Bottom Lounge
1375 W Lake St
312.666.6775
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Akron/Family
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- When
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Friday July 24, 2009 (8pm)
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- Price
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$18 / $15 advance
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Since their first arrival on the freak-folk scene in 2002, Brooklyn's Akron/Family have been voracious experimentalists, blending jazz meanderings and proggy rhythms with their signature vocal harmonies. The band — now a trio after the departure of founding member Ryan Vanderhoof two years ago — delve even further into the psychedelic abyss with the recently-released Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free. The album kicks off with a Stevie Wonder-meets-Jethro Tull freak-out and detours into certifiable noise-rock insanity before melting into blissfully simple gospel-tinged tracks. During their last stop in Chicago, the Family invited audience members on stage to jam and the show delightfully devolved into a sweaty, kindergartenesque singalong. At tonight's show, we're hoping to get handed the cowbell.
