The Dolphin
MONSTER: A Lady Gaga Party
NORMAL: $15.00
ADVANCED: $10.00
TICKET SALE DATES
NORMAL / ADVANCED Public Onsale: February 22, 2023 3:10 PM to April 1, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
When SHE calls to you, are you ready?
SHE presents:
MONSTER: A Lady Gaga Party!
HAUS + ALT POP + GAGA ANTHEMS
Mixed by DJ Xtina ✨
++ DRAG PERFORMANCES ++
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Holy Fool's Day!
Saturday April 1st
9PM-2AM
21+
Dougie Poole
ADVANCED: $15.00
DAY OF: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 17, 2023 11:09 AM to April 7, 2023 12:00 AM
DAY OF Public Onsale: April 7, 2023 12:00 AM to April 7, 2023 10:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
DOUGIE POOLE
A country songwriter from Brooklyn's indie underground, Dougie Poole blurs the lines between genre and generation on his third solo album, The Rainbow Wheel of Death. Rooted in sharp songwriting, Poole's golden baritone, and the organic sounds of a live-in-the-studio band, it's a classic-sounding record for the modern world, stocked with songs that make room for everything from old-school synthesizers to contemporary storytelling.
With The Rainbow Wheel of Death, Dougie Poole breathes new life into country music, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work - drum machines, acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and his deep-set voice - while pushing toward something warm, organic, and prismatic.
Greg Mendez
Greg Mendez is a songwriter and recording artist based in Philadelphia. His upcoming self-titled full length releases May 5th, 2023 via Forged Artifacts and Devil Town Tapes, following his acclaimed 2020 album, “Cherry Hell.”
ALL SHOWS AT DOLPHIN TAVERN ARE 21+, NO EXCEPTIONS.
Rhythm of the Night 5 Year Anniversary
NORMAL: $10.00
ADVANCED: $5.00
TICKET SALE DATES
NORMAL / ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 6, 2023 2:28 PM to April 7, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Celebrating 5 years of 90s HOUSE and RAVE anthems with a very speciall ALL VINYL EDITION
Hosted by Icon Ebony Fierce
Friday 4/7/23
The Dolphin Tavern
9PM-2AM
ABBARAMA
NORMAL: $10.00
TICKET SALE DATES
NORMAL Public Onsale: March 25, 2023 5:16 PM to April 8, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
✿ LET'S DANCE TO:
✿✿ ALL THE HOT ABBA TRACKS
✿✿✿ POP DISCO CUTS
✿✿ ALL VINYL w/DJ David Atlas
✿ 70s DRESS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
Shadowplay Dark Danse Party
INDIVIDUAL: $10.00
ADVANCED: $5.00
TICKET SALE DATES
INDIVIDUAL / ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 30, 2023 7:08 PM to April 14, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
SHADOWPLAY
Dark Danse Party
++APRIL 14TH 2023++
Featuring DJ's:
G I N A & EBGIII
SPINNING
GOTH // NEW WAVE // DARK DISCO // POST-PUNK // 80's // INDUSTRIAL
9PM-2AM
Hosted by Pi
$5 ADV/$10 DOOR
Club Congress Pres. Oliver $
NORMAL: $15.00
ADVANCED: $10.00
TICKET SALE DATES
NORMAL / ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 27, 2023 9:43 AM to April 15, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
This month we are super excited to have Oliver Dollar sliding through to make his Club Congress debut. From Doin’ Ya Thang to his upcoming release on Rekids and even his own label, Industry Standard, he is sure to work the box.
Opening Set by
Dj Matpat & Shang
Flyer by CCDJS Illustrations by BAD
WINKDOWN #11
NORMAL: $20.00
ADVANCED: $15.00
TICKET SALE DATES
NORMAL / ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 21, 2023 11:03 AM to April 22, 2023 9:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
We’re excited to host our 11th Winkdown with our very own hometown hero Josh Wink! The legendary & world renowned DJ/Producer of historic anthems: Higher State Of Consciousness, Are You There, Jus Right, Don’t Laugh & Super Freak! Makes his way to South Philly for an unforgettable open to close set for the ages!
Spike Hellis
ADVANCED: $13.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 4, 2023 10:18 PM to April 22, 2023 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
THE IRE (PHILADELPHIA)
The album chaotically shifts pace back and forth; the songs running into one another with no time in-between. The record opens with "Control (Rage)", a layered, firm-handshake body-music track designed to hijack the amygdala. The kick drum resembles the steady flash of a panic button. You press it, but nothing happens—no relief. The irregular placement of snare matches Chang’s cries of dysregulation, spiraling red-eyed after having lost command asking, “Will I regain control?” While presented as a song of despair, optimism and determination shine through in the final line as the question is taken back and turned into a statement, “Watch me regain control”. This is a theme that permeates throughout the album: Taking challenging times of despair and coming through the other end with hope and optimism. Spike Hellis (S/T) was made with the intention to feel jolting. Techno-tinged "Flight" is an SH-101 track wherein lyrical instructions for escaping a dream are chanted over the iconic rubber band sound, with the claps paying homage to Charlie's "Spacer Woman". "Slices" is the funky first single which leads into its supplementary counterpart, "Stitches". Footsteps grow louder until it opens into a dark waltz. Samples of William S. Burroughs cackling ring out over Emulator arpeggios until we arrive at "Teardrops (Kisses)". While it is perhaps the most light-hearted track on the album sonically, themes of social punishment and isolation push through the surface to reveal conflict at its core. Chang and Gibson trade off cries of shame and humiliation while distorted synths, swirling in polyrhythms, close out Side A.
Since finishing the album, Spike Hellis has hit the road hard with zero hesitation—completing two full US tours and a handful of smaller runs within the span of one year.
Blasting their bleak outlook and spreading their gospel of disenchantment and sarcasm, Spike Hellis announces their arrival.
Void Vision’s cold, analog tracks are dominated by Vari’s haunting, powerful voice. But unlike many others associated with the genre, the songs are quite dynamic in range and structure, referencing a cross-section of the last 30 years of electronic music, while retaining a strong sense of personality and soul that speaks for itself.
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Sweet Juice Fundraiser
ADVANCED: $12.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 22, 2023 10:16 PM to April 26, 2023 8:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Sweet Juice Fundraiser Presents:
Popcorn Daddy
justmadnice
The Lunar Year
hosted by: Sug Daniels
The Lunar Year
The Lunar Year is the art rock project of Philadelphia based musician and producer Katie Hackett. She has released two full length albums (Herodias, 2017) (katie bird, 2020) and in September 2022 released single Mist of the Teal Mara in anticipation of her new record, due out later this year.
The band has gone on two U.S. tours (East and West Coast) and will be embarking on their third at the end of March 2023. Hackett has also scored for film, being featured at the London International Animation Festival, Viet Film Fest, and MAM Festival. Her songs have been featured on comedian Chris Gethard’s New Jersey is the World, MTV’s Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2.
justmadnice
justmadnice is a Philadelphia based ensemble fronted by Alex Far. Collectively described as blues-dipped psychedelic jazz, Farr's vocals are reminiscent of Lianne La Havas and Billie Holiday. Originally a solo project, their debut EP, Small, was released in 2021 followed by a music video for their song “Lost,” a handful of live recording sessions, and their single “Resolution” released in 2022. From minimalist, delicate, folk tunes to a stage performance that will shake you to your soul, justmadnice is entering into an era of experimental sound. While still holding onto their love of minimalism, they are clearly influenced by elements of noise, psychedelic rock, and negro spirituals.
Popcorn Daddy is a pop-folk duo created by Melina Harris and Shona Carr.
With an immense appreciation for harmony, these two artists mix earnest, vulnerable songwriting with tongue in cheek social commentary to develop musical performances that are both deep and whimsical. Through their engaging and catchy tunes, Popcorn Daddy aims to share the chemistry and passion of their friendship - or their 'poppity-pop' as they like to call it - with audiences everywhere.
Sug Daniels (host)
Sug Daniels is a Delaware born singer-songwriter and producer based out of Philadelphia who is using the tools around her to capture the emotions of an era. Daniels’ work is as colorful, vulnerable, and charismatic as her personality. She thoughtfully combines elements of folk, R&B, and soul alternatives to create personal and tender music interlaced with messages of truth and positive change.
Solid Bronze
ADVANCED: $12.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 18, 2023 12:48 AM to April 30, 2023 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Lael Neale
ADVANCED: $15.00
DAY OF: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED / DAY OF Public Onsale: January 31, 2023 2:00 PM to May 7, 2023 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Lael Neale splits her time between rural Virginia and Los Angeles. She loves walking, Emerson, fantasy fiction, espresso and not listening to music. She is an amateur gardener, painter and musician.
Opening support: www.instagram.com/woodwosemusic/
Jared Mattson presents PEANUT
ADVANCED: $10.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: January 18, 2023 1:00 PM to June 7, 2023 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
“Sounds like a lost 1980s preppy soul cassette fished out from the bottom of a lake, complete with cod-reggae number – and one song in Japanese…” - @uncut_magazine
@jaredmattsonmusic (aka @themattson2) presents “PEANUT”: a record release show on June 7, 2023 / Record dropping via @chaz.wick label @company.records
Jared Mattson - Guitar, Vocals
@tanukichanmusic - Bass
@joe._.lyle - Drums, Vocals
Hotel Fiction
ADVANCED: $12.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 22, 2023 12:00 PM to June 21, 2023 7:00 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Hotel Fiction is an Athens, Georgia-based band comprised of Jade Long and Jessica
Thompson. Both women have been playing music for over ten years and began writing,
performing, and playing together in January 2019. In August of that year, Hotel Fiction released
their debut single “Astronaut Kids” which received a warm welcome from the indie scene, and
went on to amass over 2 million global streams.
Hotel Fiction’s sound has often been described as genre-fluid, with indie, pop and rock
influences. With Jade’s dynamic vocals and piano, and Jessica’s complementary lead guitar and
harmonies, the two create a sound that invites listeners to settle in and stay a while. For Hotel
Fiction, the no vacancy sign is never illuminated, everyone is accommodated here.
During quarantine, the two finished recording their debut album Soft Focus which was released
in the fall of 2021. The project was met with praise from Atwood Magazine, Early Rising, A1234,
and We Are the Guard, and was placed on Spotify editorial lists Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds
Rock, where it spent eight weeks straight.
Most recently, Hotel Fiction has supported Beach Fossils, Adam Melchor, flipturn and The
Brooke and The Bluff. The band released their new EP Enjoy Your Stay on October 28, 2022.
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