Event

Wimps + Happy Times Sad Times

Doors 730 Show 8 All Ages

Seattles Wimps (Rachel Ratner, Matt Nyce, and David Ramm) are back with their third album, Garbage People, out July 13th on LP, cassette, CD, and MP3! Known all over as one of the premiere plenty of nonsense guitar/bass/drum groups, Garbage People finds Wimps taking a sonic leap forward (theres saxophone, keyboard, and juuuust enough cowbell) and lyrically (subject matter ranges from gender pay inequality, decline of bee populations as a result of climate change, insomnia, and wanting to steal a pizza ... but only if its cheese!) On Garbage People, Wimps have successfully filtered the best parts of 70s Rough Trade, the International Pop Underground 7 series, Devo, The B-52s, the Breeders, etc. into a unique and timeless sound that appeals to playlist streaming teens AND adults who own over 500 records.

Self-described therapy rock four piece Happy Times Sad Times have been hard at work in the studio and in the bars and basements of Seattle since the release of New Album with Den Tapes. Clever and self-deprecating, they are known for their blazing live performances. They will charm you with hooks and group harmonies, then keep you moving with heavy dance rhythms. They strive for one thing: to make you feel good. Luckily, they dont give you much time to do anything else. Drawing on influences like The Violent Femmes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Pixies, the resulting delivery is a crashing wall of agile post-punk drive, folk simplicity, and garage energy that is as sincere as it is joyful, with just enough world-weariness to believe them.