Helado Negro & This Is The Kit in Somerville

Helado Negro is the music project begun in 2009 by Ecuadorian American musician Roberto Carlos Lange, who grew up in South Florida. He writes bilingual electronic and indie pop informed by ambient music and Latin American folk traditions. His best-known work includes the albums Private Energy, This Is How You Smile, Far In and Phasor, as well as the songs “Running” and “Gemini and Leo.” Helado Negro performed at Coachella in 2019 and recorded an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that year, presenting material from This Is How You Smile with a live ensemble. He later toured behind Far In and Phasor in North America and Europe, playing clubs, theatres and festivals. Roberto Carlos Lange leads the concert on vocals, keyboards and electronics, joined by musicians whose lineup has changed across tours. Selected performances also feature the Tinsel Mammals, dancers concealed inside reflective tinsel costumes.

This Is The Kit is a British indie-folk project led by songwriter, singer and banjo player Kate Stables. The group is known for the albums Bashed Out, produced by Aaron Dessner, Moonshine Freeze, Off Off On and Careful of Your Keepers, produced by Gruff Rhys. In 2016, This Is The Kit played Glastonbury Festival, performing material from Bashed Out as a full band. Later tours supporting Moonshine Freeze, Off Off On and Careful of Your Keepers took the project through British and European clubs and theatres, alongside appearances at Green Man Festival and End of the Road Festival.