Live In The Atrium: Take On Me: An 80’s New Wave Party
Tickets $16 in advance/ $20 once doors open // 18+
Crumb
Tickets $29.50 in advance/ $35 once doors openwith AUTOMATIC Crumb’s second album, Ice Melt, takes its name from the coarse blend of salts that you can buyfrom your local hardware store for $9.99. When sprinkled on your wintry steps, this mixtureabsorbs water and gives off heat, transforming the ice into a viscous, briney slush and,eventually, nothing at all. Beginning with the dynamic chaos of “Up & Down,” and ending withCrumb’s closest thing to a lullaby, Ice Melt’s ten tracks combine, like ice sculptures melting intoa glistening puddle. From the start, the group knew that cohesion was best achieved through plumbing theirindividual strengths— frontwoman Lila Ramani’s earliest songwriting, which catalyzed thegroup’s first two EPs; Bri Aronow’s knack for building (dis)affecting soundscapes; the hypnoticgrounding of Jonathan Gilad’s drums, a Crumb mainstay; and Jesse Brotter’s distinctive bassplaying, which subtly traces Ramani’s vocal melodies while providing an unrelenting pulse.These collective skills make Crumb a project of independent self-discovery, four creative mindsconverging around an idea that is always shifting and reforming. Convening in Los Angeles to work with producer Jonathan Rado, Crumb tapped intoatmosphere-creation like never before, building experimental compositions that are at turnshead-nodding and surrealist, energetic and euphoric. Ramani characterizes the album as a“return back down to earth,” a deeply felt examination of “real substances and beings that liveon this planet.” It is also the cultivation of road-worn musicians exploring brand-new sounds andthematic concepts, pushing themselves into territory they could never have anticipated fiveyears ago.
Tech N9ne
Tickets $37 in advance/ $42 once doors openwith KUNG FU VAMPIRE
Freddie Gibbs
Tickets $32 early bird / $37 advance/ $42 once doors openwith MAXO and REAPER MOOK
Hot Chip
Tickets $30 in advance/ $35 once doors openwith CADENCE WEAPON
Peter Cat Recording Co
Tickets $20with ANDY PANKAKES
Live In The Atrium: Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Country Band
Tickets $22 in advance/ $26 once doors open with THE BLUE RIDGE GIRLS Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Country BandMartha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician, and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up playing with her family and their Whitetop Mountain Band. Playing with her family, she learned to play several instruments and also how to flatfoot/clog – all at a young age. Reviewers of her most recent album, Wonderland, have called it “traditional-tinted magic” (No Depression) and said it “demonstrates (her) ability to utilize musical tradition…with new and creative ideas.” (Bluegrass Today). Her friends Jamie Collins (bass/guitar), Lucas Pasley (fiddle/banjo), and Jake Dwyer (washboard) are the Wonderland Country Band. Martha has played shows, and festivals and led workshops across the US, Australia, the UK, and Europe. She also has been included in articles in the NY Times, Austin Chronicle, and Billboard and was a part of the Fiddlin’ documentary movie.The Blue Ridge GirlsThe trio includes Martha Spencer (guitar/fiddle), Jamie Collins (bass/guitar), and Brett Morris (banjo), playing a variety of original, old-time, bluegrass, and country songs. All three women grew up in musical families and are working to preserve and promote the rich musical heritage found in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Blue Ridge Girls traveled to historic Muscle Shoals, Alabama to record their first album, which is expected to be released in 2023.
Live In The Atrium: UCSC UP&UP Presents: Chris Lorenzo Pre-Sale Party ft. Spooki & Guests
Tickets $10 General Admission / $15 Last Chance
Tribal Seeds
Tickets $35 in advance/ $40 once doors openwith VANA LIYA and INNA VISION
Live In The Atrium: Teenage Bottlerocket & Broadway Calls
Tickets $20 in advance/ $25 once doors openwith JAY NORTHINGTON (of Nothington)