Here We Go Magic is a five-piece band made up of members Luke Temple, Kristina Lieberson, Michael Bloch, Jennifer Turner, and Peter Hale. Several of them had collaborated consistently in years prior, but the five finally came together with a single unified vision in early 2009, buoyed by the release of the self-titled Here We Go Magic album (Western Vinyl).
The band's creative momentum since has been unwavering. Together they have developed a broad array of musical material and honed an explosive live sound all their own. They spent much of 2009 on successive North American and European tours with bands such Department of Eagles, Grizzly Bear, and the Walkmen, before retreating to a house near East Branch, NY to record their second full length LP.
Pigeons, out now on Secretly Canadian, was recorded to analog tape in the livingroom of a rented house in upstate New York. It represents a full-on collaborative work by a band with an uncanny musical chemistry. The album is produced by bassist Jen Turner and features thick full band arrangements by all members of Here We Go Magic. As they were immersed together in a very reactive and spontaneous creative process, most of the arrangements and textural treatments were born at the same moment as the songs themselves. Songwriter Luke Temple's evocative melodies and lyrics are thus complimented and fleshed out in completely organic ways. Taken as a whole, Pigeons is a unique and fascinating journey from start to finish, rooted in driving repetitive rhythms, swathed in a celestial haze, and maintaining a consistent and comfortable expressive breath throughout.
First and foremost a live band by nature, Here We Go Magic will be touring almost without stop through the remainder of 2010. They have been invited to play many of the world's leading festivals, including Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Festival.
US Tour Dates
10/13 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10/16 - Phoenix - Toronto, ON #
10/18 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY #
10/19 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH #
10/20 - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI #
10/21 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL #
10/23 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN #
10/25 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE #
10/27 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT #
10/30 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC #
10/31 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
11/02 - Crystal Bay Crown Club Room - Crystal Bay, NV #
11/03 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA #
11/06 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA #
11/08 - Orpheum Theatre - Flagstaff, AZ #
11/09 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM #
11/10 - Academy of Contemporary Music - Oklahoma City, OK #
11/11 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX #
11/13 - Warehouse Live Ballroom - Houston, TX
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