Recommended: Listen to Blood Candy's debut EP 'Dead Moon'

Recommended: Listen to Blood Candy's debut EP 'Dead Moon'
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
June 12, 2015

One of our 13 L.A. Bands to Watch in 2015, shoegazers Blood Candy released their debut EP Dead Moon earlier this month — and damn, was it worth the wait. A bit of My Bloody Valentine meets the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, this four-piece has been playing shows together since March of last year. Their reverb-heavy guitars meshes perfectly with the Karen O-like vocals of lead singer Tara.

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Shoegaze fans get a full Ride to Coachella

Shoegaze fans get a full Ride to Coachella
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
April 11, 2015

They got a warm up gig at The Roxy out of the way last week, and legendary British shoegaze band Ride was on top of their game at Coachella on Friday. The Roxy gig was the first of theirs in 20 years and they were one of the auspiciously few reunion acts on this year’s bill. Despite playing to a smaller crowd than deserved in the Gobi tent, Ride rocked it like they were mainstage headliners.

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Slowdive gives FYF Fest a chance to recharge with soothing reunion show

Slowdive gives FYF Fest a chance to recharge with soothing reunion show
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
August 24, 2014


British shoegaze stalwarts, Slowdive was one of the more anticipated sets of Saturday at FYF Fest 2014, and their most recent leg of their long overdue reunion was met with lots of praise.

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