L'Rain, medium. L'Rain, medium.
About This Event
L'Rain and Medium share a bill at the Knitting Factory. L'Rain is Taja Cheek’s New York–based experimental project, operating at the crossroads of rock/pop and hip-hop/R&B with a neo-psychedelic, art-pop edge; early recordings were shaped after the death of her mother, Lorraine, and Cheek’s shows favor structure and close listening over spectacle. Medium, a Nottingham post-punk group active from 1978–1983, brings spare, rhythm-driven arrangements that prioritize texture and restraint.
About the Artists
L'Rain
L’Rain is the performance project of New York-based experimental musician Taja Cheek, working at the crossroads of rock/pop and hip-hop/R&B with a neo-psychedelic, art-pop edge. The name traces back to her mother, Lorraine, and the earliest L’Rain recordings were shaped in the period after her death.
Medium
Medium is a post-punk group that first took shape in Nottingham, England, active in its initial run from 1978 to 1983. Their work sits in the early U.K. independent network, shaped by spare structures and a focus on rhythm and friction.