IVY ROOM PRESENTS

FRIDAY JUNE 27TH

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Skip The Needle

Joh Chase

Black Gold Sun

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7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm show

ADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR

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IVY ROOM

860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+

Skip The Needle

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Skip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet, Jambay), Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band, Year of the Fist). Together, they make politically astute, rock n’ roll-funk.

Joh Chase

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Career trajectories are rarely linear or make logical sense. Life is always unpredictable so all you can do is put in good work and keep at it. Joh Chase is a testament to this. Over the past two decades, the Seattle-raised, Los Angeles-based artist has persistently honed their songwriting and toured, opening for acts like Noah Gunderson and David Bazan. This dedication comes out entirely in their songs, which are so timeless, confident, and inviting they can only come from someone who’s devoted their whole life to their craft. Chase’s new album SOLO feels like a turning point for them: it’s the culmination of a lifetime of writing, losing, loving, and doing it all yourself. Out April 26 via Kill Rock Stars, the LP adventurously toes the line between genres and sensibilities but it’s all filtered through Chase’s charming and fully-formed vision.

Chase’s musical journey has been a winding but steady evolution. While they were raised Evangelical and originally wrote songs that grappled with leaving the church, Chase found revelations in introspective songwriting. “My brain is completely filled with the music I was raised on: Elton John, The Cranberries, Bonnie Raitt, and the Mamas and the Papas,” they say. “I will always think of my music through that template while trying to find a place for myself in the world and pushing the boundaries of that.” With that foundation, Chase’s songs are dynamic and alive. SOLO gleefully bounces from sizzling blues to bedroom-recorded folk, soaring pop, and intimate indie rock. No two tracks sound alike but they’re all connected by Chase’s patient and enduring vision.

Black Gold Sun

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Black Gold Sun is a high-intensity Black girl punk trio delivering raw power and unapologetic presence. Their sound blends aggressive guitar riffs, thunderous bass lines, and electrifying drums into a force that’s as visceral as it is unforgettable. Members are from legendary San Francisco bands- Sistas In The Pit, Dolorata -that have opened for and toured with Iggy Pop and The Stooges. They’ve earned a reputation as one of punk’s most vital rising acts. Bold, genre-defiant, and fiercely authentic, Black Gold Sun is a band built for the stage—and made to shake the system.

“Black Gold Sun brings a punk spectacle—blistering riffs, riotous drums, thunderous bass and a presence that grabs the crowd by the throat. They don’t play. They own the stage.”

“Black Gold Sun is punk at its purest—loud, fearless, and impossible to ignore.”

Three Black women. One punk riot. Black Gold Sun doesn’t play by the rules—they tear them up.