Florist at PhilaMOCA

Get tickets: http://ticketf.ly/2908tMi Florist Florist is, and began as the friendship project of Emily Sprague, Rick Spataro, and Jonnie Baker in Upstate, NY. The three started making weird sounds on synths and guitars together as a way to cope and relate, and grew close. Felix Walworth joined as a drummer and collaborator when Emily moved to New York City and continued writing songs with the moniker.The Birds Outside Sangstarted being written as one result of a severe bicycle accident that Emily was involved in on Feb 11th, 2014.It began with Emily, still recovering, writing and recording in isolation, able to play keyboard only with one hand, sing, and bang on things.The second half of the album was recorded live by the whole band.It was a resurrection back into the friendships, loving support, and musical collaboration that started Florist years ago Emily Yacina Meaningful songs and songwriting. Emily Yacina is doing this for fun. POWER ANIMAL "vibe is so positive and big it can’t help but pull all these sounds into a close embrace." - FADER "There’s clever use of samples in pop music, and then there’s Power Animal" - IMPOSE "heartbreakingly sincere and believably cathartic" - Prefix Mag "The sad thing is, the song ends almost too soon. repeat." - Weekly Tape Deck / Altered Zones "bright and upbeat yet with a considerable amount of reflective and subtly melancholic undertones, some folky hints and above all beautiful harmonizations." - No Fear Of Pop "Keith is amazing. One of our absolute favorites." -Get Off The Coast / Decoder Mag Venue Information: PhilaMOCA 531 North 12th St. Philadelphia, PA, 19123 http://www.philamoca.org/