Tea Eater • Large Print • Blacktop
Sat 07/06/24
7:00PM
All Ages
music
$15
Show Lineup
Tea Eater
(NYC)
Genre: Art-Rock
No one’s more fun in the post (or present) apocalypse than Tea Eater. Fronted by Tarra Thiessen of Gustaf and Sharkmuffin, the New York City-based art punk band’s made significant waves with frenetic performances, surf-rock-on-Neptune grooves and sucker punch tracks about hating the DMV.
Their debut LP Obsession, produced and mixed by Drew Vandenberg (Bambara/Faye Webster/Of Montreal) and released by A Diamond Heart Production/La Fam Recordings in October 2023 showcases the whirring power of their sound, inviting you to shed your baggage and transmute your neurosis into something worth dancing about.
Tea Eater have made a name in the Brooklyn music scene & beyond with their energetic shows & DIY drive. Since 2022 they have toured extensively; opening for Thee Oh Sees, releasing a split 7” with Chicago rockers Waltzer, touring the east coast/midwest, and completing a month long UK/EU tour including Kaltern Pop Festival, Cinetol Festival in Amsterdam, and headlining shows in Paris, Angers, Berlin and London.
So far in 2024, they have released a remix of “Cosmic Coconut” by David Sound Wizard on a limited pressing star shaped 7 inch vinyl, and completed a month-long residency in LA playing shows each week at different venues. They are currently finishing up their second record I Don’t Believe in Bad Luck and plan to tour the US and Europe again this summer and fall.
Large Print
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
Large Print’s energetic, dynamic, and at times scrappy songwriting; along with production stylings inspired by groups such as Swirlies, Duster, and Sonic Youth give the group an ever changing sound made for active listening. Formed in early 2018, Large Print lives by the goal of continued collaboration, and hands-on production.
Large Print has been working tirelessly since 2019 to independently write, record, and share demo material. During 2020 they released a series of short songs and videos every week of the year via Instagram. The upcoming tape release of their double EP “In the Clouds” and “In the Dark” represents the culmination of that work with fully fleshed out versions of songs along with previously unreleased material.
Blacktop
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
Blacktop is the Milwaukee-based writing and recording project of multi-instrumentalist and producer, Austin Wood. Resting gently between the genres of folk, surf rock, and dream pop, blacktop’s sound is adorned with soft-spoken vocals, washed-out guitars and synthesizers, acoustic percussion, and field recordings.
When not working full-time in public health or mixing/producing for other artists, Wood writes/records music for Blacktop while drawing inspiration from spiritual philosophies of presence, mindfulness, and impermanence. The project incorporates a DIY- and analog-based approach to music creation, embracing the creative limitations and hands-on experience of recording to tape. Sonically, Blacktop draws from a large pool of influence ranging from Ethiopian jazz and Latin rhythms of the 1960s-70s to contemporary artists in indie and alternative genres.
Wood is supported by Jordan Taylor, Jacob Olson, and Jacob Greenberg for live performances. Blacktop’s debut album, Gardening is a Practice, Not an Idea, was released independently in September 2023 with a deluxe re-release through Nice Guys Records in February 2024. Blacktop’s sophomore album, Modern Spiritualism, is slated for release in June 2025.
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