ABOUT
THE
BAND
ZOE & THE MISCHIEF IS AN ART ROCK DUO BASED IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
ZOË & THE MISCHIEF
Zoë and The Mischief are an art rock duo - wife & husband - Zoë Dearborn, singer, songwriter, guitarist & Lucas Bennett, drummer + synth, bass, vocals - conceived in Brooklyn, born in Oakland and bloomed in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The Sound
Zoë & The Mischief serve up artful indie rock with catchy rhythms, unique lyrics & raw emotion. With her complex voice and badass guitar, songwriter Zoë Dearborn captures the cutting edge between rage & joy and makes it feel sexy & fun. Her songs are about painful relationships, power dynamics and the exuberance of rock-n-roll. Always feminist (and humanist) in their point of view, Zoë’s songs express deep empathy for the human condition that is at once heartbreaking & optimistic.
Influences
Influenced by 60’s art rock & folk, 70’s classic rock & 90’s indie rock. Influences include: PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, The Breeders & The Velvet Underground.
The Story of The Band
In 2016 the band came on the scene in Todos Santos, an art & surf enclave near the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Initially they performed as a trio with bassist Tony Wheyland. In 2018, Tony left the band and Zoë & The Mischief officially became a duo. Like the White Stripes, but reversed. They have become "local legends" - known for their inventive gigs and exciting performances - on tortilleria rooftops, at skate board parks or overlooking graveyards.
In 2018 they took a road trip mini tour up the west coast of Baja to San José, California to perform a public gig at the feet of the great Tara Mechani, a 17 foot robotic female Boddhistva made of recycled metal, a burning man favorite by artist Dana Albany.
In 2017, 2019 & 2020, Zoë & The Mischief performed at the Tropic of Cancer Concert Series, a music fest in Todos Santos hosted by Cordovas and in 2019 they were invited to perform in the Songwriter Series at the Flora Farms Mango Barn in San Jose Del Cabo.
From 2018-2020, they held a residency at Jardín Alquimia in Todos Santos, hosting a monthly art, rock & dance party featuring guest musicians, and epic dance parties DJ’d by Zoë.
What’s Next?
Zoë & The Mischief’s plans to go on tour in the US in the fall of 2020 got cancelled because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Since lockdown, Zoë & Lucas have been at home working on recording, creating music videos and performing livestream concerts at Music Daily Community on Facebook.
Their debut single Wolf Spider, an empowerment song about the relationship between predator and prey played out in the drama between a wolf spider and a dragonfly, will be released everywhere on Jan 21 2021. With a music video soon to follow. Join Zoë & The Mischief on 1.21.21 for their Wolf Spider Virtual Release Party.
Zoë Dearborn
Zoë Dearborn also has a solo musical project where she is crafting recordings of her quirky & soulful folk songs and acoustic versions of her rock songs. In November 2020, she released the lyric music video (shot in beautiful Southern Baja) for the acoustic version of her song, Child Inside, a nostalgia-soaked anthem in honor of the inner child featuring a chorus of 15 children
For a deeper look at the band, read Zoë Dearborn’s interview with Music Daily Community.
For more information about Zoë Dearborn’s other creative & healing work, check her website.
“I guess it’s that line that appeals to me – the line between raw and seductive. The sense of mass appeal, but with a quirky twist.”
Excerpt from Zoë’s interview at Music Daily Community.