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Spotlights Tour Diary: The band become direct support!

Spotlights Tour Diary: The band become direct support!

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 16, 2016 | Tour Diary

Brooklyn “sludge/gaze” band Spotlights are in the middle of two weeks on the road supporting Deftones and Refused. It’s a dream come true for the two principle members, married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero. The band is writing a tour diary for us chronicling their...
Spotlights Tour Diary: Boston, Asbury and a meeting of hardcore legends

Spotlights Tour Diary: Boston, Asbury and a meeting of hardcore legends

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 12, 2016 | Tour Diary

  Brooklyn “sludge/gaze” band Spotlights are in the middle of two weeks on the road supporting Deftones and Refused. It’s a dream come true for the two principle members, married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero. The band is writing a tour diary for us chronicling...

Review and photos: Deftones, Refused, Spotlights impress Boston, Asbury Park

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 11, 2016 | Photos

If you were alive and listening to heavy music in the ’90s, you probably owned albums by Deftones (probably Around the Fur) and Refused (definitely The Shape of Punk to Come). While Refused broke up just after the release of that seminal 1998 album, Deftones...
Spotlights tour diary: bringing us up to date in Baltimore, Coney Island, Philly, CT

Spotlights tour diary: bringing us up to date in Baltimore, Coney Island, Philly, CT

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 9, 2016 | Tour Diary, Touring

Brooklyn “sludge/gaze” band Spotlights are in the middle of two weeks on the road supporting Deftones and Refused. It’s a dream come true for the two principle members, married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero. The band is writing a tour diary for us chronicling their...
Spotlights tour diary: Deftones, Refused tour begins!

Spotlights tour diary: Deftones, Refused tour begins!

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 4, 2016 | Tour Diary

  Earlier this week, Brooklyn “sludge/gaze” band Spotlights started a  two week run on the road supporting Deftones and Refused. It’s a dream come true for the two principle members, married couple Mario and Sarah Quintero. We’ve enlisted the band to write a tour...
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