Cafe Kino

Cambridge shoegazers Lemondaze play swooning, washed-out guitar-pop for the romantically concussed! Their woozy songs swell and shimmer with slow-release euphoria – tailor-made for acolytes of: Slowdive, Drop Nineteens, Just Mustard, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water. Lemondaze at Cafe Kino.

Fabulous and filthy queer pagan-punk ritualism takes over the Kino basement as anarchogoth provocateurs Rites of Hadda bring their sax-fuelled psychedelia to town. Augmented by Hermeticus’ noise-rock + new wave, dub and punk from DJ Pete Webb on the decks to keep the punk spirit burning. Rites of Hadda, Hermeticus, DJ Pete Webb at Cafe Kino.

Huge huge treat for the DIY indie scene as beloved lo-fi balladeer Perkie makes a rare live outing; their melodic anti-folk-meets-avant-pop is in prime company with ex-Sissy power-punk Leigh Arthur, Permapup’s tender-hearted twee pop and Dyke Mother’s emerging experimental grunge. Essential session FFO: Emmy the Great, Erica Freas, This Is The Kit, Darren Hayman, Trust Fund. Perkie, Leigh Arthur, Permapup, & Dyke Mother at Cafe Kino.

We’re veeery here for Kino’s scene-saving new run of DIY punk shows for barely the price of a pint. Storming the basement this round: amp-blown Hanna-channelling femme rage from The Dollies, howling pync Cymraeg from Sold For Parts + glam garage newbies Quick Romance for starters. Mandatory FFO: Hole, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Team Dresch, Big Joanie, X-Ray Spex. The Dollies + Sold For Parts + Quick Romance at Cafe Kino.

Hedonistic-as-hell garage punk from Arizona, Class hit Kino with driving rhythms, insanely catchy vocal hooks, and melodic joy cutting straight to the energetic heart of power-pop. Catch 'em splitting top billing with old-school lo-fi indie served by Missouri’s Soup Activists: psychedelic distortion, jangly guitars, and plenty of acerbic wit. Outsider bliss FFO: Exploding Hearts, Television Personalities, The Raincoats. CLASS , STUPID WORLD and SEIZURE SALAD at Cafe Kino.