First off, my apologies for totally slacking on the blog front. Things have shifted into the next gear and while it's great that there are plenty of fun things to share (see below), plastering them on the antiquated blogspot has fallen down my list of priorities. Now with that being said, here's a look at the goods...
[DZ21] Mal Devisa is the project of Deja Carr from Northampton, MA in which she conjures up a soulful mix of driving bass melodies, funk-laden chord progressions, and hypnotizing harmonies to create her own uniquely sincere and entrancing musical poetry. In conjunction with her phenomenal new full-length album
Kiid, DZ TAPES is releasing this self-titled compilation cassette that collects her two 2014 EPs along with some previously unreleased tracks.
You can catch
Mal Devisa at the
Women’s Jazz Festival in New York, NY on 3/21 with
Alicia Hall Moran, and at
MACROCK XIX in Harrisonburg, VA on 4/1 with a slew of great acts including
Shana Falana,
Abdu Ali,
Dogs On Acid,
Container,
The Obsessives, and more.
[DZ22] Shya is Nate Sher from Oberlin, OH, and his debut long play "Trying" is a mellow yet emotive slacker rock gem. This bedroom pop project is teeming with candid lyricism and luscious chord progressions that will surely rouse your heart from the doldrums of winter just in time to soak up the bittersweet sadness of springtime. The full album will be released later this month, but for now you can check out "Food Poisoning" which premiered on
ThrdCoast just a few weeks ago.
Shya will be hitting the road to play a few out-of-town dates later this month, stay woke:
3/20 in Athens, OH w/
Yours Are The Only Ears,
Frozen Lawn, and
Wasted Champs
3/22 in Boston, MA w/
We Can All Be Sorry,
Ricecrackers, and
LINA
3/24 in Philadelphia, PA w/
Joy Again and
Addie Pray
3/25 in Washington, DC w/
Swings,
Long Beard, and
Fraternal Twin
3/26 in Kenyon, OH w/
Food Court and
Teddy Farkas
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Big Hush are also busting out into the wild for a spell in March, touring the coast and going as far west as my alma mater in bobcat country.
3/11 in Baltimore, MD w/
Outer Spaces,
Bless, and
Which Magic
3/12 in Richmond, VA w/
Pinkwash,
Mad Existence,
Burn/Ward, and
Conflation
3/13 in Athens, OH w/
Governess,
Just Curry, and
Pasture Weeds
3/16 in Brooklyn, NY w/
Teeth People,
WVFRMS, and
Adios Ghost
3/17 in Easthapmton, MA w/
Digital Prisoners Of War,
Halfsour, and
Temple Cats
3/18 in Philadelphia, PA w/
Marge,
Hot Tears, and
Lonesome Leash
3/20 in Washington, DC w/
Mercury Girls and
Airhead DC
3/25 in Washington, DC w/
Wildhoney and
Expert Alterations
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And finally, here's a few more DC gigs coming up to close out the last couple weeks of winter. Check back soon for more goodies in the near future~
3/11 at St. Stephen's -
Hemlines w/
Pinkwash,
Valencia, and
Mirror Motives
3/13 at Hole In The Sky -
Escape From DC Brunch XI w/
Big Huge,
Bleary Eyed, and
Kid Claws
3/17 at The Lilly Trotter Tea Lounge -
Beverly Tender,
High Bloom,
Foozle, and
Golden Papi
3/19 at Songbyrd Music House -
Nice Breeze w/
Puff Pieces and
Jack On Fire
