Glixen + Trauma Ray
- Friday, april 24
- 7:00 PM-11:00 PM
- Hard Luck Bar 772A Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6J 1V1, Canada
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On April 24, 2026 at Hard Luck Bar in Toronto, Glixen bring their Phoenix-bred shoegaze to the stage. Formed in 2020, the quartet of vocalist-guitarist Aislinn Ritchie, guitarist Esteban Santana, bassist Sonia Garcia and drummer Keire Johnson shapes heavy, textured layers that meet dreamy, ethereal vocals. Their writing nods to the genre’s early blueprint while sounding firmly of the moment. Guitars blur into a thick haze, rhythms hit with weight, and melodies surface through the noise with unforced ease, balancing drift and drive without overplaying either side.
Sharing the bill, Fort Worth’s trauma ray arrives with Carnival, a new EP that leans into moodier, more cerebral terrain. The band threads loud-quiet-loud dynamics through metal, grunge and shoegaze, nodding from Slowdive to Smashing Pumpkins without settling in one lane. Riffs cut fast then open into space, feedback blooms and recedes, and a steady pulse keeps tension tight. Written in a tight window, these songs land pressure-forged, pulling from darker corners of the group’s palette while keeping clear lines and hooks in focus.
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Hard Luck Bar
772A Dundas Street West, Toronto, M6J 1V1, Canada