Live music: Liv Victorino

Liv Victorino asserts that her quiet, tender songwriting shines brightest against eye-watering distortion and intensity. Following Elliott Smith, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Death Cab for Cutie, Victorino’s band zealously renders her unforgettable melodies while staunchly defending a rock band philosophy. Her set is laden with improvisational forms that deliver a new take on shoegaze, grunge, and baroque-pop. Once a folk and singer-songwriter project, Victorino reintroduced herself as an alternative rock writer in 2023 with a brand new band. Her packed performance schedule in 2024 has earned an “up next” status in Seattle. After cutting their teeth extensively in the club circuit, the group bubbled up to the top play Idaho’s Treefort Fest, Portland’s Pickathon, and hometown festivals: notably Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, Cloudbreak Music Festival, and Belltown Bloom. A new EP is set to drop late March. The first single “Neighborhood” debuted the stylistic shift. “Neighborhood” was touted as one of the “best local [releases] of 2024” on NPR’s KUOW, and “best of the PNW 2024” on KEXP’s Audioasis. An upcoming single “Losing” was announced for February