Joey Harkum w/ Mike Ring
Lost Lake Presents Joey Harkum on Friday, March 29 — – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Rosie Tucker w/ Circling Girl
Lost Lake presents Rose Tucker with Circling Girl on Tuesday, April 30th.Rosie Tucker is a born songwriter, an evocative vocalist, an accomplished rock instrumentalist, and a funny gender-queer art weirdo serving up truly fresh indie rock with an ear for the long queer lineage of politically conscious singer-poets like The Indigo Girls, Ani Difranco, Tracy Chapman, and Glenn Copeland. The songs that make up Tucker’s fourth LP, Utopia Now! are career-defining, aiming to make a watermark high above most every other songwriter in their genre. The album comes out on March 22 via Sentimental Records. Written solely by Tucker (with the exception of “Eternal Life”, a cover of an evocative recent Numero Group unearthing) and produced entirely by Tucker and longtime collaborator Wolfy, this most recent effort is both a homespun labor of love and a hi-fi, creatively ambitious swing for the fences. Recorded at their home studio in Altadena in between walking the dog and watching campy art films, Tucker’s latest album is a beautiful snapshot in time, a picture of healing from the isolation of both the global pandemic and the atomization of artists. Utopia Now! rejects the idea that success means endless expansion, so perhaps it’s fitting that the artist was reckoning with their own professional setbacks simultaneous to its production. One album into their three-album deal, Tucker was unceremoniously dropped from Epitaph Records. A Friday afternoon email let them know they were newly independent. But like all good breakups, being dropped only brought Tucker closer to what they’ve always wanted: the confidence to move freely and creatively. What does an artist’s career look like in 2024? What can it look like? Rosie Tucker is finding out. And not killing themself doing it.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
2 Seconds To Denver w/ Null & Void, Atomic Shine + Polyfang
Lost Lake Presents 2 Seconds To Denver with Null & Void, Atomic Shine and Polyfang on Sunday, February 4th. – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Sullen Mary w/ MurderMouth + UltraLow
Lost Lake Presents Sullen Mary with MurderMouth and UltraLow on Sunday, February 11th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Geral Dine w/ JYSPRK, Michael Amodeo + DjukeBox!
Lost Lake Presents Geral Dine with JYSPRK, Michael Amodeo and DjukeBox! on Sunday, February 25th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
DREAMiBOi w/ Jo Rodriguez, Eli & The Hypotheticals + Bad Boy Bug
Lost Lake Presents DREAMiBOi with Jo Rodriguez, Eli & The Hypotheticals and Bad Boy Bug on Thursday, March 28th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Zzzahara w/ YES BABY
Lost Lake Presents Zzzahara with Yes Baby on Sunday, March 17 — For most of their life, Zzzahara has been looking backward. Raised in LA’s Highland Park neighborhood, their debut album, Liminal Spaces, confronted the changes the community has endured since Zzzahara’s childhood. That sense of loss, coupled with the persistent memories of a painful coming-of-age, led to many late night parties and an avoidant relationship with self-reflection. Liminal Spaces chronicled that ache, but these days, Zzzahara isn’t looking backward much – they’re not even looking forward. They’re just trying to be here, in the moment, as present as possible. Zzzahara’s sophomore album, Tender, released via Lex Records, documents a period of transition following a devastating breakup. Instead of crumbling, Zzzahara began to look inward by meditating and practicing mindfulness. “If I had to describe what my life is like now, I’d say ‘consistent.’ I’m trying to be consistent with everything I do.” Consistency requires tenderness, a willingness to cradle the soft parts of yourself that often go unnoticed. To make Tender, they locked themselves in their studio and subsisted on cold brew for nine to ten hours a day. To most, this sounds nightmarish, but the monastic experience gave Zzzahara a sense of total control over the output. “I learned so much making my first record and I wanted this one to prove that.” Tender thrives on the intimacy created in a home studio. While Tender can largely be considered a guitar rock album, opener “Dust” is a laconic song reminiscent of a mournful 1950s waltz, while the ebullient lead single “Kensington” sounds-off to the sparkling synths employed by the Cure. The immediacy of these pop songs doesn’t detract from the sincerity of Zzzahara’s lyrics. The dazzling guitar part heard on “Girls on SSRIs Don’t Cry” might hide the song’s pathos momentarily, but the chorus is an open-hearted plea to an ex. As its title purports, Tender is a sincere album, but that doesn’t stop Zzzahara, as they put it, letting their “asshole side loose.” It’s easy to recognize the faults in others, less so in yourself. On Tender, Zzzahara is unafraid of the world seeing theirs. YES BABY is spectral pastoral dreampop. An unhinged affection defines their sultry, aching, and dissonant shoegaze sound. Their dreampop wash will overpower and transport you to a haunted small town through a tunnel of love. Will you ever return? – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Ethan Bortnick w/ ivri
Lost Lake Presents Ethan Bortnick with ivri on Wednesday, May 8 –Growing up in Hollywood, Florida, Ethan’s musical journey began at an astonishingly young age. Possessing perfect pitch, he taught himself to play Mozart on a keyboard at just three years old. His talents as a composer and performer quickly propelled him to global recognition, with appearances on renowned television shows like “Oprah” and headlining his own national PBS-televised concert series. Making history at nine years old with a Guinness World Record as “the youngest person ever to headline a solo concert tour,” Ethan continued to captivate audiences with independent releases in 2020. The momentum soared in 2021 with the explosive success of “Cut My Fingers Off,” amassing an impressive 30.7 million Spotify streams to date. The following year, “Engravings” continued the trend, accumulating an astounding 57.1 million Spotify streams and counting, garnering Ethan staggering social media engagement and followers.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Ethan Tasch w/ Jobi Riccio + Samantha McKaige
Lost Lake Presents Ethan Tasch with Jobi Riccio and Samantha McKaige on Wednesday, March 20th.Indie folk artist Ethan Tasch has amassed over 22 million streams across the two EPs he’s released since 2020. His single “Room” has landed placements on Spotify editorial playlists such as All New Indie, Ultimate Indie, Best Indie Songs of 2020 and more. Ethan has notably collaborated with artists such as Felly, Remi Wolf and Caleb Nelson of Mt. Joy, who is producing the entirety of his upcoming album. When he’s not playing as Bea Miller’s touring guitarist, Ethan is writing and recording in his bedroom in Los Angeles or playing shows opening for the likes of Spill Tab and Trevor Hall. You can hear more from Ethan on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and on rotation at SiriusXMU.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Lip Critic w/ Rocky Mountain Oysters + Doll
Lost Lake Presents Lip Critic with Rocky Mountain Oysters and Doll on Tuesday, June 18th.Formed in 2018 in New York, Lip Critic is the project of Bret Kaser, Connor Kleitz, Daniel Eberle, and Ilan Natter. The band is comprised of two samplers, two drummers and vocals. Through their unconventional instrumentation, Lip Critic executes an eclectic blend of punk, hardcore, club, modernistic pop sounds, and structures without inhibition. Paired with eccentric grandstand-style vocals, Lip Critic delivers a uniquely engaging live performance that rivals the hyper-stylized production on their records. These performances are heavily focused on improvisation and experimentation, including extended and remixed versions of songs, as well as band members attaching portable lights to their bodies. Their projects include “Kill Lip Critic” in 2019, “Lip Critic II” in 2020 and “Lip Critic: Truth Revealed” in 2021.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
