Upon meeting Matthew, Mark, and Michael Cook — three smart, stylish, and somewhat serious-minded brothers who make up the Los Angeles band The Ceremonies — it’s clear that these aren’t just any ordinary young people. Their biggest influences are ’80s post-punk pioneers Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, and The Cure. The oldest, 21-year-old Matthew, who is The Ceremonies’ musical architect and lyricist, cites the romantic poets William Blake and William Wordsworth, and British futurist writer Aldous Huxley as major inspirations.
These are photos from concerts where The Ceremonies played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Night Terrors of 1927
SXSW 2014 Mar 13, 2014 Austin, Texas, United States Uploaded by Wicked Goddess Credit: © Kathy Flynn/Wicked Goddess Photography
Gentleman Hall
San Fermin / Moon Taxi / Panama Wedding / Holychild / The Ceremonies / Spanish Gold Mar 12, 2014 Austin, Texas, United States Uploaded by Shiruken
Glasvegas / The Ceremonies Feb 22, 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Uploaded by Monthewell
