The Royal Arctic Institute is an instrumental, post-punk, cinematic jazz quintet from New York. The band is composed of drummer Lyle Hysen (Das Damen, Arthur Lee), guitarists John Leon (Roky Erickson, Summer Wardrobe, Abra Moore) and Lynn Wright (And The Wiremen, Bee And Flower, Shilpa Ray), bassist David Motamed (Das Damen, Two Dollar Guitar, Arthur Lee, Townes Van Zandt), and keyboardist Carl Baggaley (Headbrain, Gramercy Arms). The band name is a reference to the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
These are photos from concerts where The Royal Arctic Institute played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
The Royal Arctic Institute / Brig Aurora Aug 1, 2023 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Matt Fallon
