Dan "Redbeard" Baker - lead guitar
Lora Bloom - Vocals, guitar
Ken - Synth, noise
Lisa Spera - Drums, violin, noise
Matt Stevenson - bass, keyboards
Brad Rothman - Drums
Influences
Eno, PJ Harvey, Pink Floyd, Sonic Youth, Beck, Noizguild, Beatles, Can, the Fall, TomWaitsobject width="425" height="344">..
Sounds Like
"Patti Smith fronting Pink Floyd." Or Sonic Youth. Or the Grateful Dead trying to back Lydia Lunch. Sounds like something that you could do, too, and it sounds like fun to do it.
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"Philadelphia's Post-Everything Band" - a.d. amorosi
Founded in 1999 by Lora Bloom and Matt Stevenson, the thriving band of veteran cozmik rockers features Dan "Redbeard" Baker on guitar, the mysterious Kenny on synthesizers and noise, and Lisa "Sunshine" Spera on drums and fiddle, and new recruit Brad Rothman on drums. They have released 5 albums, run out of gas on the A-4 in eastern France, bought a house, hung out with members of Hawkwind, toured the South in a midnight-blue van in August, and had any number of other adventures across the last decade.
Albums: Loralai, Beautiful Losers, Strength, Monkey Island, The Cruel Tutelage of Master Hotei or Who is Toulouse Turac, Broadcast Muse (Slated Summer-Fall 2009); Plus Apesma Track on Mama Kangaroos (Philadelphia Women Sing Captain Beefheart).
Festivals: ZXZW in Tilburg, Netherlands, 2008; Dreamscape Festival outside of the Highwire Gallery, Frankford Ave. Arts Corridor, Fishtown, Philadelphia, 2008; Landing Pad Space Rock Festival at the Rotunda, West Philadelphia, 2003-2008; Clark Park Festival in West Philadelphia, 2003-2004.
Radio Stations: 91.7 WKDU (Philadelphia, PA), 103.3 WPRB (Princeton, NJ), WREK 91.1 FM (Atlanta, GA)
Friends, Inspirators and Collaborators: Temple of Bon Matin, SpaceSeed, The Red Masque, Scattered Planets, Cyndee Lee Rule, David E. Williams, Northern Liberties, Baptist Preachers, Astral Archetype, Da Comrade, Apogee, Abe The Rockstarr
ONGOING THROUGH July 26 in the Bates Memorial Art Gallery: THE QUICKSAND FONTANELLE THOMAS NOLA AND HIS NEW ENGLAND LAPINS. An unreasonably INEXPENSIVE opportunity (nothing over $100) to own your piece of “this erratic, infantile wasteland!” Germ Books and Gallery, 2005 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125. 215-423-5002
I've never had a bad time at a Radio Eris gig. They're a surefire rock-out spirit lifter. The show at Connie's was so much fun. Thanks for 'getting it' and for playing it loud and proud!
Prepare for a most momentous night as Archaic Revival teams up with CoSM's JUNGLE space to offer and explosively combustive delicious and delectable combination of auditory and visually arousing sensory inundation and ecstasy that will rock your world beyond recognition!!!
Thankyou for adding Sonic World Festival, 4/5th September 2009. Tickets are available from www.sonicworldfestival.co.uk and www.myspace.com/harveybainbridgemusic as well as our own myspace site. £30 for the whole weekend, indoor toilets, free showers, free camping, bars, bar meals and restaurant, indoor venue.
Attention all Radar Reserve Forces! Report to Mojo 13 this Saturday, May 3rd to serve in the front lines of our coming assault upon Wilmington Delaware.
Hi Lora et.al- we love you guys and can't wait to see you again. we were planing to be in philly last week as some friends, Travis were playing tla. Lois has been flu-ish so we didn't make it. not planning to be there again until june when doves are at the troc. but who knows? MUST buy the rest of your cd's, love the 2 we got. if there is anything we can do to help make a nyc date happen, let us know. we also would be happy to volunteer our services with your merch at any shows we're at. take care, off to do merch tonight for this band, wormburner, in nj. love and respect dennis and lois
