![]() Minutes after meeting and seemingly out of nowhere, Mondanile shoved her in a broom closet and stuck his tongue down her throat. One Mondanile accuser, then a 19-year-old fan, remembered “marveling at the opportunity to actually talk to a member of a band she loved” following a 2013 Real Estate show. Instead of protesting the allegations like Mondanile and Gaslamp Killer initially did, Calder posted a long, mournful apology addressing his past misunderstanding of consent. By late afternoon, Brooklyn label Captured Tracks made its own announcement: Alex Calder, formerly of Mac DeMarco’s early band Makeout Videotape, had been dropped as a solo artist after they’d learn of sexual assault allegations against him. A few hours later, on the heels of victims coming forward, the indie rock band Real Estate released a statement explaining that they’d parted ways with guitarist Matt Mondanile last year over his “unacceptable treatment of women,” a long-due admittance of an open industry secret. ![]() producer known as the Gaslamp Killer was accused on social media of drugging and raping two women four years ago, a detailed story that quickly led to event producers Low End Theory severing ties with him. On Friday, October 13, three stories broke regarding sexual assault allegations in the independent music world.
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