Moon Darling, Spirit Award rock Rolling Bay

The latest Space Craft doubleheader concert will feature Moon Darling and Spirit Award on the Rolling Bay Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.

The latest Space Craft doubleheader concert will feature Moon Darling and Spirit Award on the Rolling Bay Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.

Moon Darling skirts the line between late 1960s Nuggets-style psychedelic riffs and modern, Kevin Parker-inspired synth pop.

After six years playing in a punk band, Michael Escobar was burnt out and decided to shift his focus in an entirely different direction. True to troubadour fashion, he climbed in his van and set out across the United States, writing new material and busking along the way.

Half a year later — the adventure ending with his van bursting into flames somewhere in No-man’s-land, Texas — he hitchhiked back to the Pacific Northwest and began recording the songs from his journey.

Seattle-based Psych-pop band Spirit Award recently released the first single from their upcoming LP “Las Vegas.”

Spirit Award is Daniel Lyon (formerly of Pomegranates), Chris Moore and Terence Ankeny (Zoolab).

“Las Vegas” centers around seeing a population of controlling, misogynistic men who have no emotional intelligence, said Lyon.

The song, “calls for men to fight the urge of animal instincts, and choose thinking before acting or speaking.”

“This was written in response to seeing so many women, and men, in poor relationships where they feel powerless, and diminished as human beings,” said Lyon.

Rolling Bay Hall is located at 10598 Northeast Valley Road.

Tickets, $12 in advance and $15 at the door, are on sale now. Visit www.spacecraftpresents.org for more information.