Lust for Youth’s “Armida”

November 15, 2018July 17, 2020

Lust for Youth’s “Armida”

Lust for Youth perform at last year's Cloak & Dagger Festival on 10.21.17.

At the moment, I'm a little sleep deprived. So forgive me, if I ramble a bit. I had a late night at work, coupled with some apocalyptic dreams for what little sleep I did get. Got hit by a giant tsunami, one of those "Deep Impact"-style 2000 footers. I ran to the roof of my …

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November 12, 2018July 29, 2020

“Far” from The Soft Moon

The Soft Moon perform "Far" at the Cloak & Dagger Festival at the Globe Theatre on 10.21.17.

Let's start the evening with The Soft Moon, a post-punk coldwave barnstormer of a band from the Bay Area, as in San Francisco, or more specifically Oakland. I first caught wind of these guys at last year's Cloak & Dagger Festival in Los Angeles. I had no idea who they were. Only knew their name. …

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November 10, 2018July 18, 2020

Setlist: Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox perform at the Echoplex on 11.04.18.

I'm a bit exhausted today, probably due to the poor air quality of Los Angeles at the moment. The skies are brown, and the smell of ash is pretty harsh, all due to the tragic fires occurring in Malibu and Thousand Oaks this weekend. So I'm gonna keep things brief. I'll start this evening with …

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November 9, 2018July 18, 2020

Drab Majesty’s “39 by Design”

Drab Majesty's 2017 album "The Demonstration," featuring the single "39 by Design."

Here's another track that I heard in between sets at last Sunday's Clan of Xymox show at the Echoplex. So-Cal based Drab Majesty's been gaining ground around the L.A. coldwave club circuit for the last few years. Primarily the project of Deb Demure, an alter-ego invented by artist Andrew Clinco, with support from keyboardist Mona …

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November 9, 2018July 18, 2020

ACTORS’ “L’aapel Du Vide”

ACTORS (from left) Jahmeel Russell, Shannon Hemmett, Jason Corbett, & Adam Fink. Photo by Kira Clavell; sourced from artist's Facebook.

I encountered this one in between sets at Clan of Xymox's Echoplex show last weekend. Part Time Punks, a radio show on KXLU 88.9FM, promotes a series of great shows, including this one, at the Echoplex and its smaller counterpart the Echo. At these shows, their DJs fill in the gaps between bands with an …

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