Double Door Welcomes:
Daemon Familiar
The Day Lewis, Percolator, I Lost Control
Thu, January 12, 2012
Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
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$5.00
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Daemon Familiar
Daemon Familiar is a power-pop trio from Chicago dedicated to reviving the lost art of the catchy pop/rock song. A tight meld of their musical roots Cheap Trick, Hüsker Dü, and Sloan creates their raw riff-driven compositions. Infectious hooks, vocal harmonies, and crunchy guitar melodies are their stock in trade. Not since Cheap Trick has a band from Illinois set out to deliver songs so unforgettable they'll be tattooed on your cerebral cortex.
Formed in 2006, Daemon Familiar has built a following both locally and online, playing shows throughout Chicago at venues such as Double Door, Abbey Pub, Beat Kitchen, Elbo Room, Reggie's Live, The Empty Bottle, and Underground Lounge, as well as other locations in the Midwest. They were also recently one of four national finalists in the George Killian's Irish Red Ruckus Contest featuring Dropkick Murphys.
The band is currently promoting its latest album, Brontosaurus Rex, which expands their repertoire of catchy power-pop and rock. Their debut album, Dawn of the Albatross, was released in 2009 and received strong reviews, with The Big Takeover declaring that "the band keep melodious, hook-filled gems... coming non-stop", and the Illinois Entertainer proclaiming, "...there’s no denying the crunchy sweetness of Daemon Familiar’s Dawn Of The Albatross." Daemon Familiar has also appeared on two compilation CDs, including Fabsound Records Fights Autism.
Frontman and guitarist/vocalist Pablo Mena has much experience in the power-pop genre as the bass player for Unibrow. He formed Daemon Familiar with a desire to step into the spotlight as both performer and songwriter, and has been churning out a wide range of power-pop inspired riffage ever since. Pablo's influences include Cheap Trick, The Police, Sloan, and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.
Drummer/vocalist Wendi Freeman comes to Daemon Familiar from a number of years in the Philadelphia punk scene. She slaved as a recording engineer for Chicago Trax, where she escaped her brush with R. Kelly without getting peed on. And, no, her drum kit's not set up wrong, she's just left-handed. Wendi's power-pop ambition is to become the 4th ex-Mrs. Matthew Sweet.
Bassist/vocalist Brent Willems popped his cherry with the alt-country outfit The Pralines, worships at the altar of the Stax/Volt sound, and, yes, is undressing you with his eyes.
Formed in 2006, Daemon Familiar has built a following both locally and online, playing shows throughout Chicago at venues such as Double Door, Abbey Pub, Beat Kitchen, Elbo Room, Reggie's Live, The Empty Bottle, and Underground Lounge, as well as other locations in the Midwest. They were also recently one of four national finalists in the George Killian's Irish Red Ruckus Contest featuring Dropkick Murphys.
The band is currently promoting its latest album, Brontosaurus Rex, which expands their repertoire of catchy power-pop and rock. Their debut album, Dawn of the Albatross, was released in 2009 and received strong reviews, with The Big Takeover declaring that "the band keep melodious, hook-filled gems... coming non-stop", and the Illinois Entertainer proclaiming, "...there’s no denying the crunchy sweetness of Daemon Familiar’s Dawn Of The Albatross." Daemon Familiar has also appeared on two compilation CDs, including Fabsound Records Fights Autism.
Frontman and guitarist/vocalist Pablo Mena has much experience in the power-pop genre as the bass player for Unibrow. He formed Daemon Familiar with a desire to step into the spotlight as both performer and songwriter, and has been churning out a wide range of power-pop inspired riffage ever since. Pablo's influences include Cheap Trick, The Police, Sloan, and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.
Drummer/vocalist Wendi Freeman comes to Daemon Familiar from a number of years in the Philadelphia punk scene. She slaved as a recording engineer for Chicago Trax, where she escaped her brush with R. Kelly without getting peed on. And, no, her drum kit's not set up wrong, she's just left-handed. Wendi's power-pop ambition is to become the 4th ex-Mrs. Matthew Sweet.
Bassist/vocalist Brent Willems popped his cherry with the alt-country outfit The Pralines, worships at the altar of the Stax/Volt sound, and, yes, is undressing you with his eyes.
The Day Lewis
Andy Ryan - lead vocals/guitar
Dave Tugboat - guitar
Ian Zalgo Ketchum - bass/vocals
Rob Majchrowski - drums/vocals
Dave Tugboat - guitar
Ian Zalgo Ketchum - bass/vocals
Rob Majchrowski - drums/vocals
Percolator
Percolator was born in a shack in the late 1500's. After imposing the Helsinki Safe Handling Code of 1720, Percolator was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, but was later confined to an iron lung and was visciously accused of being sort of late sometimes. Despite confirmed reports of sightings outside the Percolator Estate in Hamburg, Percolator in fact died in a hilarious whaling accident in May of 1391.
Influences:
Talking Heads, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Deerhoof, Of Montreal, Brainiac, Enon, The Breeders, Os Mutantes, Jon Brion, Max Roach, They Might Be Giants, David Bazan, Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces, Fugazi, Bill Callahan, The Kinks, Harry Nilsson, Menomena and Ween.
Influences:
Talking Heads, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Deerhoof, Of Montreal, Brainiac, Enon, The Breeders, Os Mutantes, Jon Brion, Max Roach, They Might Be Giants, David Bazan, Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces, Fugazi, Bill Callahan, The Kinks, Harry Nilsson, Menomena and Ween.
I Lost Control
"I Lost Control should appeal to anybody that likes gloomy British music from the ’80s, but they’re a little more interesting than most of their immediate peers"
- OSWALD HOBBES, Assault The Weekend
Our output is something edgy and interesting, along the post-punk revival vein; average listeners and dedicated old-school indie-fans enjoy our shows.
** Formed in early 2008, Chicago IL.
Entering its second iteration, I Lost Control is rockin' as strong as ever.
Stevo continues to lead the charge with 360s, knee drops and angel wings on stage. First lieutenant Tennent backs him up on lead axe, walking the fine line between subtle hooks and uncontrolled feedback. He remains the band's genuine gloomy British connection.
Tina L Sunny joins them to add a wealth of Indiana indie rock heritage on the bass. She also brings stunning good looks and an innate knowledge of herbal remedy cures. This is why the faint scent of peppermint pervades every I Lost Control show.
The band rounds out with a percussive story that has beginnings in 1981 Athens, GA. JB spent the next twenty years wandering around the US with his paint brushes and drum sticks before chancing upon the I Lost Control 'Factory' studio. He needed a band. They needed a drummer. They all loved German meat balls and schnapps.
Thus, they became four.
** Now...
I Lost Control's 2011 debut EP Cones & Arrows is floating around cyber space and available at choice Chicago music shops such as Laurie's Planet Of Sound, Hard Boiled Records, and Reckless. We have two full-releases worth of material on the books.
Much more to follow…
- OSWALD HOBBES, Assault The Weekend
Our output is something edgy and interesting, along the post-punk revival vein; average listeners and dedicated old-school indie-fans enjoy our shows.
** Formed in early 2008, Chicago IL.
Entering its second iteration, I Lost Control is rockin' as strong as ever.
Stevo continues to lead the charge with 360s, knee drops and angel wings on stage. First lieutenant Tennent backs him up on lead axe, walking the fine line between subtle hooks and uncontrolled feedback. He remains the band's genuine gloomy British connection.
Tina L Sunny joins them to add a wealth of Indiana indie rock heritage on the bass. She also brings stunning good looks and an innate knowledge of herbal remedy cures. This is why the faint scent of peppermint pervades every I Lost Control show.
The band rounds out with a percussive story that has beginnings in 1981 Athens, GA. JB spent the next twenty years wandering around the US with his paint brushes and drum sticks before chancing upon the I Lost Control 'Factory' studio. He needed a band. They needed a drummer. They all loved German meat balls and schnapps.
Thus, they became four.
** Now...
I Lost Control's 2011 debut EP Cones & Arrows is floating around cyber space and available at choice Chicago music shops such as Laurie's Planet Of Sound, Hard Boiled Records, and Reckless. We have two full-releases worth of material on the books.
Much more to follow…
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