CHELSEA WOLFE: Press/Interviews
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CHECK YO PONYTAIL looks at some of the more unique settings for Chelsea Wolfe’s live performances, 5/14/12; “…a few great features on Chelsea Wolfe that tend to stray off the beaten path in search of something more, providing an extensive look at her beautifully mesmerizing live performance.” –
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ST. VITUS posts video of Chelsea Wolfe’s 8/17/11 performance and names it among top ten shows in the bar’s first year, 5/3/12. – Watch it here…
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THE QUIETUS reviews Roadburn 2012, 4/27/12; “Chelsea Wolfe’s mix of shoegaze swirls and satanic swamp-rock stomp was totally, irresistibly enthralling… It’s these kind of discoveries that Roadburn is built upon.” – Read more here…
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SMUG interviews Chelsea Wolfe, 4/27/12; “Chelsea Wolfe is possibly the world’s biggest, best, and most talented contemporary and alternative…artist.” (Norwegian Text) – Read it here…
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SPEX announces Chelsea Wolfe’s German tour dates, and explains the meaning behind the album cover and title of Apokalypsis, 4/24/12. (German Text) – Read it here…
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ROADBURN features Chelsea Wolfe’s performance in highlights of 2012; “As shown on her latest album Apokalypsis, she is raw in both image and music, her rumbling doom-folk songs are impassioned, gripping listeners’ attention with clattering drums, looping synths, and lingering guitar — all to showcase her beautifully hypnotic vocals, and sensual yet fearsome melodies.” 4/19/12. – See it here…
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BOING BOING streams the exclusive live Dangerous Minds session featuring Chelsea Wolfe, 3/26/12. – See it here…
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SPIN MAGAZINE posts a free downloadable mixtape of the “Best SXSW Acts” featuring Chelsea Wolfe, 3/8/12. – Listen here…
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DANGEROUS MINDS streams their exclusive live session with Chelsea Wolfe, 3/15/12. – See it here…
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IHEARTCOMIX features Chelsea Wolfe on the line up of their showcase, 2/22/12. – See it here…
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THE DELI MAGAZINE features Chelsea Wolfe in their LA poll on “Best Emerging Artist of 2011″ 2/20/12 – See it here…
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DAYTROTTER posts downloadable session with four tracks from Chelsea Wolfe, 2/14/12; “…it’s a fascinating thing to listen to – that human unraveling, the shedding, piece-by-piece.” – Listen here…
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CVLT NATION reviews Room 205 sessions, 2/14/12; “She created an alternate universe where she was able to provide visuals that are married to her haunting and mesmerizing voice…Watching these videos is straight eye candy, and gives a whole other dimension to Chelsea Wolfe’s vision.” – Read it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN shares live video of Chelsea Wolfe performing “Feral Love” for Green Room Sessions, 12/27/11. – Watch it here…
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L.A. RECORD interviews Chelsea Wolfe about writing music, performing, spirituality, and ghostly encounters. 11/29/11. – Read it here…
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ROADBURN confirms Chelsea Wolfe for ROADBURN2012, 11/25/11. – Read it here…
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DOSSIER does a photo shoot and interview with Chelsea Wolfe, 11/19/11. Read the full interview and see all the amazing photographs – Read it here….
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MTV HIVE names Chelsea Wolfe’s “Mer” music video as one of their Top 5 weird video premieres of the year, 11/16/11 – Read it here…
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STEREOGUM features Chelsea Wolfe’s track “Movie Screen” in their playlist accompanying an article on Sacramento bands. 11/11/11 – Read it here…
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ALTERED ZONES interviews Chelsea Wolfe, covering a range of topics from esoteric interests and apocalypse theories to drawing inspiration from film and literature, and what led her to singing, 11/9/11. – Read it here…
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NYLON interviews Chelsea Wolfe about her sound, her inspirations, and her performance aesthetic, 11/7/11; “For the past several years and with two full-length albums under her belt, Chelsea Wolfe has thrived in the underworld. Her specific brand of drone-metal-art-folk merges dark and light, happy and sad, all in one reverberating 3-minute track.”
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SXSW announces Chelsea Wolfe in first round of 2012 showcase artists, 11/1/11. – Read it here…
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THE NEW YORKER lists Chelsea Wolfe’s Cake Shop and Europa shows in Night Life feature, 10/24/11. – Read it here…
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NEWTOWN RADIO shares live recording of CMJ session with Chelsea Wolfe, 10/22/11. – Listen here…
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INTERVIEW MAGAZINE asks Chelsea Wolfe about writing and recording for Apokalyspsis, artistic influences, and posts an amazing photo set, 10/21/11. – Read it here…
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METROMIX NY names Chelsea Wolfe as one of the top ten must-see artists at CMJ, 10/17/11. – Read it here…
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ALTERED ZONES features music video for “Mer”, 10/14/11; “What makes the gloom of Chelsea Wolfe’s “Mer” especially intriguing is the ulterior seduction lurking beneath the surface. The dissonant guitar arpeggios are exotic, the restrained drum rolls are fiery, and Wolfe’s quivering vocals are simply gorgeous in what adds up to a very sensual brand of darkness.” – Watch it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN announces Chelsea Wolfe’s CMJ shows and tour dates, posts video from her I-N Session for ID Magazine, 10/6/11. – Read it here…
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i-D ONLINE posts video of Chelsea Wolfe’s live performance for i-N Session, 10/5/11; “Weaving intoxicating tapestries of sound with hymnal choruses and progressive rhythms, Chelsea Wolfe’s vocals mystically rise like vapour. Composing sensations which feel intangible and indistinguishable, this all-American girl is as unusual in appearance as she is in sound.”
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CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND posts Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In” as one of their “Top 10 mp3s of the Week”, 9/30/11; “The menace of Chelsea Wolfe is but one color of her dreamcoat, and that’s the one on full display here as she takes on a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds noir-waltz “I Let Love In”. It works well, as Wolfe slithers in and out of the crevasses of the original.”- Read it here…
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE posts Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In”, 9/28/11; “When she sings “I Let Love In, it’s from the voice of a goddess on the verge of bursting into a supernova, while a wailing wall of reverb and buzzsaw riffs attempts to keep the explosions at bay.”
- Read it here…
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V MAGAZINE premieres Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In” 9/27/11; “Positively drenched in reverb, the cover resurrects the urgent howl of the original and casts it into an intoxicating new light. Always successful at hitting us at the core, we can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store.” – Read the feature and download the track here…
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THE GUARDIAN features Chelsea Wolfe in the article “David Lynch’s strange new influence on underground music”, 9/4/11; “Wolfe says she is drawn to “the dark surrealism” of Lynch’s films. “They’re like reality to me – life is strange, and full of dark corners,” she says.” – Read it here..
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eMUSIC features Apokalypsis and interviews Chelsea for their “Who Is” feature on 8/30/11 – Read it here…
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THE GUARDIAN features Chelsea Wolfe on “New Band of the Day”, 8/24/11; “There is a new mood of darkness among young female musicians, and this LA singer is perhaps the creepiest of the lot.” – Read more here…
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NEW MUSIC MATTERS with Gill Mills features “Moses” by Chelsea Wolfe, 8/10/11. – Read it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN posts mp3 “Movie Screen,” album preview, and tour dates, 6/15/11. – Read it here…
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W MAGAZINE interviews director Richard Phillips on Sasha Grey, music by Chelsea Wolfe, 5/31/11. Read it here…
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ZINK MAGAZINE inteviews Chelsea Wolfe, 5/20/11; “Chelsea Wolfe is an up and coming songstress that haunts your dreams with her inhumanly beautiful voice and eerie melodies. I was able to listen to her upcoming album “Αποκαλυψις”,(Apokalypsis) and chills ran down my spine every lyrics spilled out of my speakers in an ethereal but melancholy tone that left me needing a moment to recover from an awestruck paralysis” – Read it here…”
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INTERVIEWS
REDEFINE MAG interviews Chelsea Wolfe about inspiration, apocalyptic dreams, and new directions for the future, 5/7/12; “She manages to take the unrelenting horror of her apocalyptic dreams and effectively channels it towards transcendent catharsis.” – Read it here…
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MAPS posts audio interview with Chelsea Wolfe, discussing visual references and inspiration, 5/7/12. (Italian Text). – Listen to it here…
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NRGM asks Chelsea Wolfe some fun, light-hearted questions for its “Small Talk” feature, 4/26/12. (Finnish Text) – Read it here…
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NO CONCLUSION interviews Chelsea Wolfe about Apokalypsis, covering Rudimentary Peni, and plans for her next album, 4/20/12. – Read it here…
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COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT interviews Chelsea for their Audiofile feature, 12/08/11 – Read it here…
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PANOPTICON interviews Chelsea Wolfe about inspiration, visual art, and the dark side of California. (Some text in Italian.) 10/11/11 – Read it here…
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GET OFF THE COAST interviews Chelsea Wolfe, 8/12/11. – Read it here…
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BOWLEGS interviews Kindest Lines about their music tastes and Justin has been listening to Chelsea Wolfe, 8/11/11. – Read it here…
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NYLON Mexico interviews Chelsea for a feature in their August issue (text in Spanish)
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WORK MAGAZINE interviews Chelsea for their 4th issue – Read it here…
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BOYSCOUT MAGAZINE (Bulgarian) interviews Chelsea Wolfe on her style and inspirations, 06/02/11 – Read it here…
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Check out this beautiful, haunting, moving and deep conversation with Chelsea Wolfe interwoven with her music and videos… produced by INDIE-EYE.IT… Amazing!
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In an interview with THE PLAYGROUND on 3/8/11, artist oOoOO was asked who he’s currently listening to. He answers “Chelsea Wolfe. She is amazing.” – Read it here…
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I LISTEN SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO interviews Chelsea Wolfe, 2/24/11; “If you haven’t heard of Chelsea Wolfe, you haven’t been following along very closely. I have described Chelsea‘s work as doomscape or blackwave…a folk singer heavily influenced by doom and black metal. When I first discovered her unique talent, I realized there was a surprisingly small amount of information about her to be found. The more I searched, the more I realized that Chelsea Wolfe might really be a ghost. But then I found an e-mail address and decided to go directly to the source for answers…” – Read it here…
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EVERYTHING IS CHEMICAL interviews Chelsea Wolfe, 2/21/11; “..sparse/nihilistic themes poking and prodding there way up from the bowels of enormous/ominous-gorgeous vocal talent (seriously this girl has a set of pipes on her), Folk-Psych to Rock sounding guitar tones, piano compositions, and a “ghostly” atmospheres that are unique to the artist…” – Read it here…
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BAY AREA NATIVE interviews Wolfe, 6/03/10 – Read it here…
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GENERAL
CHAOS IN TEJAS posts teaser for Chelsea Wolfe’s show on June 1st at Cheer Up Charlie’s; 5/10/12. –
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HEADBANG OR GTFO! loves Chelsea Wolfe, 5/12/12; “Amazing music. A beautiful voice. Droning riffs, ambient electronic work, a perfect blend of doom/folk and sometimes psychedelic surf with acoustic/electronic instruments….it serenades my soul each and every time I listen to it.” – Read it here…
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STRAND announces Chelsea Wolfe’s April 28th show in Stockholm, 4/28/12; “California’s Chelsea Wolfe makes a kind of rough but romantic electric folk music, with features from black metal to the rowdy blues.” (Swedish Text) – Read it here…
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THE SACRAMENTO BEE includes Chelsea Wolfe in an article about notable musicians from Sacramento, 4/27/12; “Wolfe, a shiny black gem in the musical underground, tries hard to downplay her success, but it’s undeniable.” – Read it here…
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KLANGVERHALTNISSE profiles Chelsea Wolfe, describing her music as “lamentations, which penetrate through a thick veil…from another world…” 4/22/12. (German Text) – Read it here…
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BEAUB FM streams Subbacultcha’s video of Chelsea Wolfe playing live in a cave, 4/17/12. (French Text) – See it here…
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VOX POP MAGAZINE streams a video of Chelsea Wolfe playing for Subbacultcha, 4/17/12. (French Text) – See it here…
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NERDS ATTACK! posts Italian tour dates and music videos for “Sunstorm” and “Widow”, 4/11/12. (Italian Text) – Read it here…
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ALTERNATIVE MUSIC mentions 120 minutes and Slowmotion’s showcase featuring Chelsea Wolfe, 3/7/12 – Read it here…
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INDEPENDENT mentions Chelsea Wolfe and talks about her being influenced by David Lynch, 2/24/12 – See it here…
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MY BLOG CLICHE streams Chelsea Wolfe’s Tribute to Rudimentary Peni, 2/17/12. (Spanish text) – Listen here…
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FLAVORWIRE Dark Hearts Valentine’s Day playlist features “Tracks (Tall Bodies)” on a “mix of heart-crushing slow burners”, 2/10/12. – Listen here…
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SNS POST says Chelsea Wolfe is an artist to watch, 2/8/12; “Her music is certainly unique…when she sings there is an element of passion that is rare to come across nowadays.” – Read it here…
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LOUDER THAN WAR features Chelsea Wolfe as New Band of the Day, 2/1/12; “There is feedback, noise, and a sonorous, heavy, brooding melancholy here – like Nick Cave, a bit of Einstürzende Neubauten and beyond…” – Read it here…
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WEARS THE TROUSERS posts Chelsea Wolfe’s upcoming UK tour dates, info about the progress of her third album, and video from Room 205 Session, 1/25/12. – Read it here…
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MY SPOONFUL profiles Chelsea Wolfe’s music career, posts video from i-N Session and “Mer” mp3, 12/27/11. – Read and watch it here…
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WEARS THE TROUSERS posts Chelsea Wolfe’s “Sunstorm” video, 12/17/11. – Watch it here…
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NO CONCLUSION puts Chelsea Wolfe in their “Plants” Mixtape, 12/12/11. Download it here…
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I LISTEN SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO names Chelsea Wolfe’s shows at both Cafe Du Nord and Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, in their list of the top 20 live performances of 2011, 12/11/11. See the full list here…
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END HITS announces Chelsea Wolfe’s Portland show at Doug Fir with the Black Heart Procession, shares “Sunstorm” video, 12/6/11; “The perfectly crafted moments of silence on Apokalypsis are almost as dark and effective as Wolfe’s dramatic lyrics and instrumentation, and it all comes together to create a beautiful, eerie, and lo-fi result.” – Read and watch it here…
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THE NEEDLE DROP posts “Sunstorm” music video, 12/5/11. – Watch it here…
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OHRTLOS posts video of Chelsea Wolfe’s Newtown Radio Session, 12/4/11. – Watch it here…
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GRIMY GOODS posts “Sunstorm” video and says it looks “…like a montage out of a David Lynch flick.” 12/4/11. – Watch it here…
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JUST MUSIC THAT I LIKE shares “Sunstorm” video and describes the new song as “…more raw and stripped down than anything that her current incarnation has produced before…though equally heartfelt and beautiful…” 12/3/11. – Read and watch it here…
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SUPERGOODMUSIC premieres Kosha Dillz remix of “Moses” and “Wasteland”, and announces Chelsea Wolfe’s show with the Black Heart Procession at The Satellite, Los Angeles, 12/3/11. – Listen here…
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BUZZ BANDS shares music video for “Sunstorm”, 12/2/11; “…a chilling, minimalist missive about death and its emotional entrails…Sean Stout’s beautifully despairing video gives Wolfe’s story the layers it deserves.” – Watch it here…
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OLOGY posts video and reviews “Sunstorm”, 12/2/11; “…the sparse but effective piano chords put the focus on her vocals, which are just as chilling…as ever.” – Read and watch it here…
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MY BLOG CLICHE posts and reviews “Sunstorm”, 12/2/11. (Spanish Text) – Read and watch it here…
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IMPOSE TV posts “Sunstorm” video, 12/2/11. – Watch it here…
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CLUSTER ONE posts “Sunstorm” video, 12/2/11; “Despite its dreamy exterior, flashes of teenage tension give this bright video a decidedly dark feel.” – Watch it here…
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OWL AND BEAR posts “Mer” video, upcoming tour dates with the Black Heart Procession, and calls Apokalypsis “a dark and stormy set of hymnal choruses, stark booming drums, and minor chords.” 12/1/11. – Read and watch it here…
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SAN DIEGO READER announces Chelsea Wolfe’s show with the Black Heart Procession at The Casbah, and reviews Apokalypsis, 11/30/11; “Apokalypsis has enough spooky creaking sounds, eerie whispers, and blood-curdling screams to set the soundtrack for next October’s haunted-house tour, and that’s just in the space between songs. The songs themselves are even more ghostly. And when you’re in the right mood, they’re wonderful.” – Read it here…
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OWL AND BEAR includes Chelsea Wolfe’s song, “Mer”, on podcast #159, 11/29/11. – Listen here…
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EXCLAIM! announces Chelsea Wolfe will be joining the Black Heart Procession on a West Coast tour, dates included, 11/8/11. – Read it here…
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22 TRACKS features “Mer” on Indie/Rock playlist, 11/3/11. – Listen here…
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CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND announces Chelsea Wolfe among notable acts performing at SXSW 2012, 11/1/11. – Read it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN announces Chelsea Wolfe performing at SXSW 2012, 11/1/11. – Read it here…
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JUST MUSIC THAT I LIKE streams Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave’s “I Let Love In” and posts videos for “Mer” and i-N Session, 10/19/11; “…the surreal video fits the hypnotic darkness of the song perfectly…it’s equal parts alluring and creepy.” – Watch it here…
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SOUND ADVICE discusses Chelsea Wolfe – Sasha Grey connection and shares videos for “Mer” and Richard Phillips’ “Sasha Grey” featuring the song “Moses”, 10/19/11. – Watch it here…
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PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY’s Make Major Moves includes the video for “Mer” in the Monday Morning Comedown, 10/17/11. – Watch it here…
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13 MELEK posts “Mer” video, 10/17/11. (Turkish Text) – Watch it here…
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PRIVATE DUB posts “Mer” video, 10/15/11. (Japanese Text) – Watch it here…
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ADD VOID posts “Mer” and i-N Session videos, and streams Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave’s “I Let Love In”, 10/13/11. – Watch and listen here…
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WOTYOUGOT posts “Mer” video, 10/13/11. – Watch it here…
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TINY MIX TAPES reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s i-N Session with i-D Magazine, 10/11/11; “…let no one question the power of an outstanding live show. Having watched Wolfe’s recent session with i-D Mag, my faith has surged and I’m in a happy daze…” Read it here…
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JESPER DAHL shares a video of Chelsea Wolfe’s i-N Session in Sunday Music feature, 10/9/11. – Watch it here…
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SUBBACULTCHA posts Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In” as their “MP3 of The Day”, 10/4/11 – Read it here…
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ONETHIRTYBPM posts Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In”, 9/28/11; “Chelsea Wolfe sticks to her guns with her reverberated, hazy, and distant cover of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 1994 song “I Let Love In.” But while the recording style and aesthetic is very much Wolfe’s, the melody sticks with Cave’s original, creating a compelling listen.” – Read it here…
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GRIMY GOODS posts Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In”, 9/28/11; “Chelsea Wolfe has released an incredible cover… It’s haunting, morbid and absolutely beautiful. With almost six minutes of spellbinding words that you can barely make out, Wolfe’s rendition still strikes an emotional chord. There’s so much mystery and an unusual sensuality to her croon that immediately sends chills down your spine.” – Read it here…
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MY BLOG CLICHE reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “I Let Love In”, 9/28/11 (Spanish Text). – Read it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN announces Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Europa on Wednesday, October 19th. – Read it here..
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OLOGY features Chelsea Wolfe for their “Artist Spotlight” article; “Gloomy lo-fi dirges—equal parts early blues, gothic folk, and grainy noise pop—set to the haunting rhythm of Chelsea’s sometimes unsettlingly eerie vocals.” – Read it here…
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CHARLIE MAY features Chelsea Wolfe’s cover of “The Modern Age” in a short film showcasing her debut SS12 collection, 9/16/11. – Watch it here…
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THIS MAY GET AWKWARD on Chelsea Wolfe’s sound, 8/31/11; “Atmospheric, haunting, gloomy. Think Portishead’s Dummy minus the hollow midi tones while still replete with sweeping effects, and fronted by a young and strong PJ Harvey taking over for the ever so fragile Beth Gibbons (though Wolfe’s end phrasing is reminiscent of a less affected Bjork)” – Read more here…
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CVLT NATION posts video of Chelsea Wolfe’s August 17th show at St. Vitus on 8/30/11; “See for your own eyes how Chelsea Wolfe can cast a spell on you!” – Watch it here…
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Chelsea Wolfe explains some of her inspirations for DUSTED MAGAZINE’S “Listed” feature, 8/26/11. – Read it here…
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MUSIC DISSECTION streams “Mer” mp3, 8/16/11. – Hear it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN discusses Chelsea Wolfe, previews her NYC show, and links to NPR’s album stream, 8/16/11. – Read it here…
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PITCHFORK lists Apokalypsis in its new releases list and links to NPR’s album stream, 8/15/11. – Read it here…
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THE NEEDLE DROP streams “Mer”, 8/15/11; “Chelsea Wolfe is the real deal. I’m not saying she spends her days lighting candles and drawing pentagrams on the floor, but her music feels more authentic than it does kitschy.” – Find it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN posts about Chelsea Wolfe touring and her tour dates, 8/10/11. – Read it here…
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THE NEW YORK TIMES reviews “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe, 8/2/11; “Chelsea Wolfe’s take on “The Modern Age” is smoky and slow and almost grandiloquent, and yet absolutely appropriate.” – Read it here…
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STEREOGUM presents “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, a compilation of Strokes cover songs featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe. Track available for free download. – Get it here…
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GIGWISE reviews “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe, 7/27/11. – Read it here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN reviews “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe, 7/26/11. – Read it here…
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PARADIGMS discusses Chelsea Wolfe and posts a few tracks, 7/26/11; “Delicate, introspective songwriting at it’s heart, with a dark, brooding gothic fog throughout. Quite marvelous.”
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NBC NEW YORK reviews “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe, 7/26/11. – Read it here…
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GOTHAMIST reviews “Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It”, featuring “The Modern Age” covered by Chelsea Wolfe, 7/26/11. – Read it here…
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POP & HISS (LA TIMES MUSIC BLOG) gives a break down on Chelsea Wolfe in time for her new record, 7/18/11 – “The curve of her melodies is as sensual as it is fearsome.” – Read it here…
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THE WHITEBOARD PROJECT highlights Chelsea Wolfe for their Band of the Day and posts links to “Benjamin” and “Mer”, 6/11/11 – Read it here…
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Chelsea Wolfe writes a guest editorial for the “Friends With Benefits” feature for IMPOSE MAGAZINE, 6/11/11. – Read it here…
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RED DIRT GAL on Chelsea Wolfe + “Moses” and “Demons” posted, 6/7/11, “Dark and mysterious, structural and atmospheric, you can’t help but feel the Eye of Mordor has you well in it’s sights.” – Read it here…
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NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS reviews Richard Phillips’ film, Sasha Grey with music by Chelsea Wolfe, 6/3/11 – Read it here…
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V MAGAZINE on Richard Phillips’ video, Sasha Grey with music by Chelsea Wolfe, 06/1/11 – Read it here…
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W MAGAZINE interviews director Richard Phillips on Sasha Grey, music by Chelsea Wolfe 05/31/11 – Read it here…
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STEREOGUM announces Chelsea Wolfe performing at unofficial SXSW party, 2/28/11; “We’ll be in Austin in a couple weeks. Nobody likes a lazy non-contributor, so we’ve teamed up with one of our favorite labels Sacred Bones and one of Austin’s greatest institutions Chaos In Tejas to present a free all day/night party on Thursday March 17th at Beerland (711 Red River Street). It focuses on the darker side of rock, punk, pop, metal, folk, etc. But you’ll still be able to dance…The lineup includes one of our favorites Zola Jesus performing her only SXSW set along with appearances by black metal punks Liturgy, West Coast gothy doom-folk player Chelsea Wolfe, Wooden Shjips-associated crew Moon Duo, 2011 standout the Soft Moon, whirlwind Detroit punks Human Eye, atmospheric Norwegian post-metal players ALTAAR, BTW Cult Of Youth, BTW Pop.1280, angular Birthday Party-nodding Australians Slug Guts, Veronica Falls, amazing Toronto newbies Trust, Frankie & the Heartstrings, and others.” – Read it here…
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THE DELI announces The Grime and The Glow release party, 2/12/11; “Remember when you fell in love with Chan Marshall? Late 90s Chan, before she got sober, and her messy, moody, melodic sound and cute haircuts wooed us into her web. Get ready to be wounded by the dark, beautiful sounds of LA’s Chelsea Wolfe, celebrating the release of her new album “The Grime and the Glow” tonight (Saturday 02.12) at Show Cave. Joined by her PENDU NYC label owner and DJ Todd Pendu plus The Present Moment, King Dude, WhITCH, and Robert Disaro, this show should produce many surprises and broken hearts.” – Read it here…
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HUMANIST RECORDS on Chelsea Wolfe, 2/3/11; “Chelsea Wolfe rather takes her inspiration from the darkness than the light; she, then, transcends the usual aesthetic representations that are inherent to this kind of music. She creates a very inspired imaginative world where ghosts of night and ghosts of dream meet. When there is light, it is secretive, ephemeral, vulnerable, so you had better catch it. After all, her music resembles some kind of stormy, fascinating dark folk imbued by a psychedelic, lo-fi atmosphere of coldness and warmth. A music that is rare, peculiar and precious that we are utterly proud to expose in France. ” – Read it here…
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FIXIN’ THE CHARTS calls Chelsea Wolfe one of the best new acts for 2011, 1/1/11; “Imagine if Laura Palmer had picked up a guitar and formed a band rather than turned to drugs and prostitution and you might expect it to sound a little like this. Almost as Doomed as the aforementioned TV Legend, It’s a dark, beautiful, beguiling and unpleasant experience recalling last years sublime albums from No Joy or Tamaryn with a haunting pop shriek we are all hoping PJ Harvey is going to return with… It is the music of the dark cold night, of a world you’ve always hoped didn’t exist, that you’ve seen in the corner of your eye, that you’ve had nightmares about… but without exception a beautiful nightmare? An early contender for best new act of 2011.” – Read it here…
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PADUTA announces Chelsea Wolfe’s upcoming show at the Blue Lamp in Sacramento, 6/27/10; “It’s goth, sure, but something more than that – folksy, experimental, and unexpected.” – Read it here…
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SF WEEKLY on Chelsea Wolfe’s sound, 2/24/10; “It’s goth, yes. Church bells, rain sounds, moaning, drone. But Chelsea Wolfe’s music manages to avoid the pitfalls of her particularly cliché-ridden genre, making her sonically more kindred to Bat for Lashes than Sisters of Mercy.. Looping, chanting, sampling, and other traditions of the pale set serve Wolfe well, but in truth, it’s her fine singing, guitar playing, and songwriting that resonate. A deep experimental curiosity sets her apart from other kids with guitars.” – Read it here…
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PHOTOS
PREFIX MAG posts photos of Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Old Blue Last in London on April 9th, 4/13/12. – See them here…
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LUANA MAGALHÃES captures Chelsea Wolfe’s performance at Roadburn Festival, 4/12/12. – See them here…
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PHYSIC SUNSET posts photos from Chelsea Wolfe’s interview with Subbacultcha Magazine, 3/28/12. – See them here…
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TANK TOP DIARIES posts photos from Chelsea Wolfe’s show at the Echoplex, 1/26/12; “…a haunting soulful performance that breathed atmosphere and presence into her recorded music…” – See them here…
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CVLT NATION posts beautiful photoset from Chelsea Wolfe’s December 4th show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, 12/6/11. – See them here…
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KRISTIN COFER’s photos of Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, 12/4/11. – See them here…
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE posts some amazing photos of Chelsea Wolfe’s October 19th performance at 285 Kent, 11/21/11. – See them here…
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ASYLUM IN THE SNOW captured some great shots of Chelsea Wolfe’s October 31st show at The Independent, 11/13/11. – See them here…
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AMANDA STOCKWELL captured Chelsea Wolfe’s CMJ show at Cake Shop on October 20th, 10/26/11. – See it here…
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SAMANTHA CASOLARI’s editorial photoset of Chelsea Wolfe for Self-Titled Magazine, styled by Jenni Hensler, 10/25/11. – See it here…
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SAMANTHA CASOLARI shares pictures from her photoshoot with Chelsea Wolfe for Self-Titled Magazine, 10/25/11. – See them here…
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE posts some stunning photos of Chelsea Wolfe’s August 17th performance at St. Vitus, 8/23/11. – See them here
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SF SLUDGE posts photos from Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Bottom of the Hill, 7/21/11; “Chelsea Wolfe and her band delivered a stunning performance..” – Read it here…
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SHOW REVIEWS
BAZAAR MUSIKAL reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Point Ephémère in Paris on May 4th, 5/7/12; “Chelsea Wolfe invents a role of urban priestess who breaks the monotony of most indie rock concerts.” (French Text) – Read it here…
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FIELD WORKS reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s April 11th show in Brighton at Green Door Store, 4/30/12; “Much is made of the doom surrounding Chelsea Wolfe’s music, but there is a spark that shines brilliantly amidst that darkness.” – Read it here…
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ELECTRONIC BEATS reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s Berlin show at Kantine, 4/26/12; “Listening to Chelsea Wolfe’s music is a religious experience. Seeing her live is a revelation.” – Read it here…
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CVLT NATION posts a stellar, nearly poetic review and haunting photo essay of Chelsea Wolfe’s recent performance at the Echoplex, 2/6/12; “For a show whose patrons spanned the gap between typical artsy LA twenty-somethings and steely-eyed metal vets, all were equally ensnared by the band’s spellbinding doom folk offerings – a sea of eager eyes, receptive minds and attentive ears.” – Read it here…
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SSG MUSIC reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at the Tractor Tavern on December 8th, including photos and live video, 12/15/11. – Read it here…
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SPINNING PLATTERS reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s October 31st performance at The Independent, 11/1/11; “Wolfe definitely took her leading role in stride…her delicate voice wafted beautifully through the thunderous riffs…” – Read it here…
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SF WEEKLY reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s September 2nd performance at The Elbo Room; “People arrived and left based on the set time of headliner Chelsea Wolfe, who easily stole the show with a moody live performance of her retro-gothic material — imagine a mixture of Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, My Bloody Valentine, and a little bit of Acid King.” – Read more here…
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BROOKLYN VEGAN reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s August 17th NYC show, 8/22/11. – Read it here
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COOKING WITH SATAN reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s August 17th NYC show, 8/19/11; “I don’t know if… if her music is goth, witch house, brutal death or christian rap and I don’t really care actually. It looks stunning and sounds awesome. In short: just fucking amazing.”- Read it here…
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ONE THIRTY BPM reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at The Echo, 7/26/11; “…hearing her captivating tones emanate from beneath her headwear was something that simultaneously seemed strange and perfect.”" – Read it here…
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CVLT NATION reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Bottom of the Hill, 7/23/11; “Chelsea Wolfe has an impressive vocal range and sounds like no one but herself. She had no problem matching and expanding upon her vocal performances on record. The band played other selections from Grime such as “Noorus” and my personal favorite “Moses.” I was particularly impressed by guitarist Kevin Dockter. He was able to take the relatively simple and straightforward guitar parts and contort them into the jagged and noisy soundscapes found on the record. His use of slide on electric guitar was especially intriguing. Dylan Fujioka did an excellent job of providing meticulous drumming, and bassist/keyboardist Ben Chisholm…helped fill out the songs and bring them to their full potential.” – Read it here…
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PRETEND ORPHANS reviews Chelsea’s show at Bottom of the Hill, 7/23/11; “Chelsea Wolfe, the person and the band, seduced us with deceivingly beautiful soundscapes before drowning it all out with ferocious feedback – leaving us with conflicted emotions and ringing ears. The night could have ended with their set and it would have been worth the hike out to the Hill.” – Read it here…
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HELKARAVA reviews and illustrates Chelsea Wolfe’s show at The Pop In, 3/16/11. (Text in French) – Read it here…
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7X7 reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Cafe du Nord on 3/1/11; “The doom and glorious gloom of the black-veiled goth chanteuse set the bar high for the entire night of the show…Her crystalline alto pipes, in the vein of Zola Jesus, are encased by scratchy guitars, droning keyboards and howling drums; music perfect on dark, rainy days or if you ever find yourself inhabiting a cave.”- Read it here…
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I LISTEN, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Cafe du Nord on 3/1/11; “Confident in herself and her excellent band, a band that complimented their mistress without ever trying to overshadow her, she proved that she could recreate her recorded sound on stage. The music sounded exactly like it does on my headphones and her voice proved to have more range than I even thought possible.” – Read it here…
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L.A. RECORD reviews Chelsea Wolfe at Show Cave, 2/25/11; “Wolfe cuts a ghoulish figure on stage, craning forward into her microphones, clutching a black guitar, singing through a veil, she rocks with the storminess of a premature widow. Her presence is so hypnotic that when her last song ends, the audience can barely believe it, and demands an encore, which she provides happily, gloomily.” – Read it here…
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MISHKA NY reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s release party for The Grime and The Glow, 2/20/11; “The Pendu posse recently took their talents over to the left coast for an awesome party in support of Chelsea Wolfe‘s recent LP release. Celebrating Chelsea’s The Grime and the Glow, out now on Pendu Records, the performance featured her and a host of other artists and DJ’s. Judging by these photos, it was quite a time. Chelsea Wolfe and her gauzy head apparel seem to be in full effect, and she got some serious support from King Dude, The Present Moment, and DJ sets from WhITCH, Robert Disaro, and Todd Pendu himself. Be on the lookout for any party that these guys throw, they’re pretty much a guaranteed great time, and check out some more pictures below.” – Read it here…
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ROCK NYC reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at Vacation Vinyl, 02/15/11 – Read it here…
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EXAMINER reviews Chelsea Wolfe show at Crocker Art Museum, 12/18/10; “California-based Chelsea Wolfe performed at Crocker Art Museum on Thursday for the museum’s monthly “Playlist” series. Wolfe, who has recently relocated to LA from Sacramento with her bandmate and boyfriend Ben Chisholm, performed songs from her EP “Ἀποκάλυψις”, her new LP, “The Grime and the Glow,” and several songs from her latest project “Russian Karaoke.” The venue was a small stage in a small auditorium inside the museum. There was plenty of room to move around and shoot from any angle, but the lighting was stationary and very dim. The low lighting matched the vibe of the music (“melancholy”) and there were bright images being projected on the wall behind the performers.” – Read it here…
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SACRAMENTO PRESS reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s show at the Crocker Art Museum, 12/17/10; “The room’s silence soon shifted to an echo of stripped minor chords and her pristine voice, like a siren, harmonically corralled through a cloud of souring notes and distortion. Her first wave of songs were a dedication, “for those with unnamed sorrows, dark knowledge, waiting to be remembered” and served a montage of melodies consciously chosen to set the mood, an ambiance just as beautiful as it was black.” – Read it here…
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SEAN CARNAGE reviews Chelsea Wolfe’s performance at Pehrspace, 4/23/10; “Chelsea Wolfe and her band were even more solid and more transcendental than I imagined they would be. Others have mined this aesthetic and Chelsea Wolfe has made most of them irrelevant. She has superior songs and flawless execution. This was the real deal!” – Read it here…
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