M.I.A. (USA), Bleakness (FR) & Rites at OCCII

Name: M.I.A. (USA), Bleakness (FR) & Rites at OCCII
Start: 2026-04-23T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-23T23:00:00+02:00
Location: OCCII

Schedule

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

OCCII | Amsterdam, NH

World’s Appreciated Kitsch presents:
M.I.A. (80s punk rock legends, California, USA – Alternative Tentacles Records)
Forged in the desert of Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980, M.I.A. migrated the next year to Southern California, becoming part of the OC punk scene with their own brand of melodic hardcore that evolved over four studio albums. In 1981 the band recorded a nine-song demo. One song from the session appeared on the classic compilation Not So Quiet on the Western Front (Alternative Tentacles), another on the seminal American Youth Report compilation (Bomp/Invasion); the rest landed on the split LP Last Rights for Genocide and MIA (Smoke Seven). After a 1983 show supporting the Dead Kennedys, the band made a deal with Jello Biafra to release their next LP, Murder in a Foreign Place, on Alternative Tentacles (1984). With two interim national tours, Notes From the Underground was the 1985 followup, recorded with legendary producer Thom Wilson (National Trust). Their final album, After the Fact, was released in 1987 (Flipside), with another national tour.
Singer Mike Conley passed away in 2008 following a tragic accident; original members Nick Adams (guitar, vocals), Paul Schwartz (bass, vocals) and Larz Pearson (drums) perform as a three piece.
https://www.miapunkband.com
BLEAKNESS (dark punk, Paris, France – Black Water Records)
Bleakness draws its influences from English post-punk and Californian death rock of the 1980s, blending them with the intensity and urgency of the contemporary punk/hardcore scene. The result: a dark post-punk sound, both energetic and melancholic, that revisits the atmosphere and rebellious spirit of the pre-gothic scenes while injecting a dose of punk rage.
In 2025, Bleakness crossed the Atlantic for a US tour on the East Coast and in the Midwest, and took the opportunity to record their third album ‘Blurred Visions’ at House of Foto Studio in Louisville, Kentucky, with Ryan Patterson (Fotocrime, Coliseum). It was an intense week spent in the Germantown neighborhood, refining the band’s sound and identity.
https://bleaknesspunk.blogspot.com
RITES (melodic hardcore, Middelburg, Netherlands – Shield Recordings)
Rites is a five piece hardcore/punk band from the south of the Netherlands. DIY, 80’s nostalgia, vinyl and fast guitars: that’s Rites. With five releases including the new record No Change Without Me and over 130 (international) shows to their name, this hardcorepunk outfit is just getting started. Rites is not afraid to speak up about the current state of the world. Influenced by bands such as The Distillers, Dag Nasty and Drug Church, Rites presents high energy hardcore with a punkrock twist.
https://linktr.ee/ritesritesrites
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Doors: 20.00
Music: 20.30
Pre-sale: 10 euros / At the door: 12 euros