L'Rain Presents: Tony Seltzer, Wadari, Doula L'Rain Presents: Tony Seltzer, Wadari, Doula

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.

Tony Seltzer is an individual artist working at the edges of rock and pop, with a catalog that also sits in Spotify’s cloud rap and experimental hip hop lanes. In New York City, he has appeared at the Knitting Factory, including on bills curated by L’Rain alongside Wadari and Doula.

Wadari is a New York City–based rock/pop group heard on bills at venues like Pianos, where they’ve appeared alongside Ice Balloons and Off Pink. Their live context often sits near the border of club rock and downtown-leaning experimentation, shaped by the mixed lineups they share.

Doula is a New York City–based DJ whose sets have been heard at Paragon, a key room in the city’s late-night circuit. They’ve shared bills with The Carry Nation, Kim Anh, Cosmo, Leonce, DJ Saliva, DJ Miss Parker, X-Coast, and Nikki Nair, moving between house and club strains with a disciplined sense of pacing.