LUMERIANS INVADE THE KEY CLUB SATURDAY 9/03
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This Saturday, San Francisco/Oakland based band the Lumerians take the stage at the Key Club. They’ll be bringing a live show replete with keyboards (as many as six at times),and visuals (controlled by one of the keyboards), and not to mention the Grim Reaper-like attire, determined to put you in a trance-like state with their music. What exactly is trance-like music? Well, if you aren’t familiar with their sound, according to their bio they “play droning dance music for the soul you forgot you had – the noise of the billions of switches in your brain shutting off and on in perfect harmony.”
Did we also mention that their rehearsal space is an old converted church? They are currently promoting their latest (and first full-length) Transmalinnia (Knitting Factory Records), which was “inspired by the transcendental visions of artist and poet Eugene Von Bruenchenchein, the album takes its name from his cosmic fingerpainting that illuminates the cover.”
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here
Here is their video for “After Dark,” one of their latest tracks.
Lumerians – “After Eden” from m m on Vimeo.
Honey, Honey: Re-Discovering the Sunset Strip – Viper Room, Trip One
Re-Experience. Here’s a brief quote about me in the intraffik.com contributors section: “. . . you’ll occasionally see him at music venues across Los Angeles – from Mr. T’s to The Key Club and various in between locations.” It occurred to me that I’ve given a lot of love to North-East Los Angeles recently. Now this is mainly driven by the fact that I live near the music venues in this area and so it is just easier for me to see bands at Spaceland versus say The Key Club. To provide some proof, here’s my column “What I Listened to in February” with venues assigned:
Seamonsters: Silverlake Lounge
Venus Illuminato: Silverlake Lounge
The Muddy Reds: Silverlake Lounge
Rich Podgur: Kibitz – the farthest west of the bunch
Open Hand: Spaceland
Year Long Disaster: Spaceland
Obi Best: Spaceland
Eastern Conference Champions: Spaceland
Asa Ransom: Spaceland
Hockey: Spaceland
My January list has a broader music venue scope, but it also has a high focus on bands playing in North-East Los Angeles. Kibitz was once again the farthest west I got. There was also Club Moscow at Boardners (Hollywood) and Fox and Hounds (Studio City), but then North-East Los Angeles popped up with regularity: Spaceland, El Cid, Echo Curio and the Bootleg Theatre.
Do you see where I’m going? It was time to head to the Sunset Strip.
Three years ago, I was heading to the Sunset Strip on a monthly basis. Those trips started to dwindle over the years, but recently I found myself there three times in a period of a week.
First Trip to the Sunset Strip. Viper Room
Off to see Honey Honey. (more…)