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CRITIC’S PICK: The Black Angels
Recommended by Hal Horowitz as part of Creative Loafing’s May 2026 Critic’s Picks
Fri., May 15
The Black Angels
LA Witch, Variety Playhouse
Emerging in 2006 out of the musical gumbo that is Austin, Texas, The Black Angels’ combination of scruffy psychedelic rock, grunge and warped blues has been compared to The Jesus and Mary Chain playing the Velvet Underground’s catalog. Not surprising since they took their name from the latter band’s “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” The Alex Maas fronted outfit tours behind the 20th anniversary of 2006s still edgy and fresh sounding debut Passover (missed the actual holiday by a month, but no one will care), their breakout and arguably finest moment. The album, initially self-described as “Native American drone ‘n’ roll,” captures their fuzzed-out sound. Raw, relentless and intense. — Hal Horowitz
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