Social Cinema are a force on stage, deploying tightly wound dance rhythms in the guise of rock songs while singer Griffin Bush evangelizes at center stage, arms flailing and spouting vocally like a cross between King Krule and Joey Ramone. The band’s shows have won fans over with the visceral, nothing-left-on-the-table presentation of a group that has laboriously studied the makings of a great rock show, evidenced by their inclusion on NIVA’s 2025 “Live List,” a who’s who of top emerging live acts, alongside names like Doechii, Jessica Pratt and Mannequin Pussy. Sharing stages with bands like Metric, Saint Motel, The Frights, Bad Nerves, and performances at festivals like SXSW, Treefort Fest, FOCOMX Fest, this band has proven they’re one to watch.