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The tradition continues on Sat Oct 3rd when the 21st Annual (I Gotta) Rock! Show returns to the stage of The Press Room. The Rock Show includes the much-anticipated announcement of our next Grand Marshal, kick-ass raffle prizes, and of course, fantastic music!The 21st Annual (I Gotta) Rock! Show feat. Kong Moon, Replaced By Robots, & Moon Snails
Sat 10/3 - 5pm doors/6pm show
ALL AGES | $15 adv./$20 day of
*** About the Portsmouth Halloween Parade ***
This event is a collaboration in support of New Hampshire’s biggest Halloween parade that is brought to you by the people, for the people. The parade is NOT a city-sponsored event. It is staged by volunteers and funded solely by the community, primarily through grassroots events like this one. Thank you for your support.
Kong Moon are a Portsmouth, New Hampshire power trio whose sound pulls from ’90s alternative rock, indie, noise, and psychedelia, moving between melodic, atmospheric passages and heavier guitar-driven stretches. Featuring Barclay Ellis Close II on guitar, vocals, and keys, Jason Probert on bass and keys, and Dave Newman on drums and percussion, the band has drawn comparisons to Sonic Youth, R.E.M., Quicksand, and Built to Spill while carving out its own corner of the Seacoast rock scene. Their catalog includes 2020’s self-titled debut, 2024’s You’re Running Out of Things to Own, and the 2026 release Enchanted Nights.
Replaced By Robots are a New Hampshire trio built around Goolkasian of The Elevator Drops, Heather Joy Morgan, and Adam Wade of Funeral Party and The Uprisers. Formed in 2024, the band mixes indie rock, post-punk, new wave, glam, shoegaze, and electronic textures into a colorful, slightly dystopian sound centered on the uneasy relationship between humans and technology. Their 2025 debut mini-album The Experiment was produced in part by Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Radiohead) and Josh Hager (Devo), establishing a sound that pulls from Bowie, T. Rex, Pixies, The Cure, and ’60s pop without settling neatly into any one of them.
The Moon Snails are a five-piece from New Hampshire’s Seacoast whose music pulls freely from indie rock, psychedelia, classic rock, folk, blues, country, jazz, punk, and reggae. Born from years of jamming together in Dover-area apartments, the band channels those wide-ranging influences into loose, eclectic rock songs with plenty of room for groove and experimentation. Their self-titled debut EP arrived in 2024, followed by a 2025 release through New Hampshire DIY label JCH Records and the 2026 single “Hey Doggie.”
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The Press Room, 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3810, United States
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