I actually played them on the guitar, going through an organ emulatoran Electro-Harmonix B9 pedal. "Mike Olson has a lot of grand vision," said the Australian-born Price, a musician's daughter who grew up just outside of Nashville and was named most talented in her senior class, graduating in 2002 from Hendersonville High School. In May, trumpeter and guitarist Mike "McDuck" Olson announced that he would be leaving the band he co-founded 16 years earlier. All the while, hope and healing take center stage. The band has continued to evolve and change course a lot from where we originally began stylistically, but meanwhile, Ive continued to play upright bass in it, and I think there are some inherent challenges to that, sonically speaking. The original instrumentation was based more on a jazz setup than a pop or rock instrumentation. Olson says that these days the group finds it far more challenging to write songs that are sort of appropriate for trumpet. We share your inclination to get the whole story. Bridget convinced me to get an Oculus Quest, so were having a lot of good times on virtual reality. Its a wicked fun pedal, and its actually really accurate. Russell pointed out that, despite mixed feelings about social media, shes come to understand that its a way for people to connect in a deeper way and process trauma together. Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine, Strings and Picks PRICE: I was gunning for a duet. Advertising no longer pays the whole cost. All of us are doing it, and weve gathered a group of our musical community who wanted to get involved so theres something like 35 teachers now that are joining forces, trying to make this a big group effort. And we made a better record for it., WHO: Lake Street Dive Some of the lyrics take dark turns, some offer prayers about finding joy where you think there isnt any to be found. We dont need to tell him on which beat to play the floor tom. 00:57. After more than a decade as a quartet drummer Mike Calabrese, Bridget Kearney on bass, Mike McDuck Olson on guitar and trumpet, and Rachael Price on lead vocals Lake Street Dive added a keyboardist in 2017. BOXCAR TICKETS: A limited number of Boxcar tickets include access to private restroom, beertender, elevated views, and limited general admission stool seating. KEARNEY: Its very, very hard to write a three-and-a-half-minute pop song about a subject as complex and contentious as this. Gigging with Elvis Costello, an invitation to play Carnegie Hall, appearances on Letterman, Colbert and Ellen Lake Street Dive owe it all to Reddit. 42K views, 2.1K likes, 1.2K loves, 182 comments, 179 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Lake Street Dive: Bon Voyage, McDuck Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Heres why. The band met Elizondo a few years back when he came to one of their shows. by By Dan Geringer, Staff Writer. I was like, I cannot believe somebody of this caliber of voice is sitting behind me playing piano, if Im being totally honest. Amps Hes personally taken it upon himself to make sure that our touring outfit operates in as green a way as possible. Music and Concerts | But by teaming up with the reputable non-profit organization cooleffect.org we were able to make sure that through funding certain environmental projects worldwide, we are doing as much as we possibly can, with the limitations we have, to mitigate our footprint. But when I reflect back on what weve done, part of it is that we havent really fought against it. By blending a variety of genres including pop, rock, R&B, and jazz, Lake Street Dive has risen to become of the most primer alternative rock bands with their most recent album Obviously, topping charts at No. The second track on the album, Hush Money, speaks on buying women's silence, along with Being a Woman, which describes the harsh reality of life for women in a patriarchal society. And I certainly, at this point, am playing in a much more electric-based style in terms of the lines that Im playing, the notes that Im choosing, the sort of way Im articulating with my right hand but Im just doing it on the upright bass. One of the mottos of Lake Street Diveguitarist/trumpeter Michael McDuck Olson, singer Rachael Price, upright bassist Bridget Kearney, and drummer Michael Calabreseis composition is improvisation slowed down., What I can get away with by playing three- or four-note voicings, moving a couple notes to get from one chord to the next, really opens up the musical space., Whats very improvisatory for me on guitar is the, Elegantly Simple: Lake Street Dives Michael Olson, Rig Rundown: Lake Street Dive - Premier Guitar , Slave to Sirens: Lebanons First All-Female Thrash-Metal Band, Reader Guitar of the Month: Custom Yellow Active LP, Chris Shiflett Releases New Song "Dead And Gone". 2 on the AAA chart and hit the No. That is broad, but then the specifics are that, sonically, we are very inspired by the sounds of current hip-hop music. While a traditional role of a producer includes being an arbiter during creative discussions, things arent so simple for Lake Street Dive. I dont have a huge wingspanI dont have big, meaty handsand I like to do as much as possible with what Ive got. pillow-y and big? 1 on Americana/Folk, No. Please note the display name will appear on screen when you participate. We want everyone to have access to our stories. And thats something that were proud to play night after night. And even though were playing a type of song that you would usually hear the electric bass on, its going to sound a little bit different with the upright, and therefore we have to play a little bit differently. Founding member, guitarist and sax player Mike McDuck Olson recently but amicably parted ways with the band. The sold-out crowd is more . And we were aware that we wanted to dig as deep as we could on it and not make it a sort of feminism-lite song. And I was just really starkly remembering the switch that happened at that age when youre like a junior youth, 13, 14, 15 there being a real switch in how you move in the world as a girl growing into womanhood and really not liking a lot of the things that I felt like I had to grow into, and wishing that somebody had been like, Thats fine. [7], Credits for Obviously adapted from Tidal.[11]. How did studying there inform your development as a rock musician?The culture of the school was one in which you could walk up to any studentupperclassman, underclassman, transfer or graduate students, fat kids, skinny kids, kids that climb on rocks, and say, Hey, do you want to play music with me tonight in a practice room? And the answer was always, yes. Even if you didnt get anything out of your classesand shame on you if you didntyou could get a full education simply by playing with as many students as you could find and cram into your schedule. In fact, I think its become a part of our sound and a part of what makes us Lake Street Dive. Were doing this together. And in the first run-through of the song that we ever did, we started doing these humorous call and responses back to each other, trying to make each other laugh, and it was just like: Done. Brooklyn, NY - 7 June 2017. Lake Street Dive have never sounded better, full and clear with every instrument given a chance to shine in every song. State says changes needed. Lake Street Dive is a multi-genre band that was founded in 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. Trumpet often a signature sound in much of Lake Street Dives earlier releases is less prominent on the newer material, as well. Log in to join the discussion. Founding member, guitarist and sax player Mike "McDuck" Olson recently - but amicably - parted ways with the band. Lake Street Dive have never sounded better, full and clear with every. Lake Street Dive will perform on Oct. 20 at Riverfront Park; tickets go on sale Friday at noon. It's a welcome shift from the somewhat buttoned-up, '60s Wall of Sound approach of 2016's Side Pony, and brings to mind the windblown '70s albums of artists like Fleetwood Mac, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Minnie Riperton, and others. Wearing his signature bandana headband, Lake Street Dive's drummer Mike Calabrese keeps the beat and the energy going on stage at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Im sure there are a lot of instructors who would disagree with me, but its a good place to start, for sure. WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m., $35. Plus, since the passing of Aretha Franklin, the members of Lake Street Dive have been spending a lot of time listening to the 1971 album Aretha Live at Fillmore West. We wanted to really expose some of the starker realities and larger realities of womanhood in the world right now. And Mike did such a great job of it, because of what Rachaels talking about, that the song comes from a genuine, personal feeling and experience. But its not just intergenerational trauma. You know how producers and engineers are with drums, spending hours with a kit to get Written-By - Mike Olson* 6:11: A3: Henriette. Russell sings about the decade-long physical, psychological and sexual abuse she endured by her adoptive father and how her mother, per the albums liner notes, pretended not to know. This is how she introduces it: Allison Russells Outside Child. Image courtesy of Fantasy Records, This is my first solo album. Honestly, we have always sort of scratched our heads about the role of producer within the context of our band, Olson admits. The album's songs address topics such as climate change, womanhood, female empowerment, and failed relationships. Mongrel Music The current state-of-mind empowering Lake Street Dive, perhaps the. This is a cover of The Kinks song, written by Ray Davies. Background [ edit] Whether or not that project comes to fruition, its a safe bet that Lake Street Dive will continue its practice of using a different producer for each album. Look Homeward: A new monthly series on influential WNC writers, VIDEO PREMIERE: Note to Self by Andrew Scotchie, Joe Fishleigh wins 2023 Xpress Poetry Contest, And the Hendersonville Community Band plays on, The Get Right Band gets conceptual on new album, Local bands reflect on the state of touring in a post-pandemic world. We hope youll consider signing up to be a member of Xpress. But I have enjoyed the process of trying to figure out how to make the upright bass work in this context, and finding different ways that I can play the instrument and different ways that we can treat the sound that make it hopefully seamlessly tie into the rest of the sounds that are going on. The band has seen growth beyond just age and attitude however. Legacy is finding joy even in the midst of intense loss and trauma.. Barcode and Other Identifiers. But thats not all. . Lake Street Dive self-produced 2018s Free Yourself Up and took what they learned from that experience into the studio with Elizondo for the making of Obviously. Price said it was helpful that Elizondo is an upright bass player because thats a specific part of their sound that can be hard to capture. [3], Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press gave the album a positive review, praising it for its cohesive direction and for the production allowing the band to be "given a chance to shine in every song". Ultimately, it's that kind of positive-minded change, both musically and emotionally, that makes Free Yourself Up such a liberating experience. 5 on Billboard's Top Album chart. Lake Street Dive's latest release, "Obviously" was recorded right before the pandemic, and was finally released in March of last year. . She continued, Every human on the planet has that incredibly strong scaffolding to stand in front of, because the truth is no matter what our lineages, histories or geographies, every human on the planet is the culmination of long lines of survivors. Russell said that the past year and a half has forced everyone to slow down and deal with many kinds of losses. As a jazz musician, does improvisation factor into your guitar work with Lake Street Dive?Not a ton. Originally formed as a guitar-less, trumpet-flaunting combo out of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in the 2000s, the quintet doesnt wield its jazz-honed chops as a weapon, but in the service of flagrantly pop-embracing, genre-transcending songs that incorporate the feels of Motown, 70s soul and classic rock. In fact, although she's often in the background on-stage, bassist Bridget Kearney (who released her own solo album in 2017) is responsible for writing almost half of the album's songs, and earns co-writes on several more. The expanded lineup frees me up to play more lead guitar versus constantly chunking out chords, Olson says. Akie was one of my favorite singers, before he joined the band. When Lake Street Dive settled in to work with producer Mike Elizondo on the band's new album, "Obviously," it might not have seemed like a completely obvious . Tap tap tappin on your window screen/Gotta let me in Persephone/Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him. The song isnt a burden to hear though, its a blessing. While much of what Kiss the Tiger offers musically sounds like a hybrid of Rolling Stones riff rock and punked-up abandon, what sets the Minneapolis quintet band apart is the magnetic performing style of lead singer Meghan Kreidler. Xpress editors are determined to moderate comments to ensure a constructive interchange is maintained. Elizondo, who has both produced and collaborated with Eminem and Dr. Dre, helped the band develop tracks that reflect more of R&B and hip hop influences. And each pairing of writers created its own sound, and sort of its own character that wrote in its own style. Published Mar 17, 2016. [1] [2] This was the group's last album to feature founding member and lead guitarist Mike "McDuck" Olson. While its set began with breezy crowd-pleasers like Know That I Know, Bad Self Portraits and Hypotheticals, the most memorable performances came when Price seized the spotlight for such heart-on-sleeve ballads as Nobodys Stopping You Now and Anymore.. Mike 'McDuck' Olsen and Lake Street Dive perform at SiriusXM Studios on May 3, 2018 in New York City. Like Bridget was saying, just with our instrumentation when we started, we didnt even have a chordal instrument. But instead, Lake Street Dive chose to make music people would want to listenand danceto. Dedicated to providing an eclectic blend of under-represented music. World class musicians offer one-on-one virtual music lessons and send 100% of the profits to organizations working to end systemic racism, such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Color of Change. The attack is very organ-y, and its got great sustain, which makes it sound like youre holding down the keys. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. It was hard for me to write, harder still to sing, play and share. That said, I'll take a squeaky set of music for people that are really hungry to get out there and hear music and hear us any day over being stuck at home because of a virus. I just was like, This is a duet, right? And it really paved the way for Lake Street Dive. Obviously is the seventh studio album by American band Lake Street Dive. Barcode: 7 01237 70062 5 The quartet formed nearly 15 years ago at the New England Conservatory of Music in . Over the weekend, Mike "McDuck" Olson announced his departure from Lake Street Dive after playing guitar and trumpet for 16 years in the band he helped found. Music and Concerts | Since then, Lake Street Dive has put out two records, Bad Self Portraits (2014) and Side Pony (2016). We could point to a specific hip-hop track and be like, How did they create that drum sound? And he knew. You know how to do it, it just doesnt feel as smooth at first and doesn't sound the best, its kind of squeaky. We were still very much entrenched in this more traditional or old-school idea that a song is a song, a song is a composition, and can be played by one person accompanying themselves on guitar and be just as clear of a composition as when you add a full band or a huge album production with strings and a bunch of electronic instruments. KEARNEY: There was a point where it was almost an existential crisis of, if Im not performing music, who am I now? Coupled with the I Want You Back viral video (a version of that song is also on the EP), the release helped catapult the group into the wider public consciousness. Obviously stands apart in the bands discography because it ushers in a new sense of adulthood, with lyrics that reflect the political and social tension of late 2019 and 2020. 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Yes, we are heavily influenced by our musical education and we apply ourselves to songwriting, arranging, and performing in the same way we applied ourselves in schoolin a studious mannerbut also with that kind of creative searching that was bred into us at NEC. Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered. In order to be obnoxious, youve got to hit all three of those. Lake Street Dive is Michael Calabrese, Bridget Kearney, Rachael Price, and Michael McDuck Olson. Face the Music: Lake Street Dive and Allison Russell talk new tunes before Thompsons Point show, Indie Film: Collective willingness to stream is a silver lining for lesser-known filmmakers, Got Tix: Where to find tickets to upcoming shows. 00:03. Its a quiet moment in the show, and and I think its one of the most beautiful ballads Ive been able to perform., One of the most fun tracks on Obviously is the clever Know That I Know with these opening lines: Yeah were like baseball and hot dogs/Youre Ferris Bueller and Im your day off/The E Street Band and the Boss/You know youre my happy clouds and Im Bob Ross. For Price, however, the track is all about the bridge. All Rights Reserved. Whats very improvisatory for me on guitar is the arranging process. I went on Craigslist in Boston, looking for a cheap guitar to use as a songwriting tool, because in college, all the writing Id done was on a piano in a practice room, and after I graduated, I no longer had access to the practice rooms. I can play rhythm guitar on a few songsdo my job in playing with the best time feel possibleto be part of the band. Akie Bermiss (keyboards) joined the band on tour in 2017 and is on their 2018 album. He founded . It was really about developing your own voice as an improviser, which is great. It is acutely personal. by Matt Collar. It was so freeing as a young person who had spent so much time practicing and really working on chops-oriented, regimented stuff. The band's original members are rachael price (lead vocals), mike mcduck olson. But the Lake Street Dive members wanted to know how he achieved those modern drum sounds. 'Smiley-face killer' theorist accused of St. Paul sex assault at time of Zamlen search, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Russell said that concept is something shes been pondering a lot, especially during the pandemic and particularly after the murders of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. So it scratches all of the musical itches I could possibly have. PRICE: There were a few things. Thats been one thing this year has brought to us that has been really special and new. Youre like, theres no struggle. She has a long musical history as a member of Po Girl, Birds of Chicago and most recently Our Native Daughters. Id never played a hollowbody like that [a thinline, fully hollow guitar with P-90 pickups], and it was awesome. Thats high art in the form of music. While she was hesitant to pick a favorite track, she did say that she particularly loves singing Anymore, written by Bermiss. Because its just the majority of what Ive done for the last 10 years. KEARNEY: I think we struggled, in some of our early years, especially, to find a place for ourselves in the music industry. Charleston, South Carolina, United States Part Owner Lake Street Dive LLC May 2004 - Sep 202117 years 5 months Education New England Conservatory of Music Bachelor's of Music 2003 - 2005 View. I got embraced by the community and I started playing music with different artists. PRICE: Actually, no. Today, Lake Street Dive is on the precipice of stardom, and like a proud father would, Jim Olsen has a vinyl copy of the band's breakthrough record sitting high on a shelf in his office. The groups calling came to be a blend of equal parts Motown, 1960s pop, swing-era jazz, and 1970s horn rock, rendered with the technical mastery the members developed as conservatory students and delivered with a reckless abandon not usually taught at school. Since the release of their debut album in 2010, the band has worked to release an additional 5 studio albums, all of which stay true to their ability to develop a unique sound by utilizing. PRICE: I should clarify that that song is a co-write with Mike and Bridget. The biggest hurdle is we are just so rusty. And to speak more to Akies contributions, he has many talents that he brings to the table and contributed a lot to the writing on this record and also of course to the character of the recordings, not only with his keyboard playing, but with his singing. The Black Keys added to Minnesota State Fair Grandstand lineup This page is not available in other languages. So I do look at a set of lyrics and a melody as like a template, or a guide, for me to sort of create my own fun or journey as I do this night after night, so that I can change it up. Having honed their skills studying jazz at the New England Conservatory of Music, the members of Lake Street Dive are supremely talented performers who balance their respective strengths throughout the album. 1 on Americana/Folk, No. I realized that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life, she said. On the cheeky, Lenny Kravitz-esque "Dude," they say they "used to kick it like Joe and Obama," and deftly touch upon notions of male privilege and the Me Too movement by asking the question, "Would you like me more if I was a dude?" And hes also singing a duet with Raechel, which was like the funnest thing ever to get those two voices to be in the studio together, calling and responding to each other. And we wanted a producer that could produce really nice-sounding drums, basically. Akie wrote Same Old News with (Mike) McDuck (Olson) not as a duet. Mike Calabrese of Lake Street Dive did not become a drummer out of fate, coming from a family of musicians that lacked someone to keep time; the role was trusted upon him. But that doesnt greatly concern Olson. But we keep just figuring it out. He eventually taught himself guitar to play guitar in the band, because we were like, We might need some chords some time. [Laughter.] Its related to the way that you write a love song, because you are feeling extremely passionately about this subject, and he also feels extremely passionately about the climate crisis. Review: Lake Street Dive soar on new album 'Obviously' By: Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press Posted: 10:43 AM CST Wednesday, Mar. When Lake Street Dive settled in to work with producer Mike Elizondo on the bands new album, Obviously, it might not have seemed like a completely obvious choice at least not for those who think of him primarily as a hip-hop producer, not the jack-of-all-trades that he really is, and for those who identify the group more with its jazz roots than an omnivore pop group. Russells voice is lovely and graceful yet also vigorous and sword-wielding when it needs to be. With the help of producer Dave Cobb, the group whittled things down to the dozen tracks that appear on its fifth album and Nonesuch debut, Side Pony. Music and Concerts | Price and bassist Bridget Kearney, got on the phone with Variety to discuss the creation of Obviously, their characteristically spry and infectious seventh studio album, a tonic for hard times that covers everything from ennui in a relationship to the end of the world. "After 16 years. Im glad that we did (postpone its release), because were in a moment now where things are still strange and sad, and the crisis is still upon us, but theres definitely a light appearing in the distance. Rachael Price and Bridget Kearney discuss the band's roots as well as working with producer Mike Elizondo on the new record. Along with Price, Lake Street Dive is stand-up bassist Bridget Kearney, keys player and vocalist Akie Bermiss and drummer Mike Calabrese. Singer Rachael Price has one of the most distinct, warm voices out there, and Lake Street Dive continues to soar in popularity with a hybrid sound infused with jazz, funk, rock and a vintage vibe. In May, Russell released her debut solo album, the critically acclaimed Outside Child.. 2 on Current Alternative Albums, as well as No. Im never gonna find another band that lets me do this. For nearly all of Lake Street Dive's 15-year history, the group stubbornly refused to bring on any additional musicians to help re-create some of the sounds the band had incorporated into its. How, if it all, does playing trumpet inform your fretwork? We always sayand by we, Im not sure who Im talking about [laughs]that composition is improvisation slowed down, and improvising is composing sped up. 2 on Current Alternative Albums, as well as No. , topping charts at No. Talk about your approach to playing guitar. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. The band's original members are Rachael Price (lead vocals), Mike "McDuck" Olson (trumpet, guitar), Bridget Kearney (upright bass), and Mike Calabrese (drums). She and her band delivered a richly entertaining show of effervescent R&B and heartfelt ballads about love lost and found, at its best when propelled by Bridget Kearneys straight-out-of-Motown bass lines. Learn more. Loud! I think for this album it was just the right time, while we were recording we didn't know a pandemic was going to happen that was going to expose deeper and further inequalities and social unrest, but we certainly knew what we were seeing at the time and it seemed like a continuation of that.. Listen to the jazz vibe and enjoy your day! And its important to remember both sides of that coin, that, A, women are treated unfairly, and B, women are amazing. For the past 25 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced reporting about the greater Asheville area. ", Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The program was very progressive, with a lot of emphasis on modern jazz, free jazz, free improvisation, jazz hands. More than any other instrument, you can learn guitar as part of an online community. A note from Olson explaining his decision was posted on the band's social media accounts. Why AI Has Some Viewers Asking Which Film Actors Are Real. Michael Broerman | Monday, November 2nd, 2020. In fact, I didnt have a different band instructor till my first day of college, which is pretty weird. The quartet has been classified as indie pop, jazz, soul, perhaps even with a splash of R&B, but the band's Twitter bio breaks it down nicely, noting their makeup of "two girls, two guys, and a whole lotta feelings.". One for the hate that loops and loops/Two for the poison at the roots/Three for the children breaking through/Four for the day were standing in the sun.. /news/2235335649448-lake-street-dive-responds-to-departure-of-mike-mcduck-olson That was one of his talents as a producer, to be able to help us make our wildest dreams come true. Perhaps it was high time that a band named after Minneapolis most famous main drag should headline the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Lake Street Dive members Bridget Kearney, Mike "McDuck" Olson, Mike Calabrese and Rachael Price (from left to right) battle it out in a '90s music-themed challenge. Or at least, says their frontwoman Rachael . He teaches us about it. Its not like singing jazz where youre dealing with people having heard these songs over and over again, so you have so much shared knowledge of what the song is supposed to sound like. KEARNEY: When we started the band, Rachael, Mike and I were in jazz school together. KEARNEY: We had planned initially to release it in the fall of 2020, and we were really hustling to meet that date. 2 on Current Rock Albums and No. Indrmmet, jeg kom lidt skvt ind p de amerikanske popfeinschmeckere Lake Street Dive fra begyndelsen. Its just not my strength on the instrument. Once again hedging his bets (We dont have any studio time booked), Olson allows that the band is considering a follow-up to Fun Machine in the near future.

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