Performatist
    Rock/Pop

    Council on Foreign Relations, Beneviolence, Peace Thru Strength, WGM (Deejay)

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    Tuesday, September 22, 2026

    10:00 PM

    Knitting Factory

    361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Council on Foreign Relations, Beneviolence and Peace Thru Strength, with deejay WGM, play the Knitting Factory. All four operate in New York’s small-room circuit, favoring concise songwriting, tight band interplay and clear song structures; Peace Thru Strength leans into club-minded rhythms and synthetic textures, while WGM supplies clean, functional DJ sets.

    About the Artists

    Council on Foreign Relations

    Council on Foreign Relations

    Council on Foreign Relations is a New York City–connected rock/pop act heard in small-room settings such as the Knitting Factory, where they have shared bills with Beneviolence, Peace Thru Strength, and the deejay WGM.

    Beneviolence

    Beneviolence

    Beneviolence is a New York–based rock/pop group that moves through the city’s small-room circuit, including sets at Pianos. The band has shared bills in overlapping configurations with Epoxy and Chemical, and appeared on events tied to Torture Methods, including a record-release night that foregrounded live-band interplay.

    Peace Thru Strength

    Peace Thru Strength

    experimental

    Peace Thru Strength is a New York City–based rock/pop group with an experimental edge, working in the overlap between guitar-forward songcraft and club-minded rhythm. They appear in the city’s live circuit at venues like Elsewhere, where they’ve shared bills with Touching Ice and Windy 500.

    WGM

    WGM

    WGM is a New York City–based rock/pop artist and deejay who appears on small-room bills at the Knitting Factory. Their sets have been presented alongside acts and events billed as Council on Foreign Relations, Beneviolence, and Peace Thru Strength, placing them in the city’s DIY performance ecosystem.