“Dummy Ache’s 'Shakers' is an exceptional example of real-ass indie rock as god intended, which is to say that the melodies are forlorn, the music is both ambitious and humble, and it all gets loud as f**k."Dummy Ache ALBUM RELEASE SHOW w/ Spirit Hotel, Kong Moon, & Isaac Raven
Thurs 11/5
6pm doors/7pm show
All Ages | $15 adv./$18 day of
“Dummy Ache’s 'Shakers' is an exceptional example of real-ass indie rock as god intended, which is to say that the melodies are forlorn, the music is both ambitious and humble, and it all gets loud as fuck. You’ll hear echoes of Red House Painters, Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, and Dinosaur Jr. But this is no derivative, regressive, weekend warrior claptrap. The songs on Shakers are the products of hard-earned sensitivity, wisdom, depth, generosity, artistry, and joy. It’s the sound of old friends opening their hearts to each other and inviting you to join in.” -Jesse Rifkin, author of This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City
Spirit Hotel are a Salem, Massachusetts band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Leila May Hauck, blending shoegaze and dream pop with darker strains of psychedelia, post-punk, and goth. What began as Hauck’s recording project in 2023 grew into a full band built around reverb-heavy guitars, Farfisa, hypnotic rhythms, and restrained, noir-tinged vocals. Their 2026 album Rêve, released on Little Cloud Records, expands that sound with sitar, dense walls of guitar, and a stronger psychedelic streak.
Kong Moon are a Portsmouth, New Hampshire power trio whose melodic rock pulls from ’90s alternative, indie, noise, and psychedelia. Guitarist/vocalist Barclay Ellis Close II, bassist/keyboardist Jason Probert, and drummer Dave Newman move easily between atmospheric passages and heavier, guitar-driven arrangements, with comparisons ranging from Sonic Youth and R.E.M. to Quicksand and Built to Spill. Their catalog includes 2020’s self-titled debut, 2024’s You’re Running Out of Things to Own, and their latest release, 2026’s Enchanted Nights.
Isaac Raven is a Portland, Maine indie-rock artist whose music blends dream pop and shoegaze with angular guitars, melodic songwriting, and bursts of heavier noise. Performing with an eponymous four-piece band, Raven has become a regular presence in Southern Maine’s DIY scene, with recent releases including Starting Over, Over and Over, the live WMPG set, and 2026 singles “Brain Rotted Freak” and “Domino.” MaineCoastLife singled out the band’s live shows and described “Domino” as moving from a syncopated guitar figure into a wall-of-sound chorus.
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The Press Room, 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3810, United States
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