Soft Kill during its set at the Neptune Theatre. // Photo by Monica Martinez

  • Tessa Rae started the night with her catchy, hip-swaying brand of hip-hop influenced pop music.

  • Rae sharing her sweet, smoky vocals.

  • Justin Warfield of She Wants Revenge directed the music video for Rae’s song “Seventeen.”

  • Rae released her first EP, Young Blood, in February 2017.

  • Soft Kill was formed in 2010.

  • Soft Kill’s sound is very reminiscent of UK 80s post punk, despite the fact that the band is from Portland, OR.

  • The fog machines Soft Kill used gave the whole set a dream-like feel.

  • Soft Kill killing it at The Neptune.

  • She Wants Revenge finished the night with danceable gothic tunes.

  • She Wants Revenge announced an indefinite hiatus in 2012 but came back with the single “Never” in 2016.

  • The main two members of She Wants Revenge, Adam Bravin and Justin Warfield, formed the group in 2004.

  • Warfield of She Wants Revenge is also a hip-hop emcee.

By Monica Martinez