Lesionread, the manic alter ego of art school student Shawn Lewis, has been very loudly taking Buffalo by storm over the last few months. The electronic producer has been honing his skills in his basement and Monday after Monday at Inventory Night at Hardware, including one such night where he screamed at the crowd until someone found his middle name written on notes all over the Allen Street Bar (this was much more fun that my writing indicates, just ask winner Bryan Johnson). Last month, Lewis and crew opened for Wild Nothing at the Tralf in what was one of those "you had to be there" kind of sets. Weird, shocking, hilarious, and down right fun, the musician turned the packed house into his very own circus, something the people at the Tralf had to just love, that is until they started to clean up the silly string that became one with the floor later that night. Word is they are still scrubbing....
Anyways, we took a little time to talk to Lewis, who will soon take off on a tour with fellow electronic music Kristachuwan (formally of Cinnamon Aluminum) following his opening set with Darwin Deez early next month at the Waiting Room. With some recent new music and an upcoming collaboration with Malt Disney on the way, look for Lesionread to continue his wild takeover of the Buffalo.
~ Interviews by Carly Cassano
~ Photo by Jeanette Chwan
~ Video by Chris Osterhoudt
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lesionread for wackiest buffalonian
I knew lesionread from the early days; back then kids would pick on him by calling him, "lego-boy." he would simple respond by saying,"I LIKE IT!"
pretty sure lesionread is a girl...
He thought we were sleeping. We too thought we were sleeping....and having odd dreams.