Another Planet Presents

Lotus Plaza

Wymond Miles, Mirror Mode

When
Wed May 9, 2012
Where
Rickshaw Stop
Time
7:30pm
Cost
$10 - $12
Tags
Music

Description

Lotus Plaza

Lotus Plaza is the solo project of American musician Lockett Pundt, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of Atlanta-based indie rock group Deerhunter. Pundt joined Deerhunter in 2005 as a guitarist. He is also the best friend of Deerhunter vocalist Bradford Cox. His debut album as Lotus Plaza, The Floodlight Collective, was released March 23, 2009 on CD and vinyl. Pundt has cited his greatest musical influences as being Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, and Roxy Music, "on a subliminal level."

Wymond Miles

Four years ago Wymond Miles, guitar player and songwriter in San Francisco’s The Fresh & Onlys, began writing solo material thematically based on the concepts of eschatology, anthroposophy, and Gnostic and Hermetic symbolism. Drawing from a vast musical pool of inspiration, including Scott Walker, Robert Wyatt, Arvo Part, and Nikki Sudden amongst others, Earth Has Doors is Miles’ first solo release. Since beginning Miles had basically shelved these songs to attend school, focus on fatherhood, and commit to the demanding schedule of the F&O’s. He earned a degree in humanities with an emphasis on the philosophical implications of the ecological/economic crisis of our times, and that subject matter can be traced throughout his first EP. These songs concisely yet esoterically document the existential crisis of our current epoch — moving from the nothingness of modern materialism, fragmented reductionist thought, and drug escapism to a world imbued with subjectivity and meaning through a new relationship with the Earth and cosmos as alive and full of inherent intelligence.

Mirror Mode

"The psychedelic kaleidoscope of dreamy vocals and synthesized splendor coupled with some pretty solid post-punk vibes make this six song Veils EP by Mirror Mode a terrific listen. The duo will be hitting the road this spring with fellow Atlantan, Lockett Pundt (Deerhunter, Lotus Plaza) as part of the Lotus Plaza live band during the group’s west coast swing." --NoFearofPop

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Location

  1. Rickshaw Stop
    155 Fell St, San Francisco, CA