Complete event listing for
Karma Lounge
105 E 5th St
Venue infoAge Policy: 21+
Monday, March 12
Kick it before your night out with live music, free appetizers and drinks, contest giveaways, and more.......
Wednesday, March 14
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You Can't Win, Charlie Brown is a Portuguese band formed in early 2009 by Afonso Cabral, Salvador Meneses and Luís Costa, but quickly turned into a 4-piece with the addition of David Santos (a.k.a. Noiserv) to the band'...
Lisbon PORTUGAL
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Silver Swans take their name from the group of super-villains in the Wonder Woman comic book series. The evil Swans have the ability to create a powerful “swan song” of sound waves using their voices that is capable ...
San Francisco CA
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Music had always proved to be a huge influence in young Tom Jordan’s life, while classmates were still listening to playground tunes Jordan had a mature ear, captivated by the tunes of AC/DC. Tom was influenced to ...
Los Angeles CA
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Mahogany is an electric music-based multidisciplinary media ensemble currently working in Philadelphia, New York, and other locations. A combination of vocals, cello, massed guitars, pianos, melodicas, sequencers, synthe...
Chicago IL
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Just like the next season of Mad Men, some things need a bit of time to stew. Such is the case for the upcoming album from The Spinto Band, titled Shy Pursuit. Forged in their Delaware studio, the latest release from the...
Wilmington DE
Thursday, March 15
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The Copper Gamins area garage musical outfit originating in Zinacantepec MX, Mexico. The duo consists of guitarist/vocalist J. Carmen and drummer Claus Lafania. The Copper Gamins gave their first show one year and som...
Zinacantepec MEXICO
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Chief Fuzzer is a three piece, slightly psychedelic hard rock band stationed in San Marcos, Texas. They recently signed with Saustex Records and expect to release a vinyl EP and full-length CD in February of 2012. The b...
San Marcos TX
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The Scoundrels are Bianca Bananas (vocals), Steve DeZarn (guitar), Antonio Mojica (bass), Luis Mendez (drums), and the newest member, Brandon DuVall (trumpet/ keyboard). They are a pure rock n’ roll band out of the fa...
Las Vegas NV
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What’s in a name? With the band Glambilly, exactly what it says: Music with genuine roots that truly rocks with balls, flash, sass and style. Hailed by the Austin Chronicle as “wicked cool” and “pure rock-roots, ...
San Antonio TX
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On a hot July night in 1999, five grown men dressed as old ladies crossed 11th St in San Francisco and hit the stage at the Paradise Lounge. 12 years, 7 Jack Endino produced albums, 2 European tours, more than a few beer...
San Francisco CA
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The Hickoids Hell, let’s just cut to the chase right at the outset. The Hickoids defy easy and neat description, or even messy description, though “messy” was often applied to the band’s members and their sha...
Austin TX
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in 1982, Pat Todd led the Lazy Cowgirls from obscurity in Indiana, to infamy in Los Angeles. As frontman and songwriter, the Lazy Cowgirls toured the world and put out albums for 20+ years. The Cowgirls called it quits i...
Los Angeles CA
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Friday, March 16
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ANR is a music-making duo based out of Miami, Florida. The duo consists of Brian Robertson (Keyboards, Vocals) and Michael-John Hancock (Vocals, Drums). The sonic influence of childhood heroes Brian Wilson, Prince, and K...
Miami FL
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Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, the band Haim consists of, "Three sisters" that have been playing music in the city of Los Angeles for the past two years. The sisters pride themselves on being able to switch from i...
Los Angeles CA
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A wise man said: Pick your tenants wisely. Fort Lean, the New York rock band you apparently like so much that you sought out the official literature, are a tenant of mine. This is not poetry. I am their landlord. The fir...
Brooklyn NY
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If you're not familiar with the back-story of Savoir Adore, what began as a 48-hour challenge between two best friends blossomed into one of Brooklyn's most exciting and unique young bands. With an experimental approa...
Brooklyn NY
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St. Lucia is what happens when the long and bleak winters of New York recede and summer emerges; giving birth to memories of childhood holidays, faded photos of exotic places and the dream of recapturing this. Inspired b...
Brooklyn NY
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Everyone can now make music. The increasing access to music related technology and the liquid flow of music and information is a blessing to aspiring musicians, but a curse to those who have to sift through the terrible ...
New York NY
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“Ones To Watch” – The Fly “More energy than coffee, Red Bull, and an entire bag of Sour Patch Kids combined…we’re kind of obsessed” – Nylon “Brilliant…the vision of summer is strong” – N...
Newcastle UK-ENGLAND
Saturday, March 17
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Combining elements of dub and R&B with a nocturnal aesthetic, Copenhagen-based producer CHLLNGR (aka Steven Jess Borth II) is one of the freshest sounds to emerge so far this year. After a slew of well-received remixes (...
Copenhagen DENMARK
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Almost out of nowhere, Los Angeles' Dillon Francis has broken from the throng of young electronic music dj/producers. With a stream of world-class remixes and releases, Dillon has caught the attention of some of the top ...
Los Angeles CA
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Lunice Fermin Pierre II has taken over the asylum because his sound is crazy, his vibe is inconceivable, and his appeal boundless. In a little over a year, Lunice had managed to cap...
Montreal QC CANADA
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Dutch duo Mason make the kind of records that often defy being pigeon‐holed and given a label. Their productions have been destroying dance floors to tearing it up the World’s charts since 2006, laying the foundation...
Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
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ABBY are a four-piece band from Berlin, fusing electronic, alternative and classical styles with perfectly crafted pop songs. January 2011 saw the release of their debut EP 'Welcome Home' and since then they have enjoy...
Berlin GERMANY
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j.viewz, a multi-genre electronic project brought together under the direction of Brooklyn based producer and songwriter Jonathan Dagan, was named this week’s “NPR World Café: Next” artist. Host David Dye describe...
Brooklyn NY
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