PIXEL GRIP w/ Coatie Pop at Motorco Music Hall

Name: PIXEL GRIP w/ Coatie Pop at Motorco Music Hall
Start: 2025-09-30T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Motorco

Schedule

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Motorco | Durham, NC

—andmoreagain presents—
Pixel Grip — The Percepticide Tour
w/ Coatie Pop
at Motorco Music Hall
Durhan, NC
doors 7pm // show 8pm
$20 adv // $23 day of show
Tickets on sale now
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PIXEL GRIP
Pixel Grip’s sound is both seductive and confrontational – a dark, club-driven sound that blends elements of synth-pop, EBM (electronic body music), house, and industrial into their own edgy, danceable, and immersive ethos.
Pixel Grip is known for their high-energy live performances and moody, avant-garde aesthetic. In 2024 they toured as direct support to noise rock contemporaries, HEALTH. Followed by a (sold out) North American headline run of their own, which included a stop at the iconic punk festival RIOT Fest. Often exploring themes of desire, power, and liberation, underground cult classics such as “ALPHAPUSSY” & “Demon Chaser” have been used in campaigns by fashion powerhouses such as VERSACE & Alexander Vauthier. Relentless touring and placements with major brands have helped push Pixel Grip to the forefront of indie music. Pixel Grip’s ensuing LP (Summer 2025) arrives as they prepare to expand their reach into the EU & UK for the first time.
On their third album, Percepticide the Death of Reality, the Chicago-trio looks within and around at a shifting landscape of fragmented perceptions and social disengagement. The album marks an important part in each of their lives, both musically and personally. Recorded over three years in Los Angeles & Chicago, each member privately faced their own demons, including betrayal, addiction, and neglect.
"Percepticide" a portmanteau – a term that originates from – "percipere (to perceive) and -cide (to K*ll)– in essence "the killing of perception." ‘Percepticide’ is a cognitive distortion and a symptom of trauma – beliefs you hold to be true are shattered – as you question everyone and everything around you. My dream is that the expression of my rage can help someone else feel empowered and at the very least, less alone. You’re never stuck, and you’re never alone, say Lukea.
・Listen: open.spotify.com/artist/4NmxBuCBL7Y5nqxDawpYKW
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COATIE POP
Coatie Pop is an Oklahoma born, New York City based duo comprised of lovers since the ninth grade, Mr. and Mrs.Watkins. Blending everything from trip-hop, dark wave, post-punk, techno and ethereal folk - it’s hard to pinpoint them into any genre - at the moment preferring the labels of sadcore post-techno and punk. Like a yin and yang of chaos and order, Mrs. Watkins exerts an unmatchable dance energy on stage inspired by NYC's magnetic electronic dance community while Watkins maintains the calm as he performs live electronics, keys, and bass. Coatie Pop’s lyrics and melodies aim to resonate with your loneliness - but never ever leave you there. With two full length albums under their belt, they are in the works of a post-techno club music based EP.
・Listen: open.spotify.com/artist/4VRfWAJccFrxJ1YfrYxWxH