Dearest Gentle Readers,
Music can be a salve in these difficult times. Hope you are hanging in there.
Stay strong,
Maria T
Slant are from Seoul, South Korea and bring the short, punchy Minor Threat/Agnostic Front vibes with an absolutely unhinged frontperson in Yeji. A good dose of screaming’ll do us good in these coming days.
Freeform avant-squonk featuring Florry’s Joey Sullivan on drums. Stuff yourself with injera before or after.
Why are these three separate shows? I would tell you which 4 of these bands I would put together but someone would get mad at me, and frankly, I think we should be channeling our rage toward more productive things. You have 9 artists to pick from. They all rule. Make good choices.
Speaking of Jerry’s: Owners Chris Forsyth and Maria Dumlao need some help making structural reports to Jerry’s II. Chip in if you can.
Nelson Mandela dubbed Ibrahim “South Africa’s Mozart” for his musical chronicling of apartheid. We could probably learn a thing or two from his resilience.
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