Burlington in early October is worth the drive before you factor in the show. The foliage around Lake Champlain is at its peak, and Higher Ground‘s Showcase Lounge gives you reason to make the trip count. Post Sex Nachos rolls in on Saturday, October 3, on the Big Bad North American Tour — just two weeks after dropping their new album Big Bad. Doors 7:00 PM, show 7:30. All ages.
About Post Sex Nachos
Post Sex Nachos got started in a Mizzou attic, which is about as accurate an origin story as a band can have. The five-piece — Sammy Elfanbaum on vocals and guitar, Mitch Broddon on lead guitar, Hunter Pendleton on drums, Chase Mueller on bass, and Kevin Jerez on keys — built their sound at the University of Missouri before taking it to Lollapalooza, Summerfest, and Bonnaroo. They also launched Nacho Fest, their own event that drew 1,000-plus people.
They’re hard to pin to a genre. The press says indie rock, college rock, pop-rock with Midwest emo bleeding in; the band cites The Killers, The 1975, Hippo Campus. The venue describes it as “life’s heaviest feelings turned into something you can dance to” — and people who’ve caught them live say the recordings undersell it. EP track “SOS” cracked SiriusXM Alt Nation’s Top 6; “Talk About It” with The Greeting Committee has topped 960,000 Spotify streams.
Big Bad dropped September 18. Burlington is October 3 — two weeks post-release, the night after Cambridge, MA. That’s usually when a band is most locked in with new material. Good window.
About the Venue
Higher Ground is one of the reliable rooms in the North Country. This show is in the Showcase Lounge — the intimate room, not the main floor. The venue sits at 1214 Williston Road in South Burlington, about ten minutes from downtown Burlington.
Coming from upstate? The drive north on I-87 in early October — through the Adirondacks and across into Vermont — is one of the better road trips in the region. Pack a layer. Check the weather.
Tickets
Tickets are available now. All ages. Doors open at 7:00 PM.