Black Yeti w/ Deer Creek + Sea of Flame
Lost Lake Presents Black Yeti with Deer Creek and Sea of Flame on Sunday, November 26th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Mikaela Davis w/ Julie Davis
Lost Lake Presents Mikaela Davis with Julie Davis on Tuesday, October 24 — Five years since her debut album Delivery, Mikaela Davis has moved away from her hometown of Rochester, shared the stage with the likes of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Christian McBride, Bon Iver, Lake Street Dive and Circles Around the Sun and entered a new decade. But it’s the ever-evolving relationships between her closest friends and bandmates that has propelled the Hudson Valley-based artist onto her new album And Southern Star––a truly collaborative effort that ruminates on the choices we make, and the people we always come back to. Davis earned her degree in harp performance at the Crane School of Music, and has molded her classical music training to create an original and genre-bending catalog that weaves together 60s pop-soaked melodies, psychedelia and driving folk rock. She met her bandmates at pivotal moments in her life––drummer Alex Coté in childhood, guitarist Cian McCarthy and bassist Shane McCarthy in college, and steel guitarist Kurt Johnson in her early twenties. It’s the band’s collective step into adulthood that has informed much of And Southern Star’s thematic landscape. Navigating the periphery of past selves, the coexistence of isolation and excitement in a new environment and the tension of growing away from what we thought we wanted is tackled with a luscious, kaleidoscopic grace. And Southern Star picks apart the reflection we used to recognise, while trying to build a new one. “I finally feel like this album is more me than anything else that’s been released,” Davis says, adding that producing the album along with her four bandmates allowed them to carve out their own ideas, rather than someone else’s. Despite playing together for over a decade, it’s the first time the five-piece have appeared on a full length album together. The bones of And Southern Star was recorded at Old Soul Studios with Kenny Siegal, a person who was an integral part of Davis’ move to the area. The rest was recorded by Cian McCarthy at Horehound Mansion, adding to the album’s intimate nature. The album was mixed by Mike Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios, who is lovingly nicknamed as the ‘silent sixth member of the band.’ Davis describes the band’s bond as “meditative and telepathic,” adding that although many of the songs were written individually across the past few years, something instantly clicked once they were together. Opener “Cinderella,” written by Coté and Davis, begins with Davis’ distinctive harp plucks and ethereal vocals. It’s a sonic choice that directly points to Davis’ solo beginnings, before blossoming into the textural patchwork of the band’s contributions. The fairytale wanderings of the song peel back in the album’s dream-like canopy, where tracks offer an otherworldly escape from the constraints of reality. – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Becca Mancari w/ Bloomsday + Halloween DJ After Party w/ Ava Sparks
Lost Lake Presents Becca Mancari with Bloomsday and Halloween DJ After Party with Ava Sparks on Tuesday, October 31st. Since moving to Nashville to start their music career in 2012, Becca Mancari has been lauded for their dextrous songwriting and prodigious guitar playing. Their sophomore album The Greatest Part, released in 2020, was an indie rock opus that garnered acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, and more. After its release, however, Mancari was despairing. An illness in their family, coupled with a realization that their alcohol dependency had become untenable, led Mancari to begin the hard work of taking ownership of their existence by mending broken relationships and investing in their mental health. “I didn’t realize it then, but looking back, I was a passenger in my own life,” Mancari says. The transformative period of self-reckoning was the catalyst that ultimately steered Mancari to write and produce their triumphant new album, Left Hand. While Left Hand came out of a dark period in Mancari’s life, the album is anything but. Wide-open and welcoming, the music beckons all listeners, encouraging community among strangers. On the album, Mancari asserts a radical self-acceptance. The propulsive track “It’s Too Late” binds this new album to the hypnotic rhythms of The Greatest Part, and while the lyrics chronicle personal tragedy (“I almost drove off the road that night/ Did you know I almost did it so many times?”) the bass-driven groove is undeniable, luring us deeper into the album. The bold admission is but one example of the intimacy experienced throughout the record, suggesting that music, too, has been a part of their growth and healing expedition Left Hand is generous in this way; Mancari offers the listener a collection of songs that should be played in moments when we are in need of reassurance and encouragement. No song exemplifies this better than the ebullient track “Over and Over,” which is a reminder to friends that happiness doesn’t need to be fleeting. “I wanted to write a queer pop song that has meat on its bones,” they say. Inspired by one of many reckless and joyful hangs with dear friends in Nashville, the enlivening pop song makes a promise to them, and to the greater community Mancari embraces on this album. “There is something to the feeling/ Head hanging out of the window/ Being ok that we don’t know,” sung on the chorus over a beat replete with congas and shakers. What follows is a promise to anyone who ever feels like the greatest moments of their life are disappearing in the rearview: “We can have it like we used to, over and over and over and over again.” – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Heave w/ Hashtronaut, Temporal Driver + Voidlung
Lost Lake Presents Heave with Hashtronaut, Temporal Driver and Voidlung on Friday, October 20th. – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Indie 102.3 presents XIUHTEZCATL & MATO WAYUHI – 2 THE MOON & BACK TOUR w/ Cherokee Social
Indie 102.3 Presents XIUHTEZCATL & MATO WAYUHI – 2 THE MOON & BACK TOUR with Cherokee Social on Monday, November 13th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Red Stinger w/ King Rat + The Frickashinas
Lost Lake Presents Red Stinger with King Rat and The Frickashinas on Wednesday, November 22nd. – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Hermanos Gutiérrez DJ Set w/ special guest Adrian Quesada
Lost Lake Presents Hermanos Gutiérrez DJ Set with special guest Adrian Quesada on Tuesday, September 19th. – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Maxo – A Friend of Mine Tour w/ Sideshow
3Deep Productions Presents Maxo – A Friend of Mine Tour with Sideshow on Tuesday, November 28th. “I heard he don’t make no mistakes, I heard he don’t make none,” Maxo chants on “Nuri”, a highlight from his forthcoming album EGHASOH (Even God Has a Sense of Humor). The record, a tribute to the mercurial nature of life, finds the rapper born Maximillian Allen earnest, full-hearted, and lyrically agile. His delivery punches as he poetically unpacks the trials and blessings that have marked the last three years since Lil Big Man, his stirring and meditative Def Jam debut album. “Life is always gonna be life-ing,” Maxo says, speaking to the spiritual lessons that inspired this new project and an album process that has revealed to him the many ways in which he’s divinely protected. EGHASOH’s striking cover features three casted sculptures of Maxo by artist John Ahearn, photographed by the rapper’s friend Steven Traylor. The image both preceded the music and set the tone for the record’s overall aura. Experiencing the casting process—which required 20 minutes of stillness for form, and breathwork to avoid claustrophobia—became a metaphor about ego death for Maxo. “I had to go to a space where I was just not there,” he says. As the molding was poured over his body and the voices of those in the room became distant, Maxo’s inner world came into focus. “By the time it hardened, it seemed like the sculpture had risen to be 20 feet above where it was first— almost like it grew tall,” he explains. EGHASOH, in its aural ebbs and flows, honest questioning, profound revelations, and elegant verse, is Maxo standing spiritually tall following a period of challenges with family and friends. “Nobody talks about the fact that we’re changing as we get older… Everybody just acts like you supposed to know,” Maxo says about another standout, “Face of Stone”. Its moody bassline meets a cinematic accordion melody that paradoxically both broods and uplifts—a fitting production choice that mirrors the song’s story. “I’m seeing how this world is chipping you and withering your bones,” Maxo says. “I’m talking about myself, talking about my bro. [But] it’s never nothing you gonna do that’s a one stop shop in this life. You gotta keep staying diligent and consistent.” For Maxo, EGHASOH is nothing more than another moment on the timeline of his offerings of self-expression as an artist—one whose sole intention is to, in his words, develop as a human being and heal. “I need you to know where I stand right now. That’s what this album means to me. It’s my word. It’s my integrity. It’s how I feel. It’s everything on my heart, like real shit.” – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
Amore Vita Presents: Fiamoré w/ In Plain Air + Moss Brain
Amore Vita Presents: Fiamoré with In Plain Air and Moss Brain on Sunday, October 15th.- 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
22 & good 4 u presents – Enchanted Ball
Lost Lake Presents 22 & good 4 u presents – Enchanted Ball on Saturday, November 25th. ENCHANTED BALL💜⚜️ 💜THIS NIGHT IS FLAWLESS, LET’S CELEBRATE TAYLOR SWIFT💜WE’RE ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU AT:🏰 Lost Lake – Denver🕯️ Saturday, November 25🕛 9PM👑 16+💫 PLEASE DON’T HAVE US WAITING ON YOU / BUY TICKETS 22andgood4u.com 💫🎆Feeling so Gatsby? Come dressed in as your favorite Taylor era.🎆⚜️Follow us on IG @22andgood4u⚜️ – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian
