Live Review: Drab Majesty @ Union Stage — 8/8/19

Posted on 08/13/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Body of Light, California, dark wave, Drab Majesty, dreampop, Hide, Los Angeles, Union Stage.

Drab Majesty performs at Union Stage on Aug. 8, 2019. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

When I first saw Drab Majesty, I admittedly wasn’t 100 percent open to what the duo were doing. Clad in impenetrable makeup and reaching into a mentally calculcated genre of music, Drab Majesty struck me as a bit too artificial and maybe too confining.

After seeing them again at Union Stage recently touring on third album Modern Mirror, I embraced the concept more and if nothing else, gained a deeper appreciation for the splendor of Drab Majesty’s music.
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Preview: Drab Majesty @ Union Stage, 8/8/19

Posted on 08/05/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged California, dark wave, Drab Majesty, dreampop, goth, Los Angeles, Union Stage.

Drab Majesty (Photo by Nedda Afsari)

On their new album Modern Mirror, Drab Majesty continue to dig their heels into modern paranoia, hypnotic melodies, and mystical lyricism. Deb Demure and Mona D released Modern Mirror in July via Dais Records, and now the duo visit Union Stage for a performance on Thursday, Aug. 8.

Snapshots: Drab Majesty @ 9:30 Club — 7/21/18

Posted on 07/24/2018 by paivi in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, dark wave, Deafheaven, Drab Majesty, goth, Los Angeles, post-punk.

Drab Majesty performs at 9:30 Club on July 21, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)

Los Angeles dark wavers Drab Majesty, consisting of Deb Demure and Mona D, returned to DC on Saturday to open Deafheaven at 9:30 Club. Paivi was there to capture the action!

Ticket Giveaway: Deafheaven @ 9:30 Club, 7/21/18

Posted on 06/20/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, black metal, blackgaze, Deafheaven, Drab Majesty, free tickets, heavy metal, post-metal, San Francisco, screamo, ticket giveaway.

Deafheaven (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Heavy metal band Deafheaven will release Ordinary Corrupt Human Love on July 13. And then they perform at 9:30 Club on Saturday, July 21! You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Don’t Miss: Cloak and Dagger Festival – Dusk Till Dawn @ The Globe Theater + The Tower Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), 10/20-10/21/17

Posted on 10/19/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Cloak and Dagger, Cold Cave, Cold Showers, Com Truise, dark wave, Drab Majesty, Dusk TIll Dawn, goth, HEALTH, KMFDM, Los Angeles, music festival, noise pop, ohGr, Poptone, She Wants Revenge, synthpop, The Globe Theatre, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Soft Moon, The Tower Theatre, TR/ST.

Sascha Konietzko of KMFDM performs at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia, on Oct. 5, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

If you’re in Los Angeles this weekend, you may well want to pop out to S. Broadway for some nights of dark pop at The Globe and The Tower Theatres on Friday and Saturday. That’s where you’ll find the Cloak and Dagger Festival – Dusk Till Dawn, featuring headliners The Jesus And Mary Chain, KMFDM, She Wants Revenge, Poptone, TR/ST, Com Truise, The Soft Moon, HEALTH, Cold Cave, and many more.

Music Park: Drab Majesty @ Songbyrd Music House — 9/22/17

Posted on 09/27/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged dark wave, Drab Majesty, goth, Los Angeles, post-punk, Songbyrd Music House.

Drab Majesty perform at Songbyrd Music House on Sept. 22, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone, one of my favorite music and cultural commentators, described New Order as “goth-disco kingpins” in his review of a New York City performance in 2016.

Don’t Miss: Drab Majesty @ Songbyrd, 9/22/17

Posted on 07/10/2017 by paivi in Live Review and tagged dark wave, Drab Majesty, goth, Los Angeles, post-punk, Songbyrd Music House, Wave Gotik Treffen.

Drab Majesty performs at Wave Gotik Treffen 2017 in Leipzig, Germany, on June 5, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Drab Majesty, composed of Deb Demure and Mona D, excited folks who last caught them in DC when they opened for Cold Cave at the Rock and Roll Hotel in January. Now, the duo returns to DC in a headlining show at Songbyrd Music House on Friday, Sept. 22.

Don’t Miss: Wave Gotik Treffen @ Leipzig, Germany, 6/2-6/5/17

Posted on 05/30/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Amanda Palmer, Amorphis, B-Movie, Cabaret Voltaire, Drab Majesty, Germany, goth, industrial, Kite, Legendary Pink Dots, Leipzig, music festival, neofolk, new wave, synthpop, The Mission, VNV Nation, Wave Gotik Treffen.

Amanda Palmer (Photo by Kyle Cassidy)

The Wave Gotik Treffen 2017 (roughly “Wave Gothic Meeting”), a legendary urban festival, occurs on June 2-5 in Leipzig, Germany, this year. As of today, the festival has confirmed 227 bands performing in several concert halls around the city.

Snapshots: Drab Majesty @ Rock & Roll Hotel — 1/25/17

Posted on 01/30/2017 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Drab Majesty, goth, Los Angeles, Rock and Roll Hotel.

Drab Majesty performs at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 25, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Dab Majesty expanded from a solo project to a duo last year, and Deb Demure and Mona D came to DC on Wednesday to open for Cold Cave at the Rock and Roll Hotel. (Read our Parklife DC review of Cold Cave’s show.)

Music Park: Cold Cave @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 1/25/17

Posted on 01/30/2017 by Neal Keller in Live Review and tagged Cold Cave, dark wave, Drab Majesty, Los Angeles, Rock and Roll Hotel, synthpop, Wesley Eisold.

Wesley Eisold of Cold Cave sings at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 25, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Cold Cave open their show Wednesday night at DC’s Rock and Roll Hotel with “Love Comes Close,” coincidentally the song that first initiated my interest in the band. For the duration of their opener, the look of the stage is appropriately understated.