Action/Adventure w/ Not My Weekend & Diva Bleach at Warehouse On Watts

Name: Action/Adventure w/ Not My Weekend & Diva Bleach at Warehouse On Watts
Start: 2025-11-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-17T23:00:00-05:00
Location: Warehouse on Watts

Schedule

Mon Nov 17 2025 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Warehouse on Watts | Philadelphia, PA

The Ever After Tour
ACTION/ADVENTURE
What does the expression ‘ever after’ mean? Most people will automatically assume it’s preceded by the word ‘happily’, but that isn’t necessarily the case. By calling their second full-length Ever After, Chicago’s Action/Adventure are leaning into the ambiguity of those two words. Given their history, that’s not surprising. Having played together since 2014, the band— lead vocalist Blake Evaristo, vocalist/guitarist Brompton Jackson, drummer Adrian Brown, bassist Manny Avila and guitarist Oren Trace—went viral on
TikTok in 2020 with “Barricades”, a song that highlighted the obstacles the five-piece faced as an entirely BIPOC band in the pop-punk scene. It was also the band’s first TikTok video, having made their account earlier that day. In 2021, they released their first EP for Pure Noise, Pulling Focus. The next year the label issued the band’s debut album Imposter Syndrome, an accomplished set of songs that undermined the record’s title and its self-deprecating inspiration that Action/Adventure didn’t feel worthy of the attention, acclaim or success they’d been receiving.
This follow-up continues that self-aware sense of modesty. A record brimming with fresh confidence, it moves Action/Adventure even further away from that sea of self-doubt. That doesn’t, however, mean it’s an album free of trials, tribulations or anxiety. In fact, it’s full of them, and very much a reflection of the kind of existence the majority of touring bands have to endure these days—the duality of doing that while also holding down a regular job. It goes without saying that that makes everything so much harder—and it also doubled down on the (very true) cliché of the difficult second record.
“This is literally the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” admits Jackson. “I definitely hit rock bottom. And this record acknowledges that there's a lot that goes into it. It really is hard. The industry is so different from how we thought it would be when we were kids. So an overarching theme is that duality of everyday life versus band life, and trying to make them work well together—because it's really, really easy to get lost along the way.”
Thankfully, with help from producer Alan Day (Four Year Strong, Knuckle Puck), Action/Adventure were able to get to their destination and make an album that once again defied the pressures it exerted on them.
“Four Year Strong is such a big influence on us,” says Brown, “that working with Al forced us to give these songs more of a distinct identity that broke both us and him out of our usual songwriting tendencies.” Recorded at Ghost Hit Studio in Springfield, Massachusetts, the 11 songs on Ever After form a kind of narrative that details the trials and tribulations of that journey—it opens with “DAYTERROR”, a frenetic, boisterous rush of energy that begins with a question: ‘Is this where I’m meant to be?’ and closes with “Daydream”, which comes with the admission that ‘This isn’t what I signed up for/This is not how I thought it would be.’
“This is what comes after Imposter Syndrome,” says Evaristo, “which is the reality of what we do. I feel like the idea of living your dream is always in a positive context—and it definitely is—but this record is also about the price you pay to live it. And it's fun, but we are paying prices for sure.”
Still, this record is proof that all the hard work—both in terms of this album itself and the band’s career as a whole, is worth it. Just like the first record, this one very much validates their decision to continue doing this, as do the guest vocalists who appear on this album. Dan Lambton, the vocalist of rationale., is on the urgent charge of “Something Isn’t Right Here”, a song that also extends and stretches Action/Adventure’s sonic scope, Armor For Sleep’s Ben Jorgensen features on the epic and resilient “Background”, a song for which he also actually wrote the bridge, and British YouTuber/singer Noahfinnce, who appears on “Go Directly To Jail. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200”, a song that explicitly decries the rigged system we all live in.
On the whole, both lyrically and musically, Ever After is heavier than anything Action/Adventure have made before. It’s a subtle but salient difference, and all the result of having to really work to push through the obstacles that stood in the way of making this record.
“I think it's a little bit harder in every way,” says Jackson, “because the writing process was harder. But then we also picked more aggressive guitar tones because we knew we wanted it to be a little heavier and more aggressive. We wanted to lean into the things we liked about Pulling Focus and Imposter Syndrome, but also try some new things and see if they worked.”
They did. And in so doing, Action/Adventure have once more turned adversity to their advantage. Ever After is an appropriate soundtrack to that central theme of the album, to the trials and tribulations that inspired it, and—most importantly—to the camaraderie and friendship, chemistry and vision that got the band through it.
“We often ask ourselves 'Is this what I should be doing? Is this, after all this time, what I want or need to be doing?'” says Jackson. “And then you come to terms with it. Because I don't really want to do any other things. This is what I want to do. Whether I like that that's what I want to do or not is another question, but we're here! And that’s where the title comes from. It’s not necessarily happily or unhappily ever after, but ‘ever after’ never ends. So the horrors of this record seem to be never-ending—they persist, but so do we!”
NOT MY WEEKEND
Not My Weekend’s first full album SHIMMER.SEASON is described as a solid mix of angst, love, and pop-rock consisting of 10 songs with some heavy hitting special guests such as Kellin Quinn (from Sleeping with Sirens, Brian Butcher (from The Home Team), and Joshua Roberts (from Magnolia Park).
DIVA BLEACH
Rising from Phoenix, AZ, Diva Bleach is a creative and energetic pop-rock band that offers a new sound of vibrance and nostalgia to the genre. The duo, made up of vocalist/bassist Sydney Roten and guitarist Brie Ritter, began their journey when they crossed paths while taking music lessons. Quickly forming a bond that led to the creation of Diva Bleach, the infectious duo shares stories of heartbreak, friendship, and everything in between, channeling their experiences into music that feels like a heartfelt conversation.
Since then, the band has been turning heads and winning the hearts of listeners with catchy and memorable tracks that bring a nostalgic feel to the pop-rock genre. Their live shows are electric, earning them spots on notable stages at events like For Lovers Fest with Turnover, Sleeping With Sirens, Hawthorne Heights, Bayside, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. With fan-favorite songs like “Torn In Two,” “Kiss Her Goodbye,” and “We Don’t Talk About It,” they’ve established a unique sound that brings their listeners back for more.
After successful tour runs playing alongside acts like The Maine, Mayday Parade, We The Kings, The Wonder Years, The Summer Set, Hot Milk, and Daisy Grenade, they are gearing up for 8123 Fest in January 2025 with The Maine and Bad Suns. This November, Diva Bleach is set to drop their new single, “I Like U,” co-written with John O’Callaghan from The Maine. It’s a fresh chapter for the duo, who are also excited to announce their debut album, Can You Keep A Secret? releasing in January 2025.
Drawing influences from artists like Beach Bunny, Hey Monday, Taking Back Sunday, Tonight Alive, and The Veronicas, Diva Bleach infuses their music with a modern pop-rock vibe while drawing inspiration from the iconic sounds of the ‘90s and 2000s. As they release their new single and debut album, Diva Bleach is ready to bring those nostalgic memories back to the genre. Keep an eye out for this infectious duo as 2025 is shaping up to be a breakout year for Diva Bleach.