{"id":89470,"date":"2026-07-22T16:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=89470"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:40:05","slug":"vans-warped-tour-long-beach-food-ism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/vans-warped-tour-long-beach-food-ism","title":{"rendered":"A heavy metal band, a charcoal bun and Alabama white gravy: How ISM created their Vans Warped Tour chicken sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Downtown Long Beach\u2019s popular brewery ISM<\/a> has created a stunning black and white chicken sandwich as part of the Vans Warped Tour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sandwich itself is a chicken katsu; then we made an Alabama white gravy with a little bit of spice on the back end, and there’s a thick slice of heirloom tomato in there,\u201d Ian McCall, the owner of ISM Brewing and Kitchen, told The LA Local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ian McCall, founder and master brewer, shows off the Devour Me Whole sandwich, created just for the Vans Warped Tour In Long Beach Friday, July 17, 2026. It will be on the menu at ISM Brewing in Long Beach until the end of the week. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the second year in a row, the music and alt-sports festival has paired some of its headliners with Long Beach\u2019s popular eateries as part of\u00a0 Long Beach Food Scene Week<\/a>. The collaboration is led by Longbeachize founder Brian Addison, joined by the Downtown Long Beach Alliance<\/a> and Insomniac Events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each eatery is paired with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Mayday Parade and Papa Roach to inspire and create a new menu item. Most importantly, prices are kept at $15 or less as part of Vans Warped Tour\u2019s mission to keep things affordable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Served on a black charcoal brioche bun with white sesame seeds, ISM\u2019s black and white sandwich is inspired by Holy Wars,<\/a> an alt-metal band based in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI reached out to the band themselves and asked them some of their opinions on what they wanted to see,\u201d McCall said. The band wanted their one-of-a-kind food item to embody their new album \u201cShadow Work\/Light Work.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A cold beer at ISM Brewing, where specialty food is being served to celebrate the Vans Warped Tour in Long Beach on Friday, July 17, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The pub-style chicken sandwich was named after the band\u2019s song \u201cCeremony,\u201d where frontwoman Kat Leon sings the chorus, \u201cDevour me whole, nothing left to go to waste.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the other restaurant collaborations include the vegan \u201cEvil Core Hotdog\u201d at San and Wolves<\/a>, the \u201cBIG mini Tico\u201d bean and cheese burrito at Sonoratown<\/a>\u2019s Long Beach location and the \u201cBleed American Burger\u201d at Selva<\/a>. The full list of collaborations can be found on Longbeachize<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Warped Tour<\/a> takes over the Shoreline Waterfront this weekend but the \u201cDevour Me Whole\u201d chicken sandwich is available at ISM through July 26. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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