Acid Mothers Temple is a complete psychadelic freak out, a japanese neo-hippie tribe led by the guitarist Malato Kawabata, with a catalog 20 albums deep. The band contains its own special dose of musical fantasies, including lots of fuzzy guitars, "stoned" vocals, droning synthscapes and some futurist Eastern raga influence.

Spirit Mother from Long Beach, CA is a heavy stoner, desert rock band with their sound anthologized through a folk-informed and classical lens. Their dynamic and imposing wall of sound, coupled with a driving backbeat, grips through atmospheric strings and haunting vocals.

This is an all ages event.

Acid Mothers Temple + Spirit Mother + Isolation Tank Ensemble

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE - Disco Pink Lady Lemonade - Live

Acid Mothers Temple - Disco Pink Lady Lemonade (Live)

Isolation Tank Ensemble

Spirit Mother

Acid Mothers Temple

Gigs

Louisville

PORTAL

Portland-based act Dancing Plague, a solo project of musician Conor Knowles, has been a steady presence in the dark/cold wave electronic music scene, releasing a constant flow of independent releases rich in EBM, goth, industrial, and darkwave influences.

Joined by Air Chrysalis and Pharmacy Girl.

Dancing Plague + Air Chrysalis + Pharmacy Girl

Cataracts

Dancing Plague

Air Chrysalis

**DUG** are a Minneapolis Noise Duo that deliver atmospheric, sludged-out, crushing doom guitar tones with drums that pummel you into the ground.

**Galactic Spectre** are a Louisville Instrumental Post-Rock/Post-Metal 3 piece who's stage show includes haunting cyber costuming and light spectacle. Their sound includes drone heavy meditations, dazzling prog exercises, knuckle dragging riff fests and tension baiting noise rock.

**Introvert** is Louisville based knob tweaker creating Industrial Glitch tech

**Problems** is Chicago experimental psychedelic electro with vocoded vocals, monolithic synth waves and paisley break beats.

**CocoJoey** is Chicago based hyper bitpop cybergrind keyboardcore fusion style breakbeat

DUG + Galactic Spectre + Introvert + Problems + CocoJoey

To The Rhythm Of Death

Galactic Spectre

PROBLEMS

Cocojoey

Single Mothers are cynical snark-punk from Ontario, Combining scab-peeling punk with speak-shout vocals reminiscent of the Hold Steady. For fans of Ceremony, Drug Church...

The Carolyn are an Atlanta based Pop punk/indie punk band that have been likened to The Gaslight Anthem and The Lawrence Arms.

They are joined by Louisvilles' Drying Out and Highway Eyes.

Doors at 7, Show at 8pm

ALL AGES

This is an all ages events. 

Single Mothers + The Carolyn + Drying Out + Highway Eyes

Single Mothers - Crooks

Single Mothers

The Carolyn

**WATERMEDOWN** is the moniker of Johnny Mays who combines the lyrical sharpness of an emotional wreck with the raw urgency of Conor Oberst. Picture Pop punk similar to Dashboard Confessional.

**FT:** Meagan Aversa, Toronto Shoegaze

WATERMEDOWN + Meagan Aversa

WATERMEDOWN - Bragging Rights

Meagan Aversa

WATERMEDOWN

Indiana born, **Alex Williams** is a part of a neo-traditionalist country music that surfaced in the wake of Jamey Johnson's success in the early 2010s. Like Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, Williams uses the outlaw country of the '70s as a primary text, finding his own voice within the music of Nashville renegades. His most recent single makes a nod at his heavy metal phase as a youth by doing an Ozzy Osbourne cover with Texas Badass, Cody Jinks.

**Rachel Brooke** is an American country musician. Since 2008 she has released four full-length records, two collaboration records with Lonesome Wyatt of Those Poor Bastards several EPs and other side projects. She is considered a key member of the underground country movement that was solidified with a 2023 Ameripolitan Award Win for Best Outlaw Female.

Louisvilles' **Earl Bowman** has been doing all the work to make a name for himself and create some amazing alt-country.

This is an al ages event.

Alex Williams + Rachel Brooke + Earl Bowman

Alex Williams & Cody Jinks - Flying High Again (feat. Cody Jinks)

Alex Williams - Flying High Again (feat. Cody Jinks)

Alex Williams

Rachel Brooke

Earl Bowman

***Prayer Line’s 6th Annual Halloween Bash is bigger and better than ever!***

**Prayer Line:** Monster Thrash with Horror Punk influence.

**Shi:** Depressive Suicidal Stoner Doom band from Louisville, KY. FFO: Weedeater, Church of Misery, Leather Lung

**Blind Scryer:** Hard and heavy rock n roll with classic metal and stoner vibes.

**Stagecoach Inferno:** The world’s greatest Wild West heavy metal troubadours!

All ages

Stagecoach Inferno+Blind Scryer+SHI +Prayer Line

Stagecoach Inferno - Restless Spirits

Blind Scryer

Stagecoach Inferno

*Lexington House Massive and Thunderground present THE louisville Halloween Electronic Dance Party!*

**YEHME2** is a Chicago producer/ DJ that has remains a prolific figure in electronic music over the past decade. As one half of Flosstradamus, Josh Young was an integral part of the rise of electronic music on a global scale.

**Black Signal** is a 2 time winner: Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Best Electronic Act. 2 piece, live cyberpunk, sleazy rock infused dark synth, clad in leather and lights.

**SQUIGZ** is a lexington based collab project with Jon Dose x Kadabra

**DJA** is a louisville based Producer / DJ , credits include Jack Harlow, Diplo, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Riff Raff, Tinie Tempa, Lonely Island + more

**Stanislov** is a Louisville based producer and DJ

**Sweetboy** is a Lexington based DJ

*Live visuals with Introvert and Mimic!!*

This is a 21+ event.

RITUAL Rave feat. YEHME2 + Black Signal + MORE

YehMe2 - Childish

YehMe2

Black Signal

**502 Shows Presents**

Sunami

Ingrown

Torena

Surfaced

502 Shows LLC

Monster Energy Outbreak Presents: Sunami, Ingrown, Torena, and Surfaced

Sunami - Gate Crasher

Surfaced

Torena

Ingrown

Sunami

**Missouri Executive Order 44** are a bike-helmet wearing hardcore band from Independence, Missouri.

**Retribution** and **Mean Mugg'd** are joining them on stage here at PORTAL to show Missouri how we do hardcore here in Louisville.

Show up, it's a Wednesday, it's Halloween.

Wear a costume, don't be a square.

Missouri Executive Order 44 + Retribution + Mean Mugg'd

Missouri Executive Order 44 - I Would Kill Anyone for You

Retribution

Missouri Executive Order 44

**Spiter** are Black Metal/Vampire Punk from Philadelphia, PA

**Diabolus** are Metal/Punk from New Hampshire

**Herakleion** are Thrash/Death Metal from New Orleans

**Blue Tongue** are Louisville Black/Death Metal

Come get weird, wear some face paint, start a pit. *You know the deal.*

Spiter + Diabolus + Herakleion + Blue Tongue

Spiter - Transylvanian Night

Herakleion

Diabolus

BlueTongue

Spiter

✨Join us for a night of art, jazz and our impending doom. ✨

BLACK VIIOLET is the new solo project of French garage-rock maven Nicole Laurenne (The Darts (US), The Love Me Nots). Departing from her gritty rock world, Nicole - a classically-trained pianist - now ventures into neo-soul, jazz, hip hop beats, spy-movie scores, vintage torch songs, and lounge. Backed by an incredible band that features Conrad Real from the Legendary Digable Planets on drums.

This is an 18+ event

Apocalypsmas Opening w/ Black Viiolet + Zoe & The Porktown Hustlers

Zoe & The Porktown Hustlers

Black Viiolet

Apocolypsmas Afterparty!

**Kris Baha** is the dark prince of Industrial/ EBM/ Synth Punk & Synth pop mutations.

This is an 18+ event.

Kris Baha + Void Palace + Healng

Electric - Kris Baha Remix

Kris Baha - Into the Dark

Healng

Void Palace

Kris Baha

Doors @6pm, Show @ 6:30

ALL AGES

Gaargoyle 6:30- 6:50

Walk Alone 7:05- 7:25

Two Witnesses 7:40 - 8:00

Constraint 8:15 - 8:40

Nine Eyes 8:55 - 9:20

Inclination 9:35 - 10:00

Weapon X 10:15 - end

This is an all ages event

Life & Death Brigade: Showcase Vol. 1

Weapon X - Back To Life

Nine Eyes

Walk Alone

Two Witnesses

Constraint

Inclination

Join us for a night of incredible sludge/doom/stoner metal before you have to fake a smile to your weird uncle at the Thanksgiving dinner table!

Bless us, Oh Lord, and these Thy Riffs.

**Dopethrone** is self proclaimed "slutch" metal joining us all the way from Hochelaga, Montréal. They are joined on tour with Detroits **Temple of the Fuzz Witch** and Louisville's very own metal masters, **(ohlm)** and **Baptise** will be joining the stage for what will surely be a night filled with horns, high fives and debauchery!

Dopethrone+Temple of the Fuzz Witch+(ohlm)+Baptise

(ohlm)

Temple of the Fuzz Witch

Dopethrone

**HORNS UP HEADBANGERS!**

PORTAL is bringing death and thrash metal legends **Deceased** to Louisville! They are LEGENDS in the death/thrash metal scene, in the early 90's they were the first ever band to join Relapse Records.

Joined by **Desolus** and Louisville's very own **Volcandra**!

This show has everything...apocolyptic futures, satanic science fiction, impending doom, riffs that come from the darkest levels of hell....BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

Deceased + Desolus + Volcandra

Deceased - Morbid Shape In Black

Deceased - Morbid Shape in Black

Volcandra

Desolus

Deceased

**Mars Red Sky** from Bordeaux, France channel 60's Sabbath and perfectly melt stunning melodies with thick, heavy sludge/stoner riffs. The songs are infectious, catchy and Julien’s voice is angelic and mesmerising with every word he sings. Mars Red Sky could be many people’s gateway to heavier music or alternatively a redirection to lighter pastures for some, a true crossover band.

**Howling Giant** are no strangers to Louisville metal fans. The stoner metal/psychedelic rock band from Nashville, Tenn have been passing through regularly since 2014. The band offers an eclectic stoner metal inspired by early sci-fi/horror with soaring vocal melodies preparing you for space travel.

**Sporelord** are a brand new metal band from Louisville, KY playing their very first show.

All Ages

Mars Red Sky + Howling Giant + Sporelord

Mars Red Sky - Strong Reflection

Howling Giant

Mars Red Sky

A Near Decade with Villain of the Story

Formed in 2014, Minneapolis Minnesota’s **Villain of the Story** can be described as a modern spin on 2010’s metalcore fused with 2000’s radio rock. To date the band has released 3 studio albums and an EP amassing 20+ million plays.

Joined by Louisville's very own **Hollow Valley**, join us for a killer night music!

PORTAL

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