Tag Archives: St. Lucia New York
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Guest Column: Jean-Philip Grobler on the distance covered on St. Lucia EP ‘Utopia I’
Patti Beranek and Jean-Philip Grobler of St. Lucia photographed in South Africa in February 2022. Courtesy Gabrielle Kannemeyer. All other photos courtesy of Jean-Philip Grobler. Editor’s note: Friend of RIFF Jean-Philip Grobler, of newly indie band St. Lucia, has been chronicling his and his wife and bandmate Patti Beranek’s…
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Jean-Philip Grobler of St. Lucia relaunches with “Rocket On My Feet”
Patti Beranek and Jean-Philip Grobler of St. Lucia photographed in South Africa in February 2022. Courtesy Gabrielle Kannemeyer. Jean-Philip Grobler and Patti Beranek, the primary songwriters in synth-pop band St. Lucia, have kept a low profile for the last few years. After concluding several tours for 2018’s Hyperion, the…
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St. Lucia frontman Jean-Philip Grobler injures ankle at August Hall show
St. Lucia performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 15, 2018. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — A show that began inauspiciously turned worse for St. Lucia frontman Jean-Philip Grobler Monday when he fell and injured his ankle on the second of two shows at August Hall.…
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INTERVIEW: St. Lucia searches for the gods, holds out for a brighter future
St. Lucia. Courtesy: Shervin Lainez. Jean-Philip Grobler still dreams of having the biggest band in the world. The St. Lucia frontman acknowledges that the time may not be right for his earnest, heart-on-sleeve pop music. Even when he was in the middle of writing his band’s third record, Hyperion, there…
