Cactus Club

Tonight, July 1st // Frail Body • MooseCreek Park • Tiny Voices • *Bug Moment replacing Solvalou* ▪️▫️$15 •7p • 18+ Rockford, IL-based hardcore trio @frailbodyil headlines, fresh off of their latest eleven song album ‘Artificial Bouquet.’ Support from Long Island NY emo/noise three-piece MooseCreek Park. Additional support from Oshkosh emo outfit Tiny Voices @tinyvoiceswi and Milwaukee indie mainstay Bug Moment @bugmoment Presented by @thebasementcollectivewi

On July 8th, Portland-based doom duo The Body make their return, pairing up with the unconventional avant electronics of Berlin-based artist Dis Fig. The Body and Dis Fig find kinship in reimagining what it means to make “heavy music.” Their debut, ‘Orchards of a Futile Heaven,’ is the perfect synthesis of two forces, twisting melodicism and intoxicating rhythms, layering a dense miasma of distortion with intense beats and a soaring voice clawing its way towards absolution. @dis_fig @christsredeemers Additional support from Oakland, CA experimental hardcore project Cel Genesis @cel_genesis Details ~▪️▫️Monday, July 8th • $20 ADV / $25 • 7p • 18+

⚙︎ Tonight, June 30th // Ultra Deluxe • Thotcrime • Garden Home • Kule • See No Evil ▪️▫️$15 •7p • 18+ NYC-based Ultra Deluxe brings their emo and post-hardcore influenced sound tonight with support from Milwaukee punk quartet Garden Home and Madison-based project Kule who self-describes as ‘Sparkle Punk’.

⎔ Saturday, June 29th ⎔ 5p ~ Spine • World I Hate • Burning Bush • Failure Drill ▪️▫️$15 • all ages @milwaukeehardcoreshows presents this evening’s all ages event that features Kansas City outfit Spine, who takes a unique perspective on the genre, fusing late 80’s youth crew inspired punk such as Youth of Today and fuses it with the grit influenced by bands such as Despise You and Think I Care. Support from Milwaukee hardcore/powerviolence veterans, World I Hate, fellow KC band Burning Bush, and Failure Drill. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:30p ~ X-Ray Arcade + CC Present: Gully Boys - Live at X-Ray Arcade ▪️▫️$18 • all ages Gully Boys’ harmonious hybrid of garage, pop rock, and punk shines through on their EP, Favorite Son. The EP carries the weight of the Minneapolis trio’s eighteen months through pure kinetic energy. Since then, the band’s three new singles have solidified their dynamic rock sound. Support from Sunday Cruise and Loveblaster! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9p ~ Subspace // Operating Tracks: EBM • Synthwave • Industrial Dance Party ▪️▫️free • 18+ Operating Tracks features extensive staples and deep-cuts, covering the gamut of the past 40 years of the European and American electronica undercurrent. @teamsubspace

Haaaaapppy Birthday, Joe!!! A deep spring of surprises and brilliance, Joe is the talent behind our designs for the last couple of years, from program fliers to your favorite realtree hat to forthcoming crop tops that’ll be live next week 🤭 Joe also writes our beautiful upcoming show chalk boards, mails your online merch orders, co-writes grants for @cactusplusmke , shakes delicious bevies, co-organizes @grilled_cheese_grant and shows up with a full heart for friends❣️❣️ Wish our star a beautiful, fun birthday bopping around Sheboygan. Show up Wednesday happy hour 4-8p to celebrate 🌸 There may be a special guest DJ 👀 Gorgi first photo by @samerghani

Tomorrow evening (6.28), Alan Sparkhawk’s ‘Tired Eyes’ ensemble takes us out on the weekend as these stalwarts of frayed future harmonics scour the Neil Young catalog and resuscitate all that is immense therein. Alan Sparhawk (Low/Black Eyed Snakes), Rich Mattson (Ol’ Yeller/Northstars), Glen Mattson (Lazer Bear/IROB), and Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run/Jayhawks/Golden Smog). This crew “isn’t just grabbing the AM gold hits from Harvest, but focusing on the genre-defying classic-era Crazy Horse lineup.” They drive home this point by taking their name from one of Young’s darker songs. ‘Heart of Gold,’ this is not.

Social Caterpillar’s Farewell [two sets] ▪️▫️Saturday, July 20th • 5p & 8p • 18+ • $12/$15 ☀︎ early show ft. Ellie Jackson ☆ late show ft. Garden Home • Ladybird Psychedelic chamber-punk ensemble Social Caterpillar says goodbye with an evening full of top notch Milwaukee musicians as support. Deeply personal lyrics, acoustic and distorted guitars, and a pounding rhythm section mixed with sprawling string and horn arrangements, SOCIAL CATERPILLAR embodies a method of experimentation that creates uniquely unparalleled and haunting soundscapes for their listeners. @socialcaterpillarmke Stream their latest release ‘Alphabet Crown’ out now on Bandcamp.

Wednesday, June 26th // MKE Live Groove Edition: Da Norf • Dariyoun Edric • Forever • Je’Love • Jefe Raxx • Quellzg • Starz Wintz • Zeyro ▪️▫️7p • $20 • all ages Tonight’s MKE Live Summer Groove Edition brings forth eight performers as part of this series staple that showcases young and upcoming Milwaukee Hip-Hop, RnB, and independent performers. @mkelivegrooveedition

Xiu Xiu ▪️▫️Tuesday, October 22nd • 8pm • 18+ $22 ADV // $30 DOS *on sale now* Xiu Xiu makes beautiful music for hard times. For nearly 20 years, the band has a track record of crafting experimental music for moments when life’s harsh realities meet its existential mysteries. Their new single “Common Loon” is out now. @xiuxiuforlife

Tonight, June 25th // Jaguar Stevens • Bellends • Billy Russo ▪️▫️7p • $15 • 18+ Denver-based garage rockers Jaguar Stevens play tonight with Milwaukee straight-ahead rock outfit - feat. violin - @bellendsmke . Jaguar Stevens’ latest release, a self-tilted LP, is available on Bandcamp. @jaguarstevens Additional support from Billy Russo! @billyrussomusic

Mia Joy • 22º Halo • Standstill • Apollo Vermouth ▪️▫️Wednesday, July 31st 2024 • 7:00pm $12 ADV // $15 DOS *On Sale Now!* Mia Joy: ‘Celestial Mirror,’ the new EP by Mia Joy, sees the Chicago-based musician move from one stage to the next, as she delves further into her explorations on identity, self expression, and the people who come in and out of her life. The first new music since 2021’s dreampop masterclass ‘Spirit Tamer,’ which saw her tour alongside the likes of Sharon Van Etten, Squirrel Flower, Triathlon and more, the EP showcases more of Joy’s trademark ethereal indie pop that envelops the listener in a shroud of gentle, personal hymns that are both intimate & warmly inviting.

Spaced will be returning to Milwaukee on 8/29 with support from Enervate, Payasa, Clique, and Identity Crisis. Tickets are on sale NOW at the link in our bio. Be sure to pick one up because this will sell out. Flyer by @alexprinzbach .