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Glixen ride a dreamy, gritty shoegaze sound born from desert scenes, while Trauma Ray push a heavier, low-end sway from North Texas.

Two Paths, Same Haze

Both bands are young but road-steady, blending soft vocals with big guitar clouds and drum grooves you feel in your ribs. Expect a tight set that could pull in songs like foreversoon, Pigments, and Hollowed, with a closer that stretches into feedback. Crowds skew mixed in age, with zine kids up front, local guitar heads near the cabs, and friends from the DIY scene nodding along rather than shouting. A low-key note: early on, Glixen played tiny Phoenix rooms with borrowed amps, while Trauma Ray first swapped tapes through Texas college radio before jumping to bigger bills.

What To Expect, Roughly

Lighting tends to be dim and color-washed so the songs breathe, and guitar changes are quick between numbers to keep momentum. For transparency, the song picks and production touches here are educated guesses, not a confirmed plan.

Scenes Within the Haze: Glixen and Trauma Ray

You will see black denim with bright sneakers, thrifted cardigans, and a few vintage camcorders near the front to catch color trails.

Signals From The Floor

Between songs, chatter stays low, and the loudest moments are cheers for pedal swaps or a clean kick-in of a chorus. People sing the vocal lines softly, but when the guitars bloom, the room tends to sway in time rather than jump. Merch favors long-sleeve prints, risograph posters, and small-run tapes that sell early, with shirts using serif fonts and simple flowers over stark backgrounds.

Little Rituals

Near the end, fans lift phones for one wide shot during the longest ring-out, then wait for a short, one-song return if the noise holds. Post-show, folks often trade pedal guesses and share local openers to check out next.

How Glixen Turns Noise Into Shape

Live, Glixen and Trauma Ray lean on two-guitar layers where one stays clean and choral while the other blooms with fuzz.

The Push and Pull

Vocals sit slightly back in the mix, soft but steady, so drums and bass can carry the heartbeat and make slow tempos feel full. Both bands favor short intros that swell fast, then drop to near-silence before a last chorus, giving the guitars room to surge without crowding the singing. A neat detail: Trauma Ray often tunes a step down on one guitar to thicken the low shimmer, while Glixen keeps a bright open tuning for chiming shapes on top. They will sometimes swap the recorded lead line to bass on stage, which keeps the mix clear and makes the vocal easier to hear.

Color Without Clutter

Lights tend to be single-color washes and gentle strobes tied to drum hits, supporting the pace rather than fighting it. When a song stretches, the drummer adds extra tom patterns instead of bigger cymbals, which preserves the soft edges of the guitars.

If You Love Trauma Ray, You Might Also Roam

Fans of Trauma Ray often connect with Narrow Head for the chunky, slow-rolling riffs and heartfelt hooks.

Adjacent Waves, Shared Volume

If you like glassy, oceanic tremolo and bass that moves the floor, DIIV sits in a nearby lane. Nothing hits harder and brighter live, but the blend of haze and pop sense lines up with this bill. For a DIY-forward take with message-driven lyrics and sticky melodies, Softcult fits, and their shows draw many of the same patient listeners.

Why It Tracks

Across these acts, the through-line is texture first, melody close behind, and a room that values dynamics more than speed.