Martyrs' - Big Hair Big Trouble, Black Friars Social Club, McLuhan

Jul 248:00 PM$15+

Rock

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The duo is Ary Paloma Jeebie (also front lady for The Amazing Heeby Jeebies) and Ellis Clark (also a founding member of Epicycle, Social Act and formerly of The Chamber Strings). Taking you to 60s-70s psychedelic country with a twist and a shake! "Songs are just places you keep your stories" lead singer and songwriter of Black Friars Social Club, explains of his life of loss and redemption. Black Friars Social Club formed out of a residency in a gritty Chicago Irish pub they distilled songs down to their melodic skin and rhythmic bones, illustrating twisted tales from the alley shadows while tugging at your heart. After re-releasing their landmark 1972 album Anomaly on vinyl in 2024 (pressed by Smashed Plastic and overseen by musician and engineer Ellis Clark), Chicago's McLuhan inked a deal with Think Like A Key Music, a boutique record label committed to the CD revival, to officially release Anomaly on compact disc for the first time. The CD was released on Friday, July 25, and contains exclusive photos, expansive liner notes, and more. Named after media theorist and philosopher Marshall McLuhan, Chicago-based progressive rock band McLuhan began its musical journey as a mixed-media group and was the brainchild of David Wright, who composed most of the music and wrote the lyrics on their lone album Anomaly. McLuhan formed after meeting as students at the University of Illinois-Chicago in the late 1960s and their early gigs incorporated mixed-media footage to complement the band's use of offbeat instrumentation, sound effects, and free jazz/fusion/orchestral arrangements. McLuhan's initial line-up included Paul Cohn on flute, clarinet, and tenor sax, Neal Rosner on bass and vocals, both Michael Linn and John Mahoney on percussion, Dennis Phillips on guitar and vocals, Tom Laney on keyboards, and Wright on trumpet and vocals. Current McLuhan band leader Neal Rosner has a flourishing solo career, enlisted the help of another noted Chicagoan, musician and producer Ellis Clark, to reissue Anomaly on vinyl for the first time in over 50 years. A revamped version of McLuhan featuring original members and longstanding collaborators have been building a new generation of followers by performing regularly at venues in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

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