Monday, June 1, 2026

EVG road trip: Total Bummer at the Knockdown Center

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Every once in a while, EVG leaves the neighborhood. Yesterday's destination: the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens. 

We bought tickets for day 2 of the Total Bummer Fest, co-presented by the Knockdown Center and Saint Vitus, which brought together an array of newer and established noise and shoegaze bands in the former factory. 

Saturday's lineup included Dinosaur Jr., Blonde Redhead, Flipper, the Meat Puppets and No Joy. We opted for the Sunday edition with headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain along with emerging bands that share the same DNA, including Julie, TAGABOW and Lathe of Heaven. (As several bands said, they likely wouldn't be there if it weren't for JAMC's landmark debut album from 1985, Psychocandy.)
Here are a few shots from the two stages: the main stage inside and the Ruins stage outdoors...
Here's Her New Knife ...
... Drop Nineteens...
...Julie...
In the crowd, we spotted vocalist-guitarist Tim Seeberger of EVG faves Pop Fever Music Dream...
...TAGABOW...
and the JAMC...
While the Jesus and Mary Chain closed the night, their influence had been onstage all day. 

Now back to your regularly scheduled East Village programming.
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