[melter] * Hemlock for Socrates * Destroy//Slay * Violet Fistula * DJ Veganinblack Livewire Lounge 3394 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago Friday August 8 2025 8pm 21+ $12 adv/$15 dos [melter] comprises Robert Hyman and Jax Allos: a sonic disturbance made of flesh, blood, and machine. Their 2023 self-titled EP ranges from the jarring, distorted rhythms and menace of dark alternative rock and industrial noise, through to the brooding atmospheres of darkwave and grinding gloom. Onstage, Hyman’s propulsive battery of live drums drives the duo’s mix of electronics and heavy distorted bass; whilst Allos stalks the stage like some menacing hybrid of Peter Murphy’s more sinister sister, and an animatronic pterosaur that threatens to malfunction at any moment. MUSIC: www.meltermusic.com VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/@meltermusic FB: https://www.facebook.com/...//www.instagram.com/meltermusic ******************************* HEMLOCK for SOCRATES Sounds like the sci-fi / fantasy section at the used book store. "What is their music like? Their sound is like cool soil running through your fingers. It’s the zap on the tip of your tongue gently touched against a battery. It’s braving the bitter wilderness with a bow in hand, that shoots laser beams" - First Angel Media "The music featured on this gothic electropop duo’s latest release could soundtrack an immersive haunted house video game. “Hit the Bottom” alternates dramatically between loud and soft, the dynamic shifts tied together with emotive singing and menacing synth pulses." - Bored In Pittsburgh instagram - https://hemlockforsocrates.com ******************************* DESTROY//SLAY is a local Chicago band serving an intricate and twisted blend of goth, post-punk, and grunge. Powerful vocals deliver lyrics often seething with revenge, backed by dreamy synth landscapes, shoegaze-inspired guitar, and driving bass and drums. https://www.instagram.com/destroyslay https://destroyslay.bandcamp.com/music ******************************* Violet Fistula is the rudimentary noise and industrial project of Meghan Lamb and Robert Kloss. https://violetfistula.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/violetfistula/ ******************************* DJ Veganinblack’s roots are deeply planted in the Chicago goth/industrial/darkwave/electro music scene. As the founder of Club LeBon, est May 2020, & currently streaming live 3 days a week via Twitch, DJ Veganinblack conjures an inclusive platform for dark underground dance music with a fresh focus on femme and LGBTQIA identifying artists. Her meticulously curated CD sets simultaneously support and explore the currentz, classix & future sounds of dark subculture through the discovery of new artists & dancefloor bangers branching from the archives. Genres & styles explored and blended in DJ Veganinblack’s sets include nugoth, coldwave, minimalsynth, tribevibe, postpunk, rhythmic noise, synthpop, industrial & global bass, retrowave, EBM, 80’s & 90’s remixed, dark & dirty electro/techno. Connect to your cosmos thru radical self expression on the dancefloor. Recently, DJ Veganinblack was the DJ support for national tours featuring Solar Fake, SRSQ, Christian Death, Secret Shame & Kælan Mikla/Kanga. Invited festival appearances include Terminus Festival, Calgary July 2019, Cold Waves Chicago, Sept 2021/2024, Skull Fest Detroit, Nov 2022 & Be Afraid of the Dark & Sanctum Festivals, Chicago, Oct 2023 and Dark Force Fest, NJ May 2025. DJ Veganinblack has also organized and performed at her own events at Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City NV; Late Bar, Reggie's, The Fallen Log, Bourbon on Division, Livewire, & Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago. twitch.tv/djveganinblack linktr.ee/djveganinblack See less

[melter] * Hemlock for Socrates * Angel of Mars * DJ Sanford