Mondo Drag to Play Residency in Los Angeles
I felt pretty fortunate to watch Cali psych-proggers Mondo Drag play at all supporting their new album, The Occultation of Light (review here), so the thought of their doing a three-nights-over-three-weeks stint at The Echo in Los Angeles this August definitely holds an appeal. They’ll be keeping good company as well during the residency, playing two nights with RidingEasy Records labelmates Slow Season, and in between the second and third show they’ll be making a stop at Psycho Las Vegas as well, taking part alongside, oh, pretty much the entire planet.
The PR wire has details for the detail-oriented:
Mondo Drag announce L.A. residency in August
Bay Area heavy-Krautrock-psych band to be joined by RidingEasy labelmates Slow Season and more
Bay Area heavy-Krautrock-psych band Mondo Drag announce their residency throughout August at Los Angeles’ popular live venue The Echo. The band will be joined on two shows by RidingEasy Records labelmates Slow Season, as well as popular locals Jesus Sons and more during the residency. Please see all dates below.
Most of The Occultation of Light was recorded live, tracked and mixed on analog tape by Phil Manley (Trans Am, The Fucking Champs) at El Studio in San Francisco. Mondo Drag had just come off the road after a month out with labelmates Electric Citizen and Slow Season, and their stage-honed, hard-won chemistry bleeds into every second of the record. Songs are warm, psychedelic and grooving, but have a poise born out of classic prog as well. And as much as their new Bay Area home is a factor, that just wouldn’t be possible without the road time.
The Occultation of Light is available on LP, CD and download via RidingEasy Records as of February 26th, 2016.
MONDO DRAG LIVE:
08/05 Oakland, CA @ The Night Light
08/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Slow Season, Petyr
08/23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Flying Hair, Babylon
08/29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Jesus Sons, Slow Season
08/26 – 28 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Las Vegas
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