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Fri | September 26, 2025
Psyko Steve & The Rialto Theatre Present
Beach Fossils @ 191 Toole
w/ Launder, girlpuppy
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
191 Toole
All Ages
$30-$35
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Doors 7PM | Show 8PM | GA Standing | All Ages - 6 & Over | Public On Sale - 5/16 10AM

   
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The Rialto Theatre Foundation has a clear bag policy in place at Rialto Theatre and 191 Toole. The policy limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into our venues. The following is a list of bags that will be accepted for entry: Bags that are clear plastic or vinyl and do not exceed 12in x 6in x 12in One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (Ziploc bag or similar) Small clutch bags, approximately 5in x 7in All bags subject to search. Clear bags are available for sale at the box office.

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Beach Fossils

Throughout the last fifteen years, Beach Fossils have steadily earned their stature as one of the most definitive and enduring bands of the 2010s New York underground, consistently reaching new listeners as their sound has grown from the DIY solo project of Dustin Payseur to an influential four-piece dream pop band, self-produced and self-released.
Bunny (2023) continues the stunning evolution of Beach Fossils’ sound, pulling elements from the jangly melancholy of the self-titled debut Beach Fossils (2010) and What a Pleasure (2011), the gritty, post-punk inspired tracks from Clash the Truth (2013), and the lush arrangements of Somersault (2017). Throughout, Payseur is joined by core band members Tommy Davidson (guitar), Jack Doyle Smith (bass), and Anton Hochheim (drums).
Through tone and mood, Beach Fossils communicate a coming-of-age narrative of self-discovery. Payseur’s slice-of-life lyrics reflect on depression, love, adventure, loss, mistakes, New York City, friendships coming and going — a mélange of granular pieces in the process of continuing to find yourself.

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Launder

Southern California native John Cudlip started off as a student of textured guitar music, Cudlip released his debut as Launder, the Pink Cloud EP, in 2018. Produced by Day Wave's Jackson Phillips, it included contributions from DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith on guitar. Only expanding upon his sound thereafter, Cudlip had accumulated dozens of demos by the time he signed with Ghostly International in 2019. Narrowing material down to 13 tracks and a full hour, Launder's first album was recorded in Van Nuys, California, at New Monkey Studio (once owned by Elliott Smith). Joining him in the studio was a backing band and Sonny DiPerri, whose engineering résumé already included such melodic distortion specialists as My Bloody Valentine, Trent Reznor, and DIIV. ~ Marcy Donelson, Rovi

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girlpuppy

Becca Harvey approached Sweetness, her second girlpuppy album, with a newfound creative independence. Unlike her 2022 debut When I’m Alone, where she often deferred to collaborators, Sweetness was built entirely from her own lyrical and melodic ideas. Emerging from a relationship where she felt sidelined, she embraced a more personal, texturally rich sound, crafting a record about pushing back against self-doubt.
Harvey started by recording acapella voice memos, and, together with producer/co-writer Alex Farrar and additional collaborators, she found a balance between shoegaze, dream-pop, and early-2000s pop-rock. Sweetness pulses with distorted guitars and poison-sweet-hooks laced with both defiance and longing.
Lyrically, Sweetness is sharp and evocative, drawing from influences like Leonard Cohen and Avril Lavigne. Harvey captures heartbreak in vivid snapshots—on “I Just Do!,” she reminisces about making her partner’s friends laugh, while “I Was Her Too” humorously questions a cryptic song dedication from an ex. In “Windows,” she nods to Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs,” emphasizing how personal interpretation shapes meaning.
At its core, Sweetness is about self-discovery—finding your voice, standing by it, and defining what matters on your own terms. With a mix of wit, catharsis, and towering melodies, Harvey cements herself as one of indie pop’s most compelling new voices.

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