Docents
Punk band from New York, NY · formed 2018
- experimental punk
- no wave
- noise rock
- nowave
- NYC
- post hardcore
- post punk
- punk
- Shows on record
- 5
- Rooms played
- 5
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 7
- Last show
- May 28, 2026Purgatory
About
Docents is a band from New York, NY, formed in 2018, tagged experimental punk, no wave, noise rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2026, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.
- Docents formed in 2018 — MusicBrainz
- Docents is based in New York — MusicBrainz
- Docents has 6 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2021–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Docents is based in New York, New York — Docents on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: Shadowboxing (2025-05-16) — Bandcamp
- Docents has 1224 listeners on Last.fm — Docents on Last.fm
- Docents has released 3 recordings between 2021 and 2025 — Docents on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
5 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20231 show
- 20253 shows
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Purgatory · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Coma Therapy, Vangas | Headliner | Coma Therapy, Vangas |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Rocky Mountain Pizza Company · AtlantaSupportwith Tunnels, Assembly, Coma Therapy, +2 | Support | Tunnels, Assembly, Coma Therapy, +2 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Snug Harbor · CharlotteHeadlinerwith Patois Counselors, Ruminations | Headliner | Patois Counselors, Ruminations |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Oak City Cycling Project · RaleighHeadlinerwith Acid Swimmer, MR. PISS | Headliner | Acid Swimmer, MR. PISS |
| Mar 9, 2023 | The Broadway · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Ben Special, The Kitchen | Headliner | Ben Special, The Kitchen |
Where they play
5 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Oak City Cycling Project · Raleigh1 show
- Purgatory · New York (NYC)1 show
- Rocky Mountain Pizza Company · Atlanta1 show
- Snug Harbor · Charlotte1 show
- The Broadway · Brooklyn1 show
Cities played
- Atlanta1 show
- Brooklyn1 show
- Charlotte1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
- Raleigh1 show
Live history
5 shows on record- Shows counted
- 5
- First on record
- Mar 2023
- Latest on record
- May 2026
Shows per year
- 20231
- 20253
- 20261
Top rooms
- Purgatory, New York (NYC) · 1
- Rocky Mountain Pizza Company, Atlanta · 1
- Snug Harbor, Charlotte · 1
- Oak City Cycling Project, Raleigh · 1
- The Broadway, Brooklyn · 1
Top cities
- Atlanta, GA · 1
- New York (NYC), NY · 1
- Brooklyn, NY · 1
- Raleigh, NC · 1
- Charlotte, NC · 1
Often on the bill with: Coma Therapy, Assembly, Ben Special, MR. PISS, Patois Counselors, Ruminations, The Kitchen, Tongues of Fire
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
7 releases, 2021–2025REMIXES
2025 · Ep
Shadowboxing
2025 · Ep
Substance / Laser Image
2024 · Single
The Salamander / A Reasonable Man
2024 · Single
Figure Study
2023 · Album
Docents
2021 · Ep
Album
Lineup
- Matthew Heaton
- Noah Sider
- Will Scott
- Kabir Kumar-Hardy
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
4 members on record- Kabir Kumar-Hardytenure unknown
- Matthew Heatontenure unknown
- Noah Sidertenure unknown
- Will Scotttenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Docents on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| Docents on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Docents on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.