Holy Wave + A Ghost Column + Trans-Siberian Express at Strange Brew
Headfirst Editor's Pick

"Hypnagogic psych-pop, the Texan way! Holy Wave’s languid, sun-blissed, garage lullabies truly fried us at The Croft 3 years ago, we're back for seconds cos I'm Dada was the best thing since sliced Stereolab. Dreams reverbing into waking life FFO: DIIV, Tame Impala, Night Beats, Allah-Las. "

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A gig held at Strange Brew on Monday 7th September. The event starts at 19:00.


Holy Wave

Back at the beginning of their seventeen-year career, Holy Wave leaned into a tranquil realm of psychedelia, favouring dreamy pop melodies over long-form jams and guitar heroics. As the band evolved, their early Sgt. Pepper’s-meets-The Velvet Underground sound gave way to more sophisticated melodies and tripped-out instrumentation, steering their music away from sun-bleached nostalgia and into a colour-saturated world where the sounds of the past, present and future intermingle.

Childhood friends Ryan Fuson, Joey Cook, Kyle Hager and Julian Ruiz grew up in El Paso, Texas, where they cut their teeth in the local DIY music scene. Hungry for new sounds and broader perspectives, the band regularly travelled across the American Southwest to catch touring acts that often bypassed West Texas. That sense of wanderlust eventually led them to relocate to Austin and continues to shape both their adventurous songwriting and relentless touring schedule.

Holy Wave will release their sixth studio album, i’m DADA, on 10 July 2026 via Suicide Squeeze Records.

A Ghost Column

A Ghost Column is the intimate avant-pop project of London artist Victoria Hamblett (HAHA Sounds Collective). Blending abstract electronic textures with art-pop songwriting, her recent double single ‘4.04’ - featuring tracks ‘Consumption’ and ‘To Be Right’ - was co-created with Ulrika Spacek’s Callum Brown and Syd Kemp, ahead of a debut album due to be released later this year. Live, she is joined by Callum Brown, Syd Kemp, and Charlie Read Clarke. 

Trans-Siberian Express

In the words of a revered Dom Waters 

“TSE put on a feast of a show.The sextet is composed of multi-instrumentalists so the sound can change wildly from song to song. Each set feels fresh and like a punchdrunk raga of high-energy folk and blues.” - Dom Waters, Bristol 24/7



Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)

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