Ariel Pink

Monday: Polarizing indie star visits the Fine Line Music Cafe.

February 16, 2015 at 6:42PM
Press photo of Ariel Pink; by Sasha Eisenman
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Ariel Pink

8:30 p.m. • Fine Line • 18-plus • $15-$30

Believe it or not, controversial Ariel Pink actually makes music when he's not making headlines for bashing Madonna's body of work or spitting invectives at Grimes. Los Angeles-raised Ariel Marcus Rosenberg is also known for his highly eclectic and original lo-fi sound, as found on 2014's "Pom Pom," his first veritable solo release without assistance from his backing band, Haunted Graffiti. The talented and perhaps misunderstood psych-rocker is in the middle of a brief coast-to-coast tour in support of "Pom Pom." Jack Name opens. Alex Nelson

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