Wilderness Pussy+Retro-Catharsis, Powered by Gin

Featured in the hallway gallery, local longtime artist and tattooer Ron Rash, will be exercising the demons of his own making in Retro-Catharsis, Powered by Gin. Working in a looser style of painting, reminiscent of his work from the 90′s, the large installation pieces reference Reno life and personal moments both good and bad. At the same time the main gallery will host Andrew Nixon’s first solo exhibition in the space with Wilderness, Pussy. The exhibition is an immersion into the multimedia world of Posey, an outcast teenage character. Featuring paintings, installations, animations, music and a comic book, the exhibit evokes all of the senses while weaving together a non-linear story of exploration, the wilds and teenage life. Both shows run May 20-June 7 with an opening reception Tues. May 21 6-8PM.

SVC Presents Speak Easy

Jazz Night

This month’s Jazz Night features the return of the Aaron Edgecomb Group. Come and checkout the expert percussion Edgecomb and his group has to offer, they totally rule! As always, there will be an open jam session following the performance, so bring a weird instrument and join in. Thursday, May 23, at 7:30pm. $5.

Tiny Knives, Alphabet Cult, Ian Bigley

Awesome show alert May 31st! Portland’s Tiny Knives are playing with Alphabet Cult and Ian Bigley. Tiny Knives is awesome riffed out lady noise punk sludge and it totally rules. It’s the type of music with loose genre qualifications, but is just really good! Alphabet Cult is Reno’s best! They fall under the metal prog punk and feature members of Gob (GOB!!!!!!!), The Shames, Plastic Caves, and Loadstar (LOADSTAR!!!!!!). Ian Bigley is that cool weird orange headed co-mastermind behind Library Lady, get ready for some rad mutant solo jams. This is going to rule. Friday, May 31st at 8PM, $5.

Drag Prom

In high school, you either missed prom or went and it was totally boring.  Well, we aim to rectify that situation with Drag Prom, the most fun dance party you could ever imagine featuring DJ Atey Ate and The Gemini Duo (that’s right! FROM POLO LOUNGE!). To make this as fun (and cheap) as possible, come dressed as the opposite gender or at least as in you formal (cheesey prom) attire–think John Waters, 80s wedding, New Jersey prom…you know. We’ll have treats, photos, kings and queens, and a whole bunch more.This is going to be awesome and the most fun ever, don’t be too cool! Saturday, June 1st @ 7PM.  $10 if you dress up / $12 if you don’t / $15 for couples.

Lovelikewes, She’s so Provocative, Mason Frey

Get ready for a night full of rock music on Saturday, May 18th with Lovelikewes, She’s so Provocative, and Mason Frey. Lovelikewes falls somewhere between 2000′s garage revival and pop punk. She’s so Provocative is in the same place, but a little more classic rock feeling. Mason Frey isn’t really that rock. He just plays awesome songwriter acoustic. Come out! Saturday May 18th at 8PM, $5.

Venkmen//Hitmanits//Jedi Scum//The Hate Beneath

Get ready for a night of powerviolence, crust, and heavy metal! Venkmen is coming with Jedi Scum on May 15th. Playing are infamous locals Hitmantis and The Hate Beneath. Venkmen are all out fast Powerviolence done right, Jedi Scum are Star Wars themed crust violence, Hitmantis are the only local carriers of the powerviolence torch, and The Hate Beneath are going to be heavy. Wednesday, May 15 at the Holland Project 8PM $5

Gap Dream//The Comancheros//The Tides

Burger Record darlings Gap Dream are coming to Holland on May 8. They’ll be playing with locals The Comancheros (The Beat Generation)  and The Tides. Mixing a lot of 80′s rock with a little bit of a 70′s pop flare, Gap Dream plays the best lo-fi pop of today. The Caomcheros are the The Beat Generation renamed, so prepare for young indie rock done right! The Tides are new rock and rollers, sounding in somewhere between sleaze garage rock and roll and Nirvana bleach era grunge. High on Spite is on of the coolest songs to come out of reno! Wednesday, May 8th 8PM $5 advance $7 door.

3 Minute Film Competition

The films have been submitted, considered, and lined-up for this Thursday’s 3-Minute Film Screening at the NMA. 15 short films will play for your pure enjoyment, ranging from animation to horror. Come vote for your favorite film to win the Audience Award and see who’ll take home the coveted Jury Award. Will it be young bucks from the Boys and Girls Club? Reigning champs? Far away talent from the UK or Boston? UNR up-and-comers? Only Thursday will tell! Thursday, May 9th @ 6PM, $5 at the Nevada Museum of Art.

Soultorn, Enslave the Creation, Half a Tusk

On Saturday, we’ll be hosting a rad local metal show with Soultorn, Enslave the Creation, and Half a Tusk. Soultorn is metal played true and heavy, Enslave the Creation falls in the territory of technical Death Metal, and Half a Tusk is radical speed metal. Come out and bang your head! Saturday, May 11 @ 8PM, $5.