Trevor Powers has seen his music alter ego hit meteoric heights since Youth Lagoon first splashed on the scene in 2011. From signing to Fat Possum Records to some Spring tour dates with Death Cab For Cutie, his year of hibernation has definitely ended. On Wednesday, April 11th Youth Lagoon will make its third stop in San Diego, hitting the all ages Porter's Pub on UCSD campus. You can grab your tickets to the show here, and if you missed our studio session with Youth Lagoon you can see that below.
Joining Youth Lagoon will be Porcelain Raft, and San Diego's Jeans Wilder. Sample a couple tracks below if you're unfamiliar:
Porcelain Raft - "Drifting In and Out"
Jeans Wilder - "Blanket Mountain"
Poster designed by Michael Delaney.
Posted By zack | 3/21/2012 | 10:48 PM | Add a Comment
Mrs Magician are back in town after a two-month trek around the US opening for the likes of Cults and the newly reformed Hot Snakes. Swami Records released their debut LP, which came out digitally last month. Check out "The Spells" off Strange Heaven below, and catch MM live at Soda Bar on Saturday, May 26th for their vinyl release party. Their record and t-shirts feature some rad artwork from Soda Bar poster designer Dusty Dirtweed.
Posted By zack | 3/15/2012 | 11:39 PM | View Comments (1)
There's something exhilarating about using an object for a purpose outside of its original use. For example, using a high heel for a hammer (it works, dudes), or a pencil eraser for the back of your earring. Girlish metaphors aside, the work of artist Rob Duarte reinvents the way we experience technology by bringing the otherwise silent and unseen mechanical components to life through movement and unintentional sound.
The thrill and even anxiety about art that uses sound in this way is that the outcome is suspended. No one can quite predict the product and that in itself is exciting. Drawing from his background in Computer Science, Duarte transforms hardware and computer machinery typically used in data systems to create a fuller sensory experience as with his recent piece, "Movement" which you can see in a video excerpt above, and the photo below.
On Saturday, March 17th, Duarte is hosting a workshop at Helmuth Projects from 2-4:30pm where you can learn to etch your own circuit board and make a noise instrument while eating snacks and hanging out with similar-minded folks. $12 covers the cost of the materials you'll be working with and you can take your creation home at the end of the workshop. No experience is necessary and make sure to RSVP by email to rob@rahji.com. Do it quick as the workshop is almost full and this is the type of event that you'll kick yourself for missing. -- Angella D'avignon
Posted By angella | 3/9/2012 | 1:11 PM | Add a Comment
North Park Theater hosted a pair of buzz bands Friday night. The Casbah presented the sold out show featuring San Francisco's Girls, and Portland's Unknown Mortal Orchestra. We sent Tommy McAdams out to snap a few shots, check out a selection from his film camera below and the entire album here.
Girls
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
All photos by Tommy McAdams. View more here.
Posted By zack | 3/5/2012 | 10:19 PM | Add a Comment
On Thursday, March 8th Impact Visual Arts and Sezio will present a collection of photographs from six prolific San Diego photogs. Luce Loft will host the opening reception, which features Sezio contributors Tommy McAdams and Charles Bergquist, whose work is pictured above (Mulder and Scully on Vacation). James Norton, Mike Luna, Dana Attari, and Andrew Reilly round out the featured image capturers.
Spectrum : A Collection of Photographs will open from 6-10pm this Thursday at Luce Loft in the East Village.
Posted By zack | 3/4/2012 | 12:27 PM | Add a Comment