LA-based indie-pop duo Mating Ritual will bring their energetic live show to the East Coast + Midwest for the first time opening for Penguin Prison. Tickets for their 4/12 show are available HERE
While 2017 left many of us speechless, Christopher Glover of Penguin Prison is speaking louder than ever. His forthcoming EP Turn It Up— from which we’ve already heard the titular lead single and its remixes—works with heavier messages than some of his previous work. That said, the EP still contains the DJ and producer’s signature sound: a blended cocktail of speedy guitar licks, bouncy pop melodies, disco-tinged percussion, sweet and sour vocal manipulation and upbeat bass, all molded into a cohesively sunny yet sophisticated addition to his repertoire.
Mating Ritual’s Ryan Marshall Lawhon is a journeyman who can’t sit still. Relocating up and down the west coast twice a year until he was 18, the producer-songwriter has become accustomed to change; the very opposite of a “creature of habit”. His restless need to be on the move is a driving force in the creation of his music.
Driven to push the boundaries of “Alternative” songwriting and production, he continues to release complex yet catchy songs that question the traditional ideals of genre classification. After the hiatus of his prior band Pacific Air, Ryan cranked up his songwriting prolificacy and found immense freedom in the world of independent recording. Uninhibited by appeasing an ideal or genre, Ryan began recording what he calls Post-Genre-Pop under the alias Mating Ritual.
Spring Tour Dates w/ Penguin Prison:
4/12 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/13 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
4/14 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
4/18 Washington DC @ Black Cat
4/19 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
4/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/21 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
