The Slashes

The Slashes play Soda Bar on Thursday, October 8, as part of the Julien-K & NITE: The Neon Chronicles II Tour. They're a post-punk, darkwave, and indie rock act, so you can expect a sound that sits right at the intersection of those three — the driving bass and angular guitars of post-punk, the moody synths and danceable rhythms of darkwave, and the melodic sensibilities of indie rock. It's a set that works as well for standing and watching as it does for moving.

Soda Bar is a natural fit for a night like this. It opened in 2008 on the border of North Park, City Heights, and Normal Heights, and it's since become a cornerstone of San Diego's music scene, booking national and local acts seven nights a week. The room leans toward garage rock, post-punk, indie, and experimental music, and beyond straight shows it runs interactive live band karaoke sessions and eclectic DJ sets. Over the years it's hosted artists like Angel Olsen, Kamasi Washington, Phoebe Bridgers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Shakey Graves, The War On Drugs, Foster The People, Alvvays, Grimes, Parquet Courts, The Drums, and Sharon Van Etten.

Because The Slashes are playing as part of the Julien-K & NITE: The Neon Chronicles II Tour, they're one piece of a larger run. The tour brings together Julien-K and NITE, two acts with deep roots in the industrial and electronic scenes, and The Slashes fit right into that dark, synth-driven orbit. If you've been following the tour, this is another stop on the road; if you're just catching them here, it's a good chance to see them in a room that knows its way around post-punk.

Tickets are $36.05, and the show is on Thursday, October 8, at Soda Bar.