April 2012
2 posts
March 2012
1 post
January 2012
2 posts
Show review from The Bay Bridged →
Mist and Mast has at times been a permanent four-piece, but over the long haul has been primarily the product of main guy Jason Lakis. He wrote, played and recorded the band’s self-titled debut, and about half of the second effort, Action at a Distance. The full band that recorded the other half has since reshuffled, with only guitarist Craig Adams remaining. Lakis is back to solo recording with...
Tonight! Early show at the Make Out Room.
Fine Steps opens at 7:30, and we’re on at 8:30.
The Make Out Room is on 22nd between Mission and Valencia in SF.
October 2011
1 post
September 2011
1 post
9.29 -Bottom of the Hill with Revolver and Chateau...
Later this month, we’re playing a great show at the Bottom of the Hill. We’re opening the night for Revolver (on Astralwerks) and Chateau Marmont. Check em out…
July 2011
1 post
Busy week!
This Thursday Dan and Jason will be doing a little interview on Radio Valencia, promoting the Mist and Mast show on Friday at the Hemlock. Then, on Saturday we’re playing an outdoor house party in Davis. Get in touch if you’d like to come by.
June 2011
1 post
THIS SATURDAY at the El Rio
This Saturday (July 2nd) we’re playing at the El Rio. Somehow, the vibe of this place (is it the cheap beer, the huge outdoor patio…not sure) is just right for a great summer drunken weekend show. We’re playing with our friends B and not B (middle slot) and Hate Factory (opening). Come on out, it’s going to be fun. The El Rio is on Mission just past Cesar Chavez (3158...
May 2011
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April 2011
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We’ve got a couple new shows coming up as we put the finishing touches on our new album. Coming up first, we’ll be at the Make Out Room on Saturday, May 7th. This will be a fun, early one. Opening is our bud Brian Sullivan (Dylan in the Movies), then the amazing Pancho San, and finally, us. The whole show is from 7:30 to 9:30, with us being on around 8:30.
February 2011
1 post
We're back...and at the Hemlock Tavern in March
I’ve been busy writing and recording, and will have a set of mostly new songs to play for you on Friday, March 18th at the Hemlock Tavern. This show will feature a bit of a new live band as well. We’ve got our old pal/old bandmate Mike Schmiedt on bass and good buddy Tim Wright on drums. Also playing is The Finches and Coconut.
January 2011
1 post
November 2010
1 post
Studio almost done!
So, you may have been wondering where the hell have we been? Well, I’ve been building a studio from the ground up here in Berkeley with every free minute of evenings and weekends, and it’s almost ready. If anyone has any interest, here’s a gallery of the building process….
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonlakis/sets/72157624710323685/
September 2010
3 posts
Bottom of the Hill show w/ Perfume Genius
Thanks to everyone who made it out to the Hemlock…turned out to be a great night.
And now, back to business…we’re going to play a quiet, acoustic-ish show with Matador’s Perfume Genius and Winfred E. Eye later this month at Bottom of the Hill.
TONIGHT (Friday, Sept. 17th) at the Hemlock
Bill’s last show :(
Tonight (Sat. 9/11) in Davis at Sophia's
Attn. folks in the Davis/Sacramento area…we’re playing tonight at Sophia’s in Davis on E st. Also playing is Writer (San Diego) and The Spires (LA)
Hemlock Tavern show
There are a few significant things going on, which will make this a special show…
1. Our drummer and pal Bill is moving to New York, so this will be our last show with him.
2. This will also be our last show as a full band for the rest of this year.
3. We’re playing with our buds Sands and Yeltsin (Eugene, OR), and you really need to catch them both.
So, we hope to see you there....
July 2010
3 posts
Penny Arcade @ Make out Room - 8.4
Jason and Craig will be playing a short, acoustic set to open up the Penny Arcade show at Make Out Room on Wednesday, August 4th. They’ll be on from 8 - 8:30ish
Bandega Interview
http://www.bandega.com/band/view/mist-and-mast#interview
KALX Live, this Saturday
So, this last minute thing just popped up.
Jason will be playing live, solo acoustic, on your favorite radio station and ours, KALX, 90.7 FM.
The show will go from 9:30 til around 10:30 pm.
kalx.berkeley.edu
May 2010
1 post
The coming few months
Hey y’all,
We’re going to be taking it easy for the next few months, spending time writing and getting demos together for the next album. But we couldn’t pass up a show with our old pals the Radar Bros. which will be happening on June 24th at the Rickshaw Stop. Man/Miracle will also be playing.
April 2010
4 posts
Driving home.
Thanks Davis and Merced!
Thanks to everyone who came out in Davis and Merced this past weekend. We had a blast…what a great turnout! Eugene and Portland, see you later this week.
April, a busy month...
Here’s a rundown of what we have cooking for April:
Sunday, April 4th - Jason, solo acoustic @ Hotel Utah (SF) w/ Billy and Dolly (8pm)
Friday, April 16th - Davis, CA - Sophia’s w/Jake Mann
Saturday, April 17th - Merced, CA - The Partisan w/ Jake Mann
Thursday, April 22nd - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage w/ Heavenly Oceans
Saturday, April 24th - Portland, OR - Kelly’s...
March 2010
2 posts
Magic bus!
Hey everyone, thanks for coming out last night…twas a blast.
Two orders of business this morning…
1. To whomever yelled out “Magic Bus”, I was kidding when I said you’re stricken from my xmas card list. I love that song, and I think it was a fine selection. You’re still on.
2. I stand corrected. STEPHANIE is the one who introduced us to Captain Beyond, and...
February 2010
3 posts
Some nice things said about Action at a Distance
“a tight-knit four-piece guitar pop outfit with subtle melodic hints of classic rock.” - SF Chronicle
“alive, cohesive and textured…their best work yet!” - The Fire Note
“winding melodies, unique guitar hooks and intelligent songwriting” - Record Dept.
“5 stars. Winding intelligent melodies…uniquely satisfying guitar lines…smart pensive...
Shows Shows Shows
We have a bunch of shows planned for the next few months, including a west coast tour in mid-April. The next couple will be…
2.24 - Noise Pop Happy Hour @ Benders (we’re on at 5pm…leave work early!) w/ Love is Chemicals and AB and the Sea
3.11 - Cafe Du Nord w/ B and not B (cd release) and The Thingers
January 2010
3 posts
@ The Independent with Dengue Fever!
We just got added to this show last minute. It’s for Tuesday, January 12th.
We’re on at 8pm, followed by the mighty Dengue Fever.
The Independent
Dengue Fever
#3!
We’re #3 in Bagel Radio’s Top 10 Bay Area albums of 2009
December 2009
1 post
Saturday, January 2 @ The Starry Plough
Well, it’s been a while but we’re finally playing the East Bay again…this time at the Starry Plough Pub in Berkeley. We’re on second out of a great bill of 4 bands. Also playing is Colossal Yes, The Blank Tapes and Ash Reiter.
December 8th @ Cafe Du Nord
So, we just got added to the Robert Francis show at Cafe Du Nord on Tuesday Dec. 8th. We’re on 1st and there’s only our two bands playing. Come on out!
November 2009
2 posts
October 2009
2 posts
Free Album
Ok, here’s some big news for you…
See that link on the upper right? How about a free album? No, seriously…we’ll give you a download to our new album which comes out next week…now. All you have to do is join our mailing list (which you can opt out of anytime). Click on the link and follow the directions. Thanks to Bill for setting this whole crazy system up!
With...
This week...
Hey everyone,
So here’s what we have cooking this week…
Thursday night (8th) we’ll be playing live on Pirate Cat Radio at 8pm.
Friday, we’ll be playing our record release show at the Bottom of the Hill. We’re on at 10 sharp.
And along with the release of our new album “Action at a Distance”, we’ll be adding some fancy new additions to our website...
September 2009
3 posts
This next one’s the first song off our new...
May 2009
1 post
April 2009
3 posts
Dachshund Derby
No, we’re not playing this weekend, but we’re going to the Dachshund Derby at Golden Gate Fields. Dollar beer and hot dogs. And dachshunds going crazy.
Our blog
Here’s our blog. I haven’t figured it out yet. Until I get some awesome stuff up here, here’s our myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/mistandmast