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NeoAncients NYC

Stone Circle Theatre

Queens, NY · STONE CIRCLE THEATRE

All ages

Artists

MEMORIALS
MEMORIALS
Highlife
Highlife
Anni Rossi
Anni Rossi

About this event

NeoAncients makes its New York debut with a one-night pop-up at Stone Circle Theatre (Queens, NY) -- a setting uniquely aligned with the festival’s world of music, ritual and contemporary folklore.
 
Headlined by MEMORIALS, fresh from the release of their new album All Clouds Bring Not Rain (March 2026), the evening offers a rare chance to experience one of the UK’s most compelling new acts in an intimate setting. 
 
Described by KEXP as “kaleidoscopic art-pop and adventurous psych-rock with an immersive, experimental aura,” MEMORIALS operate at the intersection of experimentation and melody. The Wire praises their “advanced and adventurous avant pop action,” while The Quietus notes “a band who appear to have ideas in abundance,” and Under the Radar highlights a sound that “embodies the polarities of avant-garde and classic songwriting.”
 
About the lineup:
 
MEMORIALS, the duo consisting of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (previously of Electrelane and Wire), create panoramic pop that draws on both the familiar and the strange, while also treading new ground. With their playful and experimental style, combined with a love of good tunes, they sit comfortably alongside Broadcast, Portishead, Arthur Russell, The Velvet Underground, Yo La Tengo and Tortoise.
 
Doug Shaw (aka Highlife) is a London born songwriter living and performing in New York since 2003. Shaw moonlights in sways as Gang Gang Dance's bassist and was formerly long-time guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of Drag City group White Magic as well as Sierra Leonean star “Bubu King” Janka Nabay’s band.
 
Anni Rossi is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Minnesota. She plays an electric-viola that was handcrafted from a tree branch by former Swans percussionist Thor Harris.[1] Rossi adopts modern guitar and bass techniques and applies them to this instrument, as well as traditional viola styles. In recent years her music has evolved to incorporate elements of R&B and electronic music.
 
NeoAncients makes its New York debut with a one-night pop-up at Stone Circle Theatre (Queens, NY) -- a setting uniquely aligned with the festival’s world of music, ritual and contemporary folklore.
 
Headlined by MEMORIALS, fresh from the release of their new album All Clouds Bring Not Rain (March 2026), the evening offers a rare chance to experience one of the UK’s most compelling new acts in an intimate setting.
 
Described by KEXP as “kaleidoscopic art-pop and adventurous psych-rock with an immersive, experimental aura,” MEMORIALS operate at the intersection of experimentation and melody. The Wire praises their “advanced and adventurous avant pop action,” while The Quietus notes “a band who appear to have ideas in abundance,” and Under the Radar highlights a sound that “embodies the polarities of avant-garde and classic songwriting.”

Safety and Accessibility

Non-Smoking

Alcohol Free Event

Event space cleaned

Welcoming and Inclusive Event

Indoor Event

Gender-Neutral Restrooms Available

Free Water Available

Family Friendly

Hand sanitize regularly

Organizer

Stone Circle Theatre

Stone Circle Theatre, Inc. is a not-for-profit Creative and Cultural Performing Arts venue located in Ridgewood, NYC (Queens). Our Mission Statement is complex, yet easy to remember: Reaching Up! Reaching Out! Reaching In! Our Vision at Stone Circle Theatre is to provide a safe, welcoming , inclusive space for our neighbors, artists, and performers to do their thing! We define our neighbors as anyone who is alive today in this world. This is a non-judgement, no age restrictive venue that encourages laughter, smiles, and a good time! We are an alcohol free venue, which opens our availability to any age.