Posted on November 17th, 2011 by BC Musician Magazine

When autumn leaves begin to fall, the days gone by are of gumboot helicopters whirling colorfully to the sound of music festivals everywhere. But as the last falafel is eaten, the last lantern dimmed, and the last note sounded, sending friends reeling deliriously home with their arms around each other singing, musicians everywhere are already wondering what kind of hoops they need to jump through to get on the stage next year. They’re thinking stuff like,

Posted on September 27th, 2011 by BC Musician Magazine

By Barbara Bruederlin
“It was sort of a mini-Christmas album,” Amber Webber explains, describing what spurred the formation of the band, Lightning Dust. When she and Joshua Wells, both veteran members of Black Mountain, found themselves with a half-dozen songs that didn’t mesh with the band’s retro prog rock vibe, they figured they could turn those songs into unique Christmas gifts. “We recorded them for fun and sent the album out to all our friends,” Amber recalls.
Some friends who happened to be with Jagjaguwar – the label who handles Black Mountain – suggested that they re-record and release the homemade Christmas gift. “We didn’t really have any expectations,” Amber maintains. “We just thought we would put it out. And then we kind of got the itch to tour with it.”
It proved to be an itch that was well worth scratching. That self-titled debut album, followed by an acclaimed sophomore album, Infinite Light, had critics falling over themselves trying to pin adjectives onto the darkly cinematic sound, driven by Joshua’s soulful piano chords and Amber’s shuddering vocals.
Lightning Dust …