Holocene and Spend the Night Present… Romare w/ Andy Warren – 21+
As Romare, Archie Fairhurst’s working practice is rooted in collage, building vivid new forms out of existing material. Playful and immediate, but also deeply researched and compelling, his albums and performances reaching back to 2012 unfurl as a patchwork of inspirations and obsessive lines of enquiry made up of a global panoply of source material. The clue is in the name — Fairhurst called himself Romare in tribute to Romare Bearden, the lauded American multi-disciplinary artist most renowned for his incisive collages. In Bearden’s process Fairhurst saw a way to approach the infinite pool of electronic music production, channeling his wealth of music knowledge into creating music from existing sonic material and bedding themes into his juxtapositions for a more considered approach to sampling. No music lover sticks on one sound their whole lives, and so naturally Fairhurst’s areas of focus have evolved over time from the breakout impact of his 2012 debut on Black Acre, Meditations On Afrocentrism, through a run of albums on Ninja Tune reaching up to 2020’s reflection on place and belonging, Home. Projections is a direct homage to Bearden’s work, and the Love Songs releases draw on the rich seam of romantic music as a jump-off point. Having lived a nomadic life himself growing up, his source material has moved around over time, but increasingly the sampling becomes more opaque and enmeshed within other instrumentation which rounds out the Romare sound. 2022’s Fantasy expands on that idea with a more abstract approach, folding elements from 1970s fantasy cinema into his distinctive strain of rhythmic, off-centre electronica and heralding the start of his own label, You See. For all the considered concepts and unusual arrangements, Romare’s music is dance music at heart, and it remains a natural transplant into the live and club environment. At times Fairhurst has pulled together a full line-up to render his music on stage — something of a call back to his roots playing guitar and drums in bands — but elsewhere he’s at home sequencing and arranging his music solo, re-moulding album material in the moment with the flexibility which dance music so often requires. Equally, he has DJ’d prolifically around the world with an omnivorous approach which serves as a logical extension of his studio craft, balancing hidden corners of historical investigation with the kinetic impulse of modern club music.
NAMASENDA W/ DAMON R. – 21+
Namasenda started her career within the swedish punk rock scene but later found pop/electro. In fall 2016 she was a part of the first round of Red Bull Sound Select in Sweden. The project took her to LA and the festival 30 days in LA, where she got to perform with RnB star Dej Loaf. On january 21st 2017, only 5 months after her debut release, Namasenda stood on stage at P3 Guld Awards that was broadcasted live on Swedish television as well as radio. The performance, a crazy pink inferno, has been praised by many in the business as the most interesting performance at the award show. Six months later her debut EP Hot_Babe_93 was released, 5 tracks filled with euphoric 90s infused bubblegum bass. This is what led her to the attention of A.G. Cook, producer and head of record label PC Music. Namasenda and A.G. started working together in 2018. The collaboration quickly led to her being signed to PC Music with mixtape Unlimited Ammo produced by A.G. Cook being released 2021. In fall 2022 she went on her first headline tour in Europe with a handful of sold out shows. In 2023 she signed with Swedish label YEAR0001 and released her second EP Ambrosia. damon r. is a musician and visual artist currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His EDM inspired dance music is adrenaline-filled. local DJ support from Maestra
Dance Yourself Clean – An Indie Electronic Dance Party – 21+ event
An Indie Electronic dance party with a festival feel, stage production, lasers and tons of fog playing music by: Rufus Du Sol, Tame Impala, Odesza, SG Lewis, The Knocks, Fred Again, Empire Of The Sun, Tove Lo, and more. 2nd Fridays bi-monthly alternating with Candi Pop dance party!
SNAP! Y2K: 90s vs 00s Dance Party – SUMMER CAMP
⛺️Join us on Friday, August 30th for SNAP! Y2K: SUMMER CAMP 90s vs 00s Dance Party. Camp Counselors vs The Kids. Which one are you? Let’s make friendship bracelets and S’mores. Eat hot dogs and Otterpops. Then play the parachute game and dance the night away to all your favorite 90s and 00s jams. We have something for everyone! EXPECT TO HEAR Grunge, Rave, Pop, Hip Hop, Alt Rock, Rap, R&B, and everything in between from the early 90s to the early 00s. And don’t forget to step into our gaming area to play all your favorite Nintendo games. The SNAP! crew brings the party every LAST FRIDAY to Holocene for a nostalgic trip back to all your favorite music from the early 90s to the early 00s. Spanning genres from Hip Hop to House to Alt Rock to Modern re-edits you will feel like you are back at a middle school dance. “Like” & Follow us! Instagram: @snapdanceparty Facebook: Snap! 90’s Dance Party
Emo Nite at Holocene presented by Emo Nite LA – 21+ event
$1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Living The Dream Foundation. With special guest Frank Zummo of Sum 41
Wisp
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XRAY Dance Party, featuring DJs Honest John, Morning Remorse and Smasheltooth
Join us at Holocene for a dance party as part of our summer to celebrate 10 years of XRAY!This special DJ showcase features longtime XRAY DJs Honest John (of Savage Beat, Thursdays 7pm-8pm) and Morning Remorse (of Meaningful Connections, Thursdays 8pm-9pm), as well as newcomer Smasheltooth (of the new XRAY program Smasheltoonz 01:00am-02:00am).
Manatee Commune w/ NOSILA and LEO ISLO (DJ Set) – 21+
Manatee Commune is the project of Grant Eadie, a multi-instrumentalist in the Pacific Northwest. A small obsession for field recordings, a foundation of classical training, and a fascination with the hypnosis of dance lead Eadie and his music weaving from the ambient and down tempo genres, to house and bass. Restful, detailed, childlike, meticulous, and unfettered, Manatee Commune has become an icon among the PNW for the liberated dance floor. After a four year hiatus, Manatee Commune has returned with a new full length album called Simultaneity
Omari Jazz, Leeonn, Nathan Detroit, Ben Tactic – 21+
$10 advance and before 10pm at the door$15 after 10pm Omari Jazz is a producer/composer based in Portland, Oregon. His 2020 record ‘Dream Child’ was described by Bandcamp as “one of the most immersive beat tapes in recent memory”. Omari’s short film with Leah R. Brown, “Dream Child” was featured in several sci-fi/horror film festivals, won Best Experimental honors from the Brooklyn Film Festival on 2022. His latest musical offerings include a hypnotic remix of Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote’s “All The Words We Don’t Say” from their “Mood Variant (The Remixes)” album released on Brainfeeder Records last year. Over the years Omari’s shared the stage with artists like MNDSGN, Teebs, Samiyam, Ross From Friends, Telefon Tel Aviv, Sons of Kemet, Kassa Overall and many others
Halloween at the Bronze!: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tribute Event w/ live cover bands + DJ Colin Jones – 21+
Advance tickets are now sold out! We will have door tickets available night of show starting right at 8pm and throughout the night as capacity allows! On Halloween night, back for a 7th year by popular demand, Holocene is THE BRONZE, the beloved nightclub of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe! Buffy and pals danced, flirted, bantered and SLAYED inside the walls of the Bronze with a soundtrack by bands from Cibo Matto to Dingoes Ate My Baby. Tonight, Holocene is the Bronze! The night will feature live bands covering songs from the show’s soundtrack, plus goth bangers all night by DJ Colin Jones (of SNAP! ‘90s vs ’00s Dance Party). This year we welcome back Lesser Demons and Crowey to bring their versions of Buffy soundtrack gems.+ COSTUME CONTEST to win Buffy themed prizes! Costumes strongly encouraged!“The Bronze. It’s the only club worth going to around here. They let anybody in, but it’s still the scene. It’s in the bad part of town.” -Cordelia Chase