Saturday, August 22nd at Drunken Unicorn
Nobody’s Booking presents…
Nicholas Mallis, Ben Again, Your Ex's Pets, Mona Lisa Frank
Doors at 8:00pm / $15 / 21+

Over the past 10 years, Nicholas Mallis and the Borealis have been bringing their brand of weirdo pop to Athens and beyond. They incorporate elements of new wave, post punk, disco, and surf rock and pack it all into an engaging live show that walks the line of absurdity. Mallis has shared bills with indie pop greats like Dan Deacon and Kishi Bashi and even played in the solo efforts of Athens legends Cindi Wilson and Fred Schneider (The B-52’s). In Glide Magazine’s review, they state that Nicholas’ music “feels like it came from the late 70s or early 80s during the creative, left-of-the-dial burst in alternative music while also sounding fresh and original.”  

Ben Again is a queer–forward rainbow-witch indie dream pop musician based out of ATL, GA. Their first full length album "Fruit Of The Spirit" was released May 2026 and should thrill fans of Mac Demarco, Sufjan Stevens, Of Montreal, Arcade Fire, Toro y Moi, Future Islands, The War on Drugs, Daniel Johnston, and Tyler the Creator.

The Ben Again Live show is a high energy love-fueled dance party that will make you feel like the edible just kicked in with plenty of theatrical surprises. Ben perform onstage with 5 of his human friends plus a magic robot, "DJ-BOOM-BOT".

Your Ex’s Pets is a band from Athens, GA led by Jackie Hales. An evolving lineup of collaborators brings playful, tender songs to life with harmonies, layered arrangements, and careful dynamics. Peers have called them “fussy,” “idiosyncratic,” “eclectic,” and other words for things you like but can’t quite define. Sometimes groovy, sometimes rocking, sometimes haunting and delicate, the band mixes shades of pop, alt-country, shoegaze, and funk from song to song.