Emotional World / The Flash Hits / Hushing

Friday October 9 * doors at 7, show at 7:30 * $10-20 * TICKETS Emotional World Members of DC bands Flasher, Kid Claws, and Big Hush formed Emotional World in 2018 as an exercise in anything-goes songwriting. Often blending noisy and angular guitars with dreamy landscapes, Owen Wuerker, Emilie Toler, Emma Baker, and Cyd Birch feel most at home combining the introspective and explosive. The Flash Hits Flash Hits emerged in 2012 as a four-track experiment between Damien C. Taylor (The Sounds of Kaleidoscope, Asteroid #4) and Mike Hammel (Lilys, False Tracks). Their creative back-and-forth yielded the sprawling 38-song demo World Tore, with contributions from Jordan Blumling (Gondola). Expanding into a full-band effort, they recorded The Basement Tape in South Philly, followed by The Bloodline Tape, and Noises capturing sessions across the East and West Coasts with a rotating cast of collaborators, including members of Pink Skull, Adam & Dave’s Bloodline, and Asteroid #4. Taylor’s move to Los Angeles in 2013 saw Flash Hits shifting lineups while continuing to evolve, releasing Arts & Crafts in 2015 and frequently performing alongside Dead Meadow. By 2017, they recorded Recognitions with a returning Hammel, Blumling, and longtime collaborators like Scott Verrastro (Bardo Pond) and Dennis Wilfong (Wolf Fang). Their sonic experiments culminated in Growths (2022), produced by Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) and released by Frontier Records, capturing their heady blend of post-punk, art rock, and micro-psychedelia. Amid relocations and disruptions, Taylor’s songwriting remained the band’s anchor, ultimately leading to Witch Kids Seek Magic World, recorded with Bill Fries (Wax Pets, Creepoid) at Basement Beach in Philadelphia. Featuring contributions from Ryan Van Kreidt, Dan Angel, and Kacey Barnes, the album sees Flash Hits continuing their vibrant, exploratory approach-melding adventure guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and poetic lyricism. Set for release on Strange Mono in 2025, it marks another vivid chapter in their ever-evolving sound. Hushing Hushing is Nalinee Darmrong, Robert Austin, Mike Dugan and Jorge Rubiera who have been in Owl & Crows, Measles Mumps Rubella, Thee Snuff Project, The Downhome Southernaires and more. Their rhythms are loud, their guitars are noisy, and their vocals are dreamy. This is their first show!