18 March 2026
Band: DOWN THE LEES
Who: A passionate powerhouse trio, rooted in Vancouver and Belgium, and now based
in the Okanagan Valley, by guitarist/vocalist Laura Lee Schultz, with Andy Ashley on drums
and Chris Carlson on bass.
So far, DTL have released 4 albums. 360 1/4 Degrees (2008), The Guest Room (2008),
Bury The Sun (2019), and Dirt (2024). You can and should, if you haven’t already, check them all out via Bandcamp or Spotify.
Three records that show the evolution in the trio’s towering noise-rock escapades,
marked by an inflaming emotionality, a torch-burning feverishness, and frontwoman Schultz sky-scraping vocals. Her poignant lyrics are embedded in a wall of astonishing thunderstorm-sound, creating a trance-like atmosphere that mesmerizes.
Following album No. 3 the band toured and filmed a high-concept concert at
the Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna, Canada. It features 5 tracks from Dirt, 3 from
Bury The Sun and the stupendous non-album track Midi-Doric.
One of the best live records I heard in a long while.
Get ready for a relentless roller coaster,
a gigantesque noiz tour de force,
a bone-chilling experience.
MOVIE
BUY/STREAM ALBUM
Ghent, Belgium, 2019 – Photo by Turn Up The Volume