Holy Wire w/ Endearments, Spirits of Leo + Alyx Astryx*

7:00PM Doors // 8:00PM Doors

21+

$12 in advance // $15 at the door

Holy Wire is the project of Alain Paradis. Towards the end of the pandemic, Paradis relocated from Brooklyn to Austin, going through a break-up and giving up drinking within the first month. Alone and sober without friends, family, or community, in an unfamiliar city barely beginning to emerge from lockdown, Paradis’ songwriting turned towards reflection, spurred by the process of grieving a life he left behind.

Holy Wire joins a small but growing local scene for synth music in Austin, playing alongside local breakout acts Urban Heat and Haunt Me, and fitting more broadly into the ranks of modern bands excavating the recesses of 80s post-punk and cold-wave to create their own vehicles for expression; bands like Black Marble, Automatic, Nation Of Language, and late-night TV titans Future Islands. In less than a year performing, Holy Wire has shared the stage with The KVB and New York minimal wave act Xeno And Oaklander.

The Ending of an Age was released on June 5, 2024. Holy Wire can currently be found playing shows in Austin and expanding their radius of touring outside of Texas.

Kevin Marksson wears his heart on his sleeve. Never one to shy away from big emotions, the Brooklyn songwriter has poured three years of diaries into the music of Endearments. The trio’s latest EP, It Can Be Like This, is no exception; Marksson and his bandmates—guitarist Anjali Nair and drummer Will Haywood Smith—channel these introspections into lush, reverb-washed pop songs that evoke early 4AD dream pop and the romanticism of Roxy Music.

Spirits of Leo is an ethereal post-punk band based in Brooklyn, NY. Beginning as the recording project of Ryan Santos Phillips, Spirits grew into a cathartic live act with the release of Equinox (2018). Delivering immersive and intimate vocals, swirling guitars and driving rhythms, Spirits of Leo is heavily inspired by early 4AD artists and late 70’s post-punk. Artists such as The Chameleons, The Cure and Cocteau Twins serve as primary influences for the band, while Spirits of Leo are frequently compared to contemporary artists such as Drab Majesty and Wild Nothing. Gossamer Blue is the latest full-length from the band, released on vinyl and cassette via à La Carte Records.

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