Gardens & Villa are a band from Santa Barbara, California. Members Adam Rasmussen, Chris Lynch, Dusty Ineman, Levi Hayden and Shane McKillop craft lush, beat-driven music full of creative pop harmonies and featuring unique instrumentation — with prominent synths, tastefully effect-laden bass, and memorable lead melodies played on flute. With these quirks, Gardens & Villa seem to have tapped into something special, producing some of the catchiest, most danceable pop music that we’ve heard in a while.
Featured song: “Echosassy”
Complete broadcast and audio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/OuBKVC
Dunes, the latest release by Gardens & Villa, is now available from Secretly Canadian
Official website for Gardens & Villa: http://gardensandvilla.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/gardensandvilla
Twitter: @gardensandvilla
Upcoming tour dates:
03/07 @ The Independent in San Francisco, CA
03/08 @ El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
03/11-16 @ SXSW in Austin, TX
03/24 @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire @ London, UK
03/25 @ Birthdays in London, UK
04/03 @ La Flèche d’Or in Paris, France
04/07 @ VEGA in Copenhagen, Denmark
04/08 @ Kulturhaus III&70 in Hamburg, Germany
04/09 @ Berghain Kantine in Berlin, Germany
04/10 @ Karlstorbahnhof in Heidelberg, Germany
04/19 @ Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA
04/20 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
04/20 @ 502 Bar in San Antonio, TX
05/14 @ Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver, BC, Canada
05/15 @ Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR
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