Lafcadio

 You may have been wondering,

“Who is this Eric fellow? He sounds so strange and wonderful.”

That he is, but no longer a mystery. Courtesy of Sarah Smolen, a few pictures from Wednesday night’s show–Eric (far right), Liz and Ryan, and a full band shot

Thanks, Sarah!

My dears,
Thank you to all who came out for our show last night. A brief survey revealed that this was, indeed, the most fun Lafcadio has had playing a show yet. Technical and logistical kinks are working out in favor of a smoother show and more time to rock! Adam Sherwood of Vinyl Press had a few nice things to say about the set:

“Then it was time for Lafcadio, who, like Lake Inferior, revealed some new tracks that are sure to be fast favorites. They are sporting a slightly different look, minus a mohawk and plus a bassist (the incomparable Eric) and some electric guitar, giving them some edges to work with in their more blues influenced tracks. They too display a myriad of influences, most noticeably folk, rock, and blues, but that’s not to say that their sound is by any means predictable. Each track is a new exploration of the talents of each member and the passion which they put into their songwriting process. Liz Ross is as sultry and powerful a singer as you will ever hear and can go from a swinging dance number with playful trills to a mellow southwestern samba without batting an eye.

One of the most memorable moments of the night was their cover of “The Son of a Preacher Man”, made famous by the likes of Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield, which jazzed up the stage and got the whole crowd snapping their fingers and grooving. Although they have added electric instruments into many of their songs, Ross made sure to remind the crowd that the reason they “play acoustic is because we don’t want to make anyone explode.” Seems reasonable enough to me. I’ve been known to throw out some esoteric food metaphors before in relation to this group, so here’s another one for old time’s sake: bite into a fresh habanero pepper and take a swig of sweet rice milk. If you’ve got a spicy, silky, fragrant taste in your mouth thats spreading throughout your body then you are starting to understand what its like to hear Lafcadio live.”

For the record: Liz was kidding about why we play acoustic.
Adam, thank you for your kind words!
Pictures should be up soon!

In other news, Lafcadio is excited to go into the studio this Saturday! It’s a big move from unplugging the fridge so it won’t register on living room recordings. We will begin recording for a demo (as well as whichever additional tracks we can lay down), which is set to be released in January. Lookout for song postings and fresh news on a CD release party!

Hello beautiful ones, 

I’m sure you’ve been wondering when our next show is. It’s tomorrow night! We will be playing at Jack Sprat with Lake Inferior, joined by Vinyl Records folks galore and hopefully yourselves. The show starts at 9, but we should be coming on stage around 10:30. 

from the event’s facebook page, 

“18 to boogie, 21 to booze

$5 minimum donation

All proceeds will benefit C.A.S.A., a community-based healthcare NGO that ensures fetal health in rural Mexico.

Watch our video of their work: www.seechangenow.org”

In other news, a big thanks to the wonderful Betsy Harris, fairy godmother of the Chapel Hill (and Carrboro) music scene. She not only graced us with her presence at the 506 last Wednesday, but also took video (!) and uploaded it to Youtube! Here is a link to her Youtube page, where you can find tons of great videos of local music:

http://www.youtube.com/user/betsybetsybetsy. 

and here, my friends, is Lafcadio in action (favorites first)

we closed with Lord Knows:

Maria:

Bones:

Seven Leagues:

Slave to the Muse:

Voices of Women (complete with technical difficulties, for free!):

again, a big thanks to everyone who came out to last week’s shows, and to Betsy!

hey hey! The show last night was a blast. Lots of friends came out to take video and pictures, so we’ll have that posted as soon as we get it! In case you couldn’t make it out, or if you did and just want some more, OR if you just wanna have a rockin Thursday night, come out to Jack Sprat and see us!

Lafcadio will be headlining the evening, joined by the lovely miss Jackie Lee ( http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=59290878), as well as Kenneth Barshop and Pretty Awesome Wijj Train

The show is $4, doors are at 10, and we plan on going for a long, long time.

In other news, here are some pics from the Vinyl Records Showdown last September!

Lastly, a thanks to Corey Inscoe and the Noize Bazaar at http://www.coreyinscoe.com/ for his kind words:

“This Chapel Hill trio was one of the first three artists signed on UNC’s Vinyl Records after finishing tied for second in the September Showcase battle of the bands. The crazy thing is that they have only been together for a couple of months.

They have a great folksy sound and singer Liz Ross has a voice that will melt your heart, I promise. You can check out some of their music at their Myspace page, the live recordings from their September Showcase here, and a new demo recorded by Ross at their website, here.

Beautiful stuff. They’re in the studio now working on their debut EP which should be out on Vinyl Records in January.”

Thanks, Corey!

Hey errabody!

This Wednesday the 12th, Lafcadio will be playing “Dinah-myte! Project Dinah’s First Annual Benefit Concert” at the Local 506 with Harmute and the Mary Johnson Rockers. We are so excited to rock a bunch of new songs and a cover, as well! Doors open at 9 p.m. and Lafcadio will be playing at 10. The show is free, but donations will be accepted, and all proceeds will go to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Membership status at the Local 506 is not required for entry.

Not only do the venue and the bands kick ass–the show was also listed as an Indy Pick in the Independent Weekly, The Triangle area’s newspaper!

What’s up, buttercups! Catch Lafcadio playing three tunes (two of which have not yet been recorded) on LateNight STV Wednesday at 11 pm. That’s channel 4–check it out at  http://www.uncstv.org/.

If you miss it, look out to see the footage posted in the next week!