Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! You'd think this would mean that there would be a bunch of romantic releases coming out this week, right? Eh, not so much, but that doesn't mean there are some great records in stores this Tuesday! This is clearly a week for independent labels. We've pictured Busdriver 's Beaus$Eros ; the album has been out digitally for a while but comes out in physical form this week. There are also new records from Lucky Dragons , Young Magic , and Band of Skulls . Doe Paoro also makes a [...]
If there is an LVMH of Boston indie rock, then surely it is Midriff Records. The venerable label, home to indie rock luminaries including The Beatings , Age Rings and Greg Lyon , celebrates this year its 10th anniversary with a number of events, including a monthly residency at Somerville's Radio that begins tomorrow. The inaugural evening features Eldridge Rodriguez , the aforementioned Mr. Lyon and new signees Lucky Dragon and M.G. Lederman onstage upstairs, while magician and escape artist Eric Robitaille will do his thing downstairs at Moe's [...]
Lucky Dragons - Existers God, this Los Angeles duo is probably the top band on my list of "artists I must see live" for more than 8 years, but I have yet to be graced with their gorgeous experimental joy parade. Sarah Rara and Luke Fischbeck make such fanciful music - always fresh and original - some of the most inventive compositions happening. This new work does not disappoint. Look for the new Existers EP - a collaborative effort with artist/designer [...]
Lucky Dragons – "Existers" L.A. experimental/avant-pop duo Lucky Dragons ( ♥ and one of my personal favorite bands ♥) are releasing a new LP, Existers , on Brooklyn label Swill Children . They've released the title track from the new record, a nearly 7 minute long song which is quite rare coming from Lucky Dragons. It's a must-listen, regardless, and this album is one of my most anticipated releases of [...]
Next month, the L.A. spacey-drift duo Lucky Dragons will release a seven-song mini-album called EXISTERS , and they're selling it by using the pay-what-you-want model. (You have to drop at least a dollar, but that's still a deal.) Right now, they're giving away the album-opening title track, a seven-minute hazy reverie. Grab it below. Read More...
THE SMELL'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND WITH BEST COAST, ABE VIGODA, DUNES, SO MANY WIZARDS, LUCKY DRAGONS, AND EZRA BUCHLA ON SATURDAY JAN. 8TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 8:00PM/ $10/ ALL AGES
THE SMELL'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND WITH BEST COAST, ABE VIGODA, DUNES, SO MANY WIZARDS, LUCKY DRAGONS, AND EZRA BUCHLA ON SATURDAY JAN. 7TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 8:00PM/ $10/ ALL AGES
In Aldous Huxley's psychedelic memoir,"The Doors of Perception", he comments on the beauty and mystery of the network of leaves surrounding a flower, over the celebrated blossom itself. The idea is that an expanded mind will be drawn to more subtle patterns and tones, as opposed to grandiose aesthetic flourishes. "A Ray Array," the new experimental film by Lucky Dragons member Sara Rara, provides a lens for these details. The 58 minute film explores the idea of interference through visual ruptures, interactions between two sound signals, and optical illusions. The piece (which was scored by Rara and partner Luke Fishbeck [...]
Along the lines of the awesome regionally-focused compilation series started earlier this year, blended with the SubPop Singles idea - comes Davis/Sacramento label KDVS Recordings ' newest project, the Cassetteofthemonth Subscription Club . Members can opt in at any time, but beginning this past October, a $40 subscription will grant one split cassette per month, side one being a Davis or Sacramento band and side two, a band from just about anywhere. A list of participating bands is announced, but is still growing. Psychic Reality will contribute a cassette side [...]
Dan Deacon. Photos by Amy Darling. For the 6 th anniversary of Sean Carnage Mondays, the crowd was the most packed I'd ever witnessed at Pehrspace, with lines circling the parking lot and some people waiting for hours to get in for a taste of special guests Dan Deacon and Future Islands. While it was great to see so many new faces, I have to admit relief at the sight of all of the regulars in the crowd, the people who week after week return to Pehrspace loyally on Monday nights for the eclectic and [...]
Labor Day shows you can catch if you're not seeing the Beach Boys at the L.A. County Fair: ► Jonathan Bates brings the devastating electro of his new project Big Black Delta to the Satellite, kicking off a monthlong residency celebrating the release of its first album "BBDLP1." Kate Crash and Tennis System open. [If you haven't already, check out BBD's "Huggin & A Kissin" and "Capsize." ] ► Dan Deacon , Future Islands , Lucky Dragons and Jon Barba team up for a show at [...]
Recommended Show: MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011 LUCKY DRAGONS @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $7, 8PM Lucky Dragons are really one of those acts taking music to a whole other level. It's a performance where you can actually touch the music--if you've never seen the act before, you wouldn't understand, but maybe that's exactly why you need to come out tonight. Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool GGGHST & Jaren Saltiel @ The Delancey [...]
"CREATIVE CULTIVATION: dublab's summer 2011 fundraiser dinner" Tuesday, July 19th / 7-11pm L.A. based non-profit DJ collective, dublab is hosting their summer 2011 "Creative Cultivation" fundraiser dinner on July 19 th at JF Chen Loft, featuring live music by Lucky Dragons, and Devandra Banhart, alongside DJ sets by dublab board member Peanut Butter Wolf and more. dublab DJs can often be heard at museum events, performing at the Natural History Museum, MOCA, and LACMA amongst others, on top of sets at Low End Theory, on their weekly KPFK radio show, [...]
With festivals every single weekend, it's hard to imagine that any one could be that different from the rest. But if nothing else, Chicago's two-year old Neon Marshmallow Festival proves that assumption so very wrong. The noise/drone/electronic/general ly avant-garde acts that pummeled the crowd for three nights won't be filling out even the earliest of slots at Coachella or Lollapalooza, and the fans who filed into work Monday morning with damaged ear drums and huge grins on their faces wouldn't want it any other way. Neon Marshmallow is, in a word, weird. In two words, delightfully weird. [...]
As I'm sure you're all aware, tomorrow marks the dawning of the Rapture (6 P.M. Eastern Standard Time), in which believers will be whisked off to eternal salvation while the earth's tainted masses (see: atheists, mimes, music bloggers) will be sentenced to 5 months of pestilence, famine, and other vaguely unfavorable things. Because you'll need a kickin' rad soundtrack to spin while the locusts devour you whole, we've assembled Repent! , a mix of 17 songs steeped in that sweet End Times Flavor™. Enjoy, and pick up a t-shirt while you're at it. [...]
The final line-up for this year's three-day Neon Marshmallow Music Festival has been announced. Top-billed artists this year, include: White Rainbow, Rene Hell, and, recently added, Lucky Dragons on Friday, June 10; Pelt, Bill Orcutt, and Oneothrix Point Never on Saturday, June 11; and Morton Subotnick, The Rita, and Pulse Emitter on Sunday, June 12. A full schedule can be found below. The experimental music fest, which is being hosted at the Empty Bottle , features a wide variety of electronic and electro-acoustic music, ranging from noise and free jazz to EAI and music concrete. [...]
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