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Kopecky and Lost Bayou Ramblers at Tellus360
Start time (8pm - subject to change)
$15
21+
As WXPN hosts it's annual XPoNential Music Festival this weekend, they were kind enough to bring a taste of the festival to Central PA with this show featuring Kopecky and The Lost Bayou Ramblers. Several local bands TBD may be added to this show.
Kopecky
The second album from Nashville-based six-piece Kopecky, Drug for the Modern Age takes the many shake-ups the band's endured over the past few years and turns them into inspiration for groove-driven, melody-heavy alt-pop that's intensely emotional and strangely exhilarating. Formerly known as the Kopecky Family Band, the group looks at such life-altering events as the sudden loss of a loved one, divorce, and struggles with addiction, along with more joyful happenings like new love and marriage. "The album was written in this weird time of so much pain but also happiness, and that really informed the writing and recording," says vocalist/guitarist Gabe Simon, who co-founded the group with vocalist/keyboardist Kelsey Kopecky in 2007. "Our goal was to talk about all these very serious things we were dealing with, but in a way that felt nothing like wallowing and more like standing triumphantly, or even dancing our way through it."
In achieving that dynamic, Kopecky (whose lineup also includes guitarist Steven Holmes, bassist Corey Oxendine, cellist Markus Midkiff, and drummer David Krohn) offer moments of symphonic grandeur alongside edgy, electronic-leaning innovation. Meanwhile, their daringly intimate lyrics both unsettle and engage, asking questions and encouraging reflection on the part of the listener. "The idea behind the title Drug for the Modern Age is that we're all trying to find the drug that helps us get through life and deal with the pressures and challenges that almost everyone in our generation faces," says Gabe. "Whether it's love or real connection or even an actual drug, we're all looking for something that makes us feel like we're a part of something good and meaningful."
With the band forever bound by their shared passion for purposeful songwriting, all that revelation and sometimes-painful truth-telling ultimately fulfills something central to Kopecky's mission: a deeper and stronger connection with each person listening. "It blows my mind to picture someone sitting in their bedroom and listening to lyrics that I came up with my own bedroom, and the transfer of emotion involved in that," says Kelsey. "The idea of someone playing our music at their most vulnerable just makes us want to be more vulnerable too," she continues. "It keeps us from holding back, and pushes us to express those exact feelings of pain or heartache or beauty or celebration as honestly as we possibly can.
Lost Bayou Ramblers
LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS was formed in 1999 by brothers Andre and Louis Michot, performing the roots Cajun music they learned as members of Les Frere Michot, the family band their father and uncles formed in the 80's. The brothers quickly began playing clubs and festivals around Louisiana, and taking the traditional music they were raised with to new levels of rhythmic energy and spontaneity, producing the punk and psychedelic labels given to the band by reviews over the years.
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LocationTellus360 (View)
24 East King St
Lancaster, PA 17602
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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