The Friday night show was a three-band night at Phyllis Musical Inn on Division. Our old friend Sam Saunders booked us to open for his band, the Sam Saunders Machine, and an Indiana band called Factor Four (http://www.myspace.com/factorfourf4).
Factor Four was a real welcome surprise for the Chicago scene. A blend of punk and post-punk, they are reminiscent of Wire, Joy Division, early Cure, and Black Flag. It was a mutual admiration night with the Short Punks diggin' the music of Factor Four. We were impressed by the tambourine player -- "reminds me of the Byrds," Brian said later. They play extensively in Indiana so if you're in the Midwest, definitely check them out.
In the meantime, here's
some pics of SPiL, Factor 4, and The Sam Saunders Machine.Chuck of Factor 4 leading the band with Chris on drums, James on guitar, and Shelly on a mean tambourine.
Sam Saunders tears it up with Dara on bass and Rich on drums.
At the end of the Short Punks set we were surprised by the entrance of 10-15 bar crawlers in 1980's workout regalia. F
eel the burn, everyone.
For those of you who haven't seen SPiL live, here's shot of Brian's foot -- he plays barefoot.
Thanks to Sam Saunders for the great pics!
4 comments:
Nice feet, Brian -- don't think you'd dare do that at TT's or that dive up in Northampton where Russell (of the 40 lb Schwinn bicycle fame) used to hit on you.....
Ah, Russell...what was the name of his band? I ought to write a song about him. I didn't need my barefeet in The Confessors since I didn't have all these true-bypass pedals with those tiny metal switches...
I think Russel's band was called Cunnilingus. Which is ironic, in that if he'd ever done that it was probably once and he didn't dig the taste.....
Just played the Viper Room tonight and with the new carpet (less than a month old) you might have gotten away with bare feet in there. In another month I wouldn't recommend it for my dog, even....
Brian doesn't stand on the nasty club carpet ...oh no, he brings his own. If you look carefully, he's standing on a little blue rug we bought for him at the hardware store. When he sets up for shows, its the first thing he puts down and he sits cross-legged on his rug and plugs in all his pedals.
One sound guy watched Brian sitting Buddha-like on his rug and asked: "Are you going to do the whole show like that?"
So no, Brian's delicate little feet aren't anywhere near a beer-soaked club carpet.
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