CHARMS - Cha Cha, Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle WA - July 26, 2015


[Seattle, WA] This band saved the day. Dark. Despairing. Abrasive. Clean. They were picture-perfect synth punk... well being that the Pacific Northwest apparently never ventured far from the 90s, they were more 90s industrial – NIN. Ironically, it had never occurred to me that there was possibly a connection between my current obsession with what I call synth punk and my teenage obsession with what I called industrial. Thank you CHARMS. And this was about when I decided this event was AOK – not hipster-y at all – no drunkenness – crowds manageable. A little stage-raising and sound equipment improvement all that’s needed! Thank you CHARMS.

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