For months I’ve been spamming friends to get them to listen to the new @poisonthewell record, Peace in Place (You’re welcome!). With headphones on it feels like you’re getting beaten over the head with a sledgehammer, in the best way. It’s easily the heaviest thing they’ve ever put out and to me it feels like they’ve perfected the sound they were trying to make for almost 30 years now.

Last week they brought that exact energy to The Belasco in DTLA, with Converge, The Armed, and The Barbarians of California. (More posts to come). From a photo perspective, sometimes everything just clicks and you know you’re getting something good in the moment, almost like you’re mining for gold or something. I’ve gotta give a huge amount of credit to the lighting master @xmanwolfx who brought the heat and made a massive difference in what I was able to get.