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POWERSOLO (Denmark)
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | FREE | 21+ w/ Valid ID POWERSOLO - These Danish retro-rockers have been led from the outset by guitarist and songwriter Kim "Kix" Jeppesen, whose infatuation with classic rockabilly and rock & roll has provided the driving force behind their career. Jeppesen began recording under the Powersolo moniker in 1996 in Aarhus, Jutland, bashing out simple rock & roll numbers on his primitive equipment. He expanded the lineup in the late '90s with the addition of his younger brother Bo Jeppesen aka Atomic Child on drums. The duo performed throughout Europe and America at festivals and clubs, thrilling and confusing audiences in turn with their frantic blend of rock & roll, psychobilly, blues, and cowpunk. Prior to the recording of their debut album, Atomic Child switched to lead guitar and Jens "Chief Benz" Søndergaard was brought into the lineup as the band's new drummer. The 2002 release Lemon Half Moon, the wonderfully titled 2004 follow-up It's Raceday ...And Your Pussy Is Gut!!!, and 2006's Egg saw the trio rattling out their unhinged rockabilly punk, and were fun, lewd, and rude in equal measure. In 2008 the band provided the soundtrack for the Danish crime drama feature film Himmerland, followed by the all new studio LP Bloodskinbones in 2009. The typically nervy and raucous Buzz Human, the band's fifth full-length outing, arrived in 2011, followed by the sonically like-minded Real Sound in 2014. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi “Massive and mobile,revved-up and smirking wired manic relentlessness with polished precision musicianship and plenty of gratuitous sonic elegance and refinement within their genre-shifting role playing. But no matter what they try these guys can really make it come to life (..) So good it’s ridiculous!” - Dream Magazine, USA
Andrés - Dead Poet Society
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $7 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Andrés - Alternative from Bakersfield CA Dead Poet Society is a four piece rock out of Boston, Massachusetts playing fretless instruments that create an uncanny wobble effect, and atypical distortion that sounds more like a vintage synth on steroids than an actual guitar. Their sound is both genre defying and defining.
Gino Matteo Band - Cold Sweat
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $7 Cover | 21+ w/ Valid ID Gino Matteo & Jade Bennett Fans - Rock, Roots, Soul, Jam, Sludge Blues Cold Sweat - Blues, Rock, Funk, Soul, R&B, Jazz
The Big Top Drag Show
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1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 7PM | $15 GA | 21+ w/ Valid ID Day of show tickets $20 First Drag Show of 2019! Benefit for NorCal OUTreach Project, MC Mama Troy GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE STANDING ROOM ONLY! ONLY GUARANTEED SEATS IF YOU PURCHASE A SEATED TICKET - SEATED TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! https://thedipredding.ticketspice.com/big-top-drag-show
Matt Hopper - Josiah Johnson - Ugly Boys
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $7 Cover | 21+ w/ Valid ID Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles - An American rock and roll band that has been releasing music since 1999. A dizzying array of music rooted in classic rock tradition and modern rock experimentation with a penchant for stargazey jams and tender folk lie within their catalog. Think Wilco, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and My Morning Jacket. Josiah Johnson (formerly of The Head & The Heart) has written some absolutely beautiful new songs and you must hear them! Not to mention his 35 million + spins from his time with THATH. He will be doing a solo set and also joining MH&TRC in vocals and tambourine/shakers/handclaps. Ugly Boys - a self-proclaimed "Damn Good Pop" band, consists of five hopeless romantics that are anything but their given name.
Pub Quiz at The Dip
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Gather your team and grab a pint for The Dip's trivia night we lovingly call "Pub Quiz"... This week’s theme is General Knowledge! Teams of 6 (Maximum) Trivia starts at 7:30pm ** Please arrive early to reserve a spot for your team! ** Space is limited! See you there!
Ben Morrison (band)
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Advance | $12 Day of Show | 21+ w/ Valid ID His tones are smoky, soulful, and timeless, encapsulating the old spirit of country and the contemporary soul of rock and roll. Northern California native Ben Morrison has been compared to Kris Kristofferson, a male counterpoint to Amy Winehouse, and chunky, spicy peanut butter. ‘It’s as if his cells are music notes and even his spoken voice sounds like he swallowed an amplifier’ says Maddy Cristall of Words on Sound. The origins of Morrison’s sultry and resonant singing, as well as his compelling and introspective original songs, are rooted in family. When Ben was young, his mom played in a folk band and hosted the legendary “Morrison Music Parties” where he soaked in the spontaneous collaborations of musicians, earning his musical schooling from those living room and front porch jams. The music and the scene were magic, and he decided to do everything in his power to make music his life. From slinging pizzas and slipping off to the open mic next door during his shifts, to volunteering for paid medical research studies, Ben did everything he could to subsidize his musical future. Over the last ten years touring the world with The Brothers Comatose, San Francisco’s beloved folk/bluegrass band formed by Ben and his brother Alex, Morrison has performed at such venerated festivals as High Sierra, Merlefest, Mountain Stage, Winnipeg Folk Fest (Canada), Port Fairy Folk Fest (Australia), Outside Lands & Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and has traveled through China with the State Department’s American Music Abroad program. Making music with The Brothers Comatose in a communal and familycentered way has deeply shaped his understanding of being a musician. But at heart, Morrison is a skilled songwriter and crooner capable of working in many styles. He is now exploring new sonic landscapes, employing for the first time (since his rock and roll days) drums, electric bass, keys and guitar. Currently, Morrison is touring as a solo artist while working on his debut LP, employing musical friends of all sorts to create a full band representation of his songs. Morrison will continue to work with his brethren in The Brothers Comatose as he simultaneously carves a path all his own, bringing his unique combination of classic and contemporary sounds to audiences everywhere.
NRVS LVRS with J GRGRY
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $5 Cover | 21+ w/ Valid ID NRVS LVRS - Cold & Dark San Francisco J GRGRY - Dark Pop Seattle
Moon Hooch w/ Human Ottoman & Elena Shirin
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Moon Hooch - Cave Music / ˈkāv myo͞ozik / It's like House, but its more wild, more jagged, more free, more natural to live. Brooklyn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwBhxBBa7tE Human Ottoman - Cello Vibraphone Drum-set power trio! Portland Elena Shirin - Imagine the young Erykah Badu making a baby with Björk, falling into a pot where HipHop, Soul and Ambient build a space for mindfulness.
Dandu - Sharkmouth
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | FREE | 21+ w/ Valid ID Dandu's music is inspired by jazz, hip-hop, funk, and progressive rock; resulting in a sound that can be best described as wonky groove music. The Denver based trio consists of Dylan Johnson (drums), Ben Weirich (piano and synthesizers), and Sean Dandurand (bass guitar). The musicians have been playing together for over 5 years in multiple ensembles, logging in over 300 shows together, and playing such iconic venues as Chautauqua Auditorium, Bluebird Theater, and Boulder Theater. They've shared the stage with Victor Wooten, John Scofield, Thundercat, John Medeski, Jack DeJohnette, Dennis Chambers, Cory Henry, The Bad Plus, Jacob Collier, Tera Melos, and many other musical greats. Sharkmouth - California’s funkiest jazz punk trio
That 1 Guy
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Imagine the brainchild of Dr. Seuss, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Stanley Kubrick and Rube Goldberg, and you begin to understand the spectacle of a That 1 Guy performance by Berkeley, CA-based, classically trained musician Mike Silverman. As inventor and player of The Magic Pipe, That 1 Guy’s show has to be seen to be believed, as he single-handedly (and foot-edly) plays his amazing instrument, made out of miked steel pipes with a single, thick bass string wired from top to bottom, not to mention an Appalachian handsaw, an electric cowboy boot and belching smoke. Combining elements of classical music with electronica, Silverman puts his classical training to good use creating music that is ethereal, gothic and heart pounding. “It’s pretty serious,” says Silverman, about his one-man concert performance, equal parts music, technology, science, art and spectacle and suitable for audiences of all ages, as he uses his hands and feet to create an industrial tribal rhythm that must be seen and heard to be believed. “There’s a lot to take in. When people see me play, they just intuitively get it.” His audiences range from psychedelic warriors to families of all ages. Last year, he embarked on a five-week jaunt with Guns N’ Roses guitarist Buckethead in which the two collaborated nightly. “We really got out there and had a good time,” says Silverman. “He brought things out of me musically I don’t bring out of myself.” A That 1 Guy concert is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, like taking a trip around the world without leaving your seat.
Game of Thrones Pub Quiz
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Gather your team and grab a pint for The Dip's trivia night we lovingly call "Pub Quiz"... In celebration of the final season of Game of Thrones, and by popular demand, we will finally be doing a show-based Game of Thrones Pub Quiz!! Teams of 6 (Maximum) Trivia starts at 7:30pm ** Please arrive early to reserve a spot for your team! ** Space is limited! See you there!
Uli Jon Roth: Triple Anniversary Tour
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $20 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID 3 HOUR SHOW!! Featuring a complete set of Electric Sun Reborn followed by highlights from Tokyo Tapes Revisited. Grab your tickets online here: https://thedipredding.ticketspice.com/uii-jon-roth-anniversary-tour Or at The Dip!!
Tangients - Crunk Witch
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | FREE | 21+ w/ Valid ID TANGIENTS - Post-Punk Post-Pop Shoegaze Los Angeles http://www.tangients.com Crunk Witch - Bass Heavy Nerd-pop Presque Isle, Maine https://crunkwitch.bandcamp.com
Diggin Dirt at The Dip
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Our favorite funk band from Arcata are back! Reminiscent of James Brown, and Sly and the Family Stone, Diggin Dirt is a band that is very well known around Humboldt County and the Pacific Northwest for uniquely blending together their influences that range from funk to blues to reggae to psychedelic-rock, to make something that is all together new and old sounding at the same time. Diggin Dirt are an 8 piece band with tight horns and an even tighter rhythm section and they never fail to keep the dance floor moving all night long. Excitement, top notch stage presence, and high quality original songs are sure to be delivered in more than adequate dosages with Diggin Dirt on stage. Whether you intend to or not, Diggin Dirt will have you moving from your head to your toes if you happen to find yourself in the same room as this extremely funky powerhouse of a band.
Fates Warning - Mad Chemist
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $15 Adv Tickets | $20 Day of | 21+ w/ Valid ID The legendary metal band Fates Warning began in the early 1980's playing a traditional style of heavy metal. However, they quickly began to adopt a more technically proficient style influenced by Rush and are considered by many to be the first true prog-metal band. While the band has subsequently moved in more melodic and ambient directions, they have remained a vibrant and well-respected cornerstone for the prog camp within the heavy metal strata.
Bassel & The Supernaturals
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Bassel & The Supernaturals combines neo-soul and funk with captivating lyrics about love, loss, and a war in Syria that has affected Bassel Almadani’s family along with 10,000,000 others. The soulful Syrian-American vocalist and his ensemble donate over 20% of their merchandise proceeds to humanitarian relief through the Karam Foundation, including $3,000 from the preorder campaign for their full-length album, Elements (2017). Their latest album - drawing inspiration from artists such as Snarky Puppy, Jamiroquai, and Steely Dan's "Aja" - was premiered by Noisey (Vice), and led to their involvement in the nationally-acclaimed SXSW 2017 showcase 'ContraBanned: #MusicUnites' featuring artists from the diaspora of countries targeted by the travel ban. They've since been featured on PRI, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Paste Magazine, Huffington Post, NowThis, and many others. Bassel co-produced the multi-genre humanitarian tour 'Amplify Peace' in collaboration with several other Arab-American artists from predominantly Muslim countries impacted by war (Omar Offendum, Kayem, Ronnie Malley, and Asad Jafri). Highlights from their debut tour in October 2017 included performances at the John F. Kennedy Center, the Arab American National Museum, and a feature by the Associated Press. The program features a dynamic, multi-genre performance by socially conscious artists along with a variety of educational packages featuring lectures, interactive workshops, and a Q&A. Performing over 55 tour dates on average per year across the US and Canada with internationally touring artists such as Youssou N'Dour, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock, Emancipator, The Dandy Warhols, Sinkane, and many others - Bassel & The Supernaturals is preparing to release another full-length album, Smoke & Mirrors (2019).
Pub Quiz at The Dip
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Gather your team and grab a pint for The Dip's trivia night we lovingly call "Pub Quiz"... This week’s theme is General Knowledge! This will also be the only Pub Quiz in April, so don’t miss out! Teams of 6 (Maximum) Trivia starts at 7:30pm ** Please arrive early to reserve a spot for your team! ** Space is limited! See you there!
John 5 and The Creatures w/ Jared James Nichols - SOLD OUT!
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | SOLD OUT! | 21+ w/ Valid ID How does one define John 5? Is he rock? Is it country? Is he heavy metal? What about emo, industrial or bluegrass? Truth is there is no one set genre to fit John 5. In a world where music must be defined, John 5 breaks every mould by continually changing and adapting his style. Although he is unmistakably John 5 in his sound, he mixes around with the foundation with every new track he writes, every album he guests on and every time he picks up the guitar. Jared James Nichols - You can't teach the blues. It's not something that can be codified in music books or learned on YouTube. It goes much deeper than that and it comes from the inside. It's about the way the guitar strings are bent and the sound gets transmuted directly from a player's soul. It's simple at the end of the day. Either you've got it, or you don't. JARED JAMES NICHOLS has definitely got it.
Ages and Ages - The Harmaleighs
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $7 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY JAN. 18th @ 9 AM For the past two years, Tim Perryand Rob Oberdorfer, the creative braintrust behind the offbeat but often upbeat group Ages and Ages got together twice a week to work on new music, along with drummer and co-producer Evan Railton. Not terribly out of the ordinary, really. They were, after all, in the process of creating a follow up to their acclaimed 2016 album Something To Ruin. But beyond just the simple act of getting together with friends to create, it proved to be a necessary ballast. In the wake of the 2016 election when every day seemed to bring a new bit of insanity to our lives, this was something to look forward to and something to help them make sense of it all. Call it musical grouptherapy. “Art is supposed to helpget at the root of the human experience and what it’s like to be alive,” Perry says. “And the challenge is how do you make music that confronts these complicated, important and sometimes very dark questions and do so in a way that still bounces around andmaintains some level of optimism?” It’s a thin needle to thread but Ages andAges have done just that on their forthcoming album Me You They We. The 10 songs on this self-released LP don’t shy away from the uneasy feelings so many of us have been havingsince 2016. They shine a light through the murk with a glistening sound and lyrics that are unblinking yet suffused with a sense of hope. The Elton John-like grinder “Forever Cul-De-Sac” addresses cultural myopia and looking for those outlets to see what’s beyond the titular dead-end street (“I want to have vision/but I can’t see out,” Perry sings). The shimmering, swinging “How It Feels” admits that “my problems are irrelevant” when compared with folks that are truly struggling but that “doesn’t make them any less real.” And on "Unsung Songs," Perry and Allen sing about what it's like to be caught on the wrong end of the political pendulum over a wash of synth-heavy dream pop capped by falsetto vocals. The Harmaleighs - honestly craft poetic, passionate, and powerful songs cut from a pastiche of indie, folk, pop and Americana.
Toubab Krewe
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Toubab Krewe Some music cannot be found on a map or within iTunes categories. Some music is so original it seems snatched from the great, invisible substrata that runs below all human activity, a sound aching to be born without a flag or fixed allegiance – free, questing, overflowing with immediate, tangible life. This is the music of Toubab Krewe, the vibrant Asheville, NC-based instrumental powerhouse that creates a sonic Pangaea that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. While nearly impossible to put into any box, it takes only a few moments to realize in a very palpable way that one is face-to-face with a true original who recognizes no borders in a march towards a muscular, original, globally switched-on sound. Formed in 2005, Toubab Krewe has tenaciously honed their craft through relentless touring and a fierce dedication to carving out something they can truly call their own. The fruits of this hard work can be heard on their latest release, STYLO, (March 2nd, 2018). What Justin Perkins (kora, kamelngoni, guitar, percussion), Terrence Houston (drumset), Drew Heller (guitar, organ), Justin Kimmel (bass, keys), and Luke Quaranta (djembe, dunun, sangban, kenkeni, kryn, karenye) have wrought on STYLO reflects the many miles and musical journeys that have transpired since their last studio album, TK2. This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they've exhibited in their decade and a half of heavy gigging, including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Electric Forest, Wakarusa, Hulaween, and abroad at such legendary gatherings as the Festival In The Desert in Essakane, Mali, Shanghai World Music Festival, and Jam Cruise. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets' Umar Bin Hassan, Uncle Earl's Rayna Gellert, or Weedie Braimah, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community. Toubab carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group's travels to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali. But what truly differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they've learned instead of simply recreating tradition. Toubab Krewe carves out a new trail honoring the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary.
Bumpin Uglies: Catch My Buzz Tour w/ The Melodramatics
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Bumpin Uglies w/ The Melodramatics @ The Dip Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID Tickets on sale Friday, Feb. 1st @ 11AM! For nearly a decade now, Bumpin Uglies have been playing their brand of groove-heavy jams – a curiously fun mix of ska, Reggae and good ole’ punk rock – all while putting strong lyrics at the forefront of the music. It’s a formula that quickly took them from local favorites, playing around Annapolis, to a national stage. With a wildly infectious sound, tattoo-worthy lyrics and an itch to take their music to the masses, the band piled into the van years ago and have rarely seen home since. When they aren’t on the road, they’ve been camped in the studio, churning out four full-length albums, two acoustic albums, three EP’s and a Live record. Their latest, 2018’s Beast From The East came out on Space Duck Records and is proof that the band has found their groove. The album consists of a dozen stand-out tracks, any one of which could be considered instant classics for the band. The album also features some big names in the East Coast reggae-rock community including Ballyhoo!’s Howi Spangler, the Movement’s Gary Dread, Passafire’s Ted Bowne, Tropidelic’s Derek McBryde, Matthew Roads & Young James, Zach Fowler of Sun Dried Vibes and Oogee Wawa’s Jesse Lee. Buzz magazine raves “Beast From The East IS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED PUNK-REGGAE GEM.” The Bumpin Uglies’ origin story begins with singer/guitarist Brandon Hardesty playing open mics around Maryland. He met bassist Dave Wolf not too long after and Bumpin Uglies was born. With a proper set of wheels and TJ Haslett on drums, they went off to spread their music across the country like modern day Johnny Appleseeds. The group recently added Chad Wright on keyboards, expanding on their sound. Raised on everything from Bad Religion and The Beach Boys to Sublime and Reel Big Fish, Bumpin Uglies have managed to take inspiration from some of the best out there, run it through their own distinctive filter and end up with a truly original take on the various genres creating an original hybrid. With a unique sound that’s nearly impossible to ignore, the band has gotten everyone from dreadlocked kids to PBR-fueled tattooed punks moving their heads to their music at festivals and on headlining tours across the country. The Melodramatics - Local Reggae/Ska/Rock
Vicious Rumors - Troposfear
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $10 Tickets | $12 Day of Show | 21+ w/ Valid ID Vicious Rumors is an American heavy metal band founded in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The band co-created the bay area metal scene in it's beginning. Brainchild of Geoff Thorpe, the band has been active on the metal scene since forever, actively touring through the last 30 years. Vicious Rumors is recognized for their guitar works and harmonies, as well as the variety of their tracks. Troposfear - American Power Metal ~ Thrash Redding
Skating Polly
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $7 Tickets | $10 Day of Show | 21+ w/ Valid ID TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY FEB. 15th @ 10AM! Skating Polly - Ugly Pop Tacoma, WA http://www.skatingpolly.com There's a difficult to describe, yet timeless quality to certain songs that transcends genre or era. It's something that you can't fake or contrive and it's what lies at the core of Skating Polly's music. The multi instrumentalist duo of Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse started their band in Oklahoma in 2009. They recorded their debut album Taking Over The World in 2010 and achieved instant acclaim from underground music icons like X's Exene Cervenka (who produced 2013's Lost Wonderfuls) and Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson (who produced 2014's Fuzz Steliacoom.) After the release of 2016's The Big Fit, Veruca Salt's co-frontwomen Louise Post and Nina Gordon reached out and said they wanted to write with the band. What started as a writing session ultimately became 2017’s New Trick EP. Now armed with a third member—Kelli’s brother Kurtis Mayo—the trio are about to release their latest full length, The Make It All Show.
Bay Nights Tour: Lil Debbie - Dev
The Dip
1730 California St
Redding, CA 96001 Map
Doors 8PM | $20 Tickets | 21+ w/ Valid ID TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY FEB. 22nd @ 10AM! Lil Debbie- Rapper, model, fashion designer Dev - American singer, songwriter, rapper, model and radio host. Dev was discovered by the record label, Indie-Pop, and The Cataracs via Myspace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled in Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6" which reached number 1 in the US, and sold over four million downloads in the country.
