LD BEGHTOL (born 1964, Fort Campbell, Kentucky) is a musician,designer and writer. Beghtol was raised in Clarksville, Tennessee —the youngest of a large, largely dysfunctional family given to the pursuit of the arts and music — and holds a BFA from the University of Memphis. In 1995 Beghtol moved to New York City; currently he lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In addition to heading up Flare (aka Flare
Acoustic Arts League), Beghtol is the writer-producer and primary vocalist for LD & the New Criticism and is a one-half of the bicoastal project Moth Wranglers (with ex-King Missile bassist and keyboard player Chris Xefos). In 1998 Beghtol was invited by songwriter-producer Stephin Merritt to collaborate as on the Magnetic Fields' acclaimed 1999 triple-CD box set, 69 LOVE SONGS, on which he sings "All My Little Words," "TheWay You Say Good-Night" and other songs
A life-long insomniac, Beghtol collects odd and obscure musical instruments, and reads almost
compulsively. He has worked professionally as an art director for publications including TRAVEL
HOLIDAY, OUTDOOR LIFE and THE VILLAGE VOICE, and has written extensively about the arts, music and culture for TIME OUT NEW YORK, THE ADVOCATE, CHICKFACTOR and other publications and websites. His book 69 LOVE SONGS, A FIELD GUIDE was published by Continuum International Publishing Group as part of their esteemed 33⅓ series of critical studies of important rock and pop albums in December 2006. He is currently working on a new LD&TNC album, a collection of short stories, and a musical collaboration with Locas in Love (Beghtol was a featured vocalist and player on their 2007 release WINTER). Additonally, a new Flare album, CUT, will be released in Europe and the UK this April, and three didgital EPs by moth wranglers will be released in 2009.
Photo Credit - band image: Robin Holland
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Monday, January 19th
CAKE SHOP 152 Ludlow Street (between Stanton & Rivington, Manhattan),
212.253.0036
Doors at 7:30pm (21 and over), $7; www.cake-shop.com
MASCOTT at 11:00pm
LOCAS IN LOVE at 10:00pm
LD & THE NEW CRITICISM 9:15pm
KANSAS STATE FLOWER 8:15pm
Tuesday, January 20th
UNION HALL 702 Union Street @ 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn (R
train to Union Street stop), 718.638.4400
Doors at 7:30pm, $10; www.unionhallny.com
With special guest BEN LERMAN as your host!
LOCAS IN LOVE at 10pm
LD & THE NEW CRITICISM at 9pm
THE LEADER at 8pm
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