Julie + Blimp: Gen-Z has finally killed Boomer rock
by satan son on 12/5/23Constellation Room - Santa AnaIt took a long time, but the recent monotony and blatantly derivative blight of shoegaze and 90s-revival over the past 5 years; has finally birthed something irrevocably new. With a combination of brilliant songwriting that steals from 80s hardcore, post-hardcore, and Glenn Branca's brand of No Wave. An Aestheticism that draws from goth, post-punk, and especially anime: there's finally a new avenue for experimental alt-rock. The night was sonically mystical, aside from the technical goofs by the sound guys, everything sounded stellar. The only thing holding back Julie is a need for a full-stack and a rack unit to really turn that sound into a sense of loud and dynamic exorcism. Good stuff