La Dispute
Artist: La Dispute, From Indian Lakes, Flooding
Venue: The Glass House, Pomona
Date: 4/27/26
La Dispute brought everything to Glass House on a Sunday night. The Grand Rapids post-hardcore band, fronted by vocalist Jordan Dreyer, has spent two decades building a catalog rooted in literary storytelling and the kind of emotional precision that makes a room feel like it is collectively holding and cathartically relasing its breath. Their fifth album No One Was Driving the Car, out now, reckons with malaise and the looming weight of the present moment, and the live show carried all of that, and more. Dreyer spun across the stage with an intensity that matched every word, roses on his microphone standing against the chaos around him. When they played "King Park," the room erupted. During the set, Dreyer asked everyone to put their phones away for a song or two. Just be here. Just be human together. It was a rare moment of collective presence.
From Indian Lakes preceded them with the kind of set that reminded everyone why Joey Vannucchi's blend of shoegaze, indie, and emo has earned a devoted following since the band formed near Yosemite National Park in 2009. Expansive, textured, and deeply felt.
Flooding opened the night. The Lawrence, Kansas trio fronted by Rose Brown draws from slowcore, noise rock, and post-hardcore in equal measure, breathy vocals giving way to dissonant, crashing guitars when the song calls for it. A perfect opening act for a night that demanded emotional endurance from start to finish.
