It's one thing to write a break-up record. But recording it while your ex looks on?
"The songs were an actual communication, because he was very present," says Sarah Assbring, referring to the recording sessions for Love Is not Pop, her latest album as El Perro del Mar. She built a studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, several years [...]

Friday

US Royalty, Cut Off Your Hands, CANNOT BE STOPPED. Black Cat. $12. All ages.
Death By Sexy, The Whore Moans. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
Mello D & the Rados, Soul Cannon. Velvet Lounge. $10. +21.
Super Diamond (Neil Diamond cover band), The Reflex. 9:30 club. $22. All ages.
Freeland, Alex Metric. Rock and Roll Hotel. $17. [...]