Teen Gothic

As it starts hitting the spooky season i've noticed just way too many events but not enough time!!! anything you guys looking forward to in your city or such?

So, I got super deep into the goth subculture at 17, and I was a monster high kid in middle school so who’s rlly surprised? I’d say that was my first exposure to gothic things, back when I loved my monster high dolls at 11-13 while simultaneously dipping my toes into the world of emo and metal and something of the complete opposite, kpop 😭 but anyways at 16/17 I started listening to goth artists a lot, so I say thats when I officially started being goth. I never got to actually LOOK goth tho, even tho I wanted to. I’m currently overcoming social anxiety and body image issues and gender related issues that prevented me from dressing the way I wanted, so now that I’ve recently turned 20, I’ve decided this will be when I start expressing myself to the fullest, without a care. I don’t want a repeat of my teens. And the problem is, I have this silly little complex about being 20 and only now doing this, since I could’ve been doing it since high school. Ik its so so stupid to think that 20 is “too late” for anything but its kinda hard to ignore when ppl my age are constantly talking about how “old” they are.

I got the opportunity to go see the Cure for my birthday, and everything about it was fantastic! We got to sit on the edge of the nosebleeds overhang, but eventually moved to the very back wall to dance since we wouldn't be bothering anyone up there and the view wasn't all that different (possibly even better since we could stand up!) They spaced out their more popular songs really well, and even played some songs they hadn't performed since the 80s, as well as new music😁The Twilight Sad was also really really good, so if you haven't heard of them definitely check out their music! They lean a bit more towards darkwave, so it was nice to contrast that with The Cure's more chill, atmospheric vibe from the first half of the show, which evolved to a more upbeat collection of their music. If you're on the fence about going, it's definitely worth it to see both bands, especially since the tickets are so affordable. Had a great time and Robert's still got the same incredible voice as when he recorded the songs❤️ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-twilight-sad/2023/smoothie-king-center-new-orleans-la-6bb9a22a.html https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-cure/2023/smoothie-king-center-new-orleans-la-4bb9a38e.html