The Echo with High Places, Infinite Body **ALL AGES**

The Airliner with Rainbow Arabia, We are the World, Secret Circuit

Limewire Article + Interview by Al Sotack

HECUBA Talk About the Past and the Future

"It took me fourteen seconds upon first hearing Hecuba's debut EP Sir before becoming totally enamored of the Los Angeles duo. That's the moment Isabelle Albuquerque lends her opening "hey" to Jon Beasley's busy, subtle dub; the first, singular instant you can hear the perfect mesh of juxtaposed influences, a theme that seems to run legion through Sir. From the opening track's overt shout-out to Yoko Ono to the two at their most danceable, Hecuba draw from the widest spectrum of pop to produce their smart, cabaret electro. But of all the dualities integrated on Sir —the first of a set of supposedly themed EPs to be released by Manimal Vinyl — perhaps the most immediately striking, even more so than their combination of the stoic/avant and the openly hilarious, is their ability to sound both frantic and serene, often at the same time. It's like staring into the cold, blank eyes of a mass murderer whose calm reserve hides a spastic, wily heart that beats boiling blood as fast as his mind flashes vulgar visions. Both Isabelle and Jon took the time to chat via email regarding the history and future of Hecuba, as well as their friends' bands, cinema, and space opera."

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Live in Philly

Photos by Meredith Edlow

Live at LOBOT Gallery in Oakland, CA

"Tom & Jerry"


LINK

From Glaciers of Nice :)

LA Weekly Article by John Payne

"Hecuba: Tranforming the Visual into the Musical"

"When it comes to getting profoundly immersed in a piece of art or music, one method is to allow yourself to get a bit confused by what you’re trying to perceive — but just a little. You do want to fall into a hole, but you want to know that you can still crawl out of that hole eventually and see all your friends again. Because it’s lonely at the bottom of an art hole.

Local beat-combo/art-and-film aggregate Hecuba is a prime source for such satisfying confusion. This duo comprises the very interesting Isabelle Albuquerque and Jon Beasley, who began their fertile creative partnership in a steamy bog in the deep, deep South. After a move to NYC, where both were involved in various visual-art endeavors, the pair decided to pool their inspirations into musical form....."
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WEST COAST TOUR with Pit er Pat & Lucky Dragons

Pit Er Pat
Lucky Dragons

"Miles Away" at Donuts - La Cita, LA

Help Dublab Keep It Going

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"Ch-Changes" by Hecuba
From the "Sir" EP

We thought it would be appropriate for today. It's not about the same thing, but the shoe sure fits!

Halloween at the Hammer Museum

FREE!
Dress up or not, but don't miss a special Halloween performance. With We Are The World and Discount Cruise to Hell. Should be crazy.
Hammer Museum

Virtual 7" No. 1: Sir - Butchy Fuego Mix b/w Haz'm Mix

It's FREE and it includes amazing remixes by the Mighty Butchy Fuego and the elusive Haz'm.

++++ DOWNLOAD IT ++++

Hecuba on Paper Magazine TV by Molly Schiot

Paper Magazine
Molly Schiot

Photos from the Smell on 08.26.08

by Masa Inoue

Recording at Epiphany

Last night we recorded some of the members of the Blue Ribbon Glee Club (a 30 person punk rock choir) for our upcoming full length. We did it "mobile Top Cat Studio" style with Butchy Fuego in a beautiful old Chicago church called Epiphany.




check out a performance of BRGC covering Fugazi here

Last night at Berry UMC

on the altar:

photos by Sarah-Ji

Tonight at AV-aerie with Lucky Dragons and Rob Lowe/Butchy Fuego

Rob Lowe(Lichens) and Butchy Fuego(Pit er Pat) will be joining us and Lucky Dragons here in Chicago tonight. Should be amazing.
AV-aerie
2000 W Fulton *310
Chicago IL 60612

Tonight at Hight Concept Laboratories w/ Pit er Pat, Lucky Dragons

poster by Rob Doran

Top Cat

Arrived at Top Cat Studio, Chicago. It's Beautiful.

Chicago!

We arrived in Chicago today. Here is a poster Lucky Dragons made for the upcoming shows.

Peter's Pool Boys Presents:

Got "Critic's Pick" in LA Weekly. READ HERE.
The Smell
Peter's Pool Boys

"Not To Be Reproduced" Video Part 1

Hecuba // Not To Be Reproduced
Here's the first installment of our performance at NTBR. Thanks guys.
More coming soon.

"Vision Version" Pics

pics by Chandler, who collaborated with us on the projections.



these by Cinefamily


The official film from Dublab will be coming soon.

Donuts Party Tonight MOVED!!!

NEW LOCATION:
LA CITA BAR
336 S Hill St.
Downtown btw 3rd & 4th.
all times and bands same.

With Indian Jewelry & We Are the World.
10 - 3 AM

"Baltimore" - No Pain In Pop

"This Heat and This Dirt, Again"
Check out this delirious take on our version of "Baltimore" in No Pain In Pop.

LISTEN to "Baltimore" there too.

Donuts Party on MONDAY w/ We Are The World

DONUTS!
W.A.T.W.

Also, get tickets for their DFA party tomorrow (08/09) with James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem) who are doing their new project, Special Disco Version.

"Dead Air" Live Session on Indie 103.1 FM with Chuck P. this Sunday

Our live session on "Dead Air" with Chuck P. airs this Sunday, August 10th at 8:00 pm. Tune in to 103.1 FM in LA, or listen to the podcast after Sunday here.

Vision Version Tonight!

at the Silent Movie Theater
8:00 - doors + drinks
8:30 - VV films
9:30 - free drinks
10:00 - Hecuba w/ visuals by Chandler McWilliams + us
10:30 - dublab DJ's

Saul Levitz and Trevin Matcek are filming our performance to make a new film for the series. Can't wait.

MORE INFO

V Magazine covers Not To Be Reproduced, Hecuba

In L.A., Justin Kern's monthly party at Not To Be Reproduced packs 'em in. The crowd is right and the music is pretty perfect

Photography Linlee Allen
V Magazine

Video from Not To Be Reproduced performance

click to watch.

(video by Amy Jo)

"New" set to the music of Hecuba tonight.

"New" is a play by our friends Lauren and Rachel that is being staged at the Complex Theater here in LA. It will be set to the songs from the Sir EP, as well as the classic Haz'm track, "Money". We're going tonight. Can't wait to see.

Upcoming

Some upcoming things:
+ Vision Version with Dublab
+ East Coast Tour w/ Rainbow Arabia & Gangi
+ CMJ
+ Recording full-length at Top Cat Studios in Chicago
+ Cure tribute, "Perfect As Cats" features our cover of "Killing An Arab"
+ Hammer Museum: "HHH" - Hecuba Hammer Halloween
+ West Coast Tour with Pit er Pat & Lucky Dragons
+ more

Pit Er Pat:best.
see PERFORMANCES for details and other events.

Vision Version!! (Dublab) on August 5th

We are really excited to take part in this night. Dublab is presenting it at the Silent Movie Theatre here in LA. They will be screening all the past vision Versions with some amazing artists.
We are performing after the screening and are collaborating on some visuals with artist and friend Chandler McWilliams. Gonna be great!

Here's more info: VISION VERSION

Other artists involved include:
BABY DEE (Drag City)
DAEDELUS (Ninja Tune)
EXCEPTER (Paw-Tracks)
ARIEL PINK (Paw Tracks)
DON CAVALLI (Everloving)
HEALTH (Lovepump United)
PETER WALKER (raga guitar legend)
ALESSI (myspace.com/alessimusic)
LANGHORNE SLIM (Kemado Records)
LUCKY DRAGONS(Marriage Records)
OVER THE ATLANTIC (Carpark Records)
CLUSTER (German space rock legends)
RAIN MACHINE AKA KYP MALONE (TV on the Radio)
STEVIE JACKSON (Belle & Sebastian)
TOM BROSSEAU (Fat Cat Records)
WHY? (Anticon)

FILMS BY:
MATT AMATO, SAUL LEVITZ, PETER SHANEL, JULIA CROON, FERNANDO CARDENAS, THRILLHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, ROB SCHROEDER, TREVIN MATCEK, DAVE SHAFEI, BEN BARNES, JOSH FORBES, CLAY LIPSKY

Hecuba, We Are The World, Rainbow Arabia @ Bordello (photos)

What a great night with great bands and friends!

(images: L.A. Underground)
Hecuba:

We Are The World:


Rainbow Arabia:

"We had fun this weekend. How about you? Specifically, that Bordello show on Friday was one of the best shows we've seen this year. Hecuba, We Are the World, and Rainbow Arabia are three of our favorite new artists in the last year so whoever came up with the genius idea of having all three of them together deserves a full body massage or something."

- L. A. Underground

Record Release @ Echo (video)

Here's a video from our Record Release party with Brendan Fowler and Laco$te
Thanks to everyone for coming.

"Tom & Jerry"

video by shaylasaurus

L. A. Record Feature

Here's a poster we did with photographer Dan Monick at L. A. Record for their "covers" series. It was based on "The Stranger" by Billy Joel. We shot each of us separately, then turned Isabelle's face into the mask. (click on image to see it larger).




In the dirt after the Manimal Vinyl Festival in Pioneertown: (photo Charlie Rose)

Record Release @ Echo (photos)

(images: Lauren Dukoff)


(images: Masa Inoue)

Hecuba Newspaper

Our Sc-fi Newspaper:





Osk Design

Triple Canopy West Coast Launch Party

Triple Canopy West Coast Launch Party at Site LA. We did a special performance with our friend and collaborator Chandler McWilliams to make a software controlled shadow play.


It was a great night hosted by Sarah Anderson with films by Lucky Dragons, Ben Russell, Dan Hoy, Jen Dnike, Keren Cutter, and Michael Robinson. And performances by Peter Kolovos and Revolutionary Patriots.
Here is the poster made by Sarah Anderson for the show


For More info:
The Mountain and the Wave

"Hey Sir" Music Video

Manimal Vinyl Festival

This weekend Manimal Vinyl, L.A. Record, and KXLU put on the First Annual Manimal Vinyl Festival in Pioneer town. It was a beautiful weekend in the Joshua Tree Desert with We Are the World, Rainbow Arabia, Aeriel Pink's Haunted Graffitti, Black Black, Gangi, Corridor and more. It was a pretty amazing event. Thank you Paul!

You can read a review here
4 I'd Bandit
and see more pics here
Naturalismo

can't wait until next year

Press photos by Lauren Dukoff

(click to see bigger image)

Spaceland Posters

Three in the series of hand made posters made from paper, pencil and old headshots for our Spaceland show

Record Release Show Poster

Poster from our Record Release show with Brendan Fowler and Laco$te at the Echo.

"Sir" at the Orpheum

At the Orpheum Theater supporting Devendra Banhart