In the late ’70s, Chandra, the daughter of eminent conceptual, NYC based artist Dennis Oppenheim, showed considerable promise as a songwriter and performer since the age of seven. This inspired New York noisemakers The Model Citizens to approach the young prodigy and become her backing band. An EP entitled "Transportation" was released in 1980, when Chandra was 12, by ON / GOGO Recordsthe, the band’s own label. It has since become a long-lost cult classic. Fast forward 35 years, and Cantor Records, together with Rain Boots, decided to reissue the four-song EP with the addition of four unreleased songs by The Chandra Dimension (her touring band comprised entirely of teenagers). Chandra will be performing live at Rough Trade on November 14, in an adult version of… herself.
