Lavender Scare, Friday Boys, Day Friend (single release)
Blake Griffin self-describes Day Friend as “apocapunkadelia.” He’s got plenty of end times to pull from. July single “Blackout” poured out in the aftermath of 2021’s Winter Storm Uri; written as if he were in “an alternate timeline where the lights never came back on,” the track builds from a sleazy, scratchy riff to a sprightly doomsday outro as the vocalist repeats, “there’s nowhere to run.” Fresh follow-up “Parasitic Grifter Scum” sharpens up with a metallic, Josh Homme-style guitar tone – perfect for a lashing toward the track’s post-election subjects. The local quartet releases the single at this free show alongside Lavender Scare and Friday Boys. – Carys Anderson
