Photos by Stacie Joy
Dream Pop was front and center last night at a showcase at Arlene's Grocery as part of the New Colossus Festival.
We stopped by at the start of the bill for Phantom Handshakes, a local collaboration featuring the ethereal vocals of lead singer Federica Tassano ...
...and Matt Sklar (on the right in the striped shirt)...
Check out their music here. (This piece discusses how the two met during the pandemic and started the band.)
We also really liked the first band up, the timeless D.C.-based indie pop trio Flowers for the Dead...(they're playing at Arlene's again tomorrow at noon)...
The New Colossus Festival continues today and tomorrow at EV/Lower Side music venues. Find the schedule here.