Sweeping Promises w/ Zillas On Acid at the First Unitarian Church
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SWEEPING PROMISES
Sweeping Promises was born in a disused and reverberant concrete laboratory in Cambridge, MA. Tracked with a self-devised “single-mic technique” and mixed in mono, serial band-starters Lira Mondal and CauField Schnug completed their debut, Hunger for a Way Out, just in time to enter quarantine. With only a single basement show under their belt, the band received an unexpectedly wide reception, Firstly in online punk circles, and eventually stretching beyond. In 2023, having gotten the chance to tour the USA and abroad with live drummer Spenser Gralla, the duo relocated to their new home and DIY recording compound in Lawrence, KS, and released their sophomore album, Good Living is Coming for You, on Feel It Records (US) and Sub Pop (EU/UK). The album received wide critical acclaim for its pop songwriting and idiosyncratic punk production and led to yet more touring, boosting the band’s reputation as a Fierce live act.
ZILLAS ON ACID (LIVE)
Zillas on Acid is Thomas Roland and James Weissinger, DJs for the past 18 years at MAKING TIME, Philadelphia's never-ending nightlife institution. Producing their own blend of psychedelic acid house for fave labels such as Optimo Music, Live at Robert Johnson, Ivan Smagghe’s Les Disques de la Mort, Running Back, Dischi, and more, the Zillas mix slow-motion death disco, dubbed-out drum machine music, and of course jacking ACID to excite party people from all planets. 2025 saw the debut of Zillas on Acid LIVE–a new full band incarnation featuring vocalist Ari Ratner and bassist Matt O’Hare (Waterworld Part 2) alongside Roland and Weissinger, bringing the druggy, chuggy Zillas sound to life as a full-on post-punk/acid house experience.
Sweeping Promises was born in a disused and reverberant concrete laboratory in Cambridge, MA. Tracked with a self-devised “single-mic technique” and mixed in mono, serial band-starters Lira Mondal and CauField Schnug completed their debut, Hunger for a Way Out, just in time to enter quarantine. With only a single basement show under their belt, the band received an unexpectedly wide reception, Firstly in online punk circles, and eventually stretching beyond. In 2023, having gotten the chance to tour the USA and abroad with live drummer Spenser Gralla, the duo relocated to their new home and DIY recording compound in Lawrence, KS, and released their sophomore album, Good Living is Coming for You, on Feel It Records (US) and Sub Pop (EU/UK). The album received wide critical acclaim for its pop songwriting and idiosyncratic punk production and led to yet more touring, boosting the band’s reputation as a Fierce live act.
ZILLAS ON ACID (LIVE)
Zillas on Acid is Thomas Roland and James Weissinger, DJs for the past 18 years at MAKING TIME, Philadelphia's never-ending nightlife institution. Producing their own blend of psychedelic acid house for fave labels such as Optimo Music, Live at Robert Johnson, Ivan Smagghe’s Les Disques de la Mort, Running Back, Dischi, and more, the Zillas mix slow-motion death disco, dubbed-out drum machine music, and of course jacking ACID to excite party people from all planets. 2025 saw the debut of Zillas on Acid LIVE–a new full band incarnation featuring vocalist Ari Ratner and bassist Matt O’Hare (Waterworld Part 2) alongside Roland and Weissinger, bringing the druggy, chuggy Zillas sound to life as a full-on post-punk/acid house experience.
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Where is it happening?
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3146, United States
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