The Pale Queen’s Ball

The Pale Queen’s Ball

  Absolution presents on May 29th, 2011 Memorial Day Weekend The Pale Queen’s Ball Live Goth and Synthpop performances by: Bitter Grace (Legendary NYC goth band) Night Gallery Whispers of the Sparrows (A substitution for Time Line Crime, who had to cancel)...
Free Show by Ninth House

Free Show by Ninth House

Saturday, April 30 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm Free outdoor show by Cemetery & Western band, Ninth House. Ninth House play 2 sets starting at 6pm. There will be a Carnival also. Putnam Valley Town Park, 162 Oscawana Lake Rd.  Putnam Valley, NY...
Voltaire Show on Sunday

Voltaire Show on Sunday

Voltaire performs live in NYC on Sunday, April 3rd His performance will be part of an event called The Anachronism Steampunk NYC: Part II: Expedition to Candyland Location: Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street New York, NY Early Show; Doors open from 3pm to 11:30pm...
Peter Murphy performs in NYC

Peter Murphy performs in NYC

Gothic icon Peter Murphy performs solo at the Highline Ballroom in NYC on April 2nd. Concert starts @ 7:30PM Doors open @ 7PM Tickets $35.00 in advance $40.00 day of show Tickets and Information for Peter Murphy’s 4/2/11 show The Highline Ballroom is located...
Don Hill R.I.P.

Don Hill R.I.P.

Don Hill (Donald Mulvihill) has passed away.  He was 66 years old. Don Hill presided over both incarnations of eponymous rock club Don Hill’s which he started in 1993.   It hosted many New York city events, but was best known for the Squeezebox party.   Previous...
Absolution Photography by Aaron Charles Sylvan

Absolution Photography by Aaron Charles Sylvan

Photographer Aaron Charles Sylvan took these pictures of church reliefs for Absolution.  They were taken in Chelsea, Manhattan.  Some of these photographs will be used for flyer graphics and possibly also for the Absolution website. Aaron Charles Sylvan does portrait...
David Brommer Photography

David Brommer Photography

David George Brommer is a New York City based photographer specialized in alternative culture. In the mid-90’s David was the creative mind behind Suspect Photography, a studio-gallery acclaimed for exhibiting maverick and emerging photographers. David’s...
Radio Ghoul School

Radio Ghoul School

Radio Ghoul School is brought to you by a former New Yorker and Absolution DJ, Mark Splatter.  Radio Ghoul School streams deathrock, batcave, gothic rock, post punk, minimal wave, dark alternative/indie and new wave music 24-7.   It is one of the longest running...
Dark Transmissions

Dark Transmissions

Dark Transmissions is the premier dark alternative resource on the web for the DC/VA/MD scene. The Dark Transmissions website has information on Goth, Death Rock, Post Punk, Ethereal & Darkwave events for the area, plus much more.  
R.I.P. Korg Founder Tsutomu Katoh

R.I.P. Korg Founder Tsutomu Katoh

Tsutomu Katoh died last night.  Tsutomu Katoh was a pioneer of electronic music making and marketing.  He was the founder and chairman of Korg. Seiki Kato, the president of Korg, released this statement; Dear Sirs and Madams, I would like to inform you that our...
Gotham XII

Gotham XII

Recommended Night in London: May, Sun 29th Gotham XII Specimen Ulterior XII (former Fields of the Nephilim and Killing Miranda) Joe Black Midnight Configuration Lilygun Suicide Party Alice Moving Under Skies plus DJ Martin Oldgoth DJ Cavey Nik Doors 4pm – 11pm...
Recommended Show: Obszön Geschöpf

Recommended Show: Obszön Geschöpf

DefCon-NYC Industrial Saturdays w/ Nobody? Productions Present: Obszön Geschöpf (France) Live in New York City!!! Saturday March 12th http://www.myspace.com/obszongeschopf http://vampirefreaks.com/OBSZON-GESCHOPF-BAND w/guest Panzer Division (Philly) Live!...
Recommended Show: E-Craft at Club Rebel

Recommended Show: E-Craft at Club Rebel

If you are going out on Saturday March 12th, we recommend going to the early E-Craft show at Club Rebel (formerly Downtime, where Albion & Batcave used to be).  DJs Xris SMack! and Dr. Avi will be spinning electronic dance, industrial, EBM and more....
DJ Ængel Bio

DJ Ængel Bio

DJ Ængel spins a mixture of Goth and Industrial.  DJ Ængel started spinning as a one time guest at Albion/Batcave in 2000. (DJ Ængel also designed the Albion website, one of the first major goth club websites in the world.)  He used the experience guest DJing...