Chris, Julia Holter & Lucky Dragons

NEW DESERT MUSIC
Thursday, May 5 from 8pm – 10pm
Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
2245 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90021

A pre-release listening party for new desert music by Chris Kallmyer, Julia Holter, and Lucky Dragons on Populist Records. Come buy an advance copy, have a beer, and check out a performance by Kallmyer featuring images of his time living in the ghost town, Rhyolite.

“Fence, Amargosa Desert” is a wind-activated sound installation made from 200 glass bottles found in Rhyolite, Nevada. The clear and green bottles, known to have been left there by gold miners, are hung on an old wire fence to catch the wind. The fence was created by Chris Kallmyer in summer 2010 and recorded by Chris and Andrew McIntosh on May 24, 2013.

Music by Julia Holter and Lucky Dragons was written and recorded in response to “Fence, Amargosa Desert.” The recordings are accompanied by an insert (LP) or pdf (digital) of photos and interviews from the artists about their creative process and their relationship to the desert regions surrounding Los Angeles. You can preorder the record or a digital download at the Populist bandcamp page.