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Amanda Roszkowski writesCHIRP Radio welcomes Baths and Young Fathers to Concord Music Hall This Friday!
A classically trained electronic one man act and a Scottish rap band? That’s right! This Friday, May 9, Young Fathers blends their interesting psych-pop take on rap with Baths’ post-modern pop, electronic sound for what should be a surrealistic performance.
Baths is coming off a run of sold out Japanese and Fall US tour dates last year supporting The Postal Service. He has successfully blended the sound of post-modern pop with that of the underground west coast beat scene. Three years ago, the man behind Baths, Will Wisenfeld, debuted his first album, Cerulean and it earned year-end “Best Of” recognition from Pitchfork and The Onion’s A.V. Club, establishing him as one of the finest young composers (and falsettos) in Los Angeles. Later in his second album, Obsidian, we saw him bloom with a much darker sound that flows with shadowy sentiment and sexually charged undertones.
Young Fathers, who will open for Baths, are from the UK via Liberia, Nigeria and Scotland. The trio has developed a one-of-a-kind sound that borders on mid-teen hip hop to psych-pop rap. In 2013, they ventured to the States, and blew people away at SXSW before continuing to amaze audiences around Europe and the UK, gaining more and more fans. Now, they will do the same as they tour the US with Baths.
The show is this Friday, May 9 at Concord Music Hall in Logan Square. Doors open at 8pm, the show is at 8:30pm and is 17 and over. Get your tickets here!
Bobby Evers writesLydia Loveless & The Temple of Idolatry
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Full disclosure: My entry point into this music is Star 102.5 The Lite FM. Allow me to explain.
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Link Wray Edition
Some say he’s the man who invented the power chord. Today is the birthday of Link Wray (full name Frederick Lincoln Wray), one of the early rock ‘n’ roll guitar innovators. The distorted instrumental classic “Rumble”, a 1958 hit, was his calling card, and his career had its ups and downs, but found him collaborating with ‘70s rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon, singing back up on an NRBQ record, playing live on stage with Jason & The Scorchers and many other things. Pete Townshend once said that if it wasn’t for Link Wray he would never have picked up a guitar, and many other great players (and not-so-great ones) would say the same thing. Let’s pay tribute to Link by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesWeekly Voyages: Friday May 2 to Thursday May 8
(Weekly Voyages is CHIRP Radio's listing of concerts in Chicago at select venues. Information about tickets can be obtained from the venues' Web sites. Do you have corrections or updates for this list? Send us an e-mail.)
Friday May 2
Mobb Deep, Mic One
Abbey Pub 9pm, 21+
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
Beat Kitchen 9:30pm
Shlohmo
Bottom Lounge 9pm
Blu and Exile, Alex Wiley, DJ Rude One, DJ RTC
Double Door 10pm, 21+
The Delivery, The Dastardly Bastards
Elbo Room 8:30pm 21+
The Hoyle Brothers
Empty Bottle 5pm, 21+
A Minor Forest, Electric Hawk, Mako Sica
Empty Bottle 9:30pm 21+
Tim Kinsella Sings the Songs of Marvin Tate w/ Leroy Bach, Willis Earl Beal, the YEAH babies
Hideout 10pm, 21+
Bronze Radio Return, Hey Monea!
Lincoln Hall 9pm 21+
Vintage Blue, The Future Laureates, The Ivoys, Mike Golden
Metro 8:30pm 18+
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Andy Bell Edition
Before he became the lead singer of Erasure, Andy Bell was working at the meat counter of a grocery store. I try to reconcile that reality with the reality of the second time I saw Erasure, and Bell came out wearing a rubber one piece women’s bathing suit. While I’m sure Bell was expert with various cuts of meat, it’s a good thing he answered Vince Clarke’s advert for a singer. Clarke had left Depeche Mode after one album, split Yaz after two and The Assembly never got off the ground. But Bell was the right partner for some awesome synth pop, including great songs like “Chorus”, “Sometimes” and “Chains of Love”. Moreover, Bell was an openly gay pop star and showed that it really wasn’t that big of a deal. Erasure had three Top 20 U.S. singles and I got tired of counting how many Top 40 singles they had in England - trust me, it’s a lot. Bell is also proof that HIV positive status does not have to slow one down, as Erasure is still a going concern and he’s also released two solo albums since being diagnosed. In honor of Mr. Bell, please grab your iPod or MP3 player, hit shuffle and share the first 10 songs that come up.