SHOEGAZE: Chilindrina is rocking the distortion at Art Boutiki. Photo Credit: Luna Sanchez.

In the overcast, yearning early days of February, there isn’t a much better style of music to fit the mood than shoegaze. While the fuzzy distorted guitar and distant lovelorn vocals of pioneer bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Veldt began in the ‘90s, SJ indie rockers Chilindrina keep the melancholy dream alive. Their 2020 EP Palo Santo is a wall of sound in the best way, overpowering the listener to transport them to another, more ethereal plane of existence. They’re bringing so many distortion pedals to the Art Boutiki this Saturday, the sad and hip alike should take note.

Chilindrina
Sat, 8:30pm, $15
Art Boutiki, San Jose