SUPC PRESENTS: ESCAPE-ISM w/ SNEAKS
A MERGE RECORDS DOUBLE BILL STRAIGHT FROM THE NATION’S CAPITAL
TUES 4/24/18
THE OBERLIN SCO
10 PM
FREE W OCID // $5 WITHOUT

Escape-ism is the solo project of legendary frontman Ian Svenonius, known for his work in seminal DC post-hardcore group Nation of Ulysses (Dischord), as well as bands like Make Up, Weird War, XYZ, and Chain and the Gang. 

Escape-ism is a “found sound dream drama” – “1 drum box, a guitar, a cassette player, and a single slobbering, sinful voice singing out…for a way out. Live, it’s a new paradigm of performance: raw, gestural, idiotic, sublime, revolutionary, poetic, faux naïf, unknowing, a drainage pipe that leads to who knows where” (Merge Records). Performer magazine once called Svenonius the “greatest performer on the planet.” This is not a set you will want to miss.

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Sneaks is the minimalist post-punk project of DC native Eva Moolchan. With sparse and effective songwriting and relentless cool, Sneaks are on the rise. Catch them while you can.

“With little more than a bass, drum machine, and deadpan vocals, Sneaks, a.k.a. Eva Moolchan, makes minimalist music that takes up space—something she herself has made a point of doing in the male-heavy Washington, D.C., DIY punk scene that has been her home.” (Merge Records)