San Diego’s Barbarian are winding up their month-long Soda Bar residency. Continue reading…
Poetic Memory: Barbarian (List)
Tag Archives: Depeche Mode
Live Review & Photos: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cold Cave, and Phantom Radio at House of Blues San Diego, June 17, 2012
The crowd at the House of Blues on Sunday was comprised of middle-aged people who had undoubtedly followed The Jesus and Mary Chain during its ’80s heyday — as well as a number of 20-somethings and teens, who were probably still sucking their thumbs when the band broke up in 1999. Continue reading…
Poetic Memory: The Very (List)
MP3: The Very – “Shattered Up Mirror”
Philip Inzunza and Alex “Lex” Pratt were tired of ’90s grunge ripoff bands, so they set out to stand out from the crowd. Continue reading…
Live Review: Ozomatli at the Belly Up, January 27, 2012
No strangers to San Diego, Ozomatli kicked off the first of a 2-night performance at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Friday night. Continue reading…
Poetic Memory: Red Wire Black Wire (List)
Red Wire Black Wire are originally from Connecticut but now call the hip streets of Brooklyn their home.
Drawing from a palette of new wave influences that includes Depeche Mode and The Human League, the six-piece use synth-heavy, melancholic rock songs to paint a surrealistic picture of life in the big city. The success of their first LP, Robots and Roses, has helped the band build up a solid fan base in New York. Red Wire Black Wire are currently preparing an as-yet-untitled EP of remixes and B-sides for release this year.
Lead singer Doug Walters recently gave us a peek at the music that has shaped his band’s sound. His Poetic Memory is below. Continue reading…