Bouquet • Khamsin • Barely Civil • Human Ant Farm
Sun 09/08/24
6:00PM
All Ages
music
$15
The Basement Collective & X-Ray Arcade present…
Show Lineup
Bouquet
(Iowa)
Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore
“Anchored by a skillfully arranged backdrop of instrumentals, poetic spears, and crushing mental blows, Bouquet seizes listeners ears with poignant analogies, atmospheric sonics, and an avalanche of curated emotion. “
Khamsin
(Nashville, TN)
Genre: Dream-Pop, Indie Rock
Khamsin began as the reverb-laden solo project of Jacob Curry. With friends, the Nashville, TN-based dreamo band took a turn towards lyrically based, emo infused indie rock with jagged, linear guitar riffs and a rolling rhythm section. As a full band, including Cole Harrison (Nicholas Wall), Darin Harger (A Modest Proposal) and Ben Beauchene (Versor), the group has shared the stage with a variety of acts throughout the Midwest and East Coast including Thursday, Pianos Become The Teeth, Delta Sleep, The Appleseed Cast, Caracara, and Valleyheart. After a string of EPs and numerous regional tours with friends like Old News and Antlerhead, Khamsin released their debut LP What’s Left of Life on May 13, 2022.
Barely Civil
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Emo, Indie Rock
I’ll Figure This Out, Barely Civil’s sophomore full-length, offers temporary solutions to this existential concern. With Chris Teti (TWIABP, Fiddlehead) joining as producer, the band’s massive live energy translates into concise, yet expansive arrangements. “Box for My Organs” slams sonic triumph against plainspoken self-doubt. Grief and guilt are on the same plane in “Bottom of the Lake,” while the band contemplates the sustainability of burning their twenties at both ends on “The Worst Part of December.”
“I feel like our music revolves around the process of analyzing who we are and where we come from,” Erickson explains. “Possibly, even, where we belong.” I’ll Figure This Out attempts to answer those questions while turning completely inward. It’s a darker chapter in a constantly evolving discography. The only way out, it seems, is through.
Human Ant Farm
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Emo, Jangle Pop, Shoegaze
Human Ant Farm is a 5-piece alt-rock outfit based in Milwaukee with influences ranging from Modest Mouse and Cap’n Jazz to Slowdive. The band aims to bridge the gap between potently dreamy, twinkly shoegaze and jangly, overdriven emocore.