The Hard Lessons

  

with Cavashawn

   

Formed initially at Michigan State University and fronted by Detroit's modern incarnation of Ike and Tina, the Hard Lessons are renowned for their high-energy live performances and innovative sound. Their instantly memorable neurotic indie rock keeps self-conscious scenesters singing and dancing well past last call, and critics have consistently hailed their performance the best in town-- no matter what city they're playing.

 

8PM - $10 - visit The Hard Lesson's site - visit Cavashawn's site

Peter Mulvey

   

with Tommi Zender

   

Rolling Stone says Peter Mulvey has "a voice lush and hushed that occasionally sinks into a whisper...surrealistic beauty." Always looking for ways to further immerse himself in language, art, and music, Mulvey has also scored music for theatre and modern dance, and has had numerous songs featured in film and television including various WB programs and PBS documentaries.

 

8PM - $12 in advance - $15 at the door - visit Peter Mulvey's site  - visit Tommi Zender's Site  

Horse in the Sea

with Scatteredtrees

   

Horse In The Sea is the ancient story of a man at war with himself. With squinted, strained eyes he envisions a victory, but the opposite direction shows an inevitable defeat. Developed as a concept, the band played its initial show on the eve of 2007. Their music, built around radiant harmonies and an electric folk foundation, maintains the identity of the records that make this sound possible. At times wistful and sunny, these locals are charmingly straightforward in their approach.

 

8PM - $8 - visit Horse in the Sea's site - visit Scatteredtrees' site

Alfonso Ponticelli's Gypsy Jazz Tribute to Django Reinhardt

   

Chicago's premiere gypsy-jazz band plays the 1930s style music of guitarist Django Reinhardt- jubilant swing of early jazz with the feisty passion of gypsy music, combined with strong guitar pyrotechnics and virtuosic improvisation.

Ponticelli is "Chicago's pied piper of gypsy jazz," says Mel Bay Guitar Sessions.

8PM - $10 - visit Alfonso's site

Sons of the Never Wrong

        

Sons are as good as it gets when it comes to a different view of three-part harmony on top of original, whimsical songs that spring from a tradition you swear you have heard before but just can't place. Sons is a trip made up of Sue Demel, Deborah Lader, and Bruce Roper: three kind of mixed up adults of perfect parents of a by-gone era, just crazy enough to think life in the fast lane comes with a banjo.

 

8PM - $15 in advance - $20 at the door - visit Sons of the Never Wrong's site