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[ATTENDED: April 11, 2026] Laveda

I hadn’t heard of Laveda, but when I listened to them before the show I was interested in their take on 90s grunge.  Then, as I was leaving the house, I saw that they were going to go on at 7:30 instead of 8.  But I wasn’t going to be arriving until like 8:45, so I was bummed to miss them.

However, traffic was light and for one reason or another the band didn’t go on until 7:45, so I was able to see their whole set and was right up near the stage.  Laveda is from Brooklyn.  They were founded by Ali Genevich (guitar, vocals) and Jacob Brooks (guitars and effects).

They opened with Strawberry, a heavy, crashing song with tons of distortion and feedback.  It was a great introduction to the band.  Ali sang all of the songs and had a quiet delivery that suited the songs.

When it ended, they played a noisy and lengthy feedback filled section. Brooks was on his needs playing with the effects pedals and generating feedback.  The noise resolved into the song Care.  It was this song that full won me over.  *’s guitar chords were great and reminded me a lot of Sonic Youth (their more commercial songs).  The bass was also great–a rumbling low end that propelled the song as much as the drums.  The song rocks for a solid 4 minutes and then ends with a very pretty quiet guitar part.  I actually assumed this was a new song, but I see it’s the end of Care, which makes me like the song even more.

Heaven has twinned guitar lines.  It’s less heavy and is more catchy.  Brooks sang backup during the choruses.  Dream. Sleep is from their debut when they were a bit more ethereal (especially Ali’s vocals).  At the end it was Ali’s turn to play with the effects pedals and create more atmospheric noises.

I really like their song Bonehead which starts slowly with a simple guitar note that bends as a fun hook.  It gets louder by the end with another cool guitar chord melody.  I hate to mention Sonic Youth again because they don’t sound anything like Sonic Youth, but there is definitely a vibe coming off of them.

They played a song (I couldn’t figure out what it was) that had another great chord combination and then they ended with the building and building Cellphone.  Chunky guitars and a propulsive bass under the cleanest vocals of the night made this song really catchy.

It was a strong opening set and I’m so glad they waited until 7:45 to go on.

1. Strawberry ♥
2. Care ♥
3. Heaven ♥
4. Dream. Sleep. ⇒
5. Bonehead ♥
6. (Unknown)
7. Cellphone ♥

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