BARONESS RED & BLUE TOUR
Baroness recently surprised Philadelphia-area fans with two performances of the Red Album and Blue Record in their entirety, with both shows sold-out within minutes. The band now brings “The Red & Blue Tour” to The Waiting Room on May 24th. The trek sees the GRAMMY-nominated Baroness revisiting the monumental tracks that established them as one of the most innovative bands of their generation. From the psychedelic-laden “Isak” to the ethereal melodies of “The Sweetest Curse,” the special evenings with the Savannah-born outfit promise to be one of the most captivating tours of the year. The tour will feature a variety of exclusive tour-only vinyl with newly crafted John Baizley artwork, as well as a selection of Red and Blue themed merchandise. “In December, for our annual Philly pre-holiday show, we performed our first two full length albums: Red and Blue,” John Baizley shares. “It was a great experience, unearthing the deeper cuts from those records that had faded from our setlist and it offered a rare opportunity to play some of those songs for the first time ever outside the studio. While I’ve personally never been overly interested in the pure nostalgia of past records, we’ve always found it illuminating to bridge the gap between present and past Baroness by learning and updating/rearranging our earliest material. After the overwhelming and positive response from the Philadelphia shows (and while we’re busy writing our next record) we’re looking forward to taking Red and Blue on the road and sharing the experience with old and new friends alike.” The Red Album (2007) and Blue Record (2009) laid the foundation for what was to come over Baroness’ 20-year-plus career. These two albums introduced the band’s distinctive style, combining crushing heaviness with melodic intricacy, and paved the way for the ambitious scope of Yellow & Green, the GRAMMY-nominated Purple, the grandeur of Gold & Grey, and the expansive creativity of STONE. About Baroness Founded in 2003, Baroness is John Baizley (vocals/guitar), Gina Gleason (guitar), Nick Jost (bass) and Sebastian Thomson (drums). The Philadelphia-meets-Brooklyn foursome have released six full-length albums: STONE (2023), Gold & Grey (2019), Purple (2015), Yellow & Green (2012), Blue Record (2009), and the Red Album (2007). Throughout their career, they’ve garnered widespread acclaim, with the band’s albums regularly featured on year-end best of lists, and 2017 seeing their first GRAMMY® nomination. On their most recent album, STONE, Pitchfork said they “remain one of the most remarkable and capable bands at the intersection of heavy metal, hard rock, and psychedelia.” Brooklyn Vegan described the 10-song collection as “Baroness at their most alive and direct,” while Revolver added: “STONE… is a wild ride, full of triumphant sludge metal, and soaring, shoegazing progressive rock.”
Snowball Showdown 2025
The battle set mayhem lives on, this time in Omaha, NE at the Waiting Room Lounge, Friday January 31st!! We have 4 matchups that will pit similar bands against each other where they will go head-to-head on stage for battle set supremacy!!! Traffic Death VS. Disrepair (crust punk/hardcore battle set) https://trafficdeath.bandcamp.com/ vs. https://disrepairpunk.bandcamp.com/ MAN VS. Prolapse (noise/grindcore battle set) https://mantheband.bandcamp.com/ vs https://prolapse402.bandcamp.com/ Blowing Chunks VS. the Shidiots (punk rock battle set) https://www.youtube.com/@blowingchunksband vs https://theshidiots.bandcamp.com/ Ex-Nihilo VS. Jiblets (metal/metalcore battle set) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566541991592 vs https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Ekmgclavbdyhu1M5fPSx7
Metal Pajama Party ft. The Tale Untold
Aborted
Since their unholy inception in 1995, death metal miscreants ABORTED have been one of the pioneers of the genre and have annihilated friend and foe with relentless intensity and an uncompromising mix of flawless technicality and raw emotion. Having carved a niche for themselves in the extreme metal realm, the multi-national combo around Svende Caluwé initially gained notoriety by offering up ruthlessly fast death-grind with groovy breakdowns on their early works (‘The Purity of Perversion’, ‘Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done’). By meticulously crafting and introducing more technical elements on more recent releases such as “TerrorVision”, “Retrogore” and “Mania Cult”, ABORTED has consistently sharpened their lethal blend of furious death metal. Thereby firmly cementing their status as one of the most menacing and envelope-pushing metal acts of the 21st century.
Escuela Grind
with for your health and Wisdom & War Through punishingly short, and dynamic songs, ESCUELA GRIND delivers politically charged lyrics inspired by modern anxieties, unrest, and the roots of Hardcore Punk, Grindcore, and Power Violence. While members Katerina Economou, Jesse Fuentes (Kill the Client, Creator|Destroyer), Jason Balthazar Eldridge (Hearse), and Kris Morash (Your Brain on Drugs) span from different parts of the United States; the band has been based in Upstate New York and Western Massachusetts since its first shows in 2016.
Swallow The Sun
with special guests Harakiri For The Sky, Ghost Bath and Snakes of Russia More than two decades of despair, beauty, and heartache have not only shaped but fueled Finnish melancholy torchbearers, the chart-topping and two-time Finnish Grammy nominated SWALLOW THE SUN. Formed in Jyväskylä in 2000, the quintet has enjoyed numerous fan-lauded music videos (10+ million YouTube views) and streaming dominance (50+ million Spotify plays), while also embarking on a four-continent, 900-show run throughout their 23-year career. The new album, Shining, however, is the group’s first step on the new path to the unknown. —- Mӕre – a malicious folk entity that creeps up on sleeping people’s chests during the night and instils breathlessness and anxiety. It is this state of diffused terror and paralysis that has been enshrined in HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s music ever since their 2012 debut album. With M.S.‘s captivating guitar melodies and J.J.‘s lyrics, ridden with trauma, delirium and loss, their unique mixture of black metal and post rock creates an inescapable maelstrom of shattering screams and sudden acoustic guitar interludes. —- GHOSTBATH writes and creates under the assumption that music is an extension of one’s own soul. They journey through the sorrow and sadness that all lives experience, but leave a glimmer of hope. They portray both deep anguish and angelic soundscapes that are sure to leave an impression on the listener. —- Los Angeles’s Joseph Holiday makes dark, moody, end-of-the-world modular music as SNAKES OF RUSSIA. He masterfully weaves together his modular rig with samples and real world instrumentation.
Stronghold
ALL AGES
The Zenith Passage
with TeHÔM Doors 7pm / Music 7:30pm / All Ages While far too many progressive and technical death metal bands are happy to walk the same path and stick to a tried-and-true sound, on their second full-length The Zenith Passage forge new and exhilarating territory. From start to finish, Datalysium is driven by imagination, and played by artists who have full command of their instruments, creating something that stands out of any pack while maintaining what made them such a riveting proposition in the first place. When asked to describe the record, the band do so vividly: “Imagine if Necrophagist and Meshuggah were married, and Cynic and Extol got married, then years later they went to a swingers party to spice up their relationships, which then became a regular thing. From this, they all had a kid together, no one knows who the biological father is, but that’s cool because they’re co-parenting. That kid then grows up, idolizing David Lynch, Ridley Scott and film noir. He then goes to film school for a couple of years, but drops out because he’d rather play synth music, but ends up broke and homeless. Then Datalysium would be that kid.”
Moose’s Monster Bash
with Leatherface, Graveyard Smash, Komatose & Surreal the MC VIP PACKAGE: $100 VIP includes: admission to the show, pre-show in costume photo-op with Leatherface, signed event exclusive print, VIP lanyard, and entry to the VIP afterparty with Andrew Bryniarski. _________________________________________________________________________________ Midwest Elite Concerts and Moose’s Monster Mash invite you to come celebrate 5 years of Moose’s Monster Mash with a night of music, and horror! Meet Andrew Bryniarski, known from films like; Batman Returns, Street Fighter, Rollerball, Necessary Roughness, and of course his role as Leather face in the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Take part in a live q&a podcast recording, then stick around for a night of music and celebration. Surreal the MC will be spinning your favorite horror hits, Horrocore Legend Komatose will bring his brand of horror to the Reverb stage and Horror Punk band, Graveyard Smash end the night and bring down the house on this 5 year celebration.
The Plot In You
ADVANCE GA: $29.50DAY OF SHOW: $34.50BALCONY: $66 with Currents, Zero 9:36, and Wind Walkers