1578 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30324

SOBATL Presents

Flashlight Faces with special guests Hyperspace and Valley of Eyes

Flashlight Faces Live at Smith's!

Date and time
Thu, January 15, 2026
8:00 PM
Door Time: 7:00 pm
Location

Atlanta Room at Smith's Olde Bar
1578 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30324

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Event Description

With vivid lyrics that evoke the run-down taverns, bowling alleys, and seedy nighttime streets of a bygone Midwestern city, Flashlight Faces deliver driving roots rock that carries listeners down the haunted byways of our world. With catchy hooks, intricate riffs, and a tight organic sound honed by live performances in the Atlanta rock scene, Flashlight Faces carry on the tradition of songwriting-based rock and roll, forging a sound that simultaneously calls up the past and confronts our disquieting present. Flashlight Faces are Paul Buchholz (vocals, guitar, songwriting), Greg Zinman (guitar), Ryan Dawe (keyboards), Joe Binns (drums), and John Ballam (bass). Their new EP Under the Hammer was recorded at the legendary Maze Studios in Reynoldstown, and was released on vinyl and digital streaming platforms in fall 2025.

Hyperspace is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jason Kochis, drummer Ryan Paul, and bassist Kayvan Sarikhani who have been rocking out the southeast corner of the U.S. for a little over a decade. The geeky rock trio has performed at large and small venues alike, specifically ATL’s Star Bar, Criminal Records, multigenre convention DragonCon, and even embarked on a tour through Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Florida. In addition to live performances, Hyperspace has released 5 studio albums. Their most recently, Distant Signals is about aliens, Star Wars, time traveling robots, disillusionment, and failing relationships.

The Atlanta Trio Valley of Eyes have been crafting years of jams into the soundtrack for your next fuzzed out trip. Layers of reverse loops create atmosphere and depth, leading you along a non-linear path with songs that feel both liquid and defined. Fragments of memory flood the distant plain, drenched in reverb and delay. Psych, garage, pop and shoegaze may be starting points for your journey. Tune in and allow the kaleidoscopic haze to wash over you.

Originally from Milwaukee, Paul Buchholz has been singing and writing original acoustic folk and rock songs since 1999, with a catalog of over 160 original works. His music has been described as being “like a photograph,” aiming to capture vivid memories of life and interior states. He is the singer-guitarist and songwriter for the Atlanta rock band Flashlight Faces.

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