Mar 4, 2020
Words: Tim Kelly | Photos: Michael LepekNot caught up? Here's Day One and Day Two.Day three brought us to the first of two Days at Sea. By this time, fellow travelers are becoming familiar. You may have shared a ledge for Pigeons, or hung out next to each other on the stairs at Ivans...
Nov 8, 2016
Words: Carter Stirtz | Photos: Ben Bowen (@benhertz)With perfect fall weather, a tailor-made venue, and two noteworthy bands, jam enthusiasts couldnt have possibly asked for more than what they got over the first weekend in November in Chicago.Expectations were high for this run from seasoned veterans Lotus and the recently exploding Spafford.Seemingly...
Mar 30, 2016
In case you haven't heard, we're ALL IN on Tom Hamilton around here. And I guess that goes for all of Chicago, too.He'll be back with American Babies in May, but not before he's part of two big nights with Electron in April. For those keeping score at home, Electron is the supergroup featuring...
Mar 4, 2016
We've spent considerable amount of time on this site sorting through performance statistics and band minutae and making sense of it all through visuals.So it's kind of nice when bands go ahead and do it themselves.Lotus just finished a 25 show winter tour and has used create-your-own-infographic service Infogram to summarizewhat went down.Nice...
Dec 15, 2015
Lotus set up shop in Chicago for a twonight Thanksgiving run. Tara Gracer was on hand for the second of two shows -- a Saturday night show which had a bit of everything in the band's bag of tricks.Setlist - Lotus, 11/28/15Chicago1: Tarot,Wax,Uffi,Destroyer,Cream on Chrome,Spiritualize >Slow Cookin' >...
Mar 6, 2015
Lotus brought their Gilded Age tour to Milwaukee's Turner Hall to put a cap on Feburary and managed to draw a capacity crowd.Their friends in Turbo Suit opened the show.The Barn's Milwaukee correspondent, Adam Miszewski, was on hand to capture the show as it went down and, as usual, he came up big....
Nov 25, 2014
Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wills Tower Jam?Words:@312mrg| Photos: Daniel Peterson courtesy of musicfestivalcentral.comIt takes two elevator combinations to get to the 99th floor of the Willis Tower. Somewhere around floor 40 of my first, I struck up conversation with a guy from Philly who had just arrived in Chicago on Saturday and was just...
Nov 19, 2014
One of the most unique events that we covered in 2013 was Otter Presents' grand experiment in venue selection married with super group curation: The Top Of The Tower Jam. Hosting a party 99 stories in the sky, essentially putting a band-for-a-night in a venue-for-a-night, makes for memories that definitely stands out.With a lineup that mixed...
Jun 20, 2014
Words & Photos: Ashley M. DowningOn a brisk Friday evening in May, The Park West in Chicago kicked off its summer season with a wild, music filled event. This show was presented as the official Summer Camp Music Festival pre-party, with all of the musicians in attendance scheduled to play at upcoming fest the following...
Apr 15, 2014
Lotus kicked off a short Spring tour in Chicago with a two-night run at the Riviera Theater. Playing two full sets each night, their sound and their production has truly grown into these mid-size theaters, stretching there jams and inspiring the packed house until 2 a.m.Rickie Kostiner was on hand for the second of...