Glixen
Swirling shoegaze band from phx ☆ members of the band include Aislinn Ritchie (vocals & guitar), Esteban Santana (guitar), Keire Johnson (drums), and Sonia Garcia (bass). . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
About This Event
Sunday, April 26Glixen + trauma ray w/ Her New Knife and Knifeplay at Grog Shop Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PMALL AGES$20 advance / $24 day of show+ $3 at the door if under 21Glixen is a Phoenix-based shoegaze band formed in 2020, made up of vocalist/guitarist Aislinn Ritchie, guitarist Esteban Santana, bassist Sonia Garcia, and drummer Keire Johnson. , Godflesh, and Hum, resulting in songs that balance intensity and introspection. In 2024, Glixen released their sophomore EP, quiet pleasures, produced by Sonny DiPerri (DIIV, My Bloody Valentine) and mastered by Dave Cooley (Paramore, Rancid).
Glixen has toured with Interpol, DIIV, and Softcult, and made their Coachella debut in 2025, cementing their place at the forefront of the genre. Carnival, the new EP from trauma ray, finds the Fort Worth band capturing some of their strongest, most intense, and exploratory work within the boundaries of a whirlwind year. The breakout success of Chameleon, their 2024 debut on Dais Records, further established trauma ray amidst the current wave of shoegaze revivalists, yet increasingly agile, able to weave between scenes, touring throughout 2025 with the likes of Deafheaven, Loathe, and Touch Amor.
A confluence of blitzing riffs and stark beauty, their sound continues to evolve, nodding to loud-quiet-loud greats across metal, grunge, and shoegaze from Slowdive to Smashing Pumpkins. Carnival delves into moodier, more cerebral material, like holding their past excursions against a funhouse mirror. Theres a distinct sense of unease in these songs, built as a band in a fleeting window of time, proving they work best under pressure and when pulling from the darkest corners of their subconscious.