POLARTROPICA || LIGHT UP THE SKY from PolarTropica on Vimeo.
Directed by Yoko Okumura
"Astrodreams" EP now available on Lolipop Records (www.lollipoprecords.com)
Ballerina vs. Panda battle: Stephanie Kim, Robert Chino Lopez
Desert Panda: Chris Ruiz
Space Rock Band: Roman Salas, Trenton Sullivan, Chris Ruiz
Disco Live Band: Alexander Noice, Andrew Lessman, Graham Chapman
Produced by Chris Ruiz, Ihui Cherise Wu
Cinematography: Bennett Cerf
1st AC: Jeremy Peele
Choreographer: Stephanie Kim
Production Designer: Anelisa Torruella
Camera Operator: Nico Navia
Set Decorator: Haisu Wang
Motion Graphics Artist: Kyle Kehrwald
Special Thanks: Laura Noxon, Olivia Hemaratanatorn, Anthony Ferrara, Steven Yablok, Samantha Kraus, STRATO (stratoaerialproductions.com)
Copyright 2016 – POLARTROPICA
SHOWS/TOURS
2019
6/8 CHINATOWN NIGHTS presented by LA Weekly, Kensington Presents, KCRW
LOVE IS GAY 2019 TOUR - w/ LUCY & LA MER, POLARTROPICA, WASI
6/10 Long Beach - Queer Night at Que Sera
6/16 Denver, CO - SoFar Sounds
6/16 Denver, CO - Seventh Circle Music Collective (pride weekend)
6/18 Salt Lake City, UT - Goldblood Collective
6/20 Portland, OR - SoFar Sounds
6/21 Portland, OR - The Hallowed Halls - Queer Variety Show
6/22 Seattle, WA - Screwdriver
6/25 Salem, OR - Bridgeway Rehab Center
6/26 Chico, CA - Maltese Bar
6/27 Oakland, CA - Ivy Room
6/28 San Francisco, CA - HoneyHive Gallery (pride weekend)
6/29 San Francisco, CA - Knockout Bar (pride weekend)
7/8 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
5/31 BLISS CASTLE - Non Plus Ultra
5/20 THE ECHOPLEX - w/Capyac, Trouble in the Streets, Pearl Earl, Holander
2/9 PLAG presents LOVE IS GAY - The ECHO w/ Lucy & La Mer, WASI, April O'Neill
2/7 LEXICAL GAP Film private premiere - LASER KITTEN
1/25 Commune at Stories Books and Cafe - w/Oddnesse
1/21 The Echoplex - w/Jen Awad, Disco Shrine, Cassandra Violet
2018
10/30 HALLOWEEN @ Hi Hat w/Madame Headdress, Ugly Sweaters
10/29 Creepy Gals Halloween Bday Party w/Peach Kelli Pop, location TBA
9/26 Resist Mixtape benefit show @ Hi Hat
8/28 San Diego Underground Arts Film Festival
8/27 FIERCE HEART Benefit Show at The Smell w/Mini Bear, Nightgown, Derde Verde
8/18 ECHO PARK RISING Music Festival, All Scene Eye showcase
7/27 Play Like A Girl Presents: Harvard & Stone w/Miss Jupiter, Ever So Android
6/20 Bootleg Theater - new single/music video release w/Cutty Flam, The Broken Hearts
4/27 Play Like a Girl Showcase - Power outage, rescheduled to JULY!!
4/10 Lolipop Records Presents @ The Hi Hat w/ Wyatt Blair, Nanami Ozone, Color TV
1/5 Glitter Ball PPH Benefit @ The Hi Hat w/Mini Bear, Cassandra Violet + Fox Brigade Dancers
2016
12/11 Resident DTLA w/Brother, Sister and Gregory Uhlmann
11/21 Bootleg Theater for Alina Bea's November Residency
10/25 Otik Records Halloween Night @ The Hi Hat//MADONNA set
10/18 Resident DTLA w/Draemings, LEX and Sudie
10/05 Bootleg Theater w/Shonen Knife, Bloody Death Skulls
09/08 Les Femmes Underground Film Festival @ Beyond Baroque
08/20 Echo Park Rising Music Festival - Lolipop Records Showcase
08/11 The Satellite w/LEX, Lila Rose (ANML), Brit Manor
06/24 Pehrspace w/Dawn of Sequins, Moomaw
05/23 Villian's Tavern w/Ugly Sweaters, Tambourines
05/21 American Cancer Society's Relay For Life - Downey, CA
04/29 Complex w/Little Red Lung, The Electric West, Dekades
04/07 Astrodreams EP Release Show @ Bootleg Theater w/Batwings Catwings, Janelane
02/21 Pianos, NYC w/Good News
01/22 Bootleg Theater w/Run River North, The Gloomies