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Weird Association for the Blind

Episode 2 of 4

The host of the longest running open mic night in NYC now lives in Scotland and recalls when things were a bit weird. From 2016.

Lach was the King of Manhattan's East Village and host of the longest running open mic night in New York. He now lives in Scotland and finds himself back at square one, playing in a dive bar on the wrong side of Edinburgh.

His night, held in various venues around New York, was called the Antihoot. Never quite fitting in and lost somewhere lonely between folk and punk music, Lach started the Antifolk movement. He played host to Suzanne Vega, Jeff Buckley and many others; he discovered and nurtured lots of talent including Beck, Regina Spektor and the Moldy Peaches but nobody discovered him.

In this episode, Lach remembers a time that he experimented with mind altering substances and changed the way he and his friends saw the world forever.

Written and performed by Lach
Executive Producer: Richard Melvin
Sound design: Al Lorraine and Sean Kerwin

A Dabster production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4. First broadcast in June 2016.

14 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Sep 2020 22:30

Broadcasts

  • Wed 22 Jun 2016 23:00
  • Wed 15 May 2019 23:15
  • Sun 20 Sep 2020 22:30