Holocene and XRAY.FM present: Old Time Relijun, Descending Pharaohs

PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine OLD TIME RELIJUN: https://oldtimerelijun.bandcamp.com 2021 reunites Old Time Relijun with a newfound level of passionate indignation. There is no better time than this fucked up time in history to “get the band back together” and Old Time Relijun’s new LP “Musicking” finds the group back with unprecedented vigor and a life-embracing madness. There is something magical that happens when a deep seeker straps on a guitar and plays rock n roll. Old Time Relijun makes music for the revolution from a restless energy that has never settled down. This is a band that prefers its walls sweaty and smashes the shit out of every single sound you hear. Old Time Relijun are the rarest breed of band. Insatiable, living raw, always on the margins and consistent as hell. You know what to expect and yet never have any clue what's coming next. Old Time Relijun give sweaty, compulsively danceable performances that never fail to inflame their audience. Their songs are simple but no one else in the world could imitate them. Their albums are packed with sing-along hits, mixed with sonic experiments and inside jokes. DESCENDING PHARAOHS : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INf3JDCtivM Descending Pharaohs is Ricardo Esway (Carla Bozulich/Evangelista, Militant Children's Hour, Gazillions, Gamelan Sekar) on guitar; Larold Will (Brainwarmer, Les Etrangers) on drums and electronics; Theo Khoury (Tunneler, Gaza Tunnels) on bass, oud, and djoura. Half structure half improvisation, they draw influence from Arabic/Anatolian electric music, eastern improvisation, spiritual jazz, gamelan, British psych, and the louder side of 70s krautrock. Harmonia, Omar Khorshid, Mogollar, Ash Ra Tempel, Hawkwind, Sandy Bull, Savage Republic are inspirations.