Kylesa, Pinkish Black Date: October 26, 2013 Venue: Empire, Springfield, VA Savannah, Georgia, sludge-metal veterans Kylesa rocked Springfield, Virginia, this past weekend - with doom-synth duo Pinkish Black in tow. I made my first ever trek out to Empire, formerly Jaxx, located in a nondescript strip-mall forty minutes out in the 'burbs next to a kabob house, carpet store, and a nail salon. A bit surreal for a city slicker used to cabbing hastily through congested urban avenues for shows, but even on a Saturday night there was plenty of free parking, cheap beer, and friendly bar staff. Kylesa: Laura Pleasants, Chase Rudeseal, and Phillip Cope I missed openers Caustic Casanova and Sierra, but arrived just in time to catch Texas natives Pinkish Black. Comprised of a very capable Jon Teague on drums and Daron Beck on keyboards and vocals, these guys have received a lot of attention in the indie-rock and metal blogospheres recently - in part be...
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