"Two hours before showtime, the line was already around the block. I'd guess that the median age was about twenty-three-a real "exactly one year out of college" crowd. I heard one person in line look at everybody standing around in the middle of a weekday afternoon and remark, "Don't these people have jobs?" (Don't ) An ice cream truck circled the block. A fan walked up and down the line asking each person their favorite underscores song (my answer: a resounding "locals (girls like us)")."
"Other street style staples at the underscores show: barrel pants, pastel-hued hair, eyeliner with big sharp wings, baggy black hoodies, ripped sheer stockings, ballet flats, legwarmers, beat up white sneakers, beanies, bucket hats, baby bangs, baby hairs, door knocker earrings, adidas track jackets, denim on denim. I headed over to where the townhouses gave way to warehouses, following a pack of girls in miniskirts and big black boots."
"I spoke to a few of my line neighbors about what else they were listening to and found that, unsurprisingly, the Venn Diagram of underscores fans, Ninajarachi fans, and Jane Remover fans, is a circle (Nina and Jane DJ'd alongside underscores at the L.A. U-Haul pop-up). One fan of all three of these artists described his music taste as "very Gen-Z," before adding: "I've actually been listening to a lot of old LCD Soundsystem. It's not really of this time.""
"Fans also namechecked Slayyyter, Oklou, COBRAH, Charli XCX, and Frost Children. A few mentioned that they'd attended The Dare's Freakquencies dance party at Baby's All Right the night before, which had featured DJ sets from underscores and Hot Chip, as well as a surprise appearance from Tinashe."
A viral U-Haul pop-up DJ set supporting a new album took place on the back patio of a Bushwick queer bar. The venue sat in an area where townhouses gave way to warehouses, and attendees arrived in coordinated street style featuring barrel pants, pastel hair, sharp winged eyeliner, baggy hoodies, ripped sheer stockings, legwarmers, and sneakers. A long line formed two hours before showtime, with a median age around twenty-three. Fans shared favorite songs, and many described overlapping listening habits across underscores, Ninajarachi, and Jane Remover. Others cited additional artists and referenced recent dance-party events featuring DJ sets and surprise appearances.
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