LIKEHELL

Seeing LIKEHELL perform live is like being at a party in Hollywood’s underground. It’s 4 a.m. The dark and brooding are mixing with the mischievous and wild. The beautiful walk among the depressed. It’s a blur of all things carnal, experimental, glamorous and psychotic. Around every corner is another mesmerizing scene, another form of satiation, another potential explosion.

Formed in 1994 by brothers Nick Eldorado (vocals) and Tony Oliveri (drums), and longtime friends Frank Throwup (bass) and Matt Bockley (guitar), LIKEHELL is a band that defies categories. Its music is a merger of such genres as heavy metal, glam, psychopunk, ‘70s anthem rock and even a little bit of burning-through-the-desert-in-a-dusty-Cadillac country, and lyrics that are direct and deadpan.

The hard driving backing of Oliveri, Throwup and Bockley serves as a catapult for the always theatrical Eldorado, a sexy, cherub-faced madman who is mellow one second, desperate and explosive the next. The band’s tight-knit history and common philosophy that the show is the antecedent to the ‘biz’ combines to form a cool and easy, creative and ferocious stage presence that makes for a raucous and unpredictable live performance.

An underground band at its heart, LIKEHELL has nonetheless stepped into the spotlight since its inception, sharing the stage with an impressive array of bands, including The Cult, Beck, Iggy Pop, Soul Asylum, Motorhead, Queens of the Stone Age and Buckcherry. Over the years, the band’s hard work, diverse appeal and reputation for incredible live performances have earned them a loyal following of fans, who come from all corners of the music spectrum and will continue to cross genre lines to witness the rock ‘n’ roll spectacle that is LIKEHELL.

Past Shows


Aug
11
th
2018
Turf Club
Aug
11
th
2018
Turf Club

OTTO'S CHEMICAL LOUNGE, LIKEHELL and ÜberScenester

with JOE LYON “MAGICIAN OF THE LIVING DEAD”
Oct
31
st
2015
Mainroom + Entry
Oct
31
st
2015
Mainroom + Entry

First Avenue's Annual Halloween Party & Costume Contest

with CHRIS CLOUD, DJ FooLProoF (of ELECTRIC FEEL and FOREVER YOUNG), DJ Espada and more!
Dec
26
th
2014
Mainroom
Dec
26
th
2014
Mainroom

Run Westy Run

with BNLX and LIKEHELL
Dec
28
th
2013
7th St Entry
Dec
28
th
2013
7th St Entry

LIKEHELL

with NEIL DYNAMITE & THE HEARTLIGHTS, Young & Tender and Terry Hughes Music

More Shows

Sep
14
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

Julian Lage

Jul
6
th
First Avenue

jxdn

with GUNNAR and LØLØ
Jun
7
th
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

The Crane Wives

May
18
th
Turf Club

Neil Hamburger

with Chris Crofton