Friday night’s Prototype 237 lineup is kinda like the Human Centipede:
Assembled for maximum gnarliness, filled with sedatives, and positively sick from front to back—not to mention that the bands are actually all surgically conjoined.
OK, that’s not entirely true—they happen to be more bath salts folks—but in all seriousness, this show is shaping up to bring together the most stacked and complete all-around lineup to the ProtoStage to-date:
NYC-based BLANKET APPROVAL is a 4-piece groovy indie rock band dispensing hard rock blended with tight melodies and springy bass lines and drawing from influences like Iggy Pop, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Parcels. After being born out of the ashes of the pandemic they’ve built an impressive following, having garnered nearly 200k streams in less than 8 months and a feature in Spotify’s Fresh Finds Indie playlist.
“Rich and blistering post-punk-inspired gem” NIGHT GALLERY brings post-punk back to the 21st century with its eclectic DIY style craftily blending the energy of a punk-inspired soundtrack with the most electrifying elements of 80s dance music. Neither strictly punk, nor pop, and not rock, the songs of the band formerly known as Dummy are “catchy, their choruses are loud and fist-pumping and enticing,” says music blogger Eduard Banulescu.
Disemvoweling to LKFFCT to avoid legal action from a midwestern bluegrass band, the NJ band formerly known as Lake Effect serves up a delightful mix of lo-fi/pop/punk/psychedelic/indie rock with notes of R&B. This Essex County-based band has released a slew of full-length records over the years, including 2017’s standout “Dawn Chorus,” described by reporter Mike Mehalick as a “power-pop meets slacker-rock opus” with a “brilliant songwriting approach.”
Described by Stereogum as a “mesmeric sound...dark and catchy, synthwave enhanced by menacing harmonies” and “nuke wave” by Brooklyn Vegan, MONOGRAMS is the alias of Brooklyn's Ian Jacobs, who communicates tones with dynamics and velocity. A “thrilling collision of Brooklyn dream-pop with crushing post-apocalyptic post-punk” (Earmilk), Monograms will play the ProtoStage just a day after the LP release of A Fine Commitment.
June 23, 2023 | 8pm
Tix: $15 at door or online ( https://prototype237.ticketleap.com/nightblanketlkffct )