Quicksand Live + Signing
About This Event
Quicksand brings its post-hardcore, noise-rock–tinged songwriting to Rough Trade NYC for a live set and in-store signing. The band's tight, riff-driven material and emphasis on direct delivery suit the listening-room setting, offering a pared-down presentation that foregrounds tone and structure over spectacle.
About BITCH
BITCH takes a loaded piece of English slang and treats it as subject matter rather than throwaway insult. The work tracks how the term has shifted across gender, music, and subcultures, and how it has been used to police behavior as much as to describe it. Presented as a live event at Rough Trade NYC within the city’s long tradition of language-as-performance, it situates pop and rock alongside critique. Its sharpest point is simple: a common word can still carry structural harm.
About the Artists
Bleachers Solo Acoustic Performance
Bleachers Solo Acoustic Performance brings a stripped-down rock/pop set to Rough Trade NYC, emphasizing song structure and vocal phrasing over band-driven volume. The project has shared bills with artists across indie pop and experimental corners, including Kelsey Lu, Grace Ives, and Boards of Canada “Inferno,” as well as performances tied to New Noise Magazine 81.
Violet Grohl Live Performance
Violet Grohl Live Performance is a Rock/Pop artist seen on New York City bills at Rough Trade NYC. Their recent appearances sit alongside a wide range of acts, including Bleachers (solo acoustic), Kelsey Lu, Grace Ives, and Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, reflecting a comfort moving between guitar-driven sets and more electronic-leaning lineups.
New Noise Magazine 81
New Noise Magazine 81 is a Rock/Pop artist appearing at Rough Trade NYC, with credits alongside Bleachers (Solo Acoustic Performance), Violet Grohl, Kelsey Lu, Grace Ives, Boards of Canada’s “Inferno,” and Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux.
Kelsey Lu
Kelsey Lu is a rock/pop-leaning artist often tagged in the alternative R&B lane, with a catalog that has built a moderate Spotify profile and a sizable listener base. In New York City, she appears in the orbit of Rough Trade NYC lineups and adjacent bills tied to artists such as Grace Ives and Haylie Davis.
Casi
Casi is a Rock/Pop artist whose catalog also crosses into jazz fusion, city pop, and jazz funk, with a moderate Spotify presence and a large follower base. In New York City they appear at Rough Trade NYC for events such as *Casi Live + Signing*, a performance-and-signing format that keeps the focus on material and delivery.
Grace Ives
Grace Ives is a rock/pop artist whose work sits between songcraft and club-ready electronics, often built from tight hooks and dry, direct vocals. In New York City, she has brought that approach to rooms like Xanadu, appearing on bills alongside Eurohead, Frost Children, kuru, Lucy Bedroque, Quiet Light, and collectives like deadAir and True Panther, including events featuring King Krule.