Felte Fifth Anniversary

FELTE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

featuring: HOUSES OF HEAVEN + CHASMS

PICO UNION PROJECT, LA

16 NOVEMBER, 2018

CHASMS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

LA-based Felte Records celebrated their 5th anniversary with a two-night showcase of the depth and breadth of their roster. The Pico Union Project served as the launchpad for an epic weekend, with the old Welsh Presbyterian Church lending gravitas to the proceedings. Here's a gallery of some Friday night action from Houses of Heaven's throttling set, and a special Chasms presentation, where they incorporated not just a live drummer, but the one and only Sandra Vu (Sisu/Dum Dum Girls). Happy Birthday Felte!

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

CHASMS

 

 

Pico Union Project

Wax Idols endings and beginnings

WAX IDOLS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

FOIE GRAS

THE HI HAT, LA

16 JUNE, 2018

In the midst of York Blvd, the old Highland Park Billiards has found a new lease on life as live music venue The Hi Hat. In a nod to it's previous life, a few of the tables remain in front by the bar, while the back has been opened up with a stage abutting the brick walls, open space in the middle and steps to sit on, attached to the sound booth facing, it's an ideal setup. Wax Idols were in town, ending this leg of tour with a release show for their latest effort, Happy Ending, out now on their own label, Etruscan Gold. As always, the biggest pleasure is watching the new songs explode in a live setting, and the set was laced with the new, capped off by a guest appearance by previous bassist Marisa Prieto, to add vocals to her contribution, "Devour". In July, the band will head south for a series of dates in Mexico.
Keeping it, as per usual, a family affair, the show also featured Houses Of Heaven and soon to be LA resident and flyer artist Foie Gras. Foie kicked off the night with a set that found a luminous side to the darkness, making room for a Brian Eno cover along the way. Houses of Heaven was a highlight last year, and have only grown since, increasing both the tightness and the immensity of their sound, with this evening's set previewing a clutch of songs on a forthcomiing LP from Felte Records.

WAX IDOLS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

FOIE GRAS

The Candle Flickers...

WRECK AND REFERENCE

CHASMS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

SOME EMBER

THEE PARKSIDE, SAN FRANCISCO

29 APRIL, 2017

Chasms at Thee Parkside, SF

It was a family affair at Thee Parkside, community in the very best sense, gathered for a stacked bill of Bay Area dark noise. Kicking things off was Some Ember's Dylan, doing it solo style. The duo, now located in Berlin, was stateside for a visit, and a happy late addition to the bill. Following up was Houses of Heaven, helmed by Keven Tecon, (Vaniish, Wax Idols), which balances a motorik pulse with guitar detonations. Their debut, Remnant, will be out on Felte Records May 19th.
Chasms (and their loyal fog machine) provided the emotional apex of the night, sending out "Beyond Flesh" to the late Cash Askew, and putting paid to any dry eyes that remained in the house. LA's Wreck and Reference capped off the night in style, providing a physical release to all the emotions bottled up. With moral support in the audience from members of Wax Idols, Them Are Us Too, and All Your Sisters, it was a night where everyone came away feeling a little less alone in the world.

WRECK AND REFERENCE

CHASMS

HOUSES OF HEAVEN

SOME EMBER