Happenin Fest Pre Party with WRAY, Plains (Album Release), and Native Lights

WRAY
Wray isn’t afraid to revel in repetition, churning (like butter) confident, seamless grooves firmly in the tradition of NEU!, Faust, or Can. Their shimmering, headphone-ready tones owe much to Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and even The Cure, but without the crippling self-absorption of chillwave, dreampop, or whatever all the sad bastards are listening to this week.

Plains
Plains is the moniker for the home-recorded songs from Travis Swinford. As a 4 piece live band, Plains bangs out seductively jittery rock n roll. Time melts into a puddle as the drilling drum beats and smooth psych hooks help you simultaneously forget and fall in love with the world. It’s a sidewalk growing into a zoo–a no-brainer.

Native Lights
Guitarist/Vocalist Bryce Chambers (Ester Drang) and Bassist Johnathon Ford (Unwed Sailor) form the core of NATIVE LIGHTS. The two musicians have contributed their fair share of captivating sounds in their various musical projects for 20+ years. Native Lights’ array of lush, hearty, sincere songs are indebted to the pioneering sounds of the infamous Slowdive, the 4AD instrumental outfit Dif Juz, shoegaze heavyweights My Bloody Valentine, and the dark, angular sounds of 90s rockers Codeine and The Jesus Lizard.