FREE CONCERT SERIES: BIG BLACK DELTA WITH SNAKEFOOT

 

Burlington City Arts, along with MSR Presents and Angioplasty Media present a free concert series in August in City Hall Park, featuring regional indie rock bands and a cash bar from Long Trail Brewing at The BCA Center. The concerts run three consecutive Thursdays, August 9th, 16th and 23rd, beginning at 6:30pm on the BCA Center Plaza in City Hall Park.

These days, John Bates’ latest project, Big Black Delta recently toured nationally and recorded with M83. Bates started the band Mellowdrone in Los Angeles, who put out several EPs independently as well as an LP on Columbia Records. Bates decided to take a long break from the “band” aesthetic, and strived to create something different, without any rules, in hope it could expand his consciousness. He bought a used laptop from close friend, Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails, SONOIO) and began sound-designing and circuit-bending to make original, simple music. By doing everything slightly wrong in the studio, on purpose, Bates set out to make music that wasn’t bound by gravity. He didn’t limit himself instrumentally either. “Give me anything, and I’ll make it work. Especially if it’s stringed,” Bates noted. This musical re-discovery, combined with Bates’ favorite dinner table conversation, UFO folklore, and the Big Black Delta project was born. http://bigblackdelta.com/

Snakefoot, the moniker under which Ross Travis produces and performs, sounds like a melding of hip hop, house, footwork, and roots dubstep. Live performances utilize an ever changing system of computers, synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers. http://soundcloud.com/snakefoot