Ike Yard, Xeno & Oaklander and Led Er Est playing shows & stuff (some together, some separate); Pop. 1280 touring (dates)

August 27, 2012

Xeno & Oaklander at BV-CMJ 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

NYC synth goth vets Ike Yard played a NYC show earlier this year with contempory NYC synth goths Xeno & Oaklander, and now the two will team up again, this time bringing along another group of goth newcomers, Led Er Est. The three groups will play a late show at 285 Kent on September 7, which starts at midnight (so technically Saturday, September 8). No advance tickets for this one at the moment ($9 at the door), and more details on the show are below.

Xeno & Oaklander have a few other upcoming NYC appearances as well. They’ll give a lecture at Public Assembly on September 16 called ‘Analog as the New Folk,’ where they’ll discuss the analog synthesizer as the new folk instrument. The lecture is free and all ages. As mentioned, Xeno & Oaklander will also open the first of two Silver Apples shows in NYC. They support the band at their Public Assembly show (10/4) with Man Forever and La Big Vic (tickets), which happens one day before Silver Apples plays 92YTribeca (10/5) with CFCF and Win Win (tickets).

Meanwhile, Led Er Est member Shawn Devin O’Sullivan will play Death by Audio‘s Modular Synth Winter Solstice on September 22 (though we’re pretty sure that’s actually the fall solstice). This event follow’s DbA’s Modular Synth Summer Solstice, which went down this past June. Joining Shawn Devin O’Sullivan on the lineup will be DeTrop (Ryan Martin of Dais Records), Retribution Body, Matthew Regula (of Telecult Powers), and Nathan Cearley (of Long Distance Poison).

In related news, Led Er Est’s Sacred Bones labelmates Pop. 1280 will be going on a short tour this September. The tour kicks off on September 1 at Death by Audio with METZ and Herzog Rising, and culminates in their appearance at Hopscotch Music Fest. After that tour, Pop. 1280 will support The Soft Moon at their previously discussed Bowery Ballroom show (10/30). That show is also with Group Rhoda and tickets are still available. The Soft Moon also play Glasslands on September 20 with Cold Showers and ERAAS (tickets).

A list of all dates, plus videos, are below.

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Ike Yard – “Loss”

Led Er Est – “Laredo”

Xeno & Oaklander – “Rendez-Vous d’Or”

Pop. 1280 – “Step Into The Grid”

Xeno & Oaklander — 2012 Tour Dates
9/7 285 Kent Brooklyn, NY w/ Ike Yard, Led Er Est
9/16 Public Assembly Brooklyn, NY (lecture)
10/5 Public Assembly Brooklyn, NY w/ Silver Apples, Man Forever, La Big Vic

Pop. 1280 — 2012 Tour Dates
SAT 9/1 Brooklyn @ Death by Audio w/ Metz, Herzog Rising
SUN 9/2 Harrisburg, PA @ Stage on Herr
MON 9/3 Washington DC @ DC9
TUES 9/4 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Bermuda Triangles, Lost Tribe
WED 9/5 Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ VIncas, Black Lodge
THURS 9/6 Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar
FRI 9/7 Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s Downtown HOPSCOTCH FEST w/ White Hills, Pipe, Lazy Janes
TUE 10/30 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ The Soft Moon, Group Rhod