VIDEO AGE (indie-rock/lofi-pop, us) + J MAHON (lofi indie, bln/aus)

Name: VIDEO AGE (indie-rock/lofi-pop, us) + J MAHON (lofi indie, bln/aus)
Start: 2024-10-22T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Schokoladen

Schedule

Tue Oct 22 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Schokoladen | Berlin, BE

byte.fm & little league shows prsnt:
VIDEO AGE / indie-rock/lofi-pop, us, winspear recs
videoage.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/videoageband
+ J MAHON / lofi/indie, bln/aus
jmahon.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/__jmahon__
at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors or in pre-sale --> vvk.link/3a10dg0
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VIDEO AGE make breezy and timeless songs that are so ineffable, they can only be the result of a decades-long friendship and songwriting partnership. Across four albums, Ross Farbe and Ray Micarelli have gleefully worn their influences on their sleeve, writing inviting tunes that reference sounds ranging from disco to pop and indie rock. On their latest LP, Away From The Castle, the New Orleans duo have strayed from nostalgia and instead have honed their own unique musicality, making songs that sound like themselves with a taste of inspiration from classic singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s. The album is a testament to the possibilities that come from getting out of your comfort zone, the freedom of writing vulnerably and unselfconsciously, and the joys of getting to work with your closest companions.
After releasing and eventually touring their critically-acclaimed third album Pleasure Line in 2020, Farbe and Micarelli sought inspiration for their next project through collaboration. They worked with Drugdealer on his album Hiding In Plain Sight, Micarelli gigged throughout New Orleans' jazz and blues scenes, and Farbe recorded local artists at his home studio, most recently producing Esther Rose's new album Safe to Run. Feeling refreshed, they rented a cabin in Eunice, Louisiana with touring members Nick Corson and Duncan Troast, where they spent eight days in August 2022 jamming, cooking and writing together.
Through this process, Video Age have made their best collection of tracks to date by perfectly alchemizing their influences and experiences into a record still tinged with nostalgia, but moving towards a more succinct and authentic voice. Away From The Castle is a document of a band having fun and rediscovering their love for making music together, but it’s also their most honest and personal work yet–Video Age distilled to its purest form.
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J MAHON is the musical project by Berlin based Australian expat Jarrod Michael Mahon.
Having released 20 home recorded EP’s and albums in the past years as a way of marking diary entries while getting clean and sober, J finally released his first studio album in 2023. ‘Everything Has a Life’ was produced alongside Syd kemp (Thurston Moore, Ulrika Spacek, Spiritualised). Heavily influenced by Sparklehorse and Daniel Johnston, Mahon creates pop songs wrapped up with chamber strings and guitar feedback. The live shows can span between a solo performance of just piano and vocals, to a electric guitar full of fuzzed feedback and backing track, or then up to a 7 piece live band. Either everything or nothing and all performances being just as impactful.
In 2024 Mahon released a B-Side to the debut album, toured the UK in January as his first headline tour, supported Ulrika Spacek, Tess Parks, Speedy Ortiz and Drahla throughout Germany and performed a show at London’s Rough Trade East. In the past he has performed support tours with Ariel Pink, GUM and King Krule throughout Australia.