On sale Friday, 2/9 at 10am!$30 ADV | $35 DOOR
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm
LORDS OF ACID
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Praga Khan, the visionary behind Lords of Acid, stands as a trailblazer in the realm of Electronic Dance Music (EDM). Initially making waves as a DJ, Praga evolved into an artist, birthing Lords of Acid as one of his side projects.
The Lords of Acid's impact on the EDM scene is indelible, with 2.5 million albums sold in the US alone, solidifying their legendary status. Their debut album, "Lust" (1992), laid the foundation for the EDM movement, influencing a new generation of electronic bands, DJs, and producers—a legacy that endures to this day.
Despite minimal press, radio, or video airplay, Lords of Acid's first two albums, "Lust" and "Voodoo-U," achieved gold status in the US. Since their debut in 1991, the band has soared to popularity with over 300 concerts and 11 headlining tours across the country.
In 1994, music mogul Rick Rubin signed Lords of Acid for the US market, propelling them into Hollywood's spotlight. Their compositions for films like 'Basic Instinct,' 'Sliver,' 'Bad Lieutenant,' and 'Austin Powers' showcased their versatility. They even crafted a full album for the chart-topping video game Mortal Kombat.
The long-awaited third album, "Our Little Secret" (1997), marked their entry into the Billboard 200, reaching number 100. Over the years, lineup changes occurred, yet founder Praga Khan remained at the heart of the Lords of Acid.
As sought-after remixers, Lords of Acid lent their expertise to artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, White Zombie, Alice in Chains, and Gravity Kills. Their fourth studio album, "Farstucker" (2001), showcased a transition to industrial sounds with live instruments, reaching number 160 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
In 2002, Praga Khan temporarily shelved Lords of Acid to compose music for the ballet 'Not Strictly Rubens.' Collaborating with Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck and the Royal Flemish Ballet, Praga Khan elevated dance music to new heights.
The ambitious project "The Next Dimension" (Fall 2004) featured a theatrical tour that integrated Praga Khan's music with classical arrangements, video art, ballet, fashion, painting, and performing arts.
In 2010, Lords of Acid embarked on a successful U.S. tour, inspiring Praga Khan to create the album "Deep Chills" (2012). This marked the band's return after a 12-year hiatus, featuring an entirely new lineup and an American vocalist for the first time.
In a captivating collaboration in 2012, Praga Khan joined forces with "Ghost Adventures" host Zak Bagans for a haunting musical project. The result quickly ascended to the Top Ten on iTunes Electronic Chart.
Presently, Lords of Acid, with a new vocalist, Gigi Ricci, is diligently crafting a new album in the studio, perpetuating their legacy as pioneers in the ever-evolving realm of electronic music.
PRAGA KHAN
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DEVORA
Website [http://devora.komi.io/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/devoramusicxo/]
Raised in the desert of Arizona, Devora draws inspiration from her roots, growing up around desert creatures in a western town, experiencing the sinister lawless side of desert life, and the characters she’s met along the way. In her modern goth-western vignettes she conjures images of ghost towns, dark rodeos, the haunted desert, abandoned motel rooms, skylines on fire, the open road and reckless tales of love and loss in a modern wild west. These influences have made her into a desperado of modern culture. Her sound bridges Alternative Country melodies with dark pop and rock hooks drawing you into her surrealist western world.
Coining her own genre, “Outlaw Pop,” she weaves visual soundscapes from a moody surrealist wild-west dream world. Tales of eerie backroad encounters, Route 66, neon-laden casinos,Silver City sunsets and midnight bandits are all intricately enmeshed with strong visceral imagery and cinematic scenes straight out of the ‘dark side’ of the American southwest. Owning the road as her home, Devora’s fierce femme fatale spirit trail-blazes the way for a new frontier in contemporary culture.
Devora is not just music, but also an ethos of the Wild West re-imagined for our current chaotic times. It’s not just her story – it’s all of our stories: To choose and be immersed in your owna dventure; to harness your own inner outlaw. Her music celebrates life in the fast lane while marking the beginnings of a wild expedition ahead and the spiritedness of riding off into a pitch-black sunset.
Devora’s debut EP, ‘Outlaw’, celebrated life in the fast lane, offering an inner glimpse into a mad world of exile and rebellion, love and lawlessness, and the side roads and back alleys of modern American life.It was her first installment of a fierce collective of stories and art that illustrate a perfect portrait of her dark wild west. The EP saw support at radio, peaking top five on the SubModern Commercial Specialty Charts, and press write-ups at places like AltPress, Inked, and Earmilk.The ‘Outlaw’ EP has garnered 2.3 million streams to date.
Devora has toured the US and was direct support on a sold-out series of dates with The Warning in the spring of 2022, as well as support for BUSH on their sold out US tour in 2023.
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