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Watch This Week – 8/31/20
This week: Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions & Malas Decisiones, Transplant, Chef’s Table: BBQ, Away, The Boys, Lovecraft Country
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This week: Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions & Malas Decisiones, Transplant, Chef’s Table: BBQ, Away, The Boys, Lovecraft Country
Two teenage sisters stumble into the world of bounty hunting and it turns out they’re weirdly well-equipped to handle it (at first).
Kandle’s new single “Better Man” is giving us grrl-power vibes and the kind of energy we need to tackle the rest of 2020.
This week: Mighty Oak, Jim Jefferies: Intolerant, Stateless, Doom Patrol, The Bold Type, The Old Guard, Central Park, Little Voice, Palm Springs, Snowpiercer, P-Valley
Three tales about mundanity that grow infinitely more terrifying with a healthy dose of mystery, darkness, and things never conceived of in heaven and earth.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The 1975, Hayley Williams, The Used, and more.
This week: 9-1-1, This Is Us, Motherland: Fort Salem, Little Fires Everywhere, Chicago Med, The Bold Type, Feel Good, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, The Letter for the King, Westworld
There’s something inherently off-putting about clowns—the creepy over-exaggerated smiles, the unnatural make-up—but they’re generally supposed to be a sign of fun and happiness. Which is why indie band Circa Waves decided clowns would be the perfect symbol for their upcoming release Sad Happy. “A clown was always an image we thought represented [the album] quite well,” says vocalist/guitarist Kieran Shudall. “Sad Happy is two stark emotions stuck together—I find clowns ultimately terrify people or make them really happy.” When I catch up with Shudall he’s sitting in his Liverpool home with a fresh cup of tea. “It’s very British of… Read more »
The Purge for the red state/blue state divide.
Picture this: It’s a humid 90 degrees and you’re on a rooftop in New York City with 3000 other people. On one side is the Manhattan skyline; on the other Brooklyn. Everyone is turned toward a stage—the Brooklyn Bridge visible just behind it. On it, a band dressed in pink stands. One of the members holds up a sign that says “We Are All the Same” and the crowd screams. Welcome to Sad Summer Fest 2019, the tour of your dreams that will undoubtedly replace the Warped-size hole in your heart. Outside NYC’s Pier 17—a fantastic venue with a couple… Read more »
