It's about time! Asian Man Records (SJ's favorite record label) and Heavy Lemon (SJ's favorite DIY honeys) are teaming up with the Art Boutiki (SJ's favorite venue) to bring you a night of ripping, crying, shouting, laughing music from AMR's freshest faces!

Teens in Trouble

“Does it make you want to rock out? Does it make you want to cry?” 

If the answer is both at once, you’re probably listening to Teens in Trouble. Specializing in catchy hooks, heavy guitars, and disarmingly direct lyricism, the bright-blazing creative project of Lizzie Killian makes anthemic, emotionally driven indie-rock that merges the snappy, confessional style of Weezer with the Pixies’ soaring, fuzzed-out melodies. The band’s ever-evolving sound is most informed, though, by Killian’s ability to refract these influences through a prism of memory, melding past and present with sun-dappled clarity and a cathartic vocal power that’s distinctly hers.

A California native who moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2019, Killian crafted Teens in Trouble’s self-titled debut EP during the pandemic, on a quiet street in Asheville, where she rekindled her love of songwriting following an extended hiatus. Since its 2022 release, Teens in Trouble has been featured in Alternative Press, BrooklynVegan, Consequence, Stereogum, and more. The EP’s singles, “I’m Not Worried” and “Decomposing,” have also been featured in the popular online battle royale game Fortnite. 

In 2023, Teens in Trouble teamed up with bluesy alt-country artist Desert Mambas on a split EP released by Kill Rock Stars and Asian Man Records. 

Teens in Trouble is named one of idobi Radio's “100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To in 2024.”

Bat Boy

If you like pop punk; you like Bat Boy. It's just facts; don't fight it. Combining the full powers of Spraynard, Sundials, and the best Degrassi Podcast you've ever heard! Their first EP, Couldn't Keep Up, and latest LP, Fun Machine, are both available on Asian Man Records. What are you waiting for? Go listen to them!

Pacing

Pacing is the songwriting and recording project of Katie McTigue (she/her). Various Small Flames wrote that she “follows in the playful, tongue-in-cheek tradition of the likes of Kimya Dawson, yet always nudges the ideas further to be more than mere twee humour or sardonic fun.” Fans and new listeners alike often remark that her anxious, confessional lyrics are "a little too relatable." Pacing is based in San Jose, CA and plays shows around the Bay Area as a trio with Ben Krock on guitars and Joe Sherman on drums.

In October 2024, Pacing re-released their first full-length album, Real poetry is always about plants and birds and trees and the animals and milk and honey breathing in the pink but real life is behind a screen on Asian Man Records. It was named Best Folk Music by Bandcamp, and cemented Pacing as a leader in a new wave of anti-folk music reminiscent of the early 2000s New York scene; one born in an era that is distinctly Very Online.

All ages

$15 advance/$20 at doors

Doors at 8:00, show at 8:30

Seating is a mix of standing room and chairs.