Chaki, the electro punk solo music project by Cory Sklar, holds a Cassette Release Party for his new tape “Endless Elder Archons”, on Sunday, August 27 at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. In addition to live set by Chaki, he has hand picked some of his favorite artists for the show. The show also features live sets by Waxy Tomb, Mystic Priestess, and MOM, all hosted by Sad Vicious. (The Department Of Descriptive Services, previously announced to be on the bill, will NOT be performing.) Chaki himself promises it will be a night of weird, weirder, and weirdest! Chaki’s “Endless Elder Archons”” cassette tapes will be on sale at the show.

LISTING DETAILS

Chaki Cassette Release Party – live sets by Chaki, Waxy Tomb, Mystic Priestess, and MOM; Hosted by Sad Vicious

Sunday, August 27, 9pm

Elbo Room, 647 Valenica Street, San Francisco 415.552.7788

$7 general admission at door / 21+ only

Images for acts on the show are at:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ydr5h0mx7qqh59o/AAD0zxFyNSNby1OoGZ9ogHnZa?dl=0

More details online:

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1534376663293592

Elbo Room website: http://www.elbo.com

Chaki - is San Francisco based Cory Sklar - a one man musical project described as "shitty gothic bedroom funk." Equal parts Funkadelic, Soft Cell and The Residents, Chaki has been creating self-produced music for years, and recently launched live performances of his own brand of outer space electro punk at venues around the city like The Knockout and Thee Parkside, recently opening up for Mexican heavy metal pranksters Metalachi. Chaki’s new release is “Endless Elder Archons,” on cassette only.

https://chaki.bandcamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHVaBQ2xo4&t=1s

MOM - Experimental performance pop artist MOM has been freaking out audiences since the release of her legendary GREATEST SHITS on Burger Records in 2011. Boobs, milk and urine may be in attendance. Stay out of the splash zone.

https://soundcloud.com/burgerrecords/mom-thats-not-my-name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVu5dpxa1I&t=59s

Waxy Tomb - “Waxy Tomb” is the pet name of a disequilibrium chamber, used for the cooling process after self-columns have been collapsed or dis-localized. The artist Waxy Tomb (Jules Litman-Cleper) is a Bay Area native who explores the themes of internalized urban landscapes, identity transformation and the tension of both the dehumanizing and symbiotic relationships we form with technological interfaces. Releases include Weird Forest, Weird Ear and BradGrammar tapes.

http://soundcloud.com/waxy-tomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpdIUJDO754

Mystic Priestess - Oakland based punk femmes making music and noise from elements of decay and creation. Dark wave, spooky, scary and gorgeous. https://www.facebook.com/MysticPriestess777

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi9-iGpr834

The night is hosted by Sad Vicious - "San Jose's most hated band!" Sad Vicious boasts a pedigree of having played every good bar, club, and bar and grille in San Jose: Mickey's Tavern, The Locker Room, Om Ultralounge, Lucky Lil's, and Java Crossing, to name a few. Featuring performance artists Scott Vermeire and Stuart Pittman. They have opened up for Neil Hamburger, and you probably saw them on Viceland TV.

https://www.facebook.com/Sad-Vicious-132638336809758/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFgvUMP3dA

CASSETTES ARE BACK! – Chaki isn’t the only artist embracing the old school media format of cassettes, the analog magnetic tape in plastic housing that can be played on Walkman and boom boxes. Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord has his Awesome Mix Tape, garage and punk bands on Burger Records are standard cassette release, and major artists Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Eminem, and Prince reissues, are all selling on cassette tape. Read all about it:

The case for cassettes: still bumping in 2017

http://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/The-case-for-cassettes-still-bumping-in-2017-11650357.php

U.S. Cassette Album Sales Increased by 74% in 2016, Led by 'Guardians' Soundtrack

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7662572/us-cassette-album-sales-increase-2016-guardians

Hit rewind: Cassettes are making a comeback

http://www.today.com/video/hit-rewind-cassettes-are-making-a-comeback-992574531690

Cassettes might be the new vinyl - Thank Guardians of the Galaxy, and Justin Bieber

https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14360162/cassette-tape-sales-increase-physical-music-2016