Indie rock
Monica LaPlante + System Exclusive w/ Others and Artificial Dopamine
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesDoors 7 pm // Music 7:30 pm 21+ // $10 Feeling overworked and underwhelmed as a waitress in Minneapolis, Monica LaPlante used the Covid-19 pandemic as a chance to untangle the weird webs inside her mind. Her latest single, “Compression” is an encapsulation of bottled-up anxiousness and uncertainty. Set to vintage drum machines, ’70s funk bass lines, and whacked-out synthesizers, it’s easy to believe The Minneapolis Star Tribune crowned her the Quarantine Rock Queen. ——————- Ari Blaisdell and Matt Jones […]
Tunic w/ Disappear Forever, Viator and Germ Circus
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesDoors 7 pm // Music 7:30 pm $10 // $12 21+ with support from: Disappear Forever Viator Germ Circus For all the chaos and aggression in Tunic’s songs, the Winnipeg trio is haltingly perceptive and emotionally resonant. Composed of singer-guitarist David Schellenberg and drummer Dan Unger, the punk band is responsible for bracingly intense full-lengths about the anxieties and insecurities of daily life, including the 2021 LPs Quitter and Exhaling. But with their third album Wrong Dream, which is out […]
Blessed w/ Others and Disappear Forever
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesDoors 7 pm // Music 7:30 pm21+ // $10 advance // $12 DOS Blessed’s sophomore release, “Circuitous”, cements and expands on their status as a band’s band: a patient, eclectic career outfit guided by the intense pursuit of an internally-dictated creative agenda. The group has sharpened their strengths, bringing an ever-growing depth of songwriting and artistic evolution to their craft. Composed from hours of jam material and hundreds of demos, “Circuitous” comprises eight tracks that sprawl and thrash […]
Products Band w/ Ouchie, Big Hank and Jade Monroe at The Aquarium
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesDoors 8 pm // Music 8:30 pm 21+ // $12 Support from: Ouchie Big Hank Jade Monroe of Sweet Marilyn Inspired by bands like Television, Wire, Pavement, The Replacements and R.E.M., Products Band has been building up steam across the midwest since Jo, Alex, Konner and Jack started playing together in 2017. In true DIY fashion, they self-released both their 2018 EP ‘On the Dotted Line’ and 2021’s full length ‘Pink Puma’ as cassette only releases on their Bandcamp (definitely […]
Stephen Steinbrink w/ Walker Rider and Avantide (Bismarck)
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United States7 pm doors // 7:30 pm music 21+ // $10 Support from Walker Rider Avantide Stephen Steinbrink is self-taught musician, songwriter, and artist. Growing up in the absurd air-conditioned climate of Phoenix, AZ, taught himself how to write melodies by reverse engineering pop songs taped off the radio and developed a unique and intricate fingerpicking style on guitar in alternate tunings. Immersing himself in the west coast DIY community in the mid-2000s, Steinbrink left on his first tour at 16 […]
Little Lizard w/ Vanity Plate, Ghouls and Parliament Lite
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United States✶ ALL AGES ✶ Doors 6 pm // Show 6:30 pm $10 advance // $12 DOS The Aquarium, 226 Broadway, Fargo Little Lizard: Riding hard for the freaks and band geeks in the Upper Midwest, Little Lizard’s third studio album Big Lizard was originally conceived as a farewell to their hometown of Minneapolis, MN. Hit with the trifecta of the pandemic, local turmoil due to police violence, and an uncertain future Lizz D and Shea Drenkow abandoned their plans of […]
Chastity + Botfly w/ Disappear Forever and Hanging Wound
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesChastity: chastitysongs.com Botfly: botfly.bandcamp.com Disappear Forever: disappearforever.bandcamp.com Hanging Wound: instagram.com/hanging_wound Doors 7 pm // Music 7:30 pm $12 advance // $15 DOS The Aquarium, 226 Broadway, Fargo 21+ Chastity: Brandon Williams makes resonant songs that capture isolation and resilience. As the songwriter behind Chastity, the Whitby, Ontario musician has made three unrelentingly perceptive albums culminating in the cathartic Suffer Summer, which is out January 13, 2022 via Deathwish and Dine Alone Records. The LP caps off an album trilogy that showcases both Williams’ emotional […]
Advance Base w/ Waldemar, Ornamental Horticulture (NEW!) and HopeChest
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesOver two decades, Christmas songs have appeared throughout Owen Ashworth’s recorded output, from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s 2016 fan favorite “Cold White Christmas” to Advance Base’s latest Christmas single, “Christmas Steve.” There have been enough Advance Base and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Christmas songs to necessitate a Christmas Mixtape (available as a free download from Advance Base’s Bandcamp). The album’s worth of songs that make up Christmas Mixtape don’t celebrate Christmas but merely acknowledge the emotional weight of […]
Paul Cerar w/ Big Hank, Artificial Dopamine and LOUM
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United States8 pm doors // 8:30 pm music 21+ // $10 Paul Cerar: Minneapolis bedroom punk Big Hank: Esteemed punk rock party starters Artificial Dopamine: Eclectic rock n rollers LOUM: Fargo dark-wave/post-punk
VHS Dust, Helko Spillovey, Pipe Strip and Big Hank
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesDoors 8 pm // Music 8:30 pm 21+ // $10 VHS Dust (Minot/St. Paul): Dear old friends blastin, thrashin and mashin Helko Spillovey (Bismarck): Emo punk indie rock. Feel your feelings Pipe Strip: Anger! Punk! Whiskey! Dust! Big Hank: The garage punk duo of your dreams
Timmy’s Organism w/ rana danta, The Emptys and RGB Lighthouse
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesTimmy’s Organism rips into downtown Fargo on Labor Day for a night of heavy acid-punk goblin rock. Come on out and immerse yourself in the sound of Detroit’s filthiest basements.
Forest Ray w/ The Emptys and Hevvy Swetter at The Aquarium
The Aquarium 226 Broadway N Fl 2, Fargo, ND, United StatesFish Tank Promotions presents Forest Ray in Fargo, ND at The Aquarium for their US tour promoting their album, “Windfucker”. The Seattle psychedelic folk rock n roll outfit performs with The Emptys and Hevvy Swetter.
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