(((folkYEAH!))) presents: Live in the Atrium

Craft Spells

When
Wed Jul 16, 2014
Where
The Catalyst Club
Time
8:30pm
Cost
$10 - $12
Tags
Clubs, Music

Description

"Stereogum's now jumped on the Craft Spells bandwagon--this morning they compiled a list of "18 Dark Bands to Watch in 2011," and interestingly included Justin Vallesteros & co. on the list, stating: 'Craft Spells is more summery and New Romantic than the rest of the artists on this list, but Seattle-via-California frontman Justin Paul Vallesteros' voice, sometimes an Ian Curtis-esque whisper, other times a confident croon, nails a sort of '80s nostalgia that connotes darkness, even when bringing light into the room.

It's the band you retreat to when you need a break from Christian Death or want to find a suitable way to soundtrack an outsider's love story (hell, they have a song called "Scandinavian Crush"). Captured Tracks has released a 7″ and is set to put out the band's debut LP Idle Labor next week.' Idle Labor is dark, yes, it's shadowy and moody, but it's also romantic and uplifting and groovy--complex in all the right places. It's a sublime record." --Seattle Weekly

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Location

  1. The Catalyst Club
    1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA