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7 PM – Doors
8 PM – Show
WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL & THE MYSTERY MOUNTAIN BAND
It’s impossible to talk about Wicca Phase Springs Eternal without talking about transformation. For over a decade the singer, songwriter and producer Adam Andrzejewski has used the moniker as a wide creative umbrella, under which he’s made a vast body of work that’s as consistently compelling as it is constantly changing. This deft ability to blend sounds and styles has become his calling card, but no matter the genre signifiers–from rap beats, to new wave synths, to goth atmospherics–the beating heart of WPSE is Andrzejewski’s singular voice and esoteric-yet-emotional lyricism. Those key elements have centered the project through musical explorations, and now on his latest full-length, Mossy Oak Shadow, Andrzejewski really puts them to the test. Shedding thumping 808s and intricate production in favor of a no-frills band and sparse live recording, the album is a stirring collection of hazy folk rock songs that prove Wicca Phase Springs Eternal can truly be anything. “I always kind of thought that as long as I have the Wicca Phase Springs Eternal name that I can do whatever I want,” Andrzejewski explains. “The name provides a framework for the lyrics and aesthetics of the project–my songwriting with a mystical overlay to it–and as long as I can make something work within that, then the genre doesn’t totally matter.” That daring creative mentality is what steered Andrzejewski when he first started the WPSE project, through his work as a co-founder of the influential GothBoiClique collective, or as member of Thraxxhouse and Misery Club, and even with his punk side project, Pay For Pain. Still, few could have guessed that the new proper Wicca Phase Springs Eternal release would be a set of country-leaning folk songs performed without a wink in sight. As with all things Wicca Phase, Mossy Oak Shadow finds Andrzejewski fully committed. “There’s always been acoustic songs on my records but usually they’re in the context of a beat-based Wicca Phase album. I think the idea here was to just kind of start fresh and go hard in this other direction,” he says. “The temptation is to call it a country record, I don’t really think it’s that–but there’s acoustic guitar and slide guitar, and I think my interests and themes do have elements of country in sort of an archetypical way.”
FANCLUBWALLET
Fanclubwallet is the indie rock project of cartoonist-turned-musician Hannah Judge, a longtime champion of Ottawa’s local music scene. Even before making music herself, Hannah was immersed in the community; sharing mix CDs, cold-emailing bands for opening slots, and building friendships wherever she could. In 2020, she began quietly recording demos in her bedroom, eventually launching fanclubwallet at the height of the pandemic. What started as a lo-fi bedroom pop project quickly gained traction, with her breakout track “Car Crash In G Major” racking up over 14 million streams.
Since then, Hannah has toured internationally, opening for artists like CHVRCHES, Yot Club, and Dream Ivory, all while staying deeply rooted in the DIY ethos. She runs Club Records, an Ottawa-based label and free resource hub dedicated to supporting independent musicians. With her second full-length album “Living While Dying” on the way, Hannah continues to blend infectious songwriting with a genuine love for her community and craft.