New Translations | Sails Original Music Series

Name: New Translations | Sails Original Music Series
Start: 2025-09-26T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-26T20:30:00-04:00
Location: The Sails on the Square, Downtown Hickory

Schedule

Fri Sep 26 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Sails on the Square, Downtown Hickory | Hickory, NC

The City of Hickory's Sails Original Music Series, presented by Protection Products, Inc., will finish out the 2025 season with New Translations. The free concert starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, at Union Square in downtown Hickory.

NEW TRANSLATIONS
www.newtranslations.co
www.facebook.com/newtranslationsband
Instagram:@newtranslationsband

--ABOUT THE ARTIST--
Biting, genuine, thoughtful, playful, joyful, and sincere, Nashville's New Translations embraces contradictions and exists to confound—a band that captures the dizzy surreality of being alive in confusing times. After a series of singles and EPs like 2023’s “The Business,” New Translations—singer Oliver Pierce, multi-instrumentalists Isaac Middleton and Andres Ahogado, bassist and producer Ben Dunn, and drummer Philip Walker—have settled into a new era that finds them doubling down on their complexities, while writing some of their most vulnerable songs to date.
Since their 2021 emergence, New Translations has been electrifying stages with a high-voltage fusion of synth-driven indie rock, new wave nostalgia, and alt-pop. This five-piece powerhouse has rapidly become synonymous with emotionally charged, high-impact performances, transforming every show into a cathartic, communal experience. Their undeniable live prowess has already propelled them to major stages, including Bonnaroo and a coveted 2025 tour supporting Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
New Translations expertly balances retro textures with a distinctly modern voice, staking their claim in a lane entirely their own. Their debut album, “Vacation,” is a masterclass in channeling influences from ’80s post-punk, dream pop, and shoegaze into anthemic explorations of vulnerability and transformation. With their new music, the members of New Translations stand confident in their role as boundary pushers and leaders of a non-country music vanguard in Nashville. Their mission remains: “I want us to find the outsiders and create a community that celebrates the strange,” Pierce says.
“When this band was first at the Sails Original Music Series, they were called Jive Talk. They got signed to Warner Brothers, and they changed their name. But they still have that quirky pop intensity that made us love them before. A young, exciting band comes back for more!” says Bob Sinclair, coordinator for the Sails Original Music Series.

--ABOUT THE SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES--
Started in 2012, the City of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series showcases well-crafted, live music by bringing original music artists to The Sails on the Square. Original music is defined as music that is written or composed by the artist who performs it.
For more information about the Sails Original Music Series, please visit www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic and follow the Sails Original Music Series Facebook page, www.facebook.com/SailsMusic.

--SPONSORS--
The Sails Original Music Series presents excellent musical entertainment from national and international touring acts with the support of numerous sponsors. Thanks to presenting sponsor Protection Products, Inc., and supporting sponsors Bob Sinclair Music, Larry’s Music & Sound, Pfahlert Creative Labs, Olde Hickory Brewery, and Crowne Plaza for supporting the series.

--ABOUT THE VENUE--
The Sails on the Square are located in the heart of downtown Hickory on Union Square. In addition to the seating available at Union Square, audience members are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. A variety of bars and restaurants are close by and offer food and beverage choices. Parking is free. An interactive downtown parking map is available at www.hickorync.gov/downtown-parking-map.
ABC permitted businesses within the Hickory Downtown Social District sell beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages in specially marked cups that may be consumed on Union Square, sidewalks, and other public areas within the designated boundaries of the social district. No outside alcohol may be brought into the social district. To review additional restrictions and a detailed map of the social district’s coverage area, visit www.hickorync.gov/downtown-social-district.