Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

Shooting Spires is the solo-project of Brooklyn-based art rock ensemble Parts and Labor bassist/keyboardist, BJ Warshaw. The sound of this one-man-band hearkens the earliest Eno-inflected releases by Roxy Music, with a rich layering of keyboards, drum machines, over-driven guitars and voice, accented by occasional blasts of saxophone and random synthesizer loops. The resulting songs are simple, hook-laden pop buried under a sonic cloud reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine, Animal Collective and Brian Eno’s exploratory rock albums.

Deastro is the product of Randolph Chabot, a very productive kid from the outer reaches of suburban metro-Detroit. For several years Chabot has kept his Deastro persona alive through a series of home-recordings and internet releases. His early sound brought together a mash of retro-80’s, Nintendo inspired synth-pop and celebratory prog-rock, all performed by Chabot alone in various guises (drums along with pre-programmed synths, singing and playing synthesizer along to pre-programmed rhythms, etc.). On this evening, having just released their ‘Moondaggers’ LP on the internationally renowned Ghostly International label, Deastro will premiere its newest incarnation as a full band.

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-6622
www.mocadetroit.org