LAKE / Blue Ranger / Gary's Dream

Friday, April 25th; 8-11 PM

Pacific Northwest and Los Angeles-based LAKE has been crafting their idiosyncratic brand of soft rock since 2005, blending sophisticated pop, sly funk, and whispered romanticism with Balkan and British folk influences on their latest LP Roundelay (OFF TEMPO).

Formed by multi-instrumentalists Ashley Eriksson, Eli Moore, and Andrew Dorsett, the band rose to wider recognition when Eriksson’s “Island Song” closed episodes of Adventure Time, and have released a string of beloved albums on labels like K Records. Influenced by artists like Prefab Sprout, Yo La Tengo, and The Beach Boys, LAKE continues to evolve a sound that defies easy categorization.

"The moments when we stop, close our eyes, and strive to process the minutiae that makes up our lives, peripheral images come into sharp focus. The ripple of memory, and the quietude of reflection urges a blossoming of connection––with ourselves and the people around us––that oscillates between who we are and who we hope to be. Blue Ranger captures these small moments on their new album Close Your Eyes, their first LP in five years and their most collaborative to date. The stomach of Blue Ranger is derived from their live shows, which can be felt in the intentional nature of Close Your Eyes, but also in the band’s sonic curiosity. Bridging electronica, soft-folk, and ambient rock, Blue Ranger’s details lie in playing with negative space, and of the kismet that brings them together."
- Sammy Maine (Goldflake Paint)

Gary's Dream are a dream-pop family band