Club Real World

The Sleeves - 9/22/26

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

A special night of guitars, voices, coffee and pizza in Bethlehem PA.

The Sleeves - The Sleeves are a guitar and voice duo of Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham who together form one half of extraordinary UK post rock band Modern Nature. As The Sleeves, they weave delicate, complex sonic tapestries from the interplay of their voices and improvised, conversational guitar work. Their debut album on 12XU records is a deep, intimate listen that the CRW crew couldn’t recommend more enthusiastically.

William H. Travis - What to say about William H. Travis that can adequately convey his stature in the Lehigh Valley? The bard of the valley; the scene’s biggest friend and booster; writer and performer of funny, melancholy, deeply personal songs; gatherer and conducter of the fellowship of love? All of that and more.

Past Nurture - New Choral music from ClubRealWorld’s very own Charlie Biando, also of Blue Year and a resident of Bethlehem PA.

Get there early to grab a slice of pizza from Bub’s Breads - starting at 6pm!

Tuesday, September 22

Lit Coffee

Bethlehem PA

7pm // $10

Ticket Presale link TBD.

Psychedelic Psummer - 7/17/26

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

PSYCHEDELIC PSUMMER

Featuring

Vorhex Angel - VORHEX ANGEL’s imminently released second album DRAIN has been a favorite since we at CRW received an early stream, at least one of us is ready to say it’s the album to hear for 2026. There are moments of Popol Vuh, Deep Purple, and Les Rallizes Dénudés but it’s an exploratory, experimental, enrapturing combination of sonic ideas pushed to the outer fringes of rock music.

Luke Schneider - Luke has been a mindblowing presence on the scene of ambient psychedelia and outré folk since his landmark 2020 album Altar of Harmony released by Third Man Records. After other similarly heady releases on other much-loved labels like Leaving Records and Centripetal Force Records, we are excited to witness his prowess in person with a set of solo pedal steel guitar.

We’re excited for sets from local luminaries The Song Poet and Dylan Donovan, whose works bend genres, forms and expressions, pushing at the limits of what one might think of as psychedelic experiences.

And our dear friend Pseu Braun will be spinning head trip sounds all night.

Friday, July 17

National Sokols

Bethlehem PA

7:30pm // $12

Deadbeat Beat - 7/10/26

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

Deadbeat Beat - Deadbeat Beat hails from Detroit but you wouldn’t be wrong wondering if they were from New Zealand, as their brand of garage rock and indie pop would fit well on the Flying Nun roster. Bonus points for a member of Tyvek who brought the house down here two summers ago.

Eraser - A very special Philadelphia combo whose unique, dissonant put tuneful post-punk is well showcased on last year’s 45rpm LP from Siltbreeze Records, which is still in heavy rotation.

Radlands - Local band skirting the line between shoegaze and dark post punk.

Blue Year - Debut show of local band entirely composed of Club Real World members. What does it sound like? Only one way to find out.

Friday, July 10

National Sokols

Bethlehem PA

7pm // $10

Shande - 6/14/2026

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

An almost-summer afternoon show on the back patio of Connexions Gallery in Easton, PA

Shande - Led by songwriter Jack Braunstein, Shande makes jazz-inflected sensual folk pop Woven from diverse threads of the Philadelphia music scenes that have nurtured Braunstein’s musical sensibilities over the years, resulting sonically kaleidoscopic and explosively political music rooted in responsibility to this world.

Was - Slow, precise, powerful guitar music from NYC.

John Galm - Local legend making delicate haunting ambient folk.

Eilidh - Debut show of local electronic pop project.

Sunday, June 4 2026 Connexions Gallery Easton PA

Bullseye - 5/10/2026

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

An evening of (mostly) guitar music at National Sokols in Bethlehem, PA.

Bullseye - NYC-based jangle pop group on tour in support of their new 12” EP on Ever/Never Records.

Hello, Operator? - Femme-led Lehigh Valley punk/alt band originally formed through Lehigh Valley Girls Rock.

Hop - New Jersey-based artist making intimate, genre-fluid bedroom pop.

Me at the Zoo - Easton-based power pop group making their Lehigh Valley debut.

Saturday, May 10 2026

National Sokols

613 Hillside Ave, Bethlehem, PA

7pm // $10

Outer World - 5/01/2026

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

A special night of psychedelic, mercurial and raw music by:

Outer World - Virginia-based retro-futuristic psychedlic pop.

Whirlybird - Local noise maker, Lee creates a chaotic brew of swirling distortion with a delicate instrumental core.

Windy Mother - Local mercurial folk pop.

Friday, May 1 2026

Shifting Harbor - 4/9/2026

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld Presents:

Our community venue series continues with a special event at the Lehigh Valley Frends Meeting, a beautiful Quaker Meeting House in Bethlehem, PA.

Shifting Harbor - The current project of Tom Asselin, whose previous Dragon Turtle was an important part of the 00s Pennsylvania experimental + ambient/post-rock music scene. His most recent album of “sonic landscapes rotating through time” was released early March 2026.

Encounters #1: Sailcloth X Pigeon School: Encounters is a new series we are developing that pairs two artists for a collaborative, improvised set. We’re excited to begin the series with a collaborative set by Sailcloth and Pigeon School, two local musicians whose work blurs boundaries across genres and sensibilities.

Uffdow: Oli and Friends from Philadelphia. Oli is a member of the band Prill and across several low-key releases on Bandcamp, has created a body of work melding tender yet mysterious ballads with searching vocals approaching the beauty of artists like Grouper or Maxine Funke.

Thursday, April 9 2026

Lehigh Valley Friends Meeting

4116 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA

7pm // $10

Whiplash K-pop Club Night - 3/28/2026

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0000

HOT DEBUT!

A new K-pop club night event in Bethlehem, PA on Saturday, March 28.

We’re excited to welcome the NXTUS dance crew from New Jersey for a special dance cover performance. DJs, K-Pop-themed drinks and lots more.

Saturday, March 28

National Sokols

613 Hillside Ave, Bethlehem, PA

8:30pm - 1am // $5

Liam Grant / Sam Boston - 3/19/2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:34:00 +0000

ClubRealWorld presents:

The next installment of our “community venue” series takes us to Susquehanna Street Diner in Allentown, PA for an evening of avant-folk, singer-songwriter and unclassifiable sounds.

Liam Grant - Boston-based guitarist with a punk ethos, cut from the American Primitive cloth. Liam’s latest album Prodigal Son is out now on VHF Records.

Sam Boston - Sam is from Connecticut. He builds instruments, tools, and sometimes sculptures. He likes resonating objects, long duration events, and attempts at repitition.

Kayla Trenge - Singer-songwriter vibes from Valley staple and member of local acts Toxiq Chameleon and Spoing.

Tomata Juice - Freak folk and “imbecile jazz” from Easton, PA.

Thursday, March 19 2026

Susquehanna Street Diner

1701 E Susquehanna St, Allentown, PA 18103

7pm // $10 Suggested Donation

Bingo Fundraiser for ERN

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:36:00 +0000

New date and location!

Join ClubRealWorld for a special bingo night to raise funds for the Lehigh Valley Emergency Response Network.

The ERN runs a rapid response line to report any ICE activity in our community (610-850-9930) and provides support to families and individuals affected by ICE arrests. Via the network, “The Lehigh Valley Emergency Response Network is a coalition of community leaders, faith leaders, nonprofit organizations, and other concerned residents who are committed to protecting immigrant communities as they face rapidly escalating discrimination, unlawful arrest, and unlawful deportation.”

Play bingo with buds ($5/bingo card), win fun prizes, and support our immigrant neighbors and friends. Bingo will be followed by an after party with DJ Chaela Chaotic.

Friday, February 27th, 7pm

Mystery Box Games

1458 Northampton, Easton, PA