CITY OF CATERPILLAR (US) + CKOLLONTAJ (BE) + 1 MORE

Name: CITY OF CATERPILLAR (US) + CKOLLONTAJ (BE) + 1 MORE
Start: 2025-11-05T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-05T22:30:00+01:00
Location: JC Bouckenborgh

Schedule

Wed Nov 05 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

JC Bouckenborgh | Antwerp, AN

MENDVILLE presents

CITY OF CATERPILLAR (us)
When guitarist/vocalist Brandon Evans, guitarist Jeff Kane, drummer Ryan Parrish and bassist/vocalist Kevin Longendyke unveiled their self-titled debut in 2002, their emotional, frenzied and often cinematic music was at the vanguard of the burgeoning screamo movement. Along with bands like Pg.99 (with whom they shared members), Majority Rule, Planes Mistaken For Stars and others, they helped develop a style of music that took hardcore into convulsive new territory.
After years spent living in other parts of the country and playing in other bands—including Darkest Hour, Malady and Ghastly City Sleep, the long awaited CITY OF CATERPILLAR reunion shows snowballed into writing sessions. The result - Mystic Sisters, an album that recaptures the magic of old while taking the band’s music into exciting new territory! The winding and atmospheric title track that embodies CITY OF CATERPILLAR's experimental side features some noise violin from Evans’ former Pg. 99 bandmate Johnny Ward, while tracks like "Decider" and "Paranormaladies" showcases the band's roots with a flurry of viceral, noisey hardcore swagger. Ultimately, CITY OF CATERPILLAR are more concerned with creating a mood than telling a story. “The band is always focused on mood,” Evans confirms. “To me, that’s the most important thing. I don’t really want people dissecting what we’re trying to say, because it’s not really about us. It never has been. What we cared about 20 years ago was innocent, raw emotion, and that’s what we care about now.”

CKOLLONTAJ (be)
Ckollontaj is a 2-piece dystopian band from Dendermonde Belgium that started as a solo project in 2023. The sound of Ckollontaj is defined byvbroken electronics, cold drum machines, field recordings, a guitar that defies its own sanity and deformed vocals. Ckollontaj songs make you want to dance at one moment, and die at the other.

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LOCATION
JC Bouckenborgh - Bredabaan 559 - Antwerp

Tickets in presale: 19,50€
Tickets at the door: 23€
-18 = free entrance