L'Rain, Eucademix (Yuka Honda), Bernard Rocks L'Rain, Eucademix (Yuka Honda), Bernard Rocks
About This Event
L'Rain, Eucademix (Yuka Honda) and Bernard Rocks perform at the Knitting Factory in a bill that foregrounds arrangement, texture and close listening over spectacle. Taja Cheek’s L'Rain works between rock/pop and hip‑hop/R&B with a neo‑psychedelic, art‑pop sensibility; the project's earliest recordings were shaped by the death of her mother, Lorraine. Honda’s Eucademix emphasizes studio‑minded composition and timbre, while Bernard Rocks moves between song form and score‑like arrangement.
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.
Eucademix
Eucademix is a rock/pop project associated with New York–based Japanese multi-instrumentalist and producer Yuka Honda, known as a co-founder of Cibo Matto. The group has appeared at the Knitting Factory, including on bills with L’Rain, situating their work in the city’s small-room performance circuit.
Yuka Honda
Yuka Honda is a New York–based musician working across rock and pop, with a steady pull toward avant-garde and electroacoustic methods. She performs at venues such as the Knitting Factory, and appears on bills alongside artists like L’Rain.
Bernard Rocks
Bernard Rocks is a Rock/Pop artist heard in New York City rooms like the Knitting Factory, where bills have paired him with acts such as L’Rain and Yuka Honda’s Eucademix. His recorded work also moves through “score” territory, suggesting an ear for arrangement as much as song form.