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Matei Predescu on January 15, 2020
Melding indie rock and dream-pop influences, LA-based slowcore band Sprain pairs spacey, minimalist arrangements with emotionally compelling narratives. Their sonic subtlety reveals an understated and strikingly nuanced tonal palette, fluidly transitioning between moods and atmospheres with their use of unconventional compositional structure, harmonic color and instrumentation. Still pushing its 2018 self-titled debut,…
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Slowcore darlings Sprain play with Eastern Westerner and Eve’s Peach, in a concert hosted by The Come Up, a San Jose DIY collective that’s been making a lot of noise on the local scene of late. Come watch “the doom band that decided to play clean,” led by April Gerloff and Alex…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
In remembrance of San Jose’s Aaron Anaya, who tragically passed away in a DUI crash in November, local and out-of-town acts will be paying tribute to his life and legacy at this special fundraiser show and celebration. Many of the groups performing were friends of Anaya, who was also a musician, and…
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