The Lach Chronicles

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The creator of the New York Antifolk scene takes us into the sonic landscape of his mind.

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The creator of the New York Antifolk scene questions his graduation into the cool crowd.

The host of NYC's longest-running open mic night is now in the UK, questioning his graduation into the cool crowd. From 2014.

Lach was the King of Manhattan's East Village and host of the longest running open mic night in New York. He now lives in Scotland and finds himself back at square one, playing in a dive bar on the wrong side of Edinburgh.

His notorious night, held in various venues around New York, was called the Antihoot. Never quite fitting in and lost somewhere lonely between folk and punk music, Lach started the Antifolk movement. He played host to Suzanne Vega, Jeff Buckley and many others. He discovered and nurtured lots of talent including Beck, Regina Spektor and the Moldy Peaches - but nobody discovered him.

The road to success has many distractions, particularly on the journey through rock and roll. As an outsider, Lach didn't know what he was missing until a fateful night on the New Jersey border opened his eyes to the possibilities of the universe, the appeal of the Dark Side of the Moon and the high school house party.

Producer: Richard Melvin

A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2014.

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The creator of the New York antifolk scene takes us into the sonic landscape of his mind.

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