Andy LaPlegua, the mastermind behind the twisted industrial / EBM / whatever juggernauts that are Combichrist and Icon of Coil, has a lot of pals in South Florida. So he seems to always be around, but not always in the way his most diehard fans would really like. A planned Combichrist headlining show last year (earlier this year?) at the now-defunct Studio A fell through. LaPlegua later returned to the venue, but in his more big-room-dance-music-friendly guise, Scandy. As Combichrist, he managed
Crossfade reported earlier this month that Combichrist and Black Light Burns would kick off their tour in South Florida on January 14, at Club Premier in Ft. Lauderdale. That sounded like a weird fit, as the venue usually specializes in hip-hop and reggae dance parties. The event has been moved to a more fishnet-friendly (and smaller) venue, Respectable Street Cafe, at 518 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach.The show will still take place on Wednesday, January 14. Tickets cost $18 in advance (click
On Combichrist's fourth and latest album, Today We Are All Demons, the band's mastermind, Andy LaPlegua, effectively ups the ante on the tried-and-true answering machine intro. It begins with a message from an unfortunate soul on his way to jail on a concealed-weapons charge. His girlfriend, meanwhile, is in the hospital after swallowing a bottle of pills. "Call my mom or sumthin'," continues the caller, who politely suggests that the person on the other end figure out a way to come up wi
