ACL Aftershow Review at Emos: Franz Ferdinand, Smith Westerns, and Frankie Rose
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ACL Aftershow Review at Emos: Franz Ferdinand, Smith Westerns, and Frankie Rose

“Dark of the Matinee” – Franz Ferdinand Originally posted at the Horn Publication. As the deluge began outside that would ultimately cancel Sunday’s outdoor festivities, three of Indie rock’s most exciting bands took the stage indoors at Emo’s, each giving a memorable performance leading up to Franz Ferdinand’s dance-fueled finale. Frankie Rose, a Brooklyn garage-rock…

CRYSTAL CASTLES & HEALTH @ EMOS (SHOW REVIEW)
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CRYSTAL CASTLES & HEALTH @ EMOS (SHOW REVIEW)

 Nobody quite sparks the imagination like Alice Glass and Ethan Kath.  The members of the electro-noise group Crystal Castles have deftly created a shroud of macabre mystery to surround their dark and diabolical personas.  Through gothic imagery, epic seizure-inducing light shows, and Alice’s banshee-like stage antics, Crystal Castles has gathered a following that is as…