On Friday, April 5th, the incredible Magic Beans make their return to The Mousetrap for the first time in 2 years and the spectacular Stardust Social Club is kicking off the night!
Showcasing thier diversity, their release Unzipped, is an all instrumental tribute to lo-fi recording, bumpin’ beats, and 90’s neo-soul. Previous studio releases like, Slice of Life, showcase the bands’ depth of songwriting as well as their knack for catchy lyrics. The Beans have extensively toured their analog dance music and neo-jam across the country, earning them an expansive fanbase and we are so very stoked to have them back at The Mousetrap
Magic Beans
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Denver’s Magic Beans return April 30th, 2021 with their third studio album, Slice of Life, a 14 song documentation of a year spent away from the familiar confines of the road.
When the pandemic hit, Magic Beans had dozens of shows cancelled, so they hopped into their studio in Denver, CO and started recording songs. Produced by Magic Beans – and Mastered by David Glasser (The Grateful Dead’s long time Mastering engineer) – Funk, soul, live electronica, and even bluegrass music find their way into this songbook from 4 band members that each bring their own flavor to the project. The different feels in the double record coexist harmoniously as the listener is slowly ramped up throughout the record. By the time you hit the second vinyl, the organic sounds of B3 organ and acoustic guitar give way to synths and drum sampling almost as if you’re descending into night.
The inspiration for the title “Slice of Life” is just that. A random and unplanned snapshot of the band in this time and place, a self portrait done unknowingly. “Throughout our days as a traveling band, we’ve encountered many a situation that is unexplainably surreal in its abnormality, but at the same time indicative of the location, culture, and context we find ourselves. “A person partaking in an activity you didn’t know existed wearing an outfit you’ve only seen in a dream, or a collision of occurrences just rare and unusual enough that you think you’re living in a simulation just to be in that place, sounds of B3 organ and acoustic guitar give way to synths and drum sampling almost as if you’re descending into night.
The band’s rule was to have fun making music and the record reflects that. Even the home-made and hand-cut collages for the album artwork were created by the Beans’ tour manager and collaborator, Austin Koontz. What you got here with “Slice of Life” is a good time and a reflection of Magic Beans love for creating art. As the world returns to some semblance of normal, and Magic Beans hop back onto the road these songs will feature prominently in the sets from night to night, but until then this album will serve as a small Slice of of the last year in the Life of Magic Beans.
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Stardust Social Club
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Stardust Social Club is a 5-piece jam band band from Indianapolis, Indiana. The band formed in 2020 from a collection of passionate and seasoned improv musicians who met at The Mousetrap in Indy. Their sound is influenced heavily by the music they grew up with ranging from outlaw country, r&b, heavy metal, rock and roll and hip hop. Their unique brand of entertainment fuses intense and emotional jams with tight rhythms, seasoned vocals, tasteful dynamics with improvisation and high power stage energy that will make you want to drop everything and join the party.
On the Road to Summer Camp 2023 winners Stardust Social Club has risen quickly to local fame building a loyal fanbase in Indiana. In their first year they played Phase Seven Music Festival, Livestock, and threw their own festival Bear Creek in Indianapolis.
Currently, the band is playing all over the midwest and collecting live recordings for release.
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