Nothing in Los Angeles

About Nothing

Nothing is the project of Domenic Palermo, a Philadelphia-based musician who makes guitar-driven noise that sits somewhere between shoegaze's wash and post-punk's teeth. Since the project's start in the early 2010s, Palermo's built a catalog of records that blur distortion and melody into something genuinely unsettling—not in a gimmicky way, but in the way repetition and feedback can actually get under your skin. Albums like 'Tired of Tomorrow' and 'Dance on the Blades' showcase Palermo's ability to construct songs that feel both brutally heavy and oddly vulnerable, with vocals that sit low in the mix, like someone speaking through walls. Nothing's music appeals to people who don't mind their guitar music damaged and their hooks buried under layers of noise. The project has a small but devoted following, mostly because Palermo doesn't make music designed to please—he makes it to explore a particular space between aggression and melody.

Nothing shows are loud and immersive in a way that feels more like standing in a storm than watching a performance. The crowd tends to be quiet and focused rather than cheering, drawn into the wall of sound. Palermo doesn't interact much—he's focused on the music, creating an atmosphere that's intense without being theatrical.

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Nothing in Los Angeles News

• On Your Left, Hollywood’s Fading Relevancy The New York Times · Dec 19, 2025
• 'Nothing was quite the same after that': Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan relives 30 years of 'Mellon Collie' Los Angeles Times · Nov 24, 2025
• ‘Say Nothing’ courted a global audience. In Ireland, it sparked a heated debate Los Angeles Times · Jun 10, 2025
• Nothing More Additional Carnal World Tour Dates - PRE-SALE CODE Knotfest · May 21, 2025
• Review | Nothing Tops TOPS at The Roxy in Los Angeles The Santa Barbara Independent · Dec 3, 2024

Live Music in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has always had a complicated relationship with noise and texture. From the dreamy excess of 80s post-punk to the current indie underground, the city gravitates toward atmosphere over aggression. Nothing's droning, feedback-heavy approach fits that aesthetic perfectly — blurred guitars and buried vocals appeal to a place that's never quite trusted anything too clean or straightforward.

Los Angeles road trip to see Nothing?

Stay in Los Feliz, where you can walk tree-lined streets and catch views from Griffith Observatory. Dinner at Republique in the Arts District—refined French-inspired food in a restored factory space that feels more Paris than LA. Spend an afternoon at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a world-class art collection that justifies the drive. The city's recording studio history is everywhere; walk through Hollywood and you're literally surrounded by the spaces where hits were made. End the night at a jazz bar like The Fonda Theatre or catch live music on Sunset Boulevard.