I understand, you’ve been going to 8500 shows this weekend and you’re all burnt out. BUT, TRUST ME, Alex Zhang Hungtai’s DIRTY BEACHES will be worth sacrificing your Monday night respite for. Imagine a young, prime strength Roy Orbison (only, you know, Asian), add some very modern doom and gloom pop on top of it and you end up with the most undeniable crooner hit record (that’s, naturally, not a hit just quite yet) of the year, which means you get to see it in a small, dark room as opposed to some overpopulated club (shudder).

Embrace the opportunity and make your way to BLACK CAT: