Name: Illuminati Hotties
Start: 2025-06-10T20:00:00
End: 2025-06-11T00:00:00
Location: Crowbar

Illuminati HottiesDoors 7PMAll ages$20 adv, $25 day of showSarah Tudzin is in high demand these days. Not only is she a lauded engineer and producer whohas helmed recent records by boygenius, Weyes Blood, and Speedy Ortiz, but her own band,Illuminati Hotties, has also emerged as one of the sharpest and most sensitive acts on the pop-punk side of indie rock this century—“tenderpunk,” she has often called it. On IlluminatiHotties’ radiant and bittersweet third LP, Power, Tudzin pairs that sense of modern professionalbusyness with scenes inspired by the extreme highs and lows of her personal life in recent years.To wit, the day before Tudzin released 2020’s surprise Free I.H, her mother died. But weeksbefore that, Tudzin had met the person who has since become her longtime partner, the one withwhom she can share all these troubles. It’s not hard to imagine, then, all that propels Power.This is an album, though, neither about loss nor love but instead about the life that we live amidstsuch ups and downs. While there are some beautiful blues here, like the tender finale“Everything Changes” or the haunted “Rot,” Tudzin mostly looks for an exuberant way throughthese tangles. The inescapable “Falling in Love with Somebody Better” is a pop-punk treasurewhere she wishes her mom had met her new love, while the breezy “Sleeping In” findscontentment in the compromises that a good relationship demands. Loaded with guests whoalternately complement Tudzin’s unfailing melodic instincts (Cavetown, Death Cab for Cutie’sJason McGerr, John Congleton) or help her cut loose from them (especially Speedy Ortiz’s SadieDupuis during the riotous “What’s the Fuzz”), Power is a prime culmination of all the things thathave kept Tudzin busy in recent years—her skills in the studio, her knack for a hook, or the meretravails and triumphs of existence itself.Important notice re COVID-19: Please note any interaction with the general public poses an elevated risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed while in attendance at the event. By attending this event you are assuming risk and releasing Crowbar from any liability. You must adhere to local social distancing, mask, and all other preventative care guidelines. No backpacks or large bags permitted. Clutch style bags are permissible. Cameras allowed with artist permission. All sales final.If you choose to attend we suggest you wear a mask for your safety. Whether you’ve been vaccinated or not; if you are not feeling well please stay home.&nbsp;Additional restrictions may be required on a show-to-show basis per the artist’s request.