Music from the Dark Side
The Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
Admission: $15
$15 admission / 7:30 doors / standing / all ages Three music projects explore moody aspects of folk, darkwave and ritual, shamanic sounds and vocals. Featuring Winds of Alluria, Shadowmerge, and Ajda the Turkish Queen. WINDS OF ALLURIA Enchanting female vocals from Eurasian Shaman Khaluna Kam. Together with Totem Faehy's incredible throat singing and natural connection to animism, he brings an element sound balance. Heavy ritual ancestral sounds, authentic shamanic vocals, throat and overtone singing, and kulning. Their unique vocal abilities create a memorable journey of sound rooted in ancient traditions of ritual and lore. https://windsofalluria.bandcamp.com/ SHADOWMERGE Shadowmerge is the latest project from veteran Boston guitarist Doug Vargas and singer/poet Marlene Tholl. This ambient darkwave collaboration explores the evolution of ethereal alternative rock, poetry, and song — a moody mix of Vargas' atmospheric guitar and Tholl's haunting vocals and emotionally charged spoken word. This Lilypad performance marks the release of their new EP, E-Life, which grapples with the complex challenges of modern life through haunting soundscapes and post-rock textures. Following their…