Saint Somebody w/ Overhang + Dusty Radio
Lost Lake Presents Saint Somebody with Overhang and Dusty Radio on Friday, September 13th. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian
MICHELLE w/ ggwendolyn
Lost Lake Presents MICHELLE with ggwendolyn on Friday, November 8th. MICHELLE first started because producers Julian Kaufman and Charlie Kilgore wanted to write an album celebrating their love of New York City. All 6 members of the group grew up there, and their fluorescent R&B encapsulates the best the city has to offer: the glow of neon lights bouncing off rain-slicked streets, the taste of a sticky mango purchased on a summertime Q train. But over the last few years, the band has spent a lot of time away from home. Amid the success of 2018’s HEATWAVE, and 2022’s AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS, they traveled the U.S. and Europe opening for Gus Dapperton, Arlo Parks, and Mitski, headlining their own shows, and playing festivals. It was an experience that shifted their perspective and sense of place. While writing their new album, Songs About You Specifically, MICHELLE decided to rent out a house in Ojai, California for three weeks. They were surrounded by dry heat, lizards, the smell of ripe cactus fruit. Suddenly everything was quieter, slower. “The mornings were so nice,” Sophia D’Angelo says of this time. “We would all make coffee and journal on a picnic table outside. We would usually split up into two groups of three. Whoever finished writing first made dinner and then the other group would clean the dishes.” The experience shifted the tone of their work. While their earlier music channeled the churning restlessness of the city, these news songs meander and expand. MICHELLE will always know how to write a delicious hook: soaring indie pop track “Mentos and Coke” oozes with intoxicating sweetness and synth pop number “Oontz” eases effortlessly into a silky groove, even as both songs detail unstable relationships. But, throughout much of the record, the band let riffs simmer and melodies drift. The distorted vocals on “Trackstar” diffuse into a starry reverie. The synth notes on “Painkiller” float by breezily as MICHELLE sing about running away from their feelings. The months spent touring, as well as the experience of living together in Ojai, fostered new bonds between the band. “There are friends I’ve had for almost my whole life who I won’t know as intimately as I know members of this group,” Emma Lee says. “There isn’t really an opportunity for that in any other kind of relationship in your life.” The sense of trust and comfort they fostered with each other allowed them to be more candid and vulnerable in their songwriting too. “It’s so easy to write a generic love or breakup song,” Julian Kaufman says. “But many of these stories are true. We’re coming from a really honest place.” Part of that honesty involves self-reflection. Whether they’re apologizing for being away so often on “Missing On One,” admitting to numbing their negative emotions on “Painkiller,” or lusting after someone while in a relationship on “Akira,” there is poignant bittersweetness to these songs because MICHELLE reveal their mistakes and regrets as clearly as they do their desires. It makes for textured, deeply compelling music that reveals what it means to be human: constantly yearning, chasing, loving, faltering, and restarting, in no particular order. Without friends or loved ones to hold you accountable, to witness your life and push you to engage with its jagged and unsavory bits, it is easy to airbrush your reality. But, while making Songs About You Specifically, MICHELLE slowed down, cut out any distractions, and fostered a sense of communal closeness that necessitated honesty. They ended up with a collection of songs that feel like the truth. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian
Airavata w/ Tree Squid, Nanobliss + Box State
Lost Lake Presents Airavata with Tree Squid, Nanobliss and Box State on Friday, August 2nd. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian.
Desperate Electric w/ Chronologue, Lady Los + Grace Devine
Lost Lake Presents Desperate Electric with Chronologue, Lady Los and Grace Devine on Sunday, August 18th. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian.
Garbage Body/Phlegm Spirit w/ Radiofry, Red Painted Black + A Lack Of Champions
Lost Lake Presents Garbage Body/Phlegm Spirit with Radiofry, Red Painted Black and A Lack Of Champions on Sunday, July 28th. – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Boot Juice w/ Derek Dames Ohl + Scott Slay
Lost Lake Presents Boot Juice with Derek Dames Ohl and Scott Slay on Sunday, July 7 — The evolution of Boot Juice has been a magnificent phenomenon to behold over the past few years. This seven-piece band from Davis has done things the old-fashioned way – earning everything they have with blood, sweat and tears shed on stages throughout the region. It’s been more sweat than anything else based on the practically inhuman volume of energy output they generate throughout the course of their relentless performances. Boot Juice defies the typical assumption that a big band with horns is sticking to the well-worn path of funk and jazz. They certainly infuse those genres into the mix. More than anything though, this is an unabashed cosmic rock band intent on taking audiences into an alternate dimension of pure freedom and dance euphoria where the outside world ceases to exist. Their three-part vocal harmonies carry major impact with intoxicating doses of soul, blues and sultry appeal. The passionate musicianship and group synergy resonates in their pure sense of joy. Drawing favorable comparisons to the sound of The California Honey Drops and the spirit of the Talking Heads, you’ll have no doubt that the refreshing originality of Boot Juice always has a firm grip on the wheel. 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Ashes to Amber w/ Ryan Wright + Welcome Back.
Lost Lake Presents Ashes to Amber with Ryan Wright and Welcome Back. on Wednesday, September 11 — All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian
Chandler Leighton w/ special guest Haiden Henderson + Pie Lombardi
Lost Lake Presents Chandler Leighton with special guest Haiden Henderson and Pie Lombardi on Sunday, August 11th. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian.
EDITH w/ Castillo Bravo, Deva Yoder + The Polite Heretic
Lost Lake Presents EDITH with Castillo Bravo, Deva Yoder and The Polite Heretic on Sunday, August 25th. All ages, ticketed under 16 guests admitted with ticketed parent or guardian
Glitterfox w/ Calamity + Heather Hunt
Lost Lake Presents Glitterfox with Calamity and Heather Hunt on Tuesday, July 2 –The Portland based band Glitterfox has releasedfive singles in just six months undertheir new record label Kill Rock Stars, with two more arriving this Spring. The band’sbeen growing steadily since “Drive” came out in August 2023, with their indie rock recipethat deftly balances Southern songwriting shine and nostalgia-fueled anthems.The four-piece band’s songwriters and front persons, married couple Solange Igoa andAndrea Walker, have always channeled their personal struggles as well as experiencesas queer, neurodiverse individuals into their songwriting.Bassist Eric Stalker and drummer Blaine Heinonen bring a love of Americana, grunge,and dance music into the mix. All of these influences can be heard on the band’s latestsingles, produced by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, and in their spirited live shows asthey prepare for their full-length album debut in 2025.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
