Hear neo-classical pop, cosmic rock at KALA Stunning Rayguns, Robin Bacior to play

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Astoria — The beautiful, manic, psychedelic soundtracks of the Stunning Rayguns returns to KALA at 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. A $7 cover will be charged at the door, and a full bar will be available.

Created with electric guitars, drums and computer noises that collide and careen, Stunning Rayguns’ music forms sonic tapestries in a constant quest for new musical exploration. Band members Raymond Martin and Collin Colebank give listeners solid rock grooves to hold onto while the drums and guitar consciously expand into what can be described, for lack of a better term, as cosmic rock or experimental spy rock.

Portland-based singer-songwriter Robin Bacior will open the evening with a new ensemble backing her mellow, neo-classical arrangements. Bacior plays acoustic piano, electric piano and guitar along with cellist Dan Bindschedler. The two started mending in more textured instrumentation, layering dynamic sounds into simple folk structures, which now includes drums and NORD keyboard, to retain the lush but unusual harmonic progressions created by her former duo.

Bacior’s songs have received praise from NPR’s “All Songs Considered,” VH1, MTV, NYLON, L Magazine, CBS, Stereomood, Soundcloud, along with various blogs and college radio stations.

KALA is located at1017 Marine Drive. For information, call 503-338-4878.