LDW BIO

In the summer of 2013 a group of Portland, Oregon musicians got together around the love of Stop Making Sense (a Talking Heads concert film) which they consider to be the most brilliant concert of all time. Performing Stop Making Sense inspired them to write their own music. “There was so much funkiness, movement, and excitement to the music in that movie and we just knew it would get people excited and it felt fresh” says Lawrence Orleck, co-founder and singer in the band.

The upcoming Album – Movement in a spirited manner

For LDW, every performance matters, and, it’s that mantra, that has the band in the studio recording their first album, Movement in a spirited manner. “We were so inspired by playing David Byrne’s music for 3 years that we found ourselves in the studio writing this album and it just naturally fit into our set. That’s our evolution and trajectory. But, yes, we still play a ton of talking heads because, plain and simple, it’s fun.” We named it Movement in a spirited manner because for the last 3 years we have been enthralled with the excitement and motion of our fans. They get down, big time.” Lawrence muses.

Stop Making Sense performances

 “We also thought it would be an incredible adventure to put together, periodically, the actual Stop Making Sense performance. It’s a concept that starts with ostensibly no stage setup and out comes David Byrne with a beatbox and and acoustic. The stage slowly builds to a full performance as the players and gear ebb onto the stage – until a mid show climax with Byrne in a giant suit. It's great fun to honor the performance that was the nucleus for this project.” 

The band is performing Stop Making Sense and Original Material in premier venues around the country.