2/10/7
Kitty Moon in Chicago
This was a really rare performance for Jonathan Scott of the Doleful Lions and quite an intimate one. If you are familiar with the work of the Doleful Lions, then you are aware of the beautiful harmonizing of Scott and Aynsley Pirtle on Out Like a Lamb or the fantastic guitar [...]
Not knowing the full extensive history and background, Cinchel wrote up this show instead which is also posted on Radio Free Chicago. I can personally say I enjoyed his set more than I had when I saw him play at Three Million Tongues Festival because there was, in addition, to the rhythm a better [...]
2/3/7
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
I’ve been a fan of The Essex Green for about 8 years now, ever since I heard a local dj playing songs from 1999’sEverything is Green on the college radio station in Buffalo, NY. I took a trip to NYC and scoured the shelves for the album, coming across it [...]
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
2/3/07
Admittedly, I was immediately drawn to Camera Obscura because of their band name. This Scottish six piece, prominently fronted by the understated Tracy-Anne makes for sometimes subtle melodies. You have to be a patient listener. In a way, it is like the comfort food of music. They [...]
1/28/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Ah, the wonderful world of Joe O’Connell aka Elephant Micah. I’d seen him before play the Hideout with Beth Remis on violin but this time he brought with him some extra musicians. The clarinet, drums, and bass made the songs feel less like a product of isolation and more the [...]