Name: Bit Brigade w/ The Han Solo Project
Start: 2024-05-07T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 1159 24th Street Des Moines IA 50311

$Bit Brigade w\/ The Han Solo Project$

xBk presents
Bit Brigade
performing “Castlevania” + “Contra” + “DuckTales”
with special guest
The Han Solo Project
Tuesday, May 7
Doors: 6pm | Show: 8pm
All Ages
Tickets: $15 ADV // $20 DoS (+ Fees)
*Limited seating available on a first come, first served basis. If you require ADA accommodations please reach out to [email protected]*
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Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full NES game soundtracks as their gamer speedruns the game live onstage.
"When was the last time you attended a live music performance with a genuine element of risk involved?And no, going to a Gwar show with a white t-shirt on doesn't count. When Bit Brigade takes the stage yourmind will frantically oscillate between "Oh! Agh!! Please don't die!!" and "YES! He's doing it!!"
Combining the dread and daring of a live video game speed run with the spot-on technique of a live bandcovering the musical accompaniment to everything you're seeing on-screen in real time, Bit Brigade willhave you swinging between the two mediums. From thrashing about to live renditions of your favorite stage themes, fingers yearning to the sky in a rock 'n roll parody of sea anemones seeming to silently plead,"Please, feed us more fretboard pyrotechnics!," to being locked in stock-still rapture as the infalliblemaestro of the d-pad, Noah McCarthy, takes on the final boss and risks his video game life under the threatof intense peer scorn (or the reward of night-long glory and a credits score). No matter the outcome, BitBrigade must play on until the deed is done - which it always is - on the first (and last) try. Once Noah’sNES buzzes on, there's no turning back."
- Metalhead Mike of The Shizz, summer 2011
The Han Solo project started as a bad pun joke and some equally bad working titles for a small Iowa band called Thoughts of Crossing.
Several years after that band released their final album Disney bought Star Wars and started an ambitious plan to wipe the cannon clean and release a bajillion new movies. As a result of skepticism and excitement the drummer (Mike) and the bass player (Tom) revived their original joke idea and started writing and recording music as The Han Solo Project.
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ADD ON OPTIONS
(does not include ticket(s) for the show):
Option 1: Floor High Top Table For Up To 4 People: $50 (+ Fees)
Option 2: Mezzanine Lower Deck High Top Table For Up To 4 People: $50 (+ Fees)
Option 3: Mezzanine Upper Deck High Top Table For Up To 4 People: $40 (+ Fees)
Exclusive reserved seating is offered for this event. Please note that the Reserved Table Add-On does not include a general admission ticket; therefore, each person must have their own general admission ticket for entry. To ensure your group sits together, we recommend reserving a table. Tables can comfortably accommodate up to four individuals, and those with reservations can choose between a floor table or a mezzanine table. For the remaining tables, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis