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HEALTH/Author & Punisher at The Music Box: Let The Ceremony Begin
Danny Baraz
April 20, 2023
Last time I saw HEALTH in San Diego was opening for Crystal Castles in May 2011 at the now defunct Fluxx Nightclub. Last Saturday it was HEALTH who were headlining The Music Box in San Diego as the last stop on their Dark Territory tour, and the only thing that HASN’T changed in the nearly 12 years since that show is that HEALTH completely shredded the stage. related: HEALTH at The Echo- First L.A. Show in 3 Years Delivers There were multiple story lines unraveling in through the evening and indeed, the complex and cryptic folds of the universe itself. Returning back from ceremony in Mexico on the day of the show, HEALTH was also the band me and my partner saw on our first date the night I touched her for the first time at 1720 a year ago. I love you Jules (fuck face). All that along with promoter Modern.Wav calling out the San Diego goths to convene in their own ceremony and indulge their kinks with an epic lineup that also featured Author & Punisher and openers Matte Blvck and Straight Razor, whom I woefully missed. Luckily, photographer Becky DiGigglio did not. We walked in during
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Photo Recap: Molchat Doma at the Music Box
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 22, 2022
Molchat Doma‘s reign as the kings of goth music continues across Southern California as they played their 2nd Coachella side-show after a sold out Roxy performance, following it up with another sold out Music Box show. This one was a bigger venue with bigger production value, a testament to the band’s potential which still hasn’t been reached. Though they don’t sing in English, American audiences seem completely onboard and in-touch with everything their music stands for. This trio has simply mastered what happens to be one of the most potent goth sounds around right now. Check out our coverage of their Roxy performance as well as these glorious pics from the Music Box by Rebecca DiGiglio. Photos by: Rebecca DiGiglio related content: Analysis of a Slavic Heart: Molchat Doma at The Roxy
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