Event Details
Date: Sunday, August 05, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Event Type: Concerts, Special Events
Last Updated: July 24, 2012
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Casual DolphinsFormer Friends Of Young Americans(Tempe, AZ)The Wild KindnessMike Alexis (guitar, vocals), Doug Saenz (drums, keyboards), James Levis (guitar) and Ross Murray (bass) received their indie rock bonafides through years in the bands AM Magic, the Decoration, Upstairs Downstairs and Actionslacks. What brought these four together for another go-around is simple: old friendships, mutual respect and a shared musical history. No Craigslist; no hired guns. The timing was right and the Wild Kindness became an inevitability.Formed in June 2011, the band immediately got to work, writing songs and getting a few shows under their belt before hunkering down to record their debut EP, Coming Down to the Ghost. Recorded by James Levis at a warehouse in San Franciscos SOMA district, the band spent random nights in early fall using borrowed mics and rack-mounted gear courtesy of Kyle McGraw from Faultline Studios. The result is a sharp-focused batch of songs with roots in psych, garage and indie pop.Nik Freitas (Broken Bells and Conor Oberts Mystic Valley Band guitarist, solo artist of repute) mixed the EP; Myles Boisen (venerable East Bay engineer) mastered it; Mark Moore (Newseamus) did the art.Spring 2012 finds the band back at the warehouse working on a full-length.