Touring
is a sort of litmus test for any local band or performer, and a sort
of milestone for the municipal scene that supports them. Kristachuwan
(the solo project of former Cinnamon Aluminum sax/effects guy Chris
Svoboda) and Lesionread (the alias of electronic producer/art star Shawn Lewis) are kicking off on a two-week stint, and they're throwing a going away party tonight at Shit Mansion. Kristachuwan makes some deep, dark glitch/psych beats, and
I don't think I could really describe Lesionread without using a
complex series of algorithms and vertiginous symbols, or
maybe a just a can of silly string (check out our incoherent interview with him here).
Both
artists share a propensity for being art-damaged and weird – and
damaged art factors heavily into their sound, style, performances,
promotion, and even their approach to comporting themselves as
human-ish beings. To quote a cryptic message I received
from Lesionread:
“all the merch is gunna be cheap and
profits go towards our gas tank
which is gunna get obliterated
and after the tour we will be destroying all the merch we haven't sold
to make sure that the artifacts documenting the tour will be true
in their essence of someone else wanting them to live on.”
Come out to the kick-off show tonight (the shoe-gazey two-piece Settlers will also be performing) to wish these fellas well, pick up some merch while you can, and enjoy some confounding but ultimately fun music/art, then follow the tag #LK2013 for updates, photos, and videos from the road.
Saw Kristachuwan once... that I would recommend.