Darkwave, Electroclash, and Retro Synthpop Heat Up the LA Underground

Los Angeles is bracing for a sonically charged week as a wave of electronic subgenres takes over the city's best stages. Kick off the descent into synthesized chaos at Alex’s Bar on Wednesday, where a dedicated EBM, synthpop, and post-punk night promises to rattle the walls. This is a rare chance to sweat it out to relentlessly mechanical, industrial basslines and bleak, shadowy melodies that define the darkwave ethos. If you live for the tension between human emotion and cold machinery, this mid-week darkwave sanctuary is your primary destination.