Indie Shows This Weekend in Philadelphia

Open gallery from 5:00-9:00 PM with Deadly Prey Gallery selling posters, prints, books, and merch! Screening of Dario Argento’s PHENOMENA at 9:00 PM ($10 admission).

*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* 8 PM – Doors 9 PM – Show ULTRA SUNN In the heart of Brussels, a city where centuries of history coexist with a restless underground pulse, ULTRA SUNN emerged as one of the most vital voices of the new darkwave generation. Formed in late 2019 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sam Huge and keyboardist/producer Gaelle Souflet, the duo quickly carved their own space between heritage and modernity, between the shadows of Belgium’s electronic legacy and the urgent lightof the present moment. From the very beginning, their story was charged with paradoxes. Sam came from classical arts and archaeology, Gaelle from fashion design, worlds far removed from club basements. Yet what united them was a vision: electronic music not just as entertainment, but as catharsis,as community, as resistance. When they released their debut single Keep Your Eyes Peeled in 2020, it was more than a track, it was a manifesto. A pulsating anthem of vigilance and resilience, it spread like wildfire, from underground dance floors to TikTok feeds, accumulating more than 40 million streams and echoing far beyond the city that birthed it. ULTRA SUNN’s sound draws from the DNA of the Sound of Belgium, the industrial rigor of EBM,the strangeness of New Beat, the nocturnal melancholy of Coldwave. Yet they refuse nostalgia. Instead, they distill these elements into sharp, modern anthems, carried by Sam’s commanding baritone voice and Gaelle’s hypnotic synth textures. Their music is both vulnerable and defiant, embedding themes of mental health, identity, and empowerment within luminous melodies and pounding beats. SOFT VEIN

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