Win Tickets ($34): Wand @ Revolution Hall | Psychedelic Rock, Shoegazing

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Wand @ Revolution Hall on December 15. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed December 13.



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From our sponsors:
Wand
December 15, 2021
Doors 7PM, Show 8PM | GA $17, GA Balcony
21+ Floor, Minor Seating in Balcony Only
More info: event.etix.com

Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St., Portland, OR

Wand formed in late 2013 in Los Angeles, CA and got right to work playing, writing, and conceptualizing a contrarian path forward–the only viable trail to follow for a rock band that formed in the twenty-teens (and audaciously named itself Wand). The original configuration of the band was Cory Hanson (guitar, vocals), Lee Landey (bass), Evan Burrows (drums) and Daniel Martens (guitar). This was the group that recorded the neuroplastic, dusk-colored Ganglion Reef. Upon hearing it, the suits at GOD? Records demanded the opportunity to release it, and the rest became irrevocable historical fact in 2014. That debut release launched a year of furious activity and near-constant touring, and included the recording and release of both their second and third albums: the strobing sledgehammer Golem (on In the Red), and the psilocybe flicker show 1000 Days (on Drag City). During this time, Daniel left to focus on raising his son, and the remaining three members of Wand regrouped as a trio, with an auxiliary fourth piece for tours.

Following a dizzying 100+ dates played in North America and Europe in support of 1000 Days, Wand took a six-month deep breath at the beginning of 2016. Cory put together a string laden solo album, The Unknown Capitalist From Limbo (released later that year), and Evan focused on writing and touring with his band Behavior.

The writing process that evolved during the tumultuous seasons of Plum and “Perfume” incorporated a new emphasis on econo-jamming and democratic decision-making; another new method of invention, another new mode of digestion. Plum dropped in the fall of 2017, “Perfume” in the spring of 2018. With the success of this music, the band forged on with confidence, stockpiling dozens of pieces and working them together as a unit. They made the most of their 2018, taking in deep bubbles of time to tinker and experiment with their sound, using several different spaces as well as their own home studio, and patiently uncovering the exciting alchemical balance that would bring all this work together as a whole. By the turn of autumn, Wand had arrived at the width and breadth, the breathless wit of their new album—Laughing Matter.

Laughing Matter was recorded by Enrique Tena Padilla, assisted by Zac Hernandez at Sonic Ranch, West Texas. It was mixed by Wand and Enrique Tena Padilla. Three members of the band sing on the record. It lasts one hour, seven minutes and thirty-seven seconds across two vinyl discs, one compact disc, one cassette, or continuous digital stream.

This is a headphone record. A hi-fi record, against all common sense. A double record, but the songs are sweet. Each one tries to hold a small idea. We all put our hands on the wheel, then took turns letting go. And where you believe, you see. Or are you losing the shape? The user escapes from the toolkit for ease. We knew how to do it through practice. And we had plenty of help. We drank a lot of alcohol and caffeine. We worked all night, talked a lot of shit, and tried to impel the old dream. And could we be called away? What could we really hold in common? We all put our hands on the wheel, and we steered the machine.

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9 Comments

  1. Carol Trekas on November 24, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    This reminds me of my acid days at the Grande in Detroit. Pick me.

  2. Jonas trekas on November 24, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    Let’s do this.

  3. Robert Gronotte on November 25, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    It’s psychedelic, baby!

  4. David on November 25, 2021 at 10:02 pm

    I’m in for anything psychedelic, and I’ll even provide my own!

  5. Roger Leece on November 30, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    Always in the mood for good psychedelic rock and I’m very intrigued by Wand and what they’ve achieved on record.Thank you for the chance to win tickets for their live show!

  6. Hayley on November 30, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    Me please!

  7. Carol Trekas on December 2, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    I want to go to find out what shoegazing is please.

  8. Evan David on December 3, 2021 at 4:05 am

    Lets rock’n’shoegazing

  9. Amanda on December 5, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    Love LOVE Wand! I have M.E. On repeat since the first time I heard it.

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