February 25 2023 – Doors @ 8pm$22 adv // $24 dos18+——————— Breaking the Balls of History is Quasi’s tenth record, landing ten years after their last record, on February tenth. Three tens, which aligns with the thirty years they’ve played together. Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have become Pacific Northwest icons, and Quasi has always felt so steadfast— their enduring friendship so generative, their energy infinite, each album more raucous and catchy and ferocious and funny than the last. But we were wrong to ever take Quasi for granted. For a while, they thought 2013’s intricate Mole City might be their last record. They’d go out on a great one and move on. Then in August 2019 a car smashed into Janet’s and broke both legs and her collarbone. Then a deadly virus collided with all of us, and no one knew when or if live music as we knew it—the touring, the communal crowds, the sonic church of the dark club—would ever happen again. “There’s no investing in the future anymore,” Janet realized. “The future is now. Do it now if you want to do it. Don’t put it off. All those things you only realize when it’s almost too late. It could be gone in a second.” Under lockdown, Portland’s streets fell still, airplanes vanished, wildlife emerged. And with the obliterated normal came an unexpected gift: uninterrupted time, hours every day, to make art. Quasi couldn’t go on the road, so they got an idea: they would act as if they were on tour and play together every single day. Each afternoon, Sam and Janet bunkered down in their tiny practice space and channeled the bewilderment and absurdity of this alien new world into songs. Janet’s strength returned and rose to athlete-level stamina. “When you’re younger and in a band, you make records because that’s what you do,” Sam said. “But this time, the whole thing felt purposeful in a way that was unique to the circumstances.” They knew they would keep it to just the two of them playing together in a room. They knew they’d record the songs live and together, to capture a moment. The incredible result of those sessions is Breaking the Balls of History, recorded in five days and produced by John Goodmanson at the legendary Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, WA. Here are two artists at their prime, each a human library of musical knowledge and experience, entirely distinctive in their songcraft and sound. In Quasi-form, the band becomes alchemically even greater than the sum of its parts: Janet’s galloping drums and Sam’s punk-symphonic Rocksichord and their intertwining vocals make something gigantic, anthemic. In the thick of a cataclysmic social and political moment, they’ve crafted exquisitely melodic songs that glitter with rage and wild humor and intelligence, driven by a big bruised pounding heart.
sundiver ca w/ Mind’s Eye & Analog Dog
Starline Social Club PresentsSUNDIVER CAMIND’S EYEANALOG DOGLive in the BallroomThursday November 17 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$15 adv // $20 dosAll Ages————————–Spinning behind nearly 100k TikToks/Reels & glued to Spotify’s “Undercurrents” is the music of dream-psych extraordinaire Christopher Lopez; if his pseudonym – sundiver ca – doesn’t ring a bell, your ears might perk up at the first few moments of Soundtrack for your Backseat: which boasts over 22 million Spotify rotations. With their full-length LP due soon, the now five-piece band is hungry for more, and will be shimmering on a stage near you soon.
Jadu Heart (MOVED TO THE CHAPEL SF)
MOVED TO THE CHAPEL SF –> https://www.seetickets.us/event/Jadu-Heart/523350Starline Social Club PresentsJADU HEARTLive in the Ballroom – MOVED TO THE CHAPEL SFWednesday January 25, 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$18 adv // $22 dos18+—————- Jadu Heart are Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford, from London and Huddersfield respectively. Following in the footsteps of cult boy/girl bands before them such as Pixies, My Bloody Valentine and Belle and Sebastian, they have grown outside of the music industry slowly building their own world and crafting their own unique perspective. Having moved from electronic shoegaze to psych-rock to grungy lo-fi across their two EPs and two albums it’s hard to guess where they will go next sonically but their army of cult-like followers have learned to trust them. Despite little radio support or hype they sell out shows around the world to an audience of die hard fans & consistently get 100,000 streams a day. Theirs is a world built between two people endlessly collaborating to create meaning, develop philosophies and communicate complex emotions with melody.
Miniature Tigers w/ Katzu Oso
Starline Social Club PresentsMINIATURE TIGERSKATZU OSOLive in the BallroomWednesday November 30 2022 – Doors @ 7:30pm$25 adv // $30 dos18+——————
Victor Internet w/ Ariel & The Culture, Estereomance
Starline Social Club PresentsVICTOR INTERNETARIEL & THE CULTUREESTEREOMANCELive in the Crystal CavernSaturday November 19, 2022 – Doors @ 8pm$18 adv // $20 dos18+——————— Victor is a 21 year-old Mexican-American recording artist from Chicago, Illinois making alt-pop and R&B. Victor started producing songs at 16 with an old computer and a borrowed microphone. Releasing his first song in 2017, Victor’s music challenges and discusses the duality of being a first-gen Mexican-American to a Mexican single mom, and discovery of his identity. His sometimes sweet and confessional music spans across genres, from enveloping love songs to hard-edged tracks that address his trying upbringing on the Southside of Chicago.
Flamingos in the Tree w/ The Happys & The Hayds
Starline Social Club PresentsFLAMINGOS IN THE TREETHE HAPPYSTHE HAYDSLive in the Crystal CavernFriday October 21, 2022 – Doors @ 8pm$13 adv // $15 dosAll Ages——————-Recent TikTok virality & editorial playlisting has thrust the basement-pop band’s debut LP sunsets that i had w u to the ears of unsuspecting listeners. Locally, they’re hard to ignore – the four stick out like a sore thumb in a city that’s praised metal and punk for decades. Arguably, that’s why they’re geared for success; it’s hard to resist rooting for the elephant in the room, or rather, the Flamingos in the Tree.
Sports w/ Sipper
Starline Social Club and Throwin’ Bo’s PresentSPORTSSIPPERLive in the BallroomWednesday September 12 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$2018+—– Purpose is at the cornerstone of Sports’ resonance and impressive second album Get A Good Look. Childhood friends Cale Chronister and Christian Theriot have come to realize that life can change at any second. Perspectives are reshaped, relationships rise or fall, and home is anywhere you want it to be. For Sports, it’s the intricacies of their lifelong friendship, the victories and shortcomings of growing up, and the lessons learned along the way that have influenced their worldview. Growing up on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, life for Cale and Christian revolved around watching MTV and going to church. The pair first met in middle school and formed an instant connection with both seeking to break out of the conformity of their quaint small town upbringing. “We have been making and recording music under different names since we were about 13,” they share. The genesis of Sports would come almost a decade later. On choosing the name Sports, Cale and Christian show reverence to their parents. “They’re big sports fans. It’s like we’re fulfilling some childhood dream of being in the NBA.” Musically, Sports inspires images of the youthful idyll of bygone times through dulcet melodies and sun-drenched funk synths. Their elaborate, mind-expanding arrangements are warm and enveloping, creating a world where David Bowie, The Beach Boys, and The Clash collide. Sports first introduced themselves with their 2015 debut single “You Are The Right One,” a concentrated slow drip of funk. Their debut project, Naked All The Time (2015) and its follow-up, People Can’t Stop Chillin (2016) delivered additional critically-praised singles including: “Panama,” “Whatever You Want,” and “Someone You’d Rather Be Dating.” The band returned in 2018 with their first full-length album, Everyone’s Invited, a vibrant offering that received acclaim from Pitchfork, Pigeons & Planes, and Ones To Watch, in addition to earning plays on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and Spotify’s New Indie Mix playlist. To date, Sports has garnered over 125 million streams, an impressive feat for a band who’s stayed true to their independent roots and DIY ethos. After spending the last three years split between Los Angeles, California and Norman, Oklahoma, Cale and Christian find themselves back in their hometown, but with fresh perspective gained from distance and time. It’s this perspective that’s apparent in their upcoming third studio album Get A Good Look, which they first teased in 2020 with the single “Tell You Something.” The experimental and innovative track effortlessly blurs the lines between synth-pop, indie-funk, and psychedelic rock and marked the beginning of an exciting new era for the band. Unlike their previous two albums, Get A Good Look was split in two parts. “We didn’t set out to release the album in 2 parts, but with the pandemic, we had to be creative,” Cale shares. “It gives us the chance to work on the music and the visuals at a more methodical pace.” Nowhere is this vigilance more apparent than in their latest two singles – “Can’t Be What You Think” and “Damn I’m Tired.” In both tracks, each element is meticulously placed, creating Wall Of Sound compositions that reverberate long after the last note. While “Can’t Be What You Think” oozes confidence and self-assuredness musically the lyrics underscore its fragility in social settings., “Damn I’m Tired” is buzz-fueled angst; a twangy embodiment of how exhausting being a people pleaser can be.
Small Forward & JW Francis w/ Evangeline
Starline Social Club PresentsSMALL FORWARDJW FRANCISEVANGELINELive in the BallroomSaturday October 29, 2022 – Doors @ 6pm **EARLY SHOW**$13 adv // $16 dos18+———————-