About the Artist

What’s that racket? Crashing pots and pans, flashing lights, literal bells and whistles, exploding furniture... This parade of dreams and nightmares could only be EVIL SWORD. Their unhinged songs and skits conjure up a world of fairy tale magic and monstrosities.

"Weird, wild and wonderful..." - Bandcamp 

"If you like a little homemade theater, a lot of silly gallows humor, and a twinge of danger in your punk rock, you might love Philadelphia band Evil Sword." - The Chicago Reader

"Ghoulish is the first word that comes to mind. The Philadelphia duo combine the production of haunted house kitsch with minimalist, crunching tracks
propelled by the sheer energy of Ben Furgal’s distorted bass and the uninhibited chants of Kate Ferencz. As much a gig as a performance, they act out demented stories aided by costumes, sets, bells, and whistles." - Pindrop, London

"Besides the bass-guitar, this duo utilizes everything but traditional rock instrumentation, conjuring a rambunctious form of modern no-wave with theater-kid tendencies." - Yellow Red Green

"That elixir, the one you’ve been searching for. The earthen post-punk spiked with a little Brothers Quay serum and some Jan Švankmajer spice. EVIL SWORD have been chugging and huffing on that stuff for a while now down in Philly...You have to get it LIVE." - Boston Hassle 

"Messy, lovely and weird, Philly’s Evil Sword mixes angular punk with artsy vision." Philadelphia Magazine

"Evil Sword isn’t just any band — it’s a full-costume trip into the creepy fairy-tale woods of your nightmares..." Flavorwire, New York 

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This event is appropriate for ages 13+

Strobe/Flashing Lights

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require masks to be worn