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Ari Voxx
DC Bushwick Book Club for TCGB Fest
Bladensburg Branch Library, PGCMLS
4820 Annapolis Rd
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Free admission
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DC Bushwick Book Club is thrilled to be part of This Could Go Boom's Festival in July! We'll be doing a show of new work inspired by Ryka Aoki's gorgeous "Light from Uncommon Stars"!
"Light from Uncommon Stars" is the story of Shizuka Satomi, a violin virtuoso who’s made a deal with the devil, Katrina Nguyen, a young trans runaway who may become Shizuka’s next prodigy/sacrifice and Lan Tran, a retired starship captain and interstellar refugee. Oh and there are donuts, so many donuts. If "Faust" and "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" had a baby it would be "Light from Uncommon Stars". It was described by Publishers Weekly as “a dark but ultimately hopeful sci-fi exploration of the threats faced by queer people of color [and] a love letter to immigrant culture and the power people have to save each other … a beautiful, satisfying story of redemption and families of choice.” It could not come at a more needed time.
Participating artists include Ari Voxx (music), Cat Van Glide and Sam Lee (music), Kerri Sheehan (animation), Sea Griffin (music) and Susan Hwang (music and Bushwick Book Club founder!) with a couple of special surprise guests!
This Could Go Boom! has been working toward gender diversity and equity in music since 2018 by uplifting the musical work of women, nonbinary, trans masculine, gender fluid, and gender expansive artists.
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Ari Voxx Biography
Ari Voxx is DC’s Dreamy Pop Princess. Well-versed in many different music worlds, she focuses on writing music that is eclectic and authentically her, transcending genres. Ari’s sound is heavily inspired by the moods and vibes of 80s/90s new-wave and pop artists, with influences ranging from Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, and The Cure, to The Eurythmics, Soundgarden, and Imogen Heap.
As a Black, Queer, Female artist and mental health awareness advocate, Ari’s music is reflective of her diverse environment and experiences - themes like alienation, heartache, self-identity, and her struggles with anxiety and depression often occur in her songwriting. The kaleidoscopic lens through which she views her creations is encapsulated by her dreamy, soft-glam aesthetic, and usually involves melancholic undertones.
Ari’s stage presence is powerful and commanding, yet delicate and ethereal, with vocals that soar, bend, and transport you into her hazy dreamland. When accompanied by her band, The Sad Lads, her sound becomes thoroughly reverbed and synth-driven. The Lads Ryan Boshart and Jegug Ih are synth kings, dedicated dudes; passionate princes. With ear-catching guitar melodies and thick, burgeoning basslines, Ryan and Jegug bring an element of shoegaze and synthpop, shaped by their diverse backgrounds in jazz, classical, punk, and disco.
A performance from Ari Voxx and The Sad Lads casts an encompassing nostalgic atmosphere over the listener. Expect to experience misty soundwaves propelled by pulsating beats, generously draped with precise, dynamic vocals.
Ari and her Lads are currently recording a full length album entitled “I’m OK, Please Stop Asking.” With stories of self-worth, depression, dreams, fantasies, and the exploration of the human condition, their debut LP will be released in the Summer of 2023.
“The songs penned by the self-described “sad dream queen” are gentle indie pop ditties with deceptive darkness below reverb-drenched guitar, jazzy rhythms and her warm, round vocal tones. They are heavy with lyrics about romance, nostalgia and ennui, and feelings of longing and not belonging.”
– The Washington Post
Read MoreAs a Black, Queer, Female artist and mental health awareness advocate, Ari’s music is reflective of her diverse environment and experiences - themes like alienation, heartache, self-identity, and her struggles with anxiety and depression often occur in her songwriting. The kaleidoscopic lens through which she views her creations is encapsulated by her dreamy, soft-glam aesthetic, and usually involves melancholic undertones.
Ari’s stage presence is powerful and commanding, yet delicate and ethereal, with vocals that soar, bend, and transport you into her hazy dreamland. When accompanied by her band, The Sad Lads, her sound becomes thoroughly reverbed and synth-driven. The Lads Ryan Boshart and Jegug Ih are synth kings, dedicated dudes; passionate princes. With ear-catching guitar melodies and thick, burgeoning basslines, Ryan and Jegug bring an element of shoegaze and synthpop, shaped by their diverse backgrounds in jazz, classical, punk, and disco.
A performance from Ari Voxx and The Sad Lads casts an encompassing nostalgic atmosphere over the listener. Expect to experience misty soundwaves propelled by pulsating beats, generously draped with precise, dynamic vocals.
Ari and her Lads are currently recording a full length album entitled “I’m OK, Please Stop Asking.” With stories of self-worth, depression, dreams, fantasies, and the exploration of the human condition, their debut LP will be released in the Summer of 2023.
“The songs penned by the self-described “sad dream queen” are gentle indie pop ditties with deceptive darkness below reverb-drenched guitar, jazzy rhythms and her warm, round vocal tones. They are heavy with lyrics about romance, nostalgia and ennui, and feelings of longing and not belonging.”
– The Washington Post
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