Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal, Recess, BATES, Misguider
About This Event
At Arlene's Grocery, a mixed bill pairs Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal with Recess, BATES, and Misguider. The lineup stages contrasts between Recess's game-like, open-ended performance and BATES's steadier, song-centered rock-pop, while Misguider supplies shoegaze-leaning texture and volume and Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal functions as a collaborative live-music project.
About the Artists
Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal
Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal is a performance group that likely features a collaboration of artists under the direction of Matt Kelley, focusing on live music and entertainment.
Recess
Recess is a group working in free performance, using loosened structures and open-ended play as material. In New York City, their work appears in museum contexts, including The Bronx Museum of the Arts, where they are presented in programs such as First Friday February 2026: Game Night with Recess.
BATES
BATES is a New York City–based group working across rock and pop, with a digital footprint that also touches stutter house. They appear in the Lower East Side circuit, including sets at Arlene’s Grocery alongside acts like Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal, Recess, and Misguider.
Misguider
Misguider is a New York City–based group working in the overlap of rock and pop, with a shoegaze-leaning palette reflected by a small but traceable Spotify following. The band has appeared at Arlene’s Grocery alongside Matt Kelley & The Big Reveal, the free-performance collective Recess, and BATES.