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Peach Kings and Heartracer at Connie's Ric Rac

Peach Kings and Heartracer at Connie's Ric Rac

Monday February 1st, 2016

$8 advance tickets / $10 at door

Doors at 7:00, show starts at 8:00

The Peach Kings

The Peach Kings are the rock noir duo of Paige Wood and Steven Dies, whose sexy and relatable songs are the soundtrack for their intimate love story. With a raw vibe and raucous stage presence often compared to The Kills and The White Stripes, the curated vibe is a nod to classic cult movies and directors like Lynch, Tarantino, and Andersen. Embodying something unmistakably vintage, their inspiration includes, but is not limited to, PJ Harvey, Nancy Sinatra, The Cramps, Lou Reed, Lee Hazelwood, and Portishead, adding their own undercurrent of hip modernity through every last note.

Heartracer

Born and raised in Richmond, VA brothers Chris and Chip Cosby joined forces after years of playing separately to form Heartracer. Since the release of their debut album In Flight in November 2013, they have been lighting up the synthpop scene on a local and national level opening for big name acts such as Future Islands, Banks, and Priory. Heartracer have been compared to modern acts such as The Killers and Walk The Moon as well as iconic 80's acts like A-ha and Duran Duran; however their very own brand of upbeat synthpop with 1980's flavors has been described as uniquely their own. Heartracer began to garner national attention with the release of their Kickstarter backed video for their single "Heartracer," which the national publication Examiner described as "Synthpop at Its Finest." The video dazzled as it featured an iconic throwback script featuring a "nerd gets the girl" storyline in a neon fueled arcade adventure, and of course their signature white keytar. On April 22nd Heartracer released their latest work, a 5 song EP entitled Summer Gold. This EP includes the singles "Heartracer" and "Overboard" and has been widely praised as their best work yet.