
Electro-dance jam band Lotus have announced their Winter tour. The quartet plays a NYE show in their hometown Philadelphia before taking a short break. The Winter tour starts in Denver on February 4. They fly to Europe next performing at The Melkweg in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, at the Jam in the Dam festival. Live dates: 12/31 Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA 02/04 The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO 02/14 Madison Theater, Covington, KY 02/15 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI [...]

Chances are, you've probably never heard of Lotus . The band is truly it's own entity and caters to an audience that appreciates smart live electronic music. No, not Justice, MSTRKRFT, or the latest chillwave/laptop/bedroom artist to come out (no I'm not making fun of them, just listen). Lotus specializes in creating an unforgettable live experience for believers and non-believers of what it means to perform in-depth electronic music. And their reputation is way beyond what you'd expect. Starting in 1999 as funk/jam band, the group eventually morphed into a healthy combination of jam band [...]
The success of any jam-band depends on not only the quality of improvisation, but whether the band can evolve its sound so that the elements of surprise and exploration that's supposed to go into the jamming never goes stale. The "jam-band" term itself is something of conundrum because it's not actually a genre. Whether the...

Blacklight Sunflare by lotusvibes Instrumental rock and electronic dance band Lotus is set to release its third full-length studio album September 13 via SCI Fidelity Records . The self-titled album sees the band moving in a decidedly more electronic direction than in the past. Analog synthesizers, manipulated sounds, dub effects and heavy bass are balanced by horns and string arrangements in addition to Lotus's standard guitar/bass/drums organic sound. This track, Blacklight Sunflare, has been performed live by the band on a number of occasions, but this will [...]