THE BOUNCING SOULS EAST COAST! F#CK YOU! TOUR - Grog Shop

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THE BOUNCING SOULS EAST COAST! F#CK YOU! TOUR
with H2O, Dave Hause & The Mermaid, School Drugs
Sat, Apr 26 Show: 7:00 pm (Doors: 6:00 pm)
THE BOUNCING SOULS EAST COAST! F#CK YOU! TOUR    
w/
H2O
DAVE HAUSE & THE MERMAID
SCHOOL DRUGS

Saturday, April 26
at The Agora
Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM 
$32.50 Advance | $36 Day of Show

The Bouncing Souls

The Bouncing Souls are something of a punk rock institution. The band have been consistently churningout their beloved brand of anthemic punk since 1989, and have earned an intensely loyal fanbase withtireless touring and anunrelenting love of making music. As the band approached the creation of theirtenth full length, they sought to make a record that captured the spirit of their earlier work, whileincorporating who they are today. That record is Simplicity and its 13 tracks of undeniably infectiouspunk rock prove that The Bouncing Souls have a lot more to say.

In making Simplicity, The Bouncing Souls set out to write songs that, first and foremost, would translate into the live environment. With over 20 years worth of anthems under their collective belt, it's achallenge to write a setlist that incorporates newer material, but Simplicity's many standouts are morethan up to the task. Next, the band enlisted the help of producer John Seymour, who manned the mixingboards for their fan favorite LPs How I Spent My Summer Vacation and Anchors Aweigh, to record the album with all of the raw energy of the live performance. The production of Simplicity perfectlyembodies the band's bite and power, the driving guitars, prominent bass, rock-solid drums, and soaringvocals all cutting through with no unneeded studio shine. From speedy hardcore-influenced ragers, to comparatively tender punk ballads, Simplicity's dynamics show every side of The Bouncing Souls.

On Simplicity, The Bouncing Souls do what so few long-running bands are able to accomplish: theyutilize all of the skills and lessons that come from over 20 years of making music, while still capturing thereckless spontaneity of their past work. That delicate balance can only be found if there's a sincerity inthe songs that comes from genuine love of playing music together, and The Bouncing Souls have that inspades.

H2O

Dave Hause & The Mermaid

Dave Hause’s songs have always been rooted in tangible reality—of emotion, of environment, of circumstance. Since releasing his debut album, Resolutions, in 2011, the Philadelphia-born songwriter has poured his whole heart, soul and life into his music. That’s no different on Drive It Like It’s Stolen, his sixth full-length. Its 10 songs overflow with Hause’s trademark urgency and passion, shimmering with a truth that reflects the harsh realities of life in this day and age, as well the intermittent jolts of joy that punctuate it. After all, his songs have always detailed his own personal traumas and triumphs within the setting of an unforgiving capitalist backdrop, tethering those personal experiences to ineluctable external forces. 2013’s second album, Devour, for example, was a response to his divorce from his first wife, while 2019’s Kick saw him tackle hope, depression, global warming and a crumbling American democracy with the news that he was to become a father. Most recently, on 2021’s Blood Harmony, Hause wrote and sang about the positive impact of having twins, and of the joy and excitement of being able to be at home with them for the first couple of years of the pandemic. 

School Drugs

Based on a steady diet of 80's hardcore and prescription pills, School Drugs exists somewhere between your initial high and impending purge.