Glixen • She’s Green • After • March 3, 2025 • Kilby Court
Reviewed and Photographed by Amelia Weyerstall
Kilby Court was filled with excited fans dressed in studded leather jackets, headbanging along to the incredible shoegaze band Glixen. All three bands shook the venue with their bass and had the audience nodding and headbanging along to their songs.
After
The Y2K pop band, After, was the first act of the night. The duets from Justine Dorsey and Graham Epstein over their backing tracks made the whole venue feel like it was an early 2000’s film. The pop duo just released their newest single, “Ever,” which was a big hit with their fan base and with the crowd. Everything about their set matched their Y2K vibe. From the semi-vintage outfits to the colors of the lights and the lyrics of their songs. The audience and artists felt very connected throughout the show. Lots of applause were given to Dorsey and Epstein and they responded with tons of gratitude to the crowd. The audience was nodding and swaying along to every one of their songs.
She’s Green
The band She’s Green, from Minneapolis, brought a more psychedelic shoegaze feel to the night. They brought the audience closer to the vibes of the headliner, Glixen. It was clear from the start that She’s Green was going to be a good performance. They started their set with playing their newest released single, “Graze,” which got the crowd headbanging from the start.
Every single member of the band was having a great time, with the amazing Zofia Smith singing, Liam Armstrong and Ranies Lucas on guitars, Teddy Nordvold on bass, and Kevin Seeback on drums the band got the crowd riled up and ready for Glixen to take the stage by storm.
Glixen
The punk shoegaze band Glixen had the audience full-on headbanging and jumping along to every single song. The loud sounds and thrashing music were met with the lead singer, but also founder of the band, Aislinn Ritchie, whose voice balanced out all the other instruments, played by Esteban Santana on guitar, Keire Johnson on drums, and Sonia Garcia on bass. With influences like Bjork (which played in pre-show music) and My Bloody Valentine, it’s hard not to love their music.
Halfway through the set, a group of guys tried to start a mosh pit. The pit started up for a little while until the song changed over, and it devolved into headbanging and jumping along to the songs.
Just before the encore, as Glixen were nearing the end of their setlist in the middle of a song, all the lights cut out. The crowd immediately brought out their flashlights to give the band some light so they could play. This moment was handled so well by the band and they carried on with their performance like nothing happened. The lights going out randomly created an incredible sense of community and connection between the audience and the band. After the lights came back on, the Glixen explained how that’s never happened to them before during a show, but it was a super cool experience.
After the lights came back on, for the last few songs before the encore, the band members were all standing on the raised boxes at the front of the Kilby Court stage. It brought them closer to the audience and made the night that much more special to the audience. The flashing lights all around made the audience that much more excited and really a true punk show.
When Glixen left the stage for the encore and went out the door, the whole audience was begging the band to come back, as the door started to open, the band peeked their heads in the crowd started to wave them back in and kept chanting one more song! For the very special encore, Glixen played their first ever released song, “Sugarcube,” which was a huge hit with the crowd and brought their already high energy up a whole new level. The band’s energy also jumped up a notch, with Garcia letting down her hair, Johnson thrashing on the drums, and Ritchie singing even more passionately.
