Wed, Dec 10 Popscene + Rickshaw Stop + FLOOD FM co-present GLARE Glixen VS Self 7 pm doors $22/25 tix all ages GLARE: When you hear music like this — the wild, loose and woozy drags of guitar; the impossible beauty of it all — what kind of landscape presents itself in your mind? Vistas big enough to be forgotten in. Deserts which stretch back to the beginning of time. Infinite horizons melting into pink bokehs. It's Texas, isn't it? Formed in 2017 in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, Glare aren't so much genre traditionalists as they are painters of wide realms and intense moods. The four-piece band has already accumulated a large audience, both in the flesh with their reputation for sell-out shows, and on the internet, a place where people go to short-circuit feelings through their screens. Sunset Funeral, the band's debut LP, is a fog of dreamy grief, where feeling supersedes language. It's music, as guitarist Toni Ordaz puts it, "for people who don't know how to talk about how they feel." An album that's been years in the making, Sunset Funeral is a document of unspeakable grief, charting the process of mourning and how it travels through our subconscious and dreams. Glixen: Glixen is a Phoenix-based shoegaze band formed in 2020, made up of vocalist/guitarist Aislinn Ritchie, guitarist Esteban Santana, bassist Sonia Garcia, and drummer Keire Johnson. Arriving as a standout force in the American shoegaze renaissance, Glixen blends heavy, textured soundscapes with dreamy, ethereal vocals—crafting music that nods to the genre’s roots while sounding distinctly modern. Their sound draws from a wide range of influences, including My Bloody Valentine, Björk, t.A.T.u., Godflesh, and Hum, resulting in songs that balance intensity and introspection. Aislinn’s lulling vocal delivery floats over walls of distortion and reverb, creating a striking contrast that defines the band’s sonic identity. vs self: Farwest emo from Southern California.