Holy Wave

At the beginning of their seventeen-year career, Holy Wave leaned into a tranquil realm of psychedelia, eschewing long-form jams and guitar heroics for a dreamy, pop-oriented approach.

As the band evolved, the early Sgt. Pepper's-meets-the-Velvets sound yielded to more sophisticated melodies and tripped-out instrumentation, steering their music away from sun-bleached nostalgia to a color-saturated dimension where sounds of the past, present, and future intermingled.

Childhood friends Ryan Fuson, Joey Cook, Kyle Hager, and Julian Ruiz grew up in El Paso, where they cut their teeth in the local DIY scene. Hungry for more music and broader perspectives, the members made frequent road trips across the Southwest to catch touring bands who opted to skip West Texas markets. That wanderlust eventually prompted their relocation to Austin, and it also permeated their adventurous songwriting and love for touring. Holy Wave plays Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, on 30 September 2026 at 17h00.