Hemlock for Socrates & [melter] Summer Tour 2024

A double-billing of dark, dissonant duos, Hemlock for Socrates (Pittsburgh, PA) and [melter] (Chicago, IL)’s Summer Tour 2024 is about to hit the road, following the release this month of two brand-new singles and music videos: ‘You’re Not Here’ by Hemlock for Socrates, and ‘blacklist’ by [melter]. The Hemlock for Socrates / [melter] Summer Tour kicks off in Louisville, Kentucky this coming Friday, July 26, before taking in dates mainly across the US Midwest (Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois); wrapping up with two homecoming shows in Chicago IL and Pittsburgh PA on 10 and 11 August 2024.

Hemlock for Socrates is the moody, danceable electronic art-rock partnership of Heather Shore and Kegan Heiss. Together they create music that sounds like the molten alloy from a furnace of disparate genres: doom-disco, electro-cabaret, industrial blues, math-wave. At times the sound is experimental and esoteric; at times it's dramatic and deeply personal. Their new single ‘You’re Not Here’ is described by Shore as “dark and angry, lush disco”; while their 2022 album Cavern explores the despair of the powerless individual in a society of billions and the savage desire to experience the pleasures of life and love, no matter how ephemeral they are.

“It’s music for those who find beauty in the clash of contrasts and the harmony of discord… Shore’s powerful voice sends icy chills straight through your central nervous system.” – Alice Teeple, Post-punk.com

[melter] are Robert Hyman and Jax Allos: a sonic disturbance made of flesh, blood, and machine. The new single ‘blacklist’ is steadily generating buzz from CVLT Nation (US), Side-Line (Belgium), ReGen Magazine (US), Sound Read Six (UK), Atomium Magazine (Chile), Revista the 13th (Argentina), White Light // White Heat (Italy), Mick Mercer’s Panache (UK), Dark Entries (Belgium) and others worldwide. Alongside the band’s self-titled EP from 2003, ‘blacklist’ showcases [melter]’s trademark blend of Jax’s powerful, soaring vocals and Rob’s propulsive battery of live drums and industrial electronics; fused with heavy distorted bass, dark atmospheric synths, and jarring raw noise elements.

“…it’s raw noise meets darkwave and industrial to make a swirling gothic sound brew that will have you thrashing one second and dancing another.” – Meghan MacRae, CVLT Nation

Full listing of Hemlock for Socrates / [melter] Summer Tour dates here:

26 July - Louisville KY @ Dead Of Night & The Dark Market

27 July - Columbus OH @ The Spacebar

31 July - Ypsilanti MI @ Ziggy's

1 August - Madison WI @ Crucible

2 August - Grand Rapids MI @ Mulligan's

3 August - Fort Wayne IN @ The Ruin

8 August - Cincinnati OH @ The Comet

9 August - Alton, IL @ The Conservatory

10 August - Chicago IL @ Bourbon on Division

11 August - Pittsburgh PA @ The Government Center