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CD Release Show
Friday August 15th 2009
Pike Room
1 S Saginaw Street
Crofoot Pontiac
Cost: $10 w/free CD
Light in August is an indie/pop quartet that formed in the summer of 2007. Their music draws upon groups such as The Beatles, Wilco and Stars and singer/songwriters along the lines of Cat Stevens and Nick Drake. Although the instrumentation of Light in August is guitar, bass, keys, vocals, drums and flute, they are also known to use the sitar, tanpura and Spanish classical guitar in their music. For the past year, they have been playing at venues like The Crofoot, The Elbow Room and The Blind Pig and have recently completed their first release entitled 'Places' (recorded at Rustbelt Studios).
Their live show is energy-packed and unpredictable. Alex Wand, who also plays the sitar and the classical guitar, often incorporate these non-western instruments into Light in August sets. The group is also known for encouraging audience participation in their performance. For example, one time they performed an improvisation based on a color and a shape of the audience’s choosing (it turned out to be a purple rhombus).
In the past year, Light in August has created a buzz in the local music scene and has played on radio stations such as 88.3 WCBN-FM and 107.1 FM and has been covered in The Detroit Free Press, The Real Detroit, The Current, The Metro Times and The Detroit Fashion Pages. Light in August has also recently completed their debut release entitled 'Places' in July of 2009.
http://www.myspace.com/lightinaugustmusic
www.lightinaugustmusic.com