On Sale! Scorched Tundra & Empty Bottle Present: In The Company of Serpents (9/4/21) + Heavy Hops Celebrates 50 Episodes!
Snag Those Tickets! The first show we are co-promoting at The Empty Bottle will take place on Saturday September 4th featuring In The Company of Serpents, Hive and Roman Ring! On the back of In The Company of Serpents successful Chicago debut at sold-out Scorched Tundra X – and the release of its critically acclaimed fourth album Lux in May
Continue ReadingOn Sale Friday: In The Company of Serpents (9/4/21) + Heavy Hops & Scorched Tundra Crowdfunding Initiative
Live Music Is Back! The first show we are co-promoting at The Empty Bottle will take place on Saturday September 4th featuring In The Company of Serpents, Hive and Roman Ring! On the back of In The Company of Serpents successful Chicago debut at Scorched Tundra X – and the release of its critically acclaimed fourth album Lux in May
Continue ReadingBuck The Hum With Scorched Tundra’s Alexi D. Front at The Empty Bottle on 6/5/21
Join us from 7-11:30pm on Saturday June 5th for an evening of vinyl and lager at The Empty Bottle! Alexi D. Front, organizer of Scorched Tundra festival and co-host of Heavy Hops Podcast, will play records and showcase his collaboration with Chicago’s lager veterans Metropolitan Brewing. Humbucker is a Dortmunder-style lager: an ideal complement for evenings of music friendly dancing
Continue ReadingWhat’s New With Heavy Hops and Scorched Tundra (April 2021)
It’s been a productive winter in the world of Scorched Tundra. While I have been unable to put on shows since February 2020, discussions are ongoing with venue partners about re-opening and what billings look interesting. As the live industry takes shape this year I will update you of any new confirmed shows and plans. If you’re looking for a
Continue ReadingHeavy Hops & Scorched Tundra Update, Upcoming Instagram Live Q&A
Heavy Hops Weekend Binge, Metropolitan “Humbucker” Collaboration
Heavy Hops Podcast Launches
Pipeworks / Collective Arts / Scorched Tundra Backeotomy Collaboration Release !
This week marks the release of Backeotomy, a pale ale with Mosaic, Amarillo and Cryo Citra hops. The beer is a collaboration with Pipeworks and Collective Arts Brewing. Pipeworks is well connected with Scorched Tundra, having worked together on ST VIII and ST X beers. We’ve had the opportunity to brew with Coy from Collective Arts on numerous occasions during
Continue ReadingScorched Tundra Retrospective Playlist & Update
The last month has been exceptionally difficult for the entertainment and hospitality industries. To offer a bit of respite, we’ve assembled a playlist containing influential tracks from each band that has played Scorched Tundra over the last eleven editions – in order of appearance at the respective edition. Hopefully this playlist brings back great memories, allows for pathways for discovery
Continue ReadingScorched Tundra Presents: Truckfighters & Valley of the Sun (2/18/20 – The Empty Bottle)
On Wednesday February 18th Sweden’s legendary Fuzz/Desert rock trio Truckfighters will be returning to Chicago for the first Scorched Tundra co-promoted show of 2020. The band will be marking its Empty Bottle debut by performing their iconic album Gravity X from start to finish. They will be joined by Ohio’s Valley of the Sun. Truckfighters has a long history with
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