SIGNAL KITCHEN + HOPE ALL IS WELL PRESENT:

LATE BLOOMER AT SPEAKING VOLUMES
WITH FUCKO, SLEEPING IN, JESSICA RABBIT SYNDROME

DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 7TH
VENUE: SPEAKING VOLUMES [7 MARBLE AVE, BURLINGTON, VT 05401]
TICKETS: $5-10
AGES: AA
DOORS: 7:30
SHOW: 8:00
CURFEW: 12:30

LATE BLOOMER

On Late Bloomer's third full length, Waiting, the band have truly come into their own with an achingly human record that explores the crushing uncertainty of adulthood through a mix of hook-driven guitar rock and punk urgency. The album centers on ever-changing perspectives, with all three members contributing to the writing process to utilize their personal narratives, as well as points-of-view completely outside their own.

While much of Waiting’s core revolves around the anxiety and confusion of everyday life, sonically the album finds the Charlotte, NC-based band more confident and focused than ever. After honing their sound through their 2013 debut and 2014’s lauded Things Change, the band teamed with producer/engineer Justin Pizzoferreto (Dinosaur Jr, Pixies, Speedy Ortiz) on Waiting. The result effortlessly blends each members’ seemingly disparate influences into a dynamic sound that ranges from roaring to tender—often within the same track. The fuzzy familiarity of college rock effortlessly collides with the intensity of punk and hardcore, all serving to propel the band’s biggest choruses to date.

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FUCKO

Fucko is an alternative-pop band from Boston, MA. Made up of siblings Sarah and Jacob Desmarais and friend Derek Desharnais, Fucko was formed in fall of 2013 and released their first LP, Dealing With The Weird, on Black Numbers in 2016. Taking queues from Black Tambourine, Nirvana, That Dog, Tiger Trap and The Breeders, Fucko’s sound is driven, simple and reminiscent of the early-90s alt-rock era. They've just finished writing and recording LP #2 with Justin Pizzoferrato and are spending the rest of 2018 touring.

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SLEEPING IN

To some, Vermont represents an idyllic portrait of a rustic haven, a slice of life that remains unassuming and evergreen. The faces at the colleges change, the canvases of foliage are painted over, and life continues uninhibited. For others, it is this exact cycle that feeds their ennui, planting seeds of desire—a desire for change.

Though lifelong natives of the Green Mountain State, it wasn’t until 2014 that Mason Dixon and Jordan Stocker met. Working at a music store, they provided each other with the spark needed to initiate the change they both so desired. They began playing music together—loudly, of course—as a two-piece, with Dixon on guitar and Stocker on drums. It wasn’t long before the noise attracted the attention of others, a rotating cast of old friends and new acquaintances, all with an affinity for loud, fuzzed-out, and dreamy shoegaze-tinged rock n’ roll. Within a year, the sleepy ep was finished.

Though brief, this collection of four songs represented the roar of a group of twenty-somethings who sought to make sense of the doldrums of day-to-day life. Their musical influences were apparent, sewn into the DNA of the three guitars that guided the band at the time. It was the culmination of years of listening to slacker rock anthems, drowning in sound, and owning one too many dirt pedals: a fever dream combining the riffs of Dinosaur Jr., the energy of the Smashing Pumpkins, and the dynamics of Hum.

In the two years following, the band faced the dichotomy between slumping through post-collegiate boredom and the yearning to make something more for themselves. During this time, the faces around Dixon and Stocker continued to change, ultimately settling into the band’s current line-up: Dixon (guitar/vocals), Rob Maynard (bass), JT Day (guitar), and Stocker (drums). As the friendship between the quartet blossomed, they helped each other not only to grow as musicians, but to also grow as people, helping one another endure the challenges of depression, anxiety, and loss.

This bond is exemplified in their latest release, 2017’s let you in, which served not only as the band’s debut LP but as a sonic testament to their growth. There is a maturity and nuance to their sound, with a greater emphasis on subtle, swirling textures that accent the individual instruments and melodies. The band has realized they don’t need to be loud to be heard, and the intimacy of their relationship with one another is reflected in their willingness to explore new sonic territories, to speak to one another, and to speak to the listener—only to promptly throttle themselves back into a lush sea of thick chords and booming drums.

They’re still kind of loud, of course.

Sleeping In is a band whose music tosses and turns, each layer wrapping itself around the listener, recalling such familiar comforts as a warm blanket to embrace, a soft bed to sink into, and memories of twilight hours spent awake, in the melancholy between thought and dream, uncertain of what comes next, but happy to be along for the ride.

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JESSICA RABBIT SYNDROME

Hailing from the backwoods of New England, Jessica Rabbit Syndrome members Ali Evans, Cate Tobin and Amy Wild cross state lines to bring you freakiness that extends beyond a full moon Friday. The JRS sound is inclement weather, psychic renderings, and dark magic moments, wrapped up in a glittery blanket of attitude.