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Cruel World 2024 returns to the Rose Bowl with darkwave & Duran Duran

December 4, 2023 Comments 0 Alternative, Darkwave, Mainstream, New Wave, Synth

Get ready for another black rose superbloom in Pasadena this May! It’s the royal return of Cruel World Festival to the Rose Bowl on May 11th, presented by Goldenvoice. In similar darkwave style, this third installment is chock full of apathetic bands spanning from the early days of post punk all the way to today. […]

A night with the masked men of Magic Sword

January 21, 2022 Comments 0 Alternative, Metal, Rock

It was a cold and frigid night in Nashville this past Tuesday as I made my way to one of the hottest venues in the city, Brooklyn Bowl. It would be a new experience for me, as this is the one place in the city I had yet to see a show. One part bowling […]