
with special guests Das Kope
Being No One, Going Nowhere. The title of STRFKR’s fourth album may seem bleak at first. But hold it in your head a minute, feel its weight, and you may recognize the phrase for what it is: a goal. In the era of the personal brand — amid the FOMO Age — it’s increasingly hard to shed a stifling sense of self, or to just be in the moment that you’re in. Well, consider this an invitation to get blissfully insignificant. That’s what STRFKR founder Joshua Hodges aimed to do when he exiled himself to the desert to create this record, but he returned with his most significant work yet: a set of darkly glistening dance songs rife with sticky beats, earworming hooks, philosophical heft, and bittersweet beauty.
When Hodges started STRFKR in 2007, it was designed to be success-proof. The name was both unfit for radio and a jab at fame-chasers. But the project was also meant to be bright, playful and brimming with energy. He stumbled upon a winning juxtaposition that’s a STRFKR staple to this day: dark (or heavy) lyrics set to happy music. Hodges credits that to Elliott Smith’s influence, although Being No One, Going Nowhere has closer sonic kin in Italo-disco, kosmische musik and Tony Hoffer’s work with Phoenix, Beck and M83. English thinker/writer Alan Watts, a scholar of Eastern philosophy, was another muse for Hodges — his voice appears on nearly every STRFKR release, including this one. That’s him on “interspace,” talking about sloughing off preconceived identity to find one’s place in the universe, which is the story of Hodges’ eventual career: stop trying — no, start not trying — and succeed.
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Tink: Thanks 4 Everything Tour
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Gracie Abrams: The Good Riddance Tour
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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CCP Presents: Friends of Friends Fest
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Los Autenticos Decadentes
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Enslaved & Insomnium
Friday, April 21, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Carcass
Friday, April 28, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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CHAOS & CARNAGE 2023 w/ DYING FETUS, SUICIDE SILENCE + PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 4:30pm
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L7
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Djavan
Friday, May 5, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Tribal Seeds
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Antibalas
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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The Amity Affliction
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Bi-2 LIVE IN CONCERT
Friday, May 12, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Obituary
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Gary Numan
Friday, May 19, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Phantogram - Bottle Rock After Dark
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Lulu Santos
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Tinariwen
Friday, June 2, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz is Dead: Hermeto Pascoal
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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EELS - Lockdown Hurricane Tour
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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TARJA: Living the Dream Tour
Friday, June 30, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jesse & Joy Summer Tour 2023
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm