In support of his forthcoming debut LP, Photographs, on New West Records, country wunderkind Robert Ellis will be playing Chicago two nights in a row with the Old 97’s at the revered Lincoln Hall. Music fans 21 and up can catch Ellis tonight and tomorrow at 8pm for $25.
In classic LP fashion, Photographs is split into an A and B-side, with the former playing out folksy, heart-on-his-sleeve bluegrass ballads and the latter showing off his full band country sound.
Ellis answered a few questions for us about Photographs, what inspires him musically and who he’d like to team up with for a duet.
Fresh from the studio, Chicagoans Empire State Express are spending some time in Chicago’s venues before dropping their newest single, “Revolving Doors”.
Forming in 2009, Mat Koehler, Jesse Woelfel and Mike Bruder headed the band’s initial line-up along with Chris Steele, back when their sound was more focused around old school rock n’ roll and rockabilly. A few years later the band still holds onto that sound somewhat, though the line-up has changed to feature Tim O’Donnell on the bass, Derrick Martens on drums, while Chris continues to do his thing with the microphone and guitar.
Since the band is playing Double Door later tonight, we thought we’d share an interview the three did with us this past week. Keep reading to learn more about the music Empire State Express makes, the things that influence them and what they’re plans are for the coming year.
Chicago avant pop duo The Loneliest Monk is releasing their single “Hiding Places” on 7″ red vinyl via Kilo Records. The record release show is tomorrow night at Reggie’s Rock Club and features special guests Stephen Paul Smoker and Flying Cars (Brooklyn, NY). All advanced ticket purchases include the 7″ Vinyl plus a bonus photo booklet from IshootRockstars.
The Nitty Gritty Detaisl:
Reggies Rock Club | July 8th
The Loneliest Monk
Stephen Paul Smoker
Flying Cars
8pm | 18+ | $10 adv / $12 day of
Vinyl+Release Show Package
Hey Chicago, be sure to check back with us on Thursday for your weekend in shows.
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Friday (07/01/11)
12:00 The Clams
11:00 The (Glorious) Tea Party
10:00 Swimsuit Addition
9:00 Rodeo
8:00 Bad Bad Meow
7:15 Sense-A
6:30 Brad Brubaker and The Crowd Goes Wild
Saturday (07/02/11)
12:00 Woo-Man and The Banana
11:00 The Earth Program
10:00 Massive Scar Era (all the way from Egypt!)
9:00 The Hate Maxes
8:00 Donoma
7:15 Tell Your Friends
6:30 James Manno
Sunday (07/03/11)
12:00 Hospice
11:00 Fun Club
10:00 Bill Tucker and Friends
9:00 Bushoong
8:00 She Speaks in Tongues
7:15 Moon Furies
6:30 The Lone Gun Society
Artwork by:
John Airo
Erica Farrel
Joey Alan Salamon
Christopher “ILTH” Erickson
Kyle Van Heck
Mr. Bibbles
Cj Hungerman
Marcellous Lovelace
Kansas City band, The Empty Spaces, are currently touring the Midwest in support of their EP Low Noise. Reviewsic readers may be familiar with The Empty Spaces as the studio band from singer/songwriter Mat Shoare’s similarly named album, which we wrote about back in May. Having been playing together since early 2010, the three piece began collaborating more during the writing process came up with a retro-esque spin on the punk rock style. Low Noise is an upbeat testament to rock n’ roll, chock full of bouncy rockabilly bass lines and yelping vocals with just the right amount of fuzziness to push it into the territory of modern sound. The record is now available on Golden Sound Records and curious fans can learn more about obtaining a copy on the band’s website.
Remaining Midwest Dates:
June 28 - Chicago, IL at The Elbo Room
June 29 - St. Louis, MO at Cicero’s
June 30 - Springfield, MO at Lindberg’s
July 2 - Kansas City, MO at Record Bar
Friday (07/01/11)
12:00 The Clams
11:00 The (Glorious) Tea Party
10:00 Swimsuit Addition
9:00 Rodeo
8:00 Bad Bad Meow
7:15 Sense-A
6:30 Brad Brubaker and The Crowd Goes Wild
Saturday (07/02/11)
12:00 Woo-Man and The Banana
11:00 The Earth Program
10:00 Massive Scar Era (all the way from Egypt!)
9:00 The Hate Maxes
8:00 Donoma
7:15 Tell Your Friends
6:30 James Manno
Sunday (07/03/11)
12:00 Hospice
11:00 Fun Club
10:00 Bill Tucker and Friends
9:00 Bushoong
8:00 She Speaks in Tongues
7:15 Moon Furies
6:30 The Lone Gun Society
Artwork by:
John Airo
Erica Farrel
Joey Alan Salamon
Christopher “ILTH” Erickson
Kyle Van Heck
Mr. Bibbles
Cj Hungerman
Marcellous Lovelace
