BALACLAVA

Event ID: MS63962

Sat, Mar 14, 2026 | 6:00 AM - 6:50 AM

Venue: Swan Dive

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Summary

BIRTHED FROM NYC WASTE WATER AND SOAKED IN FORMALDEHYDE, BALACLAVA ANSWERS THE LIFE LONG QUESTION OF WHAT ANIMATED TRASH WOULD SOUND LIKE. BALACLAVA INVITES YOU INTO THE FRAY, WASTES NO TIME, HANDS YOU A DRINK, AND DELIVERS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING. THE DISTRACTION YOU NEEDED. THE ANTIDOTE TO THE BUMMER. BALACLAVA IS SCUZZED UP, BEER SOAKED, SYNTH SWIRLING, NECK TWISTING, MUSLCE MOVING, GAIN CRANKED, SUGARY SWEET PUNK TUNES THAT LEAVE YOU WITH EAR WORMS THAT BORROW FOR DAYS TO COME. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS BALA HAVE BEEN CUTTING THEIR TEETH ON JUST ABOUT EVERY DIRTY NYC VENUE FLOOR, LEAVING THOSE WHO ATTEND A SHOW SWEATY, HAPPY, AND HOOKED. FOR LOVERS OF LOUD GUITARS, DELAY SOAKED VOCALS, CRUNCHED UP BASS, OR THE HEAT THAT LINGERS IN THE ROOM ONCE THE SHOW HAS ENDED, LOOK NO FURTHER. SO POUR ANOTHER, PET A DOG, KISS YOUR HOMIES, GRAB A LOVER, PICK UP YOUR FEET AND ENJOY. BALACLAVA LOVES YOU.

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