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Foundation Concerts is very pleased to announce a western Canadian tour with one of 2009’s biggest buzz bands, YACHT, this coming February in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. This Portland, OR-based duo is touring in support of their 2009 release See Mystery Lights (DFA), which Billboard described as “dreamy pop tracks that sound like artifacts from another planet.”
YACHT is one of the many creative alter egos of Jona Bechtolt, a musician and multimedia artist who embraces an eclectic but playful blend of electronics, acoustic percussion, and noises of all sorts. In 2009, Bechtolt transformed YACHT from a solo project to a full-fledged duo, recruiting vocalist (and respected science writer/theorist) Claire L. Evans.
See Mystery Lights is idiosyncratic and heavily layered, exploring themes from the existential, to the spiritual, to the hedonistic, all through the distorting lens of pop. The true beauty, however, is that one can choose to dive down YACHT's rabbit hole and search for answers -- or just as easily ignore their cryptic motifs and enjoy See Mystery Lights for the adventurous and innovative avant-pop album that it is.
See Mystery Lights left every major music publication and tastemaker around the globe singing their praises. Vanity Fair said about their live show, "The energy they brought, the aerobic choreography, the propelling beats, and the catchy repetitive mantras were irresistible."
http://www.teamyacht.com/
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 – The Pawn Shop, Edmonton, AB
Tickets are $15 advance at Ticketmaster, Blackbyrd and FOOSH
ON SALE FRIDAY, December 11th
Presented by Foundation Concerts
Foundation Concerts is very pleased to announce a western Canadian tour with one of 2009’s biggest buzz bands, YACHT, this coming February in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. This Portland, OR-based duo is touring in support of their 2009 release See Mystery Lights (DFA), which Billboard described as “dreamy pop tracks that sound like artifacts from another planet.”
YACHT is one of the many creative alter egos of Jona Bechtolt, a musician and multimedia artist who embraces an eclectic but playful blend of electronics, acoustic percussion, and noises of all sorts. In 2009, Bechtolt transformed YACHT from a solo project to a full-fledged duo, recruiting vocalist (and respected science writer/theorist) Claire L. Evans.
See Mystery Lights is idiosyncratic and heavily layered, exploring themes from the existential, to the spiritual, to the hedonistic, all through the distorting lens of pop. The true beauty, however, is that one can choose to dive down YACHT's rabbit hole and search for answers -- or just as easily ignore their cryptic motifs and enjoy See Mystery Lights for the adventurous and innovative avant-pop album that it is.
See Mystery Lights left every major music publication and tastemaker around the globe singing their praises. Vanity Fair said about their live show, "The energy they brought, the aerobic choreography, the propelling beats, and the catchy repetitive mantras were irresistible."
http://www.teamyacht.com/
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 – The Pawn Shop, Edmonton, AB
Tickets are $15 advance at Ticketmaster, Blackbyrd and FOOSH
ON SALE FRIDAY, December 11th
Presented by Foundation Concerts
