"exquisite chemistry...fresh-faced pop concoctions laced with sharp, funny lyrics." -Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix

"joyous blend of horn-driven Southern Soul, rugged
jazz, twee-pop, and funky folk." -CD BABY

"a bold step towards a new musical amalgam..." -Ken Schaphorst


  For the past four years, audiences in Boston and the surrounding area have continually relied on Lake Street Dive to deliver performances replete with strong pop sensibilities, sassy lyrics, exuberant live interaction and irreverence for convention.  And since the release of their sophomore album "Promises, Promises" their presence been received with fanfare in places as remote as the foothills of North Carolina and as vibrant as the ever-teeming Chicago music scene.  They are well-traveled, well-rehearsed and well-fed.  Whether it's keeping Iowans dancing in the torrential rain during a performance at the Iowa City Arts Festival, selling out shows at Cambridge go-to hot-spots Club Passim and The Lizard Lounge or being winners of the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Competition for their song "Sometimes When I'm Drunk and You're Wearing My Favorite Shirt," Lake Street Dive ropes people in with an attractive combination of whimsy and musical maturity.  Bridget Kearney thunders the floorboards with her powerful, blazing bass lines.  Mike Calabrese keeps heads bopping with his sensual, spring-loaded stick work.  Mike Olson rips apart expectations, either shotgunning his pick across his Fender or lulling you into a dream with his dulcet trumpet playing, and Rachael Price cuts to the core of any soul, invoking the deep emotion of 50's crooners as well as the lightening-edged glare of glam rock.  Let us also not forget, the background vocals rock!

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NEWS 5/09:
An article from the Boston Phoenix! : http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/78869-Modern-vintage/?rel=inf

NEWS 1/09: Lake Street Dive chosen as featured pick on CD BABY.  Visit www.cdbaby.com on January 9th or http://cdbaby.com/picks after January 9th to read the review! 

NEWS 10/08: We got stickers!  They're really really cute and they'll be available at shows and on fyorecords.net for only $1.! Also, if you buy both CDs from fyorecords.net you get a free sticker!!  Want to see a picture of the sticker?  Click here!  (it's just the part inside the oval)

NEWS 6/08: Recording, mixing and mastering for the new album "Promises, Promises" is complete!  The album, to be released on fyo records, will be released in the Midwest in July and on the East Coast in September.

NEWS 2/08: Summer East Coast and Midwest Tours in the works!  LSD will be joining forces with Cuddle Magic for a ten day tour of the East Coast in June, and fronting a solo tour in July through the Mid-West.  Please check the calendar for updates.

NEWS 2/08: YOUTUBE time!  Here are a couple of new LSD related videos: firstly, a clip of Laura Cortese and Aoife O'Donovan covering LSD's "Sometimes When I'm Drunk..." on glockenspiel and voice at The Lizard Lounge: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=f3_VZn_mSz4   Secondly, a groundbreakingly silly rendition of LSD covering their own "Wrong Decisions" as a male-female vocal duet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMRxkqu5M6Q&feature=related

NEWS 1/08: January Residency at Toad!  Come see LSD every Tuesday night in January at Toad (except for the 1st, because we'll be out of town for New Year's and the 29th because Rachael has a gig in Cali.  But hey, 3 out of 5 ain't bad...)

NEWS 12/07: "in this episode..." named #1 album of 2007 by Ken Rinehart of KCCK.  Read more here: http://www.kcck.org/prod_picks.php#ken

NEWS 12/07: Recording has begun for our next album which will come out on fyo records (Cuddle Magic, Festival Youth Orchestra, etc.)  We hope to complete the recording by February '08 and release in the summertime.

NEWS 6/07: McDuck wins band badminton tournament in Iowa City, IA