Armageddon in a Summer Dress is the upcoming release from LA-based folk-punk musician Sunny War via Athens label New West Records. The record follows her critically lauded 2023 release, Anarchist Gospel, and features a number of guest appearances, including Valerie June, Tré Burt, Kyshona Armstrong and more. The album’s first single, “Walking Contradiction,” features Steve Ignorant of the legendary British punk band Crass (whom War counts among her favorite bands) and serves as a critique of late-capitalist America. She believes the line between folk and punk is thinner than people might expect, saying, “To me it’s the same kind of music. If you’re into punk for the lyrics and the message, there’s definitely a lot of old-time music that has that spirit. Folk used to be very anti-establishment.” Sunny War’s Athens show will be opened by Newport Transplant and Cannon Rogers.
WHO: Sunny War, Newport Transplant, Cannon Rogers
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. (doors)
WHERE: Flicker Theatre & Bar
HOW MUCH: $12
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