Friday, March 6, 2026

Scenes from night 3 of the New Colossus Festival

Photos by Stacie Joy
Above: Suburban Speed at Ki Smith Gallery 

The New Colossus Festival, the six-day celebration of independent music from around the world, is now underway across 10-plus venues in the East Village and Lower East Side. 

We fanned out last night to catch a handful of bands, including ... the '90s alt-punk of the Brooklyn-based Dutch Kills at Niagara...
...the Jump Cuts from West Palm Beach, Fla., at Berlin Under A...
Then it was off to see EVG faves Suburban Speed on the small stage at Ki Smith Gallery...
Yes, the idea is to discover new music among the festival's 190 bands. However, we're still partial to the cinematic atmospherics of Suburban Speed, who have added a cornet, kazoo and empty Smirnoff bottle to their instrumental lineup. (They're playing Pianos at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Yes, p.m.)
... and we ended the evening at the Parkside Lounge ... first with Chicago weirdos Heet Deth...
... and also from Chicago, Bussy Kween Power Trip...
Back at it today/tonight. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 
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