LIGHTRS

Found this incredible welded chain mic stand that I used for our set last night, I wanted so badly to say "Scream for me Sweetwater Bar and Grill" like I was in Iron Maiden, but that may have taken things a bit too far :-)

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We had a blast playing at Sweetwater Bar and Grill as always. JUMP the WOLF ATL , Solarblind , and So Many Monsters all had excellent performances, and many were kind enough to stick around to the end and see us perform songs from the EP and some familiar 80s covers, and to help us send Eric off in style. We're out for a while, but we'll be back in August. Your support means the world to us ❤️

Sorry to report that our show in Acworth has been indefinitely postponed. We are still playing at Sweetwater Bar and Grill this Saturday night, so come out and see us! It will be Eric's last show with us, so let's send him off in style!

To our friends in Cobb County: we're playing at BLANKFEST on Saturday 6.20 with The Mcmansions , Inter Speculorum , and in Acworth!

Coming up next is Blankfest in Acworth!

As you may have heard, we're playing a show in a few weeks (6.13) at Sweetwater Bar and Grill with JUMP the WOLF ATL, Solarblind, and So Many Monsters. Jeffrey Scott interviewed us all and put together a nice piece to let the uninitiated know what to expect.

Four Atlanta-Area Bands Talk About the Energy Behind a $10 Night in Duluth
By Jeffrey Scott of Jump the Wolf

There’s a certain kind of local show in Gwinnett that just feels right before it even starts.

Not because it’s overhyped, and not because anyone’s pretending it’s something it isn’t — but because it’s four bands from around the Atlanta area getting in the same room, plugging in, and actually looking forward to what happens when the lights come up.

That’s the energy behind June 13 at Sweetwater Bar and Grill in Duluth, featuring Jump the Wolf, So Many Monsters, Solarblind, and LIGHTRS.

Sweetwater has been part of that ecosystem for a long time. It’s the kind of place that still treats live music like a core part of the room instead of an afterthought. Good food, solid drinks, and a layout that works for bands. People come early, stay late, and usually end up closer to the stage than they planned.

It’s not trying to be anything more complicated than a good night out — and that’s exactly why it works.

Talking with the bands ahead of the show felt less like interviews and more like everyone already picturing the set.

Jump the Wolf described their approach with a kind of forward momentum.

“We don’t really overthink it in terms of ‘this is the heavy part’ or ‘this is the reflective part,’” they said. “Once we start playing, it just takes on its own energy.”

That energy runs through themes of pressure, change, survival, and trying to make sense of things that don’t always line up cleanly. But instead of framing it as heavy, the band talked about it more like release — a way to turn real-life tension into something you can move with.

“There’s something about getting it out live that just feels right,” they said. “That’s where it all connects.”

So Many Monsters leaned into that same idea, but from a more unpredictable angle.

“We honestly just like seeing where things go,” they said. “Even when there are darker ideas in the songs, there’s usually something fun or unexpected that comes out live.”

Their “Serial Killer Trilogy” — “Make You Famous,” “The First 48,” and “Times Up” — came up, but not as some grand concept piece. More like a creative accident that stuck because it kept being fun to play.

“It started from a riff and a joke, and then we just kept building on it,” they said.

There’s a looseness in how they talk about performing that matches their live show — structured enough to hold together, but open enough to keep things interesting.

Solarblind brought a different kind of focus — centered on intensity and connection through sound.

Their track “Survivor” came up as part of what they’ve been excited to share lately.

“That one hits a little deeper for us,” they said. “But when we play it live, it turns into something powerful in the room.”

Instead of framing their set around heaviness, they talked about dynamics, groove, and how a tight rhythm section carries emotion without over-explaining it.

“When the band is locked in, everything feels bigger,” they said. “That’s what we’re chasing live.”

Then there’s LIGHTRS, who close the night by shifting everything into synths, movement, and late-night energy.

“We’re always excited for the late set,” they said. “That’s when people really start letting go.”

Their sound pulls from disco, new wave, goth, rock, and R&B, but what stood out wasn’t genre — it was intention. They’re not trying to reinvent anything. They’re trying to make the room feel good.

“Our crowd just wants a good time,” they said.

Taken together, the lineup feels less like four separate scenes and more like four ways of reaching the same place: a room full of people actually present for a few hours.

And in a time when that kind of attention is harder to get, that alone makes a $10 show worth showing up for.

Sweetwater Bar and Grill — Duluth, GA

Saturday, June 13

Doors 7 PM | 21+

Jump the Wolf • So Many Monsters • Solarblind • LIGHTRS

There is still talent, and it's closer to you than you think. Come out and see your local bands. Your support means the world to us.

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