Pile w/ NNAMDÏ

Lost Lake Presents Pile with NNAMDÏ on Monday, September 22 — Sunshine and Balance Beams, Pile’s ninth album, alchemizes metaphors with its title. The first: finding happiness in nature and oneself. Second: the woozy posture one must strike to stay afloat in commercial society. These concepts seem antithetical—“But they might actually be the same thing,” hints guitarist, songwriter and singer Rick Maguire. On its newest record, Pile weaves a Sisyphean fable concerned with labor and living. “The fulfillment I receive from pursuing art has been a guiding force for me,” says Maguire. “But it can be damaging when that pursuit teases capitalist expectations of where you might be able to go, and then doesn’t square with the reality that follows.” Pile presents this parable with jagged guitars, sputtering drum bombast, eerie synths and aqueous strings, with panoramic production and loud-quiet dynamism matching the emotionality of the band’s thunderous performances. Pile formed in 2007 as Maguire’s solo outlet, soon joined by time-warping drummer Kris Kuss (in 2009) and fuzzed-yet-melodic bassist Matt Connery (in 2010), among other friends; with its explosively intricate take on heavy music, the band found devoted fans amid Boston’s bustling punk scene. Since then, Pile’s released eight acclaimed albums, each showcasing different facets of its members’ talents. Dripping, the post-hardcore 2012 breakthrough, encapsulated the frenetic power of epic basement gigs. 2017’s A Hairshirt of Purpose twisted Pile’s angularities for greater clarity, incorporating strings without losing menace. Connery’s temporary departure after this record brought respected engineer and peer Alex Molini in on bass; the electronic experimentalism of All Fiction (2023) deepened the production relationship between Maguire and Molini, proving the band’s exploratory commitment as lifelong. That doesn’t scratch Pile’s dozen other releases, including B-side compilations, outtake EPs, demo cassettes, and live reworkings. They’ve earned a reputation as workhorses, crafting thought-provoking riffs while maintaining a tour schedule of international headlining, festival slots, and support for legendary and likeminded artists like Jesus Lizard and Cursive. Their accomplishments are numerous, but the bandmates’ lives extend outside the tour van. “I’ve had to do a lot of unlearning when it comes to the ego-trap of capitalism,” admits Maguire. “Money and recognition are helpful tools, but the pursuit of those things for their own sake is somebody else’s idea.” And so Sunshine and Balance Beams drew influence from rejecting expectations. All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final. Check your tickets carefully, NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON Your name will be on the Will Call list the night of the show at doors time.

Kamiyada+ & Lit Lords w/ Alisxn Gray + Hallow

Lost Lake Presents Kamiyada+ & Lit Lords with Alisxn Gray and Hallow on Monday, September 15 — Kamiyada+ Is an american alternative artist originating from the Washington, DC area, now residing in LA/Tokyo. Carrying an extensive catalog of songs that are usually hybrids of Rap, Alt rock, Metal, and pop. Kamiyada+ made a name for himself through his aggressive approach in blending elements of alternative rock, trap, and hip hop. Constantly challenging his audience with an extensive catalog in which he has never stuck to one simple style of sound & pulling influence from acts such as Buju banton, Kanye West, Type O Negative, Tool, Deftones, Alice in Chains & more. Carving sound into the heaviest matter of the universe, Lit Lords battles good and evil from the underworld in the fictional “Lands of Omin,” where he lives from the Shadows of Hard City. This project is the brainchild of Phoenix-born / Texas-raised, cavalier, Isiah Anderson. Renowned for his dark cinematic, harder Electronic, and HipHop styles, fans hail him as one of the hardest… yet diverse sounds in music. Beyond his production direction, Isiah also lends his distinguishable voice, and sound design to his records. By infusing his many influences, Lit Lords cultivates a uniquely relatable, yet haunting reach. Since 2016, Lit Lords has graced iconic venues and events worldwide, embarking on multiple tours through China, Southeast Asia, and Europe. His talent has garnered remixes and production work for celebrated artists like Krewella, Yellow Claw’s €URO TRA$H moniker, 4B, Riot Ten, Redman, Jayceeoh, and Twopee. As the pioneer of the Hard/Hybrid Trap sound, Lit Lords made history as the first artist to bring the culture to Myanmar, China, and the Philippines. In the realm of technical expertise, and flair, Lit Lords is a formidable force. The future of this Lord of the underworld is bright, and as such, the Lit Lords movement remains steadfast, and unwavering in its evolution. All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final. Check your tickets carefully, NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON Your name will be on the Will Call list the night of the show at doors time.

English Teacher

Lost Lake Presents English Teacher on Wednesday, September 17 — “We’ve not stopped for almost a decade. It’s been brilliant and exhausting in equal parts,” English Teachervocalist, guitarist and synth player Lily Fontaine laughs, reflecting on the band’s ascent over the last fiveyears. The band – Fontaine, Lewis Whiting (lead guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums, piano and vocals) andNicholas Eden (bass) – began writing together after meeting while students at Leeds Conservatoire. Earlysupport from local organisations Music Leeds, Come Play With Me and BBC Radio Introducing, whoregularly played their earliest offerings and helped garner support for the band, led to a pivotal signingwith indie label Nice Swan Records. During lockdown, English Teacher’s fanbase grew online and 2021single ‘R&B’ had the music industry buzzing. A much-lauded debut EP, ‘Polyawkward’ followed, providingfurther insight into the diverse sonic and uniquely self-made aesthetic world of the band, and appearancesat Glastonbury and Leeds Festival soon made English Teacher one of the most talked about bands in Britishmusic. Since then, they’ve toured with Parquet Courts and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, played on Jools Holland, andsold out all their UK and EU tour dates as well as Elsewhere in Brooklyn, New York City. They’ve gracedthe cover of the magazine they used to spend their pocket money on as teens, NME, had single ‘NearlyDaffodils’ placed at number 7 in the top ten songs of 2023 by TIME Magazine, and more recently acted asambassadors for Independent Venue Week (following in the footsteps of Arlo Parks, Wet Leg, Wolf Aliceand Beabadoobee), in a nod to the grassroots venues where they learned their crafts. Now, they’re about to release their debut album, This Could Be Texas. Representative of the foursongwriters’ sonic journeys to date, some tracks were written at university in 2016-2019’s post-nestfleeingnostalgia, while others found themselves whole in the weeks before entering the studio. Listeningto This Could Be Texas, it’s evident the band have spent a long time crafting the album, with its intricatelylayered and meticulously crafted melodies that explore far-ranging themes including social issues,struggling to belong, mental health and science fiction. As NME wrote in the band’s recent first coverarticle for the publication, their new music is a “bold, rhythmic, revamp,” drawing on influences as variedas “psychedelia to wobbly art punk.” All ages, ticketed guests under 16 ONLY ADMITTED WITH TICKETED GUARDIAN 21+ All sales are final. Check your tickets carefully, NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON Your name will be on the Will Call list the night of the show at doors time.

Sawyer Hill w/ Never Ending Fall + Peak 11

Lost Lake Presents Sawyer Hill with Never Ending Fall and Peak 11 on Saturday, July 27 — Sawyer Hill’s soaring baritone voice halts you in your tracks and will one day shake the rafters of the most iconic venues. The diamond-in-the-rough rocker hailing from Fayetteville, Arkansas is cutting through with Gen Z listeners on Instagram and TikTok where he’s amassed an audience of nearly 400k followers thanks to an unexpected sound influenced by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. The clever lyrical hook and refreshingly contemporary take on 90s rock guitar riffs in his song “Look At The Time” (“when you say that I’m the only one, did you mean that I’m the closest one around?”) propelled it to the top of the Spotify US Viral Chart. He is currently finishing up his debut EP and hitting the road where the fervor is coming to life with Sawyer selling out 200-300 cap rooms across cities in Arkansas, Dallas, and Austin. – All ages, ticketed guests under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian

Meltt w/ Low Hum

Lost Lake Presents Meltt with Low Hum on Monday, April 15 — Life cycles through birth, death, and rebirth. Flames reduce objects to dust only for the wind to sweep them into the ether in another eternal form altogether. Meltt’s music resembles this natural sequence. The hum of distorted guitars dissolves into bright melodies carried by shimmering synths and soaring vocals. The Vancouver band—Chris Smith [lead vocals, guitar, bass, keys], Jamie Turner [drums, percussion], James Porter [guitar, keys, bass, vocals] and Ian Winkler [bass, keys, guitar]—enable rock, alternative and psychedelia to coexist in one ecosystem with airtight instrumentation and deft songcraft on their second album, Eternal Embers [Nettwerk]. In the wake of the 2017 Visions EP, the group spiritually and sonically aligned on their full-length debut Swim Slowly, which yielded “Love Again,” “On Your Own” and “Fool Of You.” Then, throughout the pandemic, the band wrote what would become Eternal Embers in sessions, formulating ideas separately. Eventually, they spent a month in a remote cabin where they wrote and shored up the foundation of the record. They shared five tracks as part of the 2023 Another Quiet Sunday EP that would only contribute to a larger statement on the new LP. “We want you to go on a journey with this album,” Jamie concludes. “Even though we deal with darker themes, it ends on a positive note. I’d like for you to have this big cinematic ride but end in a positive place. There’s always light at the end.” – 16+, under 16 admitted with ticketed guardian

Genre: Rock

Pile w/ NNAMDÏ

Kamiyada+ & Lit Lords w/ Alisxn Gray + Hallow

English Teacher

Sawyer Hill w/ Never Ending Fall + Peak 11

Meltt w/ Low Hum

C.A.R.P. w/ Solar Flare Sunset, Blameshells + Reposer

Ipecac (EP release show) w/ Rocket Surgeons + Capture This

Jubilingo & Babaux and the Peacemakers w/ Full Corn Moon

All Them Witches DJ Set / After Party

Jay Stott w/ Alex Rhodes Show + Meghan Clarisse

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