AMULET - DEAD COOL - HAEZL @ Pie Shop DC

Name: AMULET - DEAD COOL - HAEZL @ Pie Shop DC
Start: 2026-03-13T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Pie Shop DC

Schedule

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Pie Shop DC | Washington, DC

***TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/amulet-pieshop-2026
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026 — Amulet returns to DC-proper for the first time in over two years at the legendary Pie Shop DC.
Joined by dark synth duo Dead Cool and the debut performance of HAEZL (of 2DCAT and AL1CE fame), this is going to be an incredibly sick night of dirty hard beats and catchy melodies.
Rounded out with DJs Missguided and Xris SMack! from New York City
on the decks spinning darkwave, industrial, and goth…get your Demonias ready for this one.
ABOUT THE BANDS:
AMULET (Washington, DC)
Signed to Distortion Productions, Amulet is bass-driven, electro-industrial rock known for their powerful female vocals, bass-forward melodic music, and emotionally charged performances.
With a unique blend of pounding electronic beats, ethereal melodies, and driving hard rock elements, Amulet captivates audiences with a sound that is intense and deeply personal. It’s the kind of music that demands attention.
Fronted by the mesmerizing vocals of Stephanie Stryker and the music of multi-instrumentalist MJ Phoenix, the band’s music explores themes of love, loss, and the supernatural, weaving poetic lyrics with rich, atmospheric arrangements and powerful hooks.
Formed in the heart of the United States’ capital city of Washington, DC, Amulet has built a loyal following with their magnetic live performances and immersive, dark aesthetic. Drawing influence from genres such as goth rock, darkwave, industrial, post-punk, hard rock, and even neofolk, the band’s sound defies easy categorization, appealing to fans of both electronic and rock music.
Amulet is the founder of the #girldustrial movement which showcases melodic, vocal-forward goth-industrial music and the unique sonic qualities of female voices. They host the curated Spotify playlist “Girldustrial” to feature other acts in the microgenre.
Amulet's live performance is highly visual, engaging, and dynamic. Stryker's powerful vocals deliver the band's emotional lyrics with intensity, Phoenix drives the sound on electric bass and vocals, with guitarist Bobby Carr adding nasty grit, and drummer Anar "Fuego" Delgato serves the dirty hard beats.
Amulet has played at festivals such as Dark Force Fest, Dark Castle Fest, Absolution Fest, and has shared the stage with legendary acts like Assemblage 23 and Solar Fake.
- WEBSITE: https://www.amulettheband.com
- SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/amuletspotify
- BANDCAMP: https://tinyurl.com/amuletbandcamp
- APPLE MUSIC: https://tinyurl.com/amuletapple
- YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/amuletyoutube
- MUSIC VIDEO: https://tinyurl.com/scfp-yt
----------
DEAD COOL (Wilmington, NC)
Dead Cool takes its name from a Chrome Cranks cut, a sly nod that hints at the duo’s taste for grit and glamour in equal measure. Johnny drives the songs with a mix of voice, synth, and guitar that shifts shape from track to track, while Angela anchors the pulse on bass and lifts the melodies with her harmonies. Together they strike a balance between urgency and atmosphere, somewhere in the wide terrain of darkwave, post-punk, and synthpop.
Since 2020, they’ve been building momentum the old-fashioned way: stage by stage, crowd by crowd. In the States, they’ve left their mark at Absolution Fest in Tampa and Dark Castle Fest in Louisville. Across the Atlantic, they’ve carried the same energy into nights at London’s Slimelight and Italy’s Midnight Club in Bergamo. Along the way, they’ve shared bills with Bootblacks, ACTORS, Astari Nite, Korine, Vision Video, and QUAL, Leather Strip, Dancing Plague…bands that, like them, thrive in the after-hours where dance and drama meet.
- POST-PUNK.COM ARTICLE: https://post-punk.com/boardwalk-dreams-darkwave-duo-dead-cool-explores-grief-and-nostalgia-in-video-for-story-of-another-life/
- BANDCAMP: https://deadcool.bandcamp.com
- MUSIC VIDEO: Story of Another Life (Official Video):

- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deadcoolband/
----------
HAEZL (Washington, DC)
Haezl is an independent "opera singer turned alt-electronic" artist who blends genres to create dark pop and electronic music.
Musical Style and Background: Haezl, known for her powerful vocal training, has performed opera globally but now dedicates herself to writing and producing her own original music. Her style is characterized by a blend of ethereal vocals and dark, synthetic soundscapes.
Future Project: HAEZL is actively working on a forthcoming concept album titled The Electric Universe, which she describes as an immersive experience involving an accompanying an alternate reality game (ARG). In 2024, she released her first full album named "The God You Feed."
HAEZL is also the lead singer for the synth pop duo 2DCAT and has toured with AL1CE for two years as backup vocals, theremin and percussion.
WEBSITE: https://www.haezl.com
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QZcEovtcGCLrWhIOL4omg?si=r6asbz1cQ72UVHxYSAQP2Q
BANDCAMP: https://haezl.bandcamp.com
MUSIC VIDEO: