Molly Lewis

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Consider this your invitation to Café Molly, a lounge bar like they don’t make them anymore. The lights are low, the martinis are ice cold, the banquettes are velvet, and the stage is set for the electrifying talent of whistler Molly Lewis. After the exotica stylings of TheForgotten Edge EP and the tropicalia-indebted Mirage EP, Molly wanted to encapsulate the sound of Café Molly for her debut album On TheLips, a dreamy tribute to classic mood music, it conjures up misty visions of classic Hollywood jazz clubs, Italian cinema soundtracks and lingering embraces between lovers. Recorded with producer Thomas Brenneck of the Menahan Street Band at his newly-built Diamond West Studios in Pasadena, and with something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream of acclaimedmusicians ended up across the album’s 10 tracks, includingNick Hakim, Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Rogê, Leland Whitty andChester Hansen of Canadian instrumental group Badbadnotgood, Chicano soul groupThee Sacred Souls appear on the melancholy ‘Crushed Velvet’, experimental jazz pianist Marco Benevento and El MichelsAffair’s Leon Michels. With her intoxicating compositions, and wry brand of stagecraft (she might not be singing up there, but she can sure tell a joke) Molly Lewis looks set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and beyond. So pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and prepare to fall for On The Lips.

ALIA

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Alia is a multidisciplinary artist transporting her audiences to alternate dimensions with her celestial theremin sounds. One of the world’s most unusual instruments, the theremin is also the only instrument played without physical touch. Conducting this strange synthesizer, Alia creates otherworldly soundscapes, conjuring hypnotic melodies out of thin air, enriched by her dream-like aesthetic. Alia is currently on a world tour playing theremin with pop-artist Melanie Martinez.