About this event
KiNG MALA brings a dark, beat-driven alt-pop set to Slowdown in Omaha. The project is led by Los Angeles-based artist Areli Castro, whose music folds sharp-edged pop production into themes of lust, sexuality, confidence, and messy emotional honesty.
Who's playing
KiNG MALA is the performance name of Areli Castro, an El Paso-born, Los Angeles-based artist associated with alternative and dark alt-pop. Her catalog includes Honey Catching Season, SPILT MILK, and And You Who Drowned in the Grief of a Golden Thing, with songs such as “She Calls Me Daddy,” “Cult Leader,” and “Sloppy” among her best-known tracks.
What to expect
Expect brooding, beat-forward pop with a theatrical streak: KiNG MALA’s songs lean into confidence, desire, vulnerability, and power without smoothing over the rough edges. At Slowdown, the Omaha show puts that intimate, confrontational songwriting in a room built for close-up live-music energy.
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