![]() On the new Up Late With People, he and his current group boldly bare their Queen and ELO influences in thick, ambitious prog pop with just a hint of rocker strut. NESS 2/27, RECKLESS RECORDS ON MILWAUKEE 2/28, SCHUBAS Rick Ness’s vision seems to have grown since the demise of his major-label band Fig Dish. The melancholy power pop gets some extra depth from the Chavez brothers’ interplay on bass and guitar, but what lifts it above the ordinary is the honestly gorgeous harmony singing: effortless-sounding vocal lines sprout up long and twisty from nearly every song on the record. DIVISION 2/27, FIRESIDE BOWL This suburban trio is celebrating the release of Conversational, its second album (if you don’t count a few CD-Rs). Tamboura and harmonium fit in among the guitars like they’ve been part of the Americana sound all along. ![]() On his most recent album, 2002’s Beeline (Vanguard), Case is so comfortable in his windburned skin he seems to doze off from time to time, but the subtle arrangements prop him up as needed. PETER CASE 2/27, SCHUBAS Before he was a Nerve or a Plimsoul, the teenage Peter Case was a hitchhiker and a busker, and there’s always been enough of the portable troubadour in his solo work that his power-pop years can seem like just a detour. Among the fest’s other likely highlights are Ken Vandermark with his large Crisis Ensemble, Jason Ajemian and Nori Tanaka’s bass-and-drums duo the Lay All Over Its, and a duet between drummer Mike Reed and AACM-raised master flutist Nicole Mitchell. ![]() On Saturday, cornetist/electronicist Rob Mazurek (once a Chicago-scene anchor who’s seen more rarely since his move to Brazil) leads his Black Goat Ensemble a version of the group that includes New York trombonist Steve Swell (who won’t make this gig) and New York guitarist Alan Licht (who will) performed last Sunday at the Chicago Cultural Center and has been recording in town all week. ![]() This holiday season, save a space for local journalism.ĮLASTIC FESTIVAL OF IMPROVISED MUSIC 2/26-28, 3030 If you’re reading this on Thursday, you can catch the first night of this small but impressive event, featuring Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls (see Critic’s Choice). Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.Click here to join the Reader Membership Community today! Close ![]()
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