Credit: THE BENDS / FACEBOOK

Credit: THE BENDS / FACEBOOK

 Are you curious what the genre Cold Wave sounds like? It's like a portal back to the late 1970s, with looped, detached vocals and early electronic beats—tangential to the likeness of post-punk and new wave.

But if you’re really curious, head to The Bends on Friday night to experience cold wave and dark wave with a modern twist by Tampa’s finest experimenters like, Ortrotasce, Fjshwjfe, Haves & Thirds and Naga.

 Ortrotasce, Fjshwjfe, Haves & Thirds and Naga. Fri. Jan., 3. 10 p.m. Free. The Bends, 919 1st Ave N, St. Petersburg. More Info 

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This article appears in Dec 26, 2019 – Jan 1, 2020.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...