btchcraft
btchcraft is the indie-pop alter ego of Los Angeles-based singer songwriter Julz LaMantia. Although btchcraft only released her first songs in 2023 (the provocatively named, shoe-gaze track "likes it rough", and the indie rock, California themed "sunburnt", closely followed by the synth-pop, dark wave single "sweet tooth") Julz is no stranger to writing and performing locally in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. As a teenager she fronted the myspacecore, pop-punk band Clouds Take Shape. When the group disbanded, she continued to write and play locally but faced mental and emotional roadblocks that prohibited her from releasing songs. It was only after she adopted the persona "btchcraft" that she was able to command the confidence of fully leaning into her craft as a solo artist. Her self-produced EP "BEDROOM POP" which was recorded/produced/mixed in her bedroom studio, will release on 9/15/24. Calling this project the hardest and most authentic piece she has ever worked on, it was important to her to be able to prove to herself her musical and technical abilities and also overcome her fear of vulnerability and her self-critical virgo nature by releasing a record that was in her full creative control. The single "Favorite Color" will drop first on 8/31 which was written in a songwriting workshop with Kimbra in an organization called School of Song. It's a synth-pop jam with distorted guitar accenting the chorus, for fans of MUNA, Maggie Rogers, and boygenius.
Social Links
with Comfort Club, Pretoria, Kylo Gun, btchcraft
Valley Bar
Tue
July 29, 2025
7:30 pm
(Doors: 7:00 pm )
16 and up
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