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Kris Thompson's Birthday Bash LXII

  • The Lilypad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA, 02139 (map)

Long-time area aural practitioner and scene supporter Kris Thompson

marks another spin completion on this mossy space-rock with a luxurious

sonic meeting of heads & minds that he's personally curated for a full-

evening engagement at Lilypad. Kris has been a member of The Prefab

Messiahs, Bobb Trimbl’s Flying Spiders, Abunai!, Nisi Period, The Lothars,

Concord Ballet Orchestra Players, Magic Shoppe, Twilight Tipi, Astral Chill,

Astral East, Violet Nox, and Jasmine Love Bomb. He's recorded with and/or

appeared onstage with: Damo Suzuki (Can), Bobb Trimble, Windy & Carl,

Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond), Brother JT, Kawabata Makoto (Acid

Mothers Temple), Gary War, Alastair Galbraith, Prince Rama, Sore Eros,

Quilt, Barbara Manning, Dalthom, Dalthan, and The Spacious Mind

(Sweden).

Poster by Mayzeeworks - https://www.mayzeeworks.com/

▲ Daughter of the Vine ▲

Shimmering/pulsing psych-rock unit formed by Margaret Garrett, ex-Mr.

Airplane Man! It’s her latest mystical musical endeavor, rounded out by

Gregg Porter (The Concerns), Kurt Davis (ex- The Konks and Bullet La

Volta), Abigail Taylor (The Concerns), and Chris Lohring.

Drawing on the reflective energy of their previous EP, these psychotropic

sonic evangelists howl at their pack with the official release of their ‘MYSTIC

VALLEY PKWY’ LP. This is an expanded version with 4 new previously

unreleased recordings, done in the basement lair of Dead Moon Audio in

Somerville, MA, MYSTIC VALLEY PKWY. Part tremolo, part improvisation,

with a sprinkle of Transcendentalism, see yourself through the Cosmic Eye!

Enter geometric time and get yourself aligned!

https://daughterofthevine.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/daughterofthevineband/

https://www.facebook.com/DOVband

▲ Bong Wish ▲

“There’s a fogged ripple of Anglican folk at the heart of Bong Wish’s sound,

growing a full quiver of songs out of the energy that erupts post-dam break

in “A Sailor’s Life.” Saleh, along with standout support on strings from

Kassie Carlson, turns the record into a topographical exploration of folk and

psych pop, rooted in records from Perhacs, Trees, and Susan Christie, yet

leaving behind the whimsy for a more polychromatic punch. The record’s

use of rhythm is one of it’s greatest charms, eschewing the often obvious

impulses of psych-pop to veer towards the Germanic motor, and instead

injecting in insistent pace that thrums through the senses with more of a nod

towards Twin/Tone-era Pere Ubu than Guru Guru.” —Raven Sings the

Blues

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_pSGLYzzZES9Xu0-tlHIew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOP0llq9Rc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4k_OwXwPEY

▲ Spectre Folk ▲

w/ Pete Nolan (Magik Markers) — first time in Boston for S-Folk!

Spectre Folk started as a solo noise/guitar 7" by Pete Nolan of the Magik

Markers in 1999, Nolan put out 2 LPs’ worth of soupy psych/noise Blackest

Medicine & Compass, Blanket, Lantern, Mojo, before recruiting Peter

Meehan, Aaron Mullan and Steve Shelley into the fold.. The band has since

grown to include Mark Ibold (Pavement) on bass, James Canty on 2nd

drums and keys, and Pete’s daughter Violet Ray on guitar and vocals!

https://spectrefolk.bandcamp.com/

https://linktr.ee/Spectrefolk

▲ The Soul Family Band ▲



TSFB is the new LA-based psych pop band project of singer/songwriter, producer and arranger Neil Soiland — formerly of The Creation Factory and The Premonitions. In addition to having releases under his own name, Neil also headed up and produced the 2020 studio project EP by Sacred Orange on the well-regarded Hypnotic Bridge label. The band has a forthcoming 7” single in the works, "Ode To Innocence" / "Harlequin Tears."

https://www.neilsoiland.com/

Later Event: November 16
Joe Berkovitz Trio