Join us for the Utica DIY Shows TOY DRIVE! In partnership with ICAN. $10 with a toy or $15 without.

We have acoustic sets from Reed Astory and Arms Like Roses, slow emotional jams from funeral and cant, then some heavier stuff to close it out from Grave Sight and Heaven Through Violence. There's something for everyone, so no matter if you want softer stuff or heavier stuff, there's something here for you

As always we're partnering with ICAN on their 25th year of the Adopt A Family Program to make sure kids in the Utica and greater Central New York area get toys, musical instruments, and art supplies from our amazing community. None of this would be possible without the people that come out, and we'd love to see you at this one!

We're also incredibly stoked to have The Green Onion, Emerson Ave Coffee, and Big Apple Music all doing their part and sponsoring this amazing event whether it's repairing the gear we use for shows and helping out the touring bands that stop into Big Apple, Emerson Ave filling me up with dangerous amounts of caffeine the day of shows (or bringing decaf to the Uptown last year), The Onion letting a bunch of sweaty people stop in after we finish up at the various venues, and MT Photos who takes some dope photos at the stuff when she isnt busy; they all support what we've got going on and love doing their part to make sure we can raise as much as possible! We've raised roughly $5000 over the last two years, and maybe this year we straight up match that number, who knows?

Do you part and tell your friends it's going down 12/4 at grow, tell em to bring a toy, hell, tell em to bring 2! We'll have tons of earplugs, the same amount of water in the bucket, and good times/memories to make and share!