Saturday September 26th U+N Booking Presents Flowers for the Dead w/ Color Palette, Hotel Sewing Kit \*\*\* Mystic and moody, DC’s Flowers for the Dead conjure winding cyclones of distortion that simultaneously soothe and electrify. The trio’s ever-expanding palette of lush, yet unapologetically biting soundscapes, has rendered guitarist/vocalist Jessie Szegö, bassist Naomi Kei, and drummer Ten Bears hypnotic masters of both the calm and the storm. The band’s latest full-length album Magnolia saw the group further hone its signature nineties-infused riffs, dynamic songwriting, and rumbling grooves. The result is raw and eclectic, each song reckoning with themes of self-reflection and resilience, whose crescendos could just as easily thunder into eruption as coil into textured mosaics of verdant medleys. Recent releases such as the contemplative and cheeky First Place EP and singles Ladybug and My Misery is Mine indicate the band is not just in bloom, but yet again blossoming into another vibrant phase. Ever- moving, the trio is set to embark on its first tour across Europe this autumn, following tours with Austin natives Die Spitz and Montreal’s No Joy last fall, as well as a schedule of incessant gigging. With over four years of steadfast evolution and ever-sharpening prowess, Flowers for the Dead is showing no signs of wilting anytime soon.