Sextile’s Rejuvenated Brilliance: A Review of Their Hometown Show at the Fonda
LOS ANGELES, CA- The last time I saw Sextile, it was almost five years ago at the Teragram Ballroom, an opener for Shame, thrusting the audience into their rhythmic dark wave atmosphere in support of their album, ‘3’. It was a time of discovery and…
VR Sex at The Fonda Theatre: A Brooding Descent into Dark Post Punk Brilliance
CLICK HERE TO HEAD BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! SAN DIEGO, CA- “…VR Sex. The name conjures visions of a cybernetic and carnal future. A choice opening for the sonic titans, Sextile, this was the band’s chance to stamp their imprint onto the darkwave aficionados…
Prayers Worship At The Sonic Temple With Their Cholo Goth
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA – “…Electronic Goth Rock Duo, Prayers, were next. Whereas I’ve never been a huge fan of “boxed music,” they put on an exhilarating show. Being unfamiliar with their work, I enjoyed their set, with…
Melted Bodies Melted Faces For Bands In A Barbershop
CLICK HERE for more Bands In A Barbershop! LOS ANGELES, CA- When I heard that Melted Bodies would be in the line-up at Bands In A Barbershop, I was pretty stoked. I caught the band at Shitshow Dave’s Shitshow Party and they blew me away. Wild…
Melted Bodies’ Schizophrenic Sonics Embodied The DIY Ethos At A Sh!tshow Party
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE SH!TSHOW PARTY! LOS ANGELES, CA- “The final act on the roster was a band called Melted Bodies. I hadn’t heard of them before, but when I asked a photographer buddy of mine what they were like, his response…
Prettiest Eyes Gave Me Serious Case Of Stank Face At A Sh!tshow Party
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE SH!TSHOW PARTY! LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The next band to melt my face off was Prettiest Eyes. This trio consists of Pachy Garcia (drums and lead vocals), Marcos Rodriguez (bass) and Paco Casanova (synth), and they were the…
Suicide Sally: A Concert Tribute to Electro-Punk Pioneer Alan Vega
NEW YORK, NY- New York is a city constantly destabilized, disrupted, and remade again. No music captures the roiling countercurrents of this creative destruction quite like Suicide’s self-titled album from 1977. The surreal starkness of Alan Vega’s vocal delivery — think of the narration of…
Cholo-Goth Takes Center Stage At Knotfest fest With Prayers
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- I’d always been intrigued by Prayers. Prayers is Rafael Reyes p/k/a Leafar Seyer (vocals) and Dave Parley (synths) and they coined the musical category “Cholo Goth” which is a genre of music that utilizes heavy…
