__Fri Apr 19th__ The Holydrug Couple, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs

poster by Ben Lyon

Friday April 19th, 2013
The Holydrug Couple (santiago, chile)
Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor (detroit)
Heaven’s Gateway Drugs
10PM/$5

About The Holydrug Couple:

With a sound that evokes the dreamlike natural wonders of their homeland, duo the Holydrug Couple are a part of the burgeoning psychedelic rock scene rising out of Chile. Based in Santiago, members Ives Sepúlveda and Manuel Parra have cultivated a drifting, bluesy sound that weaves a gentle, repetitive tapestry of guitar, drums, and vocals around the listener, softly enveloping them in layers of melody. The pair made their debut in 2011 with their first LP, the self-released Awe, before quickly getting the attention of the eclectic, Brooklyn-based label Sacred Bones, where they released their Ancient Land EP the following year. In early 2013, the pair emerged from their home studio with Noctuary, their first full-length for Sacred Bones.

– Gregory Heaney to Allmusic

About Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor:

Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor are a garage-psych band from Detroit, MI. Originally formed in 2004 under the moniker “SikSik Nation”, Sean Morrow (guitar, vocals), Eric Oppitz (bass, organ), and Richard Sawoscinski (drums, percussion) have morphed from a hard-charging garage-blues band into a atmospheric, electrifying psychedelic rock band. SOYSV have shared the stage with The Black Angels, Acid Mothers Temple, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Spindrift, Dead Meadow and The Duke Spirit; performed at Austin Psychfest III; and produce Echo Fest, an annual music festival featuring the best of Michigan’s psych scene. The band has also opened their own recording studio, Space Camp Studios, where they record their own albums as well as those of other local bands. 2011 sees the release of ‘Spectra Spirit’, the band’s second full-length under the name Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor. (Another full-length and an EP were released as SikSik Nation.)