Dylan Smith

Droning on

Dylan Carlson is notable for pioneering drone metal in the early 1990s with his band Earth. If you didn’t know that but still recognise his name, you probably know him as the best friend of Kurt Cobain. (Carlson bought the shotgun.)

I saw him perform at St John on Bethnal Green last week. I ate a bag of Pinballs, as is my ritual. Here is a photo — of the gig, not the sweets.

Dylan Carlson tuning his guitar in front of the altar at St John of Bethnal Green church, bathed in purple floodlights
Dylan Carlson tuning his guitar at St John of Bethnal Green church
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