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Quicksand: Post-Hardcore Legends Pay Tribute to Slip on Superb KEXP Video Session

Photo: A.F. Cortes

On November 29, 2023, Quicksand stopped by the studios of KEXP during a tour stop in Seattle to film a live video session.

The multi-camera set finds the post-hardcore legends in relaxed mode, all smiles and swaying along to the deep pocket laid down by Alan Cage and Sergio Vega.

It's a powerful performance that Quicksand fans should also take note of because the first three songs they play—"Fazer," "Head to Wall," and "Dine Alone"—are the same ones that open the band's seminal debut album, Slip. It's a fitting choice since the KEXP session was recorded last year, during a campaign celebrating the album's 30th anniversary.

To close the KEXP session, Quicksand chose "Lightning Field," a track from their 2021 Distant Populations album. Host Troy Nelson chats with vocalist/guitarist Walter Schreifels after the performance, and he surprises him with some Quicksand ephemera from his younger years:

Quicksand will be out on the road again this year, including a North American run as direct support for Hot Water Music, who just announced their new album today.

Hot Water Music x Quicksand tour dates:
05/03 — Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s 
05/04 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 
05/05 — Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 
05/07 — Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall 
05/08 — Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom 
05/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts 
05/10 — Boston, MA @ Royale 
05/11 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount 
05/12 — Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. 
05/13 — Washington, DC @ The Howard 
05/14 — Richmond, VA @ The National 
05/15 — Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) 
05/17 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall 
05/18 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 
05/19 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk 
06/13 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom 
06/14 — Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 
06/15 — Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall 
06/16 — St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall 
06/17 — Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall 
06/18 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 
06/20 — Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater 
06/21 — San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 
06/22 — Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory 
06/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 
06/24 — San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 
06/25 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 
06/27 — Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall 
06/28 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 
06/29 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 

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