Zhora Darling

Critterthing, Ham Shannon, Admiral Fox, Joe Bartel

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$10 adv

Ham Shannon is a songwriter who mostly stopped singing the last decade. After years of focus on guitar playing, he is finally ready to share his voice. "My favorite guitarist," Eric LeBlanc, gay icon and lead singer of Ginny & The Fizz. Over the course of over 100 shows as a guitarist for Annex Panda and Ginny & The Fizz, the creation, recording, and release of two EPs and two LPs, and another decade of life, a well earned confidence has emerged. Songs written over the last twenty years in many different contexts have been refined to suit a trio focused on Ham's eclectic indie-kid turned emo-dad aesthetic. Joe Bartel’s core messages are sincerity and fearlessness. He writes about death. He sings about love. He questions and criticizes masculinity (one’s bravery, one’s beard, one’s balls) head-on. A true romantic just barely underneath a gruff surface, Joe Bartel refuses the trite in favor of tirelessness. Joe is an artery connecting the nationwide DIY bloodstream. Lovingly recognized within the Twin Cities community as a gracious host promoter of local shows, Joe has hosted dozens of artists at DIY space Badger's Den, and formerly 319 Club. Joe Bartel has earned comparisons to iconic rock and folk songwriters like Jeff Rosenstock and The Mountain Goats. He draws sonic and lyrical inspiration from The Clash, Jeff Buckley, Blur, and Leonard Cohen. The compositions on American Poison range from heartwrenching ballads and lighter-swaying anthems to hardcore breakdowns and showcase Joe's trademark punchy lyricism. For Fans Of: The Mountain Goats, Blur, Jeff Rosenstock Admiral Fox is Dan DeMarco, Lucas Rollo, and Ben Ouellette. Their sounds range from introspective indie folk to synth-flavored garage rock. Following the release of their 2020 EP Nowhere is Safe, their music has been slanting away from the acoustic singer-songwriter crooners of their debut, and heading into louder, more electric, and more socially conscious territory. Though they’ll always find time for a sad-boy ballad or three. For Fans Of: Grizzly Bear, Artic Monkeys, The Elected Critterthing: diy jangle punk For Fans Of: The Feelies, Alvvays, Kiwi Jr.

Perro Mundo, Sociedad Salvaje, Laugh Track, P.O.A.

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:30pm

$15 adv

Extreme Noise. Perro Mundo is members of Sin Orden, Canal Irreal, and Lost Legion. Sociedad Salvaje is members of Los Crudos, Consensus Madness, Organ-ism, Chronic Seizure, and Ruination.

Supportive Parents, Public Missile Crisis, Powerdam, TV for Dogs, Wilbur

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:30pm

$15 adv

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Porcelain, Zastava, In Lieu

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$15 adv

“Everything has changed,” sings frontman Steve Pike on “Apocalypse”, a track from Austin post-hardcore band Porcelain’s sophomore LP, Today’s Minor Victories; “Not for better but for worse.” It’s a sentiment that reflects a familiar millennial experience: comparing the world you dreamed of growing into with the constant indignities of late capitalism, the interminable imperialist violence around the globe, and the rapidly escalating climate crisis as we barrel past the point of no return. And on a micro scale, it reflects a stage of life marked by great tectonic shifts, by youthful innocence fully giving way to grief and disillusionment. On Today’s Minor Victories, apocalypse is both personally and literally the backdrop, and Porcelain’s churning, roiling, snarling post-hardcore is the tool of choice with which to hack through the weeds. The members of Porcelain — Pike, guitarist/vocalist Ryan Fitzgibbon, bassist Jordan Emmert and drummer Eli Deitz — are all Austin scene veterans, having played in locally beloved bands such as Exhalants, Super Thief, Votive and US Weekly. When they came together as Porcelain in 2022, it was with the benefit of more than a decade of orbiting each other and building mutual admiration. With Pike in particular growing tired of the more straightforward, aggressive noise rock that he had been playing for years, the idea was to gather four gifted musicians and play whatever felt right. “\[We threw\] everything on the table, and I feel like all four of our influences really came in,” Pike says. “Especially on this record, I feel like you can hear so many elements of everything that we all really enjoy.”

Strawberry Girls, Andres

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$18 adv

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Sap, Sludge Mother, aWannabe

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:30pm

$15 adv

Sap is an independent, alternative rock trio from Austin, TX. Infusing the energetic and melodic sonics of 90’s grunge with emotionally driven dynamics of contemporary music, Sap creates a perfect soundscape for unpredictable live shows. The band is composed of guitarist/vocalist Evan Fundora, bassist Hank Barna, and drummer Jared Cox. Together they have accrued over 6 million streams worldwide, touring with longstanding bands like The Jins and most recently with up and coming acts such as Clarion, Rehash and Cheerleader Roadkill. Sap is set to go on their own US tour in support of their new 2026 album ‘Erasure’.

Wanderer, Druids, Eudaemon, Cache

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$10 adv

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Graveslave, Defiled Sacrament, Rahvn, Flayed and Forgotten

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$12 adv

Since its inception, Graveslave has been living the dream, consistently releasing music and touring far and wide, even getting over to Europe once in 2018. 12 years later and its time to hang it up. We would love nothing more then to see our friends come party with us for a final send off into death metal valhalla. See you there! RAHVN is a blackened death metal band from Saint Cloud, Minnesota. From the fundamental elements of intensity, chaos, dissonance, and the almighty riff, RAHVN constantly strives to forge the truest connection to the metal gods. For Fans Of: Gorguts, Gojira, Portal Flayed and Forgotten draws from the realms of thrash metal, death metal, and black metal to produce a fast-paced and brutal atmosphere. Exploring themes of damnation, retribution, occultism. For Fans Of: Flayed and Forgotten provides a heavy music experience for fans of Deicide, Gaerea, Undeath, 200 Stab Wounds

Yeah Yeah Fine, The Ancient Sleeper, Thomas Richey, Cute Intentions

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$10 adv

This is part of an ongiong "RAGEFUTURE" series. Highlighting the rock renaissance Minneapolis is currently under. Hosted by Sem Hyena Art by K.A. Lazo

Marengo, Lutefisk, Mariah Ann Maass

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:00pm

$12 adv

Marengo is a four-piece indie pop-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, formed in 2024. Featuring Olivia Bloch on vocals, her brother Sam on guitar, Drew Schultz on bass, and Jake Reynolds on drums, the band plays all original music that mixes. Reflective lyrics with catchy melodies and an upbeat groove. Following their 2025 debut EP, I Still Think About It, Marengo has kept releasing new music and playing shows around Madison, Chicago, Minneapolis, and the Fox Valley. Mariah Ann is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter originally from Hortonville, WI. From stages across Wisconsin to Nashville, her conversational lyricism and powerhouse vocals will make you turn your head. As she’s finishing recording her debut EP, Fixer Upper, she’s making her way into the country music scene with heart and a little humor. Lutefisk is a new alt rock/country band from mpls, mn. They have been getting their feet wet for the last few months playing fast and loud around the cities and wisconsin, and are putting the finishing touches on their first EP.

The Symptones, USPOP, danser

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:30pm

$10 adv

It's almost Christmas - Christmas show! USPOP are an American Britpop band formed in 2023 in Minneapolis, USA. The group features lead singer Peter Davies, brother and lead guitar player Kent Davies, bassist Grant Hughes and drummer Russel Banks. USPOP is recognized as the starting point for the American Britpop revival in Minneapolis. The band embraces British popular guitar music of the mid-1990’s that re-surfaced as part of American post-pandemic culture, merging North American themes with British pop iconography to form a self-proclaimed “northern” sensibility in the American indie music scene. The Symptones are a six piece indie rock band from Minneapolis by way of Margaritaville. After ten whirlwind years and four collections of songs, the band finds themselves traversing their highest peaks yet, bringing an exuberant and energetic live show to each performance – now with 100% more saxophone. For Fans Of: Van Morrison, Weezer, Vampire Weekend danser is a propulsive psych shoegaze pop band from Minneapolis. They are driven by dual guitars which veer from Brit style crunch and ethereal wash to verbed out surf textures. danser is fronted by Ruby Gruidl on vocals, guitar, and bass, Erik Sexe on guitar, Dan Churilla on bass and guitar, and Sam Raney on drums. Together, danser creates a unique blend of dreamy atmospherics and infectious energy that resonates across generations. For Fans Of: Mazzy Star, Wednesday, Wet Leg, West Coast Cowboy

Spud & his Buds, Fiona Hayes, Bad Weather, Freak When Sees

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$10 adv

Goodbye Spud - Spastic Overachiever Burn-out Fuzz Punk Like if Iggy Pop fronted the Beatles while covering the Ramones. Full of energy and gusto that can only be released and understood while in the presence of loud and fast music. The speed of hardcore punk, but with the catchy hooks and vocals of power pop. Hardcore Power Pop. Twee Punk. Garage Punk.

Freak of the Week, Angel Alanis, Nola Rave, *67, Videodrone

Zhora Darling

Doors 8:00pm

$20 adv

Angel Alanis is a veteran of the underground dance music scene, having released dozens of EPs and spun at countless international clubs since the mid-'90s. His style has ranged from disco-influenced filter house to hard house to spacy, hypnotic techno, but his tracks are always direct, heavy, and pounding. Based in Chicago, Alanis began DJ'ing during the early '90s at the age of 14, and began releasing EPs in 1996. His early records appeared on small Midwestern labels like and , and quickly built up a buzz for the young producer. Alanis soon became one of the biggest names of Chicago's hard house scene, along with and . He released a few mix CDs around the turn of the century, including Nocturnal and Accelerated Motion, and founded in 2000. A few years into the new millennium, he released several records with fellow Chicago resident Rees Urban under the name , including releases on and . Eventually he moved away from the hard house sound, and his later work incorporated styles such as electro, acid, and deep house. He also became associated with Chicago house originator 's label, and remixed 's groundbreaking "Acid Trax" in 2011. He founded a few other labels, such as and , and continued releasing records and playing DJ gigs. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi

Evernorth, Angelshot, Instrinsic, God Cult, Drift Pattern

Zhora Darling

Doors 5:30pm

$10 adv

Headbangers Holiday Bash! EVERNORTH: Minnesota's own metal powerhouse serving up crushing rhythm, melodic depth, and grooves that won't let you sit still. GOD CULT: Brutal Midwestern Beatdown from Sioux Falls, SD. For Fans Of: Bodysnatcher, The Acacia Strain, Traitors, Orthodox Drift Pattern blends post-punk and post-hardcore with a whole lot of influences. Our members come from backgrounds like doom metal, indie rock, and singer-songwriter, so you get a mix of heavy riffs, catchy melodies, and honest lyrics. For Fans Of: Fiddlehead, Title Fight, Prize Horse Intrinsic personifies their namesake through their devotion to their craft, writing music simply for the enjoyment of it, no matter how esoteric or niche the music may be. Pulling influence from various genres, they have worked tirelessly to create a sound unique only to themselves. Whether it’s progressive metal, technical death metal, jazz, or synthwave, no kind of music is off limits. Akin to bands such as, but not limited to, Fallujah, The Contortionist, VOLA, and Between the Buried and Me, their interests are as broad as their passion for them is deep. These influences are showcased and honored on their most recent releases, The Gift, Paper Tigers, and Losing You, as well as the 2nd full-length album they intend to release next year. For Fans Of: The Contortionist, Fallujah, VOLA, Between the Buried and Me, Erra, Veil of Maya

Larrikins, Silent Island, Steven Slama

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$12 adv

Silent Island: Formed in December 2018 in San Diego, CA, lead singer Neeco Beltran has kept his surf punk college project alive between graduations and cross-country moves. After stints in Washington, DC and Lexington, KY, the band now resides in Minneapolis, MN. Steven Slama is a one man band, live looping electronic drums, bass, and guitar to create funky and unique versions of everything from Prince and Talking Heads to Oliver Tree and Chappell Roan. For Fans Of: Talking Heads, Marc Rebillet, Vulfpeck

Kingpin's Crown, Gypsy Wizard Queen, Shadow Hex

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:30pm

$12 adv

Kingpin's Crown: Crushingly heavy yet extraordinarily melodic mix of Stoner/Doom/Heavy psychedelic riffs straight out of the Twin Cities. Gypsy Wizard Queen is a heavily fuzzed-out power trio hailing from the frozen tundra of Fargo, ND. Their dynamic, bluesy grooves can be found on their latest self-titled release via Glory or Death Records. For Fans Of: Sleep, Kyuss, Egypt, Black Sabbath, Fu Manchu, Uncle Acid, Electric Wizard, Earthless Shadow Hex: Minneapolis-based heavy rock, guitar-driven band with wailing female vocals. Featuring members of Erik's Iridescent Tent and local Sabbath tribute band Sabbatage, they deliver a loud and fuzzed out 70s trip. For Fans Of: Black Sabbath, The Doors, Windhand, Grand Funk Railroad

Death Makes Time, Beulah Rue, Threads Electric, Speedbilly

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$10 adv

Death Makes Time: chambergaze from MN Before the spectrum… there was Speedbilly. Yeah, it's true what you've heard — they might not have all their marbles, but if fast, raucous rock 'n' roll is what you crave, Speedbilly delivers in 15 minutes or less. Hey, I'm Bill Moore. My younger brother Jimmy's band, Speedbilly, is the reason I'm finally allowed back inside government buildings. You might remember me from TV — I was the guy in that relationship with the she-devil with the big fake boobs and a double wide trailer on Love After Lockup. Yeah, that one. She just got out again. But we're not here to talk about her. We're here to talk about Born to Send It, or as I call it, the soundtrack to my life — the kind of EP you pop into the tape deck of your third-gen Camaro before stalking your ex in a Walmart parking lot. (Just kidding. Please don't tell my parole officer.) Anyway, crack a warm beer and crank up some Speedbilly for a little motivation the next time you head off into the woods hunting for burl or cryptids. Be careful though, I'm not sure what kind of effect Born to Send It will have on a 'squatch! For fans of: Zeke, Nine Pound Hammer, Nashville Pussy, Horton Heat Hailing out of Mankato, Beulah Rue is a band that plays atmospheric post-rock, mixing dark sounds with dreamy pop. For Fans Of: The Cocteau Twins, The Cranberries, Slowdive, Beach House

Gates of Dawn, Pain Apparatus, Kostnatění, Aunt Mire

Zhora Darling

Doors 6:30pm

$10 adv

Gates of Dawn: A band who proffers no easy influence and bears a sound novel and without pretense to any evil darkness or trite melancholy, of course such a band is bound to confound and beguile at equal turns. Feeble wordsmiths find their adjectives worthless; staunch believers in the unlight, their foundational predilections challenged. Pain Apparatus: STRICTLY UNDERGROUND NOISE For Fans Of: Noise wall, Junk abuse, Electronic manipulation Aune Mire: Songs of Old Albion & Beyond For Fans Of: Pentangle, Steeleye Span, Dead Can Dance, Six Organs of Admittance Kostnatění is an avant-garde black metal band formed in 2017 and currently based in Minneapolis. Their music draws from a bizarre blend of world folk traditions, progressive metal, and noise rock to create a uniquely psychedelic and panicked atmosphere. Their last album Přílišnost (Excess), released in 2025 on Willowtip Records, pushes the band's sound into a new frontier.

The Modern Era, The Japhies, Hastings 3000, Busey

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:30pm

$10 adv

The Modern Era Record Release show The Modern Era is an American Rock band from Minneapolis, Mn. composed of lead vocalist Jack Swagger, guitarists Josh Ripley, Jake Hall and Ben Pelowski, bassist Nick Pelowski and drummer Chris Fister formed in 2013. In 2015, the group's song "A Million Things" was featured in the A24 film "Barely Lethal". In 2014 the band began touring with acts like Meat Puppets and Richie Ramone across the US. in support of their debut album "Too Loud, Too Bad!" The group's second release "Repeat Offender" was released in 2016. In 2022, the single "Under The Gun" was featured in the Amazon Prime film "Drafted 2035", in which Swagger was also the lead actor. The band currently has finished their second album, which features veteran producer Jack Endino (Nirvana/Soundgarden). The first single "Dear Anyone" was released Nov. 28th, 2025, with a self titled album slated for a January 8th, 2026 release.

CLOUD NOTHINGS

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:30pm

$24 adv

Some bands never miss. This rare breed consistently puts out great records every couple years, avoiding the lengthy hiatuses or egregious sonic missteps that often come with achieving longevity. It’s an often unsung reliability, as few realize how truly remarkable it is to put art into the world at this rate without letting the quality slip. For nearly 15 years, Cloud Nothings have continued to hit the target, steadily becoming a part of the fabric of modern indie rock as we know it with a run of fantastic albums. This streak continues unabated with their latest full-length, Final Summer–an album that’s so assured, so instantly satisfying, that it forces you to pause and realize you’re listening to one of the great American rock bands in their prime. Formed in 2009 by guitarist/vocalist Dylan Baldi, Cloud Nothings evolved over the years from a one-man lo-fi project into a finely tuned unit also composed of drummer Jayson Gerycz and bassist Chris Brown. Cloud Nothings, over so many years and so many records (nine or ten “depending on how you look at it,” laughs Baldi), have existed long enough to witness all sorts of musical moments come and go, but the secret to their endurance isn’t about savvily navigating trends. “We’ve just never felt inclined to stop,” Baldi explains. “It’s not like this makes us millions of dollars, but it’s a great gig, it’s what we love to do.” Gerycz adds, “It’s just still so fun every time we do it, every time we go get in the basement and start writing.” And it shows. Recorded with Jeff Zeigler (Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs, Torres, Purling Hiss), mixed by Sarah Tudzin (Porches, Tim Hiedecker, Pom Pom Squad), and mastered by Jack Callahan (Ryley Walker, Merchandise, Wolf Eyes), Final Summer is bursting with the unbridled joy that only comes from playing guitars and drums loudly. This is not the work of a scrappy new band cramming all of their ideas into a debut album or grizzled veterans grinding through another release: it’s one of the tightest and most invigorating rock bands active today, driven to make the best version of themselves. “I just like making things,” says Baldi. “I love having something that I’ve made by the end of the day, even if it’s just one song. It’s like proof that my day happened. I’m just always trying to refine the thing we do, which is to make songs that take you from one place to another.” Very few bands take listeners on that kind of journey within a hooky rock song as effectively as Cloud Nothings, and the album’s opening title track proves exactly why. A wash of crackling synths sets the scene before the band roars to life with a cutting riff and Gerycz’s driving beat. From there, it’s layer after layer of interlocking melodies and guitar lines, all rising action while Baldi lays out the album’s overarching lyrical ideas. “It’s about feeling alright in the moment,” Baldi says. “A lot of these songs sort of ended up being about getting by or trying to keep improving despite everything.” His lyrics often take on a mantra-like quality, using repetition and a one-of-a-kind delivery to dig something deeper out of observations about the mundane or frustrating parts of life. On early Final Summer standout “I’d Get Along,” Baldi repeats “if something would happen with me…” over and over, each time adding to the tension before the track’s truly massive chorus explodes with a cacophony of fuzzed-out guitars and a howling “I’d get along.” Throughout the record, Cloud Nothings strike their trademark balance of inventiveness and accessibility, with every track full of hooks but also the kinds of details and twists that reward repeat listens. “The Golden Halo” feels like a two-minute-long chorus, hook after hook careening forward with a motorik beat and ever-growing sea of voices, while elsewhere songs like “Mouse Policy” or “Running Through The Campus” take very literal ideas and spin them into something else through walls of thick bass and thunderous distortion. On Final Summer closer “Common Mistake,” Baldi sings, “This is your life, it’s a common mistake. We’ll be alright, just give more than you take.” It’s the kind of deceptively direct lyric that he excels at, a clear and real sentiment filtered through a melody that’s stuck in your head before the end of the first chorus. The line could almost be an accidental mission statement for the band itself: a group that creates with a workman-like commitment, providing listeners with something authentic and artful at an unflinching pace. Cloud Nothings don’t miss, and you won’t want to miss them either.

Sister Wife Sex Strike, Rent Strike, Joe Bartel

Zhora Darling

Doors 7:00pm

$15 adv

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