Sneaky Pete's

“If you put your head under water, everything gets quiet and you can
hear nothing but yourself.“

ACUA is a Psych Pop/Rock band from Cologne, Germany.

They have been active since 2018 and built up a remarkable international reputation going on tour in Canada from Toronto to Vancouver in 2024. Being nominated as german „outstanding newcomer artist“, in 2023 they performed 12 shows in Japan from Tokyo to Takamatsu. In addition to being a support act for FKJ, Japanese House and Darwin Deez, they played over 50 shows in the run up to their debut album, such as Reeperbahn Festival or c/o Pop Festival.

The Current album „IS THERE MORE PAST OR MORE FUTURE“ is out on Papercup Records.

(a mean green) 3p Slot Machine are a psych rock/folk outfit that have made their mark playing around Edinburgh and becoming Sneaky Pete’s regulars. The band’s dynamic sound fluctuates in intensity with their acid folk leanings colouring the music with lap steel and 3 part harmonies.

Dummy is a rock band from Los Angeles comprised of Alex Ewell, Emma Maatman, Nathan O’Dell, and Joe Trainor. Their debut full-length Mandatory Enjoyment (Trouble in Mind) arrived in late 2021, becoming one of the year’s sleeper hits and garnering praise from Pitchfork, Stereogum, and more. Coming out of lockdown, the band spent two years touring in support of the record, and it is this transformational experience that pulses through Free Energy, the exhilarating follow-up to Mandatory Enjoyment.

A creatively restless band, Dummy  (Ewell: drums, synths, bass; Maatman: vocals, synths, organ; O’Dell: vocals, guitar, organ; Trainor: guitar, bass, synths) wanted to get harder, dancier, more psychedelic for their next record. This meant applying explorative potentials of electronic textures to the elemental qualities of rock i.e. more vocal loops, sampling, more crazy rhythms, and playful synths—but make those samples of Trainor’s guitar, let Maatman sing bolder, experiment with using cold mechanical elements in warm and sparkly ways, and lean harder into traditional-yet-still-awesome forms of rock guitar experimentation like feedbackThe result is a record that celebrates music’s ability to move the body, whether that be through a teeth-rattling wall of MBV-esque noise, a sticky pop chorus, or a joyous drum machine—or, if you’re Dummy, maybe all of them in the same song. 

Pop music has always been a big part of Dummy’s sound and it manifests in different ways all over Free Energy: the bubbly synth sequence made with a Korg EM1 popping all over “Nullspace,”  the revved-up drone-pop inspired by second and third wave Dunedin Sound bands like Look Blue Go Purple and Dadamah, and the motorik beat powering “Nine Clean Nails,” perhaps the most confidently pop song Dummy has ever recorded and one that exemplifies Free Energy’s balancing of live performance intensity with electronic augmentations, the dancier rhythmic elements created out of a drum loop recorded by Ewell while the bridge recalls the Feelies with call-and-response guitars from O’Dell and expressive vocals from Maatman.

Free Energy also features guest appearances from Oakland-based saxophonist and electroacoustic artist Cole Pulice (Moon Glyph) contributes saxophone and wind synths and Jen Powers of Powers / Rolin Duo (Astral Editions, Feeding Tube Records). 

Sending it into the start of next week every Sunday at Sneaky Pete’s.

As Shihad’s high profile founding frontman and leader of The Adults
supergroup, Jon Toogood has spent 30 years at the forefront of
Aotearoa’s music scene, writing, singing, performing, mentoring,
managing, directing, producing, DJing, programming and promoting — all
with enormous energy and humanity.

2024 sees the release of his debut solo venture, with first single ‘Last
Of The Lonely Gods’ serving as an introduction to the forthcoming album.

***Sneaky late party announcement, for late party at Sneaky Pete’s ***

Accidental almost palindromes aside, please accept this late announcement as your invitation to our sweaty dance party on Saturday.

We’re gonna play loads of old dance music: DISCO, BOOGIE, AFRO, SOUL, ELECTRO, blah, blah, bloody blah…it’ll be class, it always is, you should join us.

All nice people welcome, ticket link in the bio.

Cheers pals.

P.S. Most heartfelt apologies go out to anyone who last month mistook my bad joke about bringing shite pals with you as a 2-4-1 offer, but you’ve only yourself to blame, that’s really stupid and you shouldn’t have shit friends anyway, perhaps come to Sneaky’s on Saturday and make some new ones?

The leading lady of iconic LA label Italians Do It Better, Desire’s crystalline cinematic synth-pop glimmers softly and pulses hard.

Her latest run of singles ‘Darkside, ‘Vampire’ and ‘Dangerous Drug’ are a lustrous showcase of her classic 80s retro guile, tailored with the same luxury fabrication found throughout her decades-long work with Johnny Jewel (Chromatics) and notable features including the ‘Drive’ movie soundtrack and CASISDEAD’s ‘Matte Grey Wrap’.

Kaizen boss & wicked DJ Madam X joins Skillis for an all night long b2b.

Both celebrating 10 Years in the game!!

Manchester > Edinburgh

Expect all manner of bass, techno & dubstep.

Lose yourself in the rhythms of ‘Full Frontal’, with seasoned Edinburgh DJs Jordy Joans & Mairi ‘b’ Pots Full Frontal is an underground disco explosion full of sexy beats & house-y treats. It holds space on the dance floor for freedom of expression & self love, regardless of sexuality. Good energy, banging vibes and empowering tunes to lift your souls.

With each member of Dear Heather writing songs in a slightly different style the result is unique. Think writer melodies inspired by The Beatles, but adapted to be performed by Pavement, and then shaken up a bit to bring with some extra garage rock punch. The band headline Sneaky Pete’s on Thursday 28 November launching their new EP