Smushie is the solo effort and childhood nickname of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Austin Koenigstein. A New Yorker by origin, Koenigstein moved to Chicago in 2019, where he has since distinguished himself with a volcanic live act and a torrent of self-produced material. Smushie’s music strikes at conventions of genre and tribe, at once casting an R&B pocket against wailing CBGB vocals, at any given show transforming folk numbers into pounding four-on-the-floor booty-busters, with the aid of searing guitar lines and a towering rhythm section. Rich in both humor and urgency, his songs leap into confrontation, touching on class divides, loss of innocence, bad-faith clowns, surreal landscapes, and the nuclear potential of a good time. His shows are, above all, fun. In 2023, Smushie released his debut album, Doofus Casanova, quickly following it up with two EPs and a collaborative LP. His sophomore solo full-length record is slated for release in early 2025.
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Wound Fetish w/ Whitey Alabastard / Chasing Ghosts w/ DCLXVI / Luciform / BreakFAST Puppets | 7:00pm | The Velvet Glove | 18+ |
Insect Ark / FÓRN | 7:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Buñuel / Murderous Again (Lydia Lunch, Tim Dahl, Kevin Shea) / Today is the Day / Spiritual Poison | 7:00pm | Concourse | 21+ |
Fievel is Glauque / Flanafi | 8:00pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
Jazz Is Dead (Gyedu-Blay Ambolley / Romain Let Us) | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |
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Xasthur / Decay / Duress / Honey | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
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Moontype / Smile Machine | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Chained Saint | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
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Rachel Bochner | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
Personal Injury / Lena Fine / Feaster / Flavorless Gum | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
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Fullscreen (Record Release) / Lizdelise | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
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(Film) WIRED FOR CHAOS w/ Harley Flanagan in attendance / plus live performances from YDI and Minefield | 7:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Ouija Macc / Sinizter | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
VCTMS / Crystal Lake / Not Enough Space / Face Yourself | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
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Bob Log III / Jim E. Brown / Ecology: HomeStones | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |