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Nov 10, 11:55 AMSouthern Leg This Week and more
Photo courtesy of Kevin Wrenn from 10/9/09 at the Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA - http://www.kevinwrenn.com
BLACKSBURG, CARRBORO, ATL, BEAR CREEK, ASHEVILLE
We have officially reached the last week of the extended portion of our Fall Tour and we're heading South! Tonight we'll cram our way into Attitudes in Blacksburg, VA for one of the smallest shows this Fall. Definitely pick up your tickets now or arrive early if you want to ensure you get in there. Tomorrow night we head to North Carolina at make our annual stop at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle. This Thursday (11/12) we return to the ATL where we spread our wings at the Variety Playhouse after a great time this summer with STS9 & Ghostland Observatory in Alpharetta, GA. On Friday the 13th we expect to see a sea of your hands in the air for a rare Fall Festival appearance - performing 11:30pm-1am at Bear Creek Music Festival in Live Oak, FL. The last show of this segment of the tour brings us to one of our favorite stops, the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on Saturday, November 14th. From there its two weeks of preparation for the huge Thanksgiving weekend shows in Chicago (11/27 at Vic Theatre) and NYC (11/28 at Terminal 5).-------------------------
MIKE & CHUCK SIDE PROJECT 11/20
Mike & Chuck will be doing a special show on November 20th in Boulder, CO at the b.side lounge along with DVS and Goodie (from MFA). This is the second time this lineup has come together and will be a rare opportunity to catch Chuck on the full drum kit. DJ Harry kicks it off like only he can. More details here!
http://www.wagatailpresents.com/show/detail/24219#tickets-------------------------
LOTUS/BIG GIGANTIC REMIX SWAP
As we meet up with Big Gigantic tonight for the Southern leg of our tour, we've dropped a pair of remixes on ya. Jesse has remixed a track of Big Gigantic, "Thinking Out Loud," off of the album ‘Fire It Up,' while Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic returns the favor, remixing the Lotus track, "Simian," off ‘Oil on Glass.'"Dom's compositions always feature strong melodies, so I wanted to keep that element mostly in tact for this remix while using a different tempo and beat than the original," explains Miller. "I spent a day bouncing tracks to an old 4-track tape machine to get some analog grit and manual EQing on the mix, hence the Cassette moniker in the title."
These two exclusive remixes can be streamed online or downloaded at the site below. Downloads can be in MP3 format or other formats - including full quality .wav files - and fans will set their own price for the downloads. All proceeds will be donated to Musicopia (www.musicopia.net. Musicopia is a non-profit organization that brings educational music enrichment programs to schools and communities throughout the Delaware Valley.
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-big-gigantic-remixes-------------------------
A bunch of new shows from the Fall Tour are up on LiveDownloads.com including both Boston shows, Higher Ground, State Theatre, Sonar, and virtually every show from the tour. Available here:
http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.htmlFor photos and a brief recap of the two nights in Boston, head on over to In Bloom - the official Lotus blog:
http://blog.lotusvibes.com/Some great crowd photos from Halloween, courtesy of Erica Denny (artfisch) can be viewed on these two pages:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/photo-posts/balti-weening/http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfisch/sets/72157622717714720/
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FREE TICKETS ON FACEBOOK
By now we really really hope you've become one of our ever-growing "fans" on facebook [if not hit http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibesasap!]. If you are not aware, we also have "events" pages set up for all of our upcoming shows which you can RSVP to, invite friends, post a msg to, etc. Well, in hopes of encouraging you to do just that we'll be running a little contest for all our Nov and Dec shows on Facebook. Two days prior to each show in Nov & Dec we'll be randomly selecting one person whom has RSVP'ed as "Attending" that show and give them two tickets to that concert. We HIGHLY encourage you to use the "invite friends" option on each page, perhaps with a "Please RSVP so I can use your extra ticket if you win!" message attached. This is a trial run so any questions or comments are more than welcome. Thank you!-------------------------
Fresh in the Lotus Merch Store is a T-Shirt featuring the Feather on Wood crow image.
http://www.socialpropaganda.com/lotus/gear.htmlOil On Glass/Feather On Wood have been nominated for album of the year but we need your votes! Take a second a bounce to this and give us a boost!
http://www.homegrownmusic.net/form/vote-for-the-hgmn-2009-album-of-the-yearStream and purchase downloads of our two new EP's, Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass here:
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.comTickets for virtually all shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
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TOUR DATES11/10/2009 | Blacksburgh, VA, Attitudes - w/ Big Gigantic
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Perpetual Groove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre - w/ The Hood Internet
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
12/30/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
12/31/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus -
Nov 04, 01:00 PMNortheast This Week, New Remixes, 10/31 Recap
photo courtesy Kevin Wrenn from 10/09 The Showbox, Seattle, WA
BURLINGTON, 2 NIGHTS IN BOSTON, ALBANY
Our Fall tour enters November with two more straight weeks of live music for ya, capped off at the end of the month in
Chicago & NYC, then the Pennsylvania trio leading into the New Year. This week we visit the Northeast, starting with tonight's show at the Higher Ground in Burlington, VT - site of many epic Lotus shows of yore. Thursday and Friday we'll take you to Paradise, the Paradise Rock Club that is, in Boston. If you don't have tickets yet definitely come out to Thursday night if you want to make sure you can see us. We finish the week with a Saturday night party at Revolution Hall in Troy, NY, where we know you all like to get rowdy. The Egg is on board thru Friday with the Tigersapien. fellas getting involved in Troy. Next week we head south for shows in Blacksburg, Carrboro, Atlanta, Bear Creek Music Fest, and Asheville, NC.-------------------------
LOTUS/BIG GIGANTIC REMIX SWAP
Partially in anticipation for joining forces with Big Gigantic on the Southern leg of our tour, we're ready to drop a pair of remixes on ya. Jesse has remixed a track of Big Gigantic, "Thinking Out Loud," off of the album ‘Fire It Up,' while Dominic Lalli of Big Gigantic returns the favor, remixing the Lotus track, "Simian," off ‘Oil on Glass.'"Dom's compositions always feature strong melodies, so I wanted to keep that element mostly in tact for this remix while using a different tempo and beat than the original," explains Miller. "I spent a day bouncing tracks to an old 4-track tape machine to get some analog grit and manual EQing on the mix, hence the Cassette moniker in the title."
These two exclusive remixes can be streamed online or downloaded at the site below. Downloads can be in MP3 format or other formats - including full quality .wav files - and fans will set their own price for the downloads. All proceeds will be donated to Musicopia (www.musicopia.net. Musicopia is a non-profit organization that brings educational music enrichment programs to schools and communities throughout the Delaware Valley.
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-big-gigantic-remixes-------------------------
THE HOOD INTERNET 11/27 + 10/31 RECAP
We're very pleased to announce the opening act for what will surely be a legendary night at Chicago's Vic Theatre on November 27th. Chicago's own The Hood Internet gets things started! If you are unfamiliar with these mash-up monsters, hit ‘em up on the site below right away as you can listen to ALL of their stuff right there!
http://www.thehoodinternet.comThe 2009 Halloween show at Sonar in Baltimore was titled "Protein Pills in the Labyrinth". All the band members dressed as different David Bowies and Bowie's music was worked in throughout the two sets. The Egg and Big in Japan delivered solid opening sets and the rowdy crowd kept the room packed to the gills until 2am. Check the setlist:
Wax
David Bowie*
Hammerstrike->
Under Pressure#%->
Hammerstrike
Tarasque
Flower Sermon ->
Suffragette City** ->
Flower Sermon
Molluskunk
Fame**@ ->
Afraid of Americans%^
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Tip of the Tongue
It's All Clear to Me Now ->
Space Oddity** ->
It's All Clear to Me Now ->
128 ->
Rebel Rebel** ->
128
Blacklight Sunflare
Age of Inexperience->
Let's Dance!**%&->
Age of InexperienceE: Bellwether
*Phish
** David Bowie!
# David Bowie/Queen
% with Chuck on Vocals
@ with Chuck & Bridget McCallion on vocals
^David Bowie/NIN
& Mario on saxKelly Bogan did an amazing job with the costumes including a hand made Ziggy outfit, a hand painted jumpsuit and many other custom sewn items. Luke - Ziggy Stardust, Jesse - Thin White Duke, Mike Rempel - Jareth (from the movie Labyrinth), Mike Greenfield - Dancing in the Streets video trench coat Bowie, Chuck - 80's pastel suit Bowie. The show, along with all of the Fall shows that were able to get good recordings from, are available now on LiveDownloads.
http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html-------------------------
FREE TICKETS ON FACEBOOK
By now we really really hope you've become one of our ever-growing "fans" on facebook [if not hit http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibesasap!]. If you are not aware, we also have "events" pages set up for all of our upcoming shows which you can RSVP to, invite friends, post a msg to, etc. Well, in hopes of encouraging you to do just that we'll be running a little contest for all our Nov and Dec shows on Facebook. Two days prior to each show in Nov & Dec we'll be randomly selecting one person whom has RSVP'ed as "Attending" that show and give them two tickets to that concert. We HIGHLY encourage you to use the "invite friends" option on each page, perhaps with a "Please RSVP so I can use your extra ticket if you win!" message attached. This is a trial run so any questions or comments are more than welcome. Thank you!-------------------------
Fresh in the Lotus Merch Store is a T-Shirt featuring the Feather on Wood crow image.
http://www.socialpropaganda.com/lotus/gear.htmlOil On Glass/Feather On Wood have been nominated for album of the year but we need your votes! Take a second a bounce to this and give us a boost!
http://www.homegrownmusic.net/form/vote-for-the-hgmn-2009-album-of-the-yearStream and purchase downloads of our two new EP's, Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass here:
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.comTickets for virtually all shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
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TOUR DATES11/04/2009 | So. Burlington, VT, Higher Ground - w/ The Egg
11/05/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/06/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/07/2009 | Troy, NY, Revolution Hall - w/ Tigersapien.
11/10/2009 | Blacksburgh, VA, Attitudes - w/ Big Gigantic
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Perpetual Groove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre - w/ The Hood Internet
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
11/28/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
11/28/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus -
Oct 29, 12:11 PMHalloween Weekend, New Video Up, Free Tix on Facebook
photo courtesy Brad Johnson from 10/24 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
Cleveland, Buffalo, Baltimore, PSU
The journey continues after some phenomenal shows in the Midwest this past week, many of which are now up on livedownlods (including the epic Fillmore show, and rockin First Ave & Turner Hall shows)...
http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.htmlTonight we hit up the House of Blues in Cleveland, a return to the area from the increasingly legendary Summerdance performances. Halloween weekend kicks off with a bang in Buffalo, NY where we step it up to the Town Ballroom and are joined by Tigersapien. for the first time. Halloween night is the themed evening "Protein Pills in the Labyrinth" on the Sonar mainstage in Baltimore, MD. Both Big In Japan and The Egg join us for this blowout - we do recommend advance ticket purchases for this one, just to be safe. One more show to round out the weekend, a return to the State Theatre in State College, PA on Nov. 1st for a special evening with Lotus. PLEASE NOTE - State College is an early show with an early curfew and no opening artist - Lotus will go on at 7:30pm SHARP. Next week we visit New England - Burlington, two nights in Boston, and the Albany area (Troy).
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THROUGH THE MIRROR EP6
The ongoing web video series Through The Mirror returns this week with an episode dedicated to our time at Camp Barefoot this past summer along with "Bubonic Tonic" as your soundtrack. Check it out, along with episodes 1-5 here:
http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes-------------------------
FREE TICKETS ON FACEBOOK
By now we really really hope you've become one of our ever-growing "fans" on facebook [if not hit http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibesasap!]. If you are not aware, we also have "events" pages set up for all of our upcoming shows which you can RSVP to, invite friends, post a msg to, etc. Well, in hopes of encouraging you to do just that we'll be running a little contest for all our Nov and Dec shows on Facebook. Two days prior to each show in Nov & Dec we'll be randomly selecting one person whom has RSVP'ed as "Attending" that show and give them two tickets to that concert. We HIGHLY encourage you to use the "invite friends" option on each page, perhaps with a "Please RSVP so I can use your extra ticket if you win!" message attached. This is a trial run so any questions or comments are more than welcome. Thank you!-------------------------
Fresh in the Lotus Merch Store is a T-Shirt featuring the Feather on Wood crow image.
http://www.socialpropaganda.com/lotus/gear.htmlOil On Glass/Feather On Wood have been nominated for album of the year but we need your votes! Take a second a bounce to this and give us a boost!
http://www.homegrownmusic.net/form/vote-for-the-hgmn-2009-album-of-the-yearStream and purchase downloads of our two new EP's, Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass here:
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.comTickets for virtually all shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
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TOUR DATES10/29/2009 | Cleveland, OH, House of Blues - w/ The Egg
10/30/2009 | Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom - w/ Tigersapien.
10/31/2009 | Baltimore, MD, Sonar - Main Stage - w/ Big In Japan, The Egg11/01/2009 | State College, PA, The State Theatre
11/04/2009 | So. Burlington, VT, Higher Ground - w/ The Egg
11/05/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/06/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/07/2009 | Troy, NY, Revolution Hall - w/ Tigersapien.
11/10/2009 | Blacksburgh, VA, Attitudes - w/ Big Gigantic
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Perpetual Groove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
11/28/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
11/28/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus -
Oct 20, 11:29 AMHalloween Hints, This Week, EPs on Vinyl
Lawrence, St. Louis, Omaha, Minn, Milwaukee
Our time in Colorado has officially come to a close and was amazing, capped off by the biggest Lotus club show ever at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO this past Saturday. The tour continues into the Midwest this week kicking off with a show tonight at the Granada Theatre in Lawrence, KS where The Floozies bring their sexy grooves to open the show. Tomorrow (10/21) we return to The Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO and meet up with London's own psychedelic dance rock purveyors The Egg who hop aboard as the opener for our tour thru Nov. 6th. On Thursday night we hit Omaha, NE for an evening at Slowdown.This weekend kicks off with another huge show for us, our first time headlining the famous First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on Friday, Oct. 23. If anyone has Prince's phone number, let us know as we think he'd enjoy the dance party we have in store. On Saturday night we hit Milwaukee for our first trip to the Turner Hall Ballroom - hopefully not quite as sweat-soaked as the Miramar. No show Sunday but we're right back at it on Monday 10/26 with a stop in Carbondale, IL at the Copper Dragon. Also next week we're in Bloomington, Cinci, Cleveland, Buffalo, Baltimore (see below), and State College, PA.
For tickets pop over to:
http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
-------------------------HALLOWEEN HINTS
As has become tradition, our Halloween show, this year at Sonar in Baltimore, MD will have a special theme, a musical costume for the night. The only difference is that this year we're keeping it under wraps until the 31st. We have however added a few clues into the specially themed artwork for the event (art by Carl Bender), which you can see here and which will be available as a limited edition print at the show. We encourage you all to come in the costume of your choice and celebrate with us, Big In Japan, and The Egg.http://www.lotusvibes.com/_UPLOAD/2009_Halloween_Poster.jpg
-------------------------OIL ON GLASS/FEATHER ON WOOD VINYL
We have made a limited quantity of Oil on Glass/Feather on Wood on vinyl available for online orders. It includes 2 12" LPs plus a CD inserted into the packaging...all for ONLY $20!!! Pop over to the Lotus online merch store to pick up your copy:
http://www.socialpropaganda.com/vmchk/lotus/music/oil-on-glass/feather-on-wood-2xlp-vinyl-+-cd.html
-------------------------Also now up in the Lotus Merch Store is a T-Shirt featuring the Feather on Wood crow image.
http://www.socialpropaganda.com/lotus/gear.htmlOil On Glass/Feather On Wood have been nominated for album of the year but we need your votes! Take a second a bounce to this and give us a boost!
http://www.homegrownmusic.net/form/vote-for-the-hgmn-2009-album-of-the-yearStream and purchase downloads of our two new EP's, Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass here:
http://lotusvibes.bandcamp.comTickets for virtually all shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
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TOUR DATES10/20/2009 | Lawrence, KS, Granada Theatre w/ The Floozies
10/21/2009 | St. Louis, MO, The Old Rock House - w/ The Egg
10/22/2009 | Omaha, NE, Slowdown - w/ The Egg
10/23/2009 | Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue - w/ The Egg
10/24/2009 | Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom - w/ The Egg
10/26/2009 | Carbondale, IL, Copper Dragon - w/ The Egg
10/27/2009 | Bloomington, IN, Bluebird Nightclub - w/ The Egg
10/28/2009 | Cincinnati, OH, Bogart's - w/ The Egg
10/29/2009 | Cleveland, OH, House of Blues - w/ The Egg
10/30/2009 | Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom - w/ Tigersapien.
10/31/2009 | Baltimore, MD, Sonar - Main Stage - w/ Big In Japan, The Egg11/01/2009 | State College, PA, The State Theatre
11/04/2009 | So. Burlington, VT, Higher Ground - w/ The Egg
11/05/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/06/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/07/2009 | Troy, NY, Revolution Hall - w/ Tigersapien.
11/10/2009 | Blacksburgh, VA, Attitudes - w/ Big Gigantic
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Perpetual Groove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
11/28/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
11/28/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus -
Oct 02, 11:45 AMFall Tour Starts, EPs Set To Drop
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Gordon 9/19 at Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - more at:http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/picture-show-lotus-mercury-lounge/
FALL TOUR BEGINS TMRW
After two great warm up shows at the intimate Mercury Lounge we're ready to officially get the Fall Tour underway. We begin with another two night stand, this time in Austin, TX where we'll be visiting the Austin City Limits Festival for the first time and providing you all with the late night goodness on both Friday & Saturday night at Ace's Lounge. Tickets available here:
http://aces.frontgatetickets.comStarting on Tuesday we beginning our 8 show Pay What You Want run, where you the fan select the ticket price you feel our concert experience is worth. We'll be dropping you digital downloads of both EP's on the day of the show you are going to if you opt to pay $15 or more. We begin this leg of the tour with two California shows; in Hollywood at the Roxy on Tuesday, and at The Independent in San Fran on Oct. 7th. Both of these shows are nearing sold out so yeah, it would be wise to snag one NOW rather than later :) We continue north from SF where we return to the McDonald Theatre in Eugene on the 8th, and then move up to the Showbox on the Market in Seattle on Friday 10/9. Saturday night is our first proper headline of the historic and enthralling Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR before we close out the weekend with a stop in Bellingham, WA on Sunday. The final two nights of the Pay What You Want run include 10/13 in Boise, ID, and 10/14 for our first trip to Salt Lake City, UT.
UPDATE: If you decide to wait until the day of the show to purchase a ticket, the price for all shows is $15.00.
Tickets for ALL of these Pay What You Want shows are exclusively available online via Ticketweb:
http://www.ticketweb.com/lotusMake sure to arrive at or before show time for all these as we have drumming wizard Adam Deitch and his project Break Science on board for all shows Oct. 6 thru Oct. 15. Check 'em out for yourself here:
http://www.myspace.com/breaksciencemusic-------------------------
FEATHER ON WOOD, OIL ON GLASS - OCT 6
As mentioned last week, we are right on the verge of releasing two new EP's, available to the public on Oct. 6th via SCI Fidelity Records. The EP's come bundled on one physical disk or each can be donwloaded individually online. It will only be available direct from Lotus Merch, at the merch table on tour, or via the standard digital download portals (iTunes, etc.)The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to last year's Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn't find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn't been finished by deadlines or they weren't coalescing with the sound of that project), but we simply couldn't leave these tracks sitting on the shelves. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos. Take a listen to a track from each album over on the Lotus MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
As a bonus, the video crew has put together a montage of video footage from this past summer, including snippets from the secret set at Rothbury, backed with the new studio version of the track "Simian" and a few words from both Jesse & Luke. If I may be so bold, this is the best episode in the Through The Mirror bi-weekly series yet. Check it out at:
http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes-------------------------
MERCURY SHOWS ON LIVEDOWNLOADS
For the tour warm-up shows we returned to the intimate Mercury Lounge in New York. The shows contain 3 debut songs, re-visiting some tracks that had not been played in a while, and some great jams throughout.
http://www.livedownloads.com/searchRes.aspx?searchStr=lotus&x=0&y=0-------------------------
Tickets for all non-Pay What You What shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.comTickets for the Pay What You Want portion of the tour - Oct. 6-14 are available now at: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Please note that any ticket purchases over $15 will also receive downloads of both new EP's on the day of that show.
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TOUR DATES10/02/2009 | Austin, TX, Aces Lounge - Austin City Limits Fest Late Night Show!
10/03/2009 | Austin, TX, Aces Lounge - Austin City Limits Fest Late Night Show!10/06/2009 | Hollywood, CA, The Roxy - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/07/2009 | San Francisco, CA, The Independent - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/08/2009 | Eugene, OR, McDonald Theatre - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/09/2009 | Seattle, WA, The Showbox at the Market - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/10/2009 | Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/11/2009 | Bellingham, WA, The Nightlight - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/13/2009 | Boise, ID, Knitting Factory - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/14/2009 | Salt Lake City, UT, Murray Theater - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch10/15/2009 | Aspen, CO, Belly Up - w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/16/2009 | Denver, CO, Quixotes - Tickets only avail as part of Fillmore package
10/17/2009 | Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
10/20/2009 | Lawrence, KS, Granada Theatre
10/21/2009 | St. Louis, MO, The Old Rock House - w/ The Egg
10/22/2009 | Omaha, NE, Slowdown - w/ The Egg
10/23/2009 | Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue - w/ The Egg
10/24/2009 | Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom - w/ The Egg
10/26/2009 | Carbondale, IL, Copper Dragon - w/ The Egg
10/27/2009 | Bloomington, IN, Bluebird Nightclub - w/ The Egg
10/28/2009 | Cincinnati, OH, Bogart's - w/ The Egg
10/29/2009 | Cleveland, OH, House of Blues - w/ The Egg
10/30/2009 | Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom - w/ Tigersapien.
10/31/2009 | Baltimore, MD, Sonar - Main Stage - w/ Big In Japan, The Egg11/01/2009 | State College, PA, The State Theatre
11/04/2009 | So. Burlington, VT, Higher Ground - w/ The Egg
11/05/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/06/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/07/2009 | Troy, NY, Revolution Hall - w/ Tigersapien.
11/10/2009 | Charlottesville, VA, Is Venue - w/ Big Gigantics
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, PerpetualGroove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
11/28/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
11/28/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny
Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus -
Sep 23, 11:42 AMNew Years Run Announced!, Fall Tour in 9 Days
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Gordon 9/19 at Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - more at:http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/picture-show-lotus-mercury-lounge/
NEW YEARS RUN ANNOUNCED!
Three shows in three nights leading into 2010 can now be officially announced. Dec. 29th we return to the always great Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA...on Dec. 30th we have a special intimate pre-NYE show at The Note in West Chester...and we celebrate New Years Eve at THE ELECTRIC FACTORY in Philly where we'll perform interchanging sets with MSTRKRFT!!!Please note that the only way into The Note on 12/30 is with a 12/30-31 ticket package, which will also include downloads of the two new EP's.
12/29 tickets go on sale via Lotus Ticketing at 5pm EST today Wed 9/23. 12/30-31 ticket packages, 12/31 only tickets, and 12/29 public tickets all are set to go on sale on 10/3.
http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com-------------------------
TERMINAL 5 + NYE OPENERS
The lineup for our big return to NYC over Thanksgiving weekend (11/28) has been finalized and whew, we're all in for a doozy of a night. Opening up the evening will be a special DJ set from the laid-back disco / electro-pop / soul / r&b / indie duo the Junior Boys http://www.juniorboys.net Following that up will be a set from Philadelphian producer extraordinaire RJD2!!!
http://rjselectricalconnections.comWe also have a truely heavy-hitting package of artists lined up for ya on this year's New Years run. On both 12/29 & 12/30 we have new insane 4-piece electro outfit Tigersapien. (also from Philly) helping you lose your mind just a little bit extra. They'll also be joining us in Buffalo on 10/30 and in Troy on 11/7. You have to check them out -
http://www.myspace.com/tigersapienOn New Years Eve proper we'll be playing alternating sets with electro masters MSTRKRFT at the Electric Factory, as well as welcoming the Pex vs. Playloop DJs on board for opening and tweener sets throughout the night.
http://www.mstrkrft.com
http://www.playlooprecords.com-------------------------
NEW SHOWS ON LIVEDOWNLOADS
For the past couple years we have been striving to provide top quality recordings of as many of our live shows as possible available for a low price in both mp3 and the lossless audio format flac as quickly as we can after each performance. As you can see by our page at Livedownloads.com - http://www.livedownloads.com/searchRes.aspx?searchStr=lotus&x=0&y=0- we've been able to capture quite a few. Fresh on this list are a few very highly praised recent shows, the two nights at our Summer Dance festival that went down Aug. 28-29, and the debut of Mike Greenfield for three nights in Japan (Sept. 4-6).-------------------------
FEATHER ON WOOD, OIL ON GLASS IMMIMENT
The release of two new EP's is right around the corner - both hitting the public on Oct. 6th via SCI Fidelity Records. The material on both Feather on Wood and Oil on Glass can be directly traced back to last year's Hammerstrike. A number of songs were recorded that didn't find their way onto Hammerstrike (either they hadn't been finished by deadlines or they weren't coalescing with the sound of that project), but we simply couldn't leave these tracks sitting on the shelves. Feather on Wood is sunnier with a laid-back vibe, yet not afraid of big rock beauty, while Oil on Glass is darker in character, with more head-nodding tempos. Take a listen to a track from each album over on the Lotus MySpace page -
http://www.myspace.com/lotusvibes-------------------------
Tickets for all non-Pay What You What shows are available now via Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.comTickets for the Pay What You Want portion of the tour - Oct. 6-14 are available now at: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Please note that any ticket purchases over $15 will also receive downloads of both new EP's on the release date of Oct. 6th.
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TOUR DATES10/02/2009 | Austin, TX, Aces Lounge - Austin City Limits Fest Late Night Show!
10/03/2009 | Austin, TX, Aces Lounge - Austin City Limits Fest Late Night Show!10/06/2009 | Hollywood, CA, The Roxy - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/07/2009 | San Francisco, CA, The Independent - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/08/2009 | Eugene, OR, McDonald Theatre - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/09/2009 | Seattle, WA, The Showbox at the Market - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/10/2009 | Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/11/2009 | Bellingham, WA, The Nightlight - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/13/2009 | Boise, ID, Knitting Factory - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/14/2009 | Salt Lake City, UT, Murray Theater - part of "Pay What You Want Tour" w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch10/15/2009 | Aspen, CO, Belly Up - w/ Break Science ft. Adam Dietch
10/16/2009 | Denver, CO, Quixotes - Tickets only avail as part of Fillmore package
10/17/2009 | Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
10/20/2009 | Lawrence, KS, Granada Theatre
10/21/2009 | St. Louis, MO, The Old Rock House - w/ The Egg
10/22/2009 | Omaha, NE, Slowdown - w/ The Egg
10/23/2009 | Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue - w/ The Egg
10/24/2009 | Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom - w/ The Egg
10/26/2009 | Carbondale, IL, Copper Dragon - w/ The Egg
10/27/2009 | Bloomington, IN, Bluebird Nightclub - w/ The Egg
10/28/2009 | Cincinnati, OH, Bogart's - w/ The Egg
10/29/2009 | Cleveland, OH, House of Blues - w/ The Egg
10/30/2009 | Buffalo, NY, Town Ballroom - w/ Tigersapien.
10/31/2009 | Baltimore, MD, Sonar - Main Stage - w/ Big In Japan, The Egg11/01/2009 | State College, PA, The State Theatre
11/04/2009 | So. Burlington, VT, Higher Ground - w/ The Egg
11/05/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/06/2009 | Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club - w/ The Egg
11/07/2009 | Troy, NY, Revolution Hall - w/ Tigersapien.
11/10/2009 | Charlottesville, VA, Is Venue - w/ Big Gigantics
11/11/2009 | Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle - w/ Big Gigantic
11/12/2009 | Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse - w/ Big Gigantic
11/13/2009 | Live Oak, FL, Bear Creek Music Festival - with Galactic, Karl Denson, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, PerpetualGroove, The Slip, Pnuma Trio, and many more
11/14/2009 | Asheville, NC, Orange Peel - w/ Big Gigantic11/27/2009 | Chicago, IL, Vic Theatre
11/28/2009 | New York, NY, Terminal 5 - w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ Set)12/29/2009 | Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls Theatre - w/ Tigersapien., aFugate
11/28/2009 | West Chester, PA, The Note - w/ Tigersapien. - tix only available with NYE ticket package
11/28/2009 | Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory - co-bill w/ MSTRKRFT, w/ Pex vs Playloop DJs01/03-08/2010 | The Atlantic Ocean, Jam Cruise 8 - with STS9, The Word, Zappa Plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny
Universe, Maceo Parker, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Break Science ft. Adam Deitch, and many more
-Lotus
www.lotusvibes.com
blog.lotusvibes.com
www.myspace.com/lotusvibes
twitter.com/lotustweets
Video Series: http://www.vimeo.com/lotusvibes
Lotus Ticketing: http://lotusvibes.frontgatetickets.com
Lotus Live Concerts: http://www.livedownloads.com/live-music/3,101/Lotus-mp3-flac-downloads.html
Lotus Msg Board: http://lotusvibes.com/phpBB2/index.php
Lotus on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lotusvibes
Lotus on Jambase: http://www.jambase.com/Artists/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=2451
Lotus on Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/apps/displayAppCanvas.do?appId=1&up_path=artistLotus
www.ilike.com/artist/Lotus
www.last.fm/music/Lotus
