Photo: Ben Rouse. CDSM band clockwise from top right: Ben Presley, Tyler Jundt, John Restivo Jr., Jack Blauvelt, Drew Kirby, Vinny Restivo.
Our March cover pays tribute to the 19th annual Valley of the Vapors festival by featuring Atlanta-based CDSM a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine – one of the indie bands in the lineup at the March 17-19 festival.
Reviews of CDSM’s music are replete with phrases like “filled with swirling synths and devilish bass lines, both glamorous and bleak, swanky and derelict, uplifting and crushing.” Or “blends elements of dark wave, psych rock, and post punk in an edgy, genre-bending fashion.” Not sure what all that means, but we’re convinced they make creative noise with their photography.
If you follow Indie music and VOV, as it is affectionately known, you are probably aware that VOV’s vision is to give Indie bands a rocking haven to gather in March every year.
They make festival history by bringing bands to town with names like this year’s line-up: SHUTUPS, MOTHERHOOD, LOCATE S,1, BEGONIA, TRUTH CLUB, GLOIN, SKY CREATURES, CONSTANT SMILES, WEIRD MUSIC, THE FOREIGN RESORT, DEAF CLUB, ZZZAHARA, LIVING HOUR, MODELING, JOHNNY GERM AND THE MEMBRAINS, and BABYBABY_EXPLORES.
We hope you’ll grab a pass, head to Cedar Glades Park, and tap into the psych rock, swirling synths, and edgy lyrics of this year’s “musical cocktail.”
Thanks, as always, to Richard Stephens for the great cover design.
