OSP Presents: CO-HEADLINE: KALAC (FR) & Katey Ashley (US)

Name: OSP Presents: CO-HEADLINE: KALAC (FR) & Katey Ashley (US)
Start: 2025-05-01T19:45:00+01:00
Location: Strongroom Bar

Schedule

Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 07:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Strongroom Bar | London, EN

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐨-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐔𝐒𝐀.
*𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓* @ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧.
𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄:
𝐂𝐎-𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄:
𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐂 (𝐅𝐑)
𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 (𝐔𝐒)
Poster credit: @waverantdesign (on Instagram)
𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐂:
KALAC are a French psych band from Dinan (Brittany) influenced by krautrock, shoegaze, 70’s psych and space rock. Mostly instrumental, the few verses are sung in French. The power-trio is flirting with the sound of the neo psychedelic scene.
Their first single “Conscience” came out in March 2023 on Crème Brûlée Records and features on the band's first album 'Odyssée', which was released on May 10th 2024 on Crème Brûlée Records (FR), Clostridium Records (GER), Weirdbeard Records (UK) and Echodelick Records (US).
Hypnotic and atmospheric riffs are their recipe to put you in a state of levitation and introspection. They already performed many gigs in France and a few abroad since spring 2022 and have shared the stage with likes of Minami Deutsch and the Warlocks.
Links:
https://linktr.ee/kalac
https://kalac.bandcamp.com/album/odyss-e
https://theweirdbeard.bigcartel.com/product/kalac-odyssee
𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲:
Amidst a creative desert comes Katey Ashley, musical artist, poet and band from Southern California. Formed in October 2020, the band practices the fine art of extreme prolificness with endless marathon recordings releasing album after album to no such end. The four piece outfit consists of Katey Ashley (his first live performance at age 3, living in Venice & believed to be possessed by the spirit of Jim Morrison) as band leader, song writer, lead vocalist, lyricist and rhythm guitarist.
Thomas Harris playing an influential role as song writer, lead guitarist, lyricist, organist, secondary & back-up vocalist, engineer & producer. Kevin Wiggs as drummer, percussionist, partial concept cultivator, and occasional vocalist. Brent Becker on bass, as well as owning their recording facility in Hollywood, CA. And lastly Samual Pow taking part time duty’s as their overseas gig drummer.
The bands diverse, eccentric and dark lyrical content is a definitive sign of the times while their music is a mixture of modern to classic psychedelia with overtones of blues and alternative styles, flirting with the sub-genres for a compelling, unmistakably unique style forged in protest against the regurgitative repetition of un-thought provoking bands everywhere. “You never quite know what your going to get with this band, but it’ll probably be good.
The band records, produces, releases and distributes everything themselves with limited edition vinyl runs for each release and a strong disclaimer along the lines of “We are not a producer’s band, we are musician’s band”. In May 2023, a one-off gig in Tokyo Japan was played which left their sole interests in playing other countries more imperative than playing out regionally or even locally. And in the months to come they’ll continue to write & prepare for the production of their 14th studio album “Tales From The Golf Course” which leaves us here.
Links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4qj7uH1TOmJMptIXl1TNbs
YouTube: @kateyashleyband
Instagram: @_kateyashley_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kateyashleyband
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