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ESCAPE‐ISM

Alternative band

ESCAPE-ISM is the found-sound dream-drama starring Ian Svenonius & Sandi Denton

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
53
Cities
45
Releases
15
Last show
Sep 16, 2026HERE at Outernet

About

ESCAPE‐ISM is a band, tagged alternative, experimental, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2026, across 53 rooms in 45 cities.

  • ESCAPE‐ISM has 5 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2017–2024 — MusicBrainz
  • Latest release on Bandcamp: Charge of the Love Brigade (2025-03-07) — Bandcamp
  • escape-ism has 16012 listeners on Last.fm — escape-ism on Last.fm
  • ESCAPE‐ISM has played at 674.fm, A Satellite of Love, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Casa del Popolo di Badia a Settimo — ESCAPE‐ISM on Setlist.fm
  • ESCAPE‐ISM primarily plays original songs — ESCAPE‐ISM setlist history
  • Escape-Ism has released 10 recordings between 2016 and 2025 — Escape-Ism 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

60+ on record · setlist.fm, venue calendar, Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 202314 shows
  2. 202413 shows
  3. 202518 shows
  4. 202615 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 16, 2026HERE at Outernet · LondonHeadliner
Sep 13, 2026Electric Bristol · BristolHeadliner
Sep 12, 2026New Century Hall · ManchesterHeadliner
Sep 5, 2026Clock-out Lounge · SeattleSupport
Aug 26, 2026Zebulon Cafe · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jul 17, 2026La La La's · WollongongHeadliner
Jul 2, 2026Zebulon Cafe · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jun 7, 2026Monty Bar · Los AngelesHeadliner
May 21, 2026Footsies · Los AngelesHeadliner
Apr 25, 2026Knuckleheads · San ClementeHeadliner
Apr 9, 2026Alex's Bar · Long BeachHeadlinerwith Imaad Wasif
Apr 4, 2026De Studio · AntwerpHeadliner
Mar 7, 2026Troubadour · West HollywoodHeadliner
Feb 27, 2026Ochi Gallery · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jan 10, 2026Zebulon Cafe · Los AngelesHeadliner
Oct 31, 2025Orange County Fairgrounds · Costa MesaHeadliner
Aug 8, 2025A Satellite of Love · San Luis ObispoHeadliner
Jul 15, 2025Casa del Popolo di Badia a Settimo · ScandicciHeadliner
Jul 14, 2025Fischio · RomeHeadliner
Jul 10, 2025Trokson · LyonHeadliner
Jul 8, 2025OCCII · AmsterdamHeadliner
Jul 2, 2025MOTH Club · LondonHeadliner
Jun 29, 2025674.fm · CologneHeadliner
Jun 26, 2025Serpent A Plume · ParisHeadliner
Jun 20, 2025Recinto Mendizabala · Vitoria-GasteizHeadliner
Jun 17, 2025Fun House Music Bar · MadridHeadliner
Jun 13, 2025McHugh's · DroghedaHeadliner
Jun 10, 2025The Music Hall at World Cafe Live · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Jun 8, 2025The Basement · Asbury ParkHeadliner
Jun 5, 2025The Sinclair · CambridgeHeadliner
Jun 2, 2025The Press Room · PortsmouthHeadliner
Apr 13, 2025The Kibitz Room · Los AngelesHeadliner
Mar 1, 2025Multiforo 246 · Mexico CityHeadliner
Sep 21, 2024Hollywood Forever Cemetery · Los AngelesHeadliner
Sep 19, 2024Hollywood Palladium · Los AngelesHeadliner
Sep 18, 2024Hollywood Palladium · Los AngelesHeadliner
Sep 16, 2024Bill Graham Civic Auditorium · San FranciscoHeadliner
Sep 14, 2024Kings Theatre · BrooklynHeadliner
Sep 13, 2024Kings Theatre · BrooklynHeadliner
Sep 11, 2024History · TorontoHeadliner
Sep 10, 2024History · TorontoHeadliner
Sep 8, 2024Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom · ChicagoHeadliner
Aug 15, 2024Thee Stork Club · OaklandSupportwith Kontrol, Pink Stiletto
Aug 14, 2024A Satellite of Love · San Luis ObispoHeadliner
Jun 5, 2024Bubblan · GothenburgHeadliner
Jun 1, 2024Zebulon Cafe · Los AngelesHeadliner
Oct 13, 2023Penelope · BenidormHeadliner
Sep 29, 2023Death Disco · AthensHeadliner
Sep 28, 2023We · ThessalonikiHeadliner
Sep 26, 2023CK13 · Novi SadHeadliner
Sep 25, 2023Elektropionir · BelgradeHeadliner
Sep 24, 2023Feedback · NišHeadliner
Sep 23, 2023MKC · SkopjeHeadliner
Sep 22, 2023Lumbardhi · PrizrenHeadliner
Sep 21, 2023Kino ARMATA · PristinaHeadliner
Sep 20, 2023Bar Singles · SofiaHeadliner
Sep 19, 2023TaM · Veliko TarnovoHeadliner
Sep 18, 2023Bee Bop Café · PlovdivHeadliner
Sep 13, 2023Parco di Villa Ada · RomeHeadliner
Sep 5, 2023Lounge · LisbonHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

53 rooms in 45 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Los Angeles11 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • London2 shows
  • Rome2 shows
  • San Luis Obispo2 shows

and 40 other cities

Live history

130 shows on record
Shows counted
130
First on record
Aug 2016
Latest on record
Sep 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20162
  2. 20179
  3. 201831
  4. 201917
  5. 20205
  6. 20212
  7. 20223
  8. 202315
  9. 202413
  10. 202518
  11. 202615

Top rooms

  • Zebulon Cafe, Los Angeles · 5
  • A Satellite of Love, San Luis Obispo · 2
  • MOTH Club, London · 2
  • Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles · 2
  • Kings Theatre, Brooklyn · 2

Top cities

  • Los Angeles, CA · 14
  • London · 7
  • Brooklyn, NY · 6
  • Amsterdam · 4
  • Rome · 4

Often on the bill with: Osees, Abstract Rude, Black Lips, Chico Detour, Clock-Out Lounge Presents: Black Lips w/ Escape-ism, Chico Detour, Crack Cloud, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Guerilla Toss

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

15 releases, 2016–2025
  • Charge of the Love Brigade cover

    Charge of the Love Brigade

    Mar 7, 2025 · Album · 10 tracks

  • The Rebel Outlaw

    2024 · Single

  • Labor Day Live

    2023

  • RATED Z cover

    RATED Z

    Oct 22, 2021 · Album · 8 tracks

  • THE SILENT RECORD cover

    THE SILENT RECORD

    May 12, 2021 · Album · 8 tracks

  • THE LOST RECORD cover

    THE LOST RECORD

    Nov 27, 2020 · Album · 12 tracks

  • INTRODUCTION TO ... ESCAPE-ISM cover

    INTRODUCTION TO ... ESCAPE-ISM

    Nov 26, 2020 · Album · 9 tracks

  • Bodysnatcher / Where Does One Kiss End ?

    2019

  • The Lost Record

    2018 · Album

  • Crime Wave Rock / Bodysnatcher

    2018

  • Introduction to Escape-Ism

    2017 · Album

  • Iron Curtain / Desiring Creatures

    2017

  • From Russia With Fuzz

    2016

  • Charge Of The Love Brigade Escapeism [07 Mar 2025] ww6vm

    Album

  • Rated Z Escapeism [22 Oct 2021] cjyxe

    Album

Lineup

  • Ian Svenonius

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • Ian Svenoniustenure 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.

Shares members with: Alphabet Reform Committee (via Ian Svenonius), Chain And The Gang (via Ian Svenonius), Cupid Car Club (via Ian Svenonius), Felt Letters (via Ian Svenonius), Scene Creamers (via Ian Svenonius), The Make-Up (via Ian Svenonius), The Nation Of Ulysses (via Ian Svenonius), Too Much (via Ian Svenonius) and 2 more

Photos, art and posters

ESCAPE‐ISM — Photo · logo
Photo · logo — Bandcamp
ESCAPE‐ISM — Photo · promo
Photo · promo — Bandcamp
ESCAPE‐ISM — Charge of the Love Brigade
Release art · Charge of the Love Brigade — release
ESCAPE‐ISM — RATED Z
Release art · RATED Z — release
ESCAPE‐ISM — THE SILENT RECORD
Release art · THE SILENT RECORD — release
ESCAPE‐ISM — THE LOST RECORD
Release art · THE LOST RECORD — release
ESCAPE‐ISM — INTRODUCTION TO ... ESCAPE-ISM
Release art · INTRODUCTION TO ... ESCAPE-ISM — release
ESCAPE‐ISM — Clock-out Lounge, 2026-09-05
Poster · Clock-out Lounge, 2026-09-05 — venue calendar
ESCAPE‐ISM — Alex's Bar, 2026-04-09
Poster · Alex's Bar, 2026-04-09 — Songkick
ESCAPE‐ISM — Regent Theater, 2022-08-06
Poster · Regent Theater, 2022-08-06 — Songkick
ESCAPE‐ISM — Variety Playhouse, 2018-10-23
Poster · Variety Playhouse, 2018-10-23 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
escape-ism on Last.fmArtist facts
ESCAPE‐ISM on Setlist.fmArtist facts
ESCAPE‐ISM setlist historyArtist facts
Escape-Ism on DiscogsArtist facts
setlist.fmShow history
venue calendarShow history, Show posters
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited 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.