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Harmonica Dunn Presents:
The Host Country at Tonic Room
Doors at 8:00 // Music at 8:30 // 21+ // $7
Reserve Tickets: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1666388

Lincoln Hall | Fri., Jun. 22 | 8:00 PM | 18+ | $35

An Evening With...
Thursday
20th Anniversary, performing Full Collapse

The New Jersey sextet who released six records, since their formation in 1997 and enjoyed cumulative worldwide sales of over three million units before disbanding in 2011 originally reformed (at two days notice) in 2016 to play the Sound on Sound Festival in Atlanta, although in typical Thursday fashion, it was the charitable element of their performance that enticed them and not the almighty dollar. After triumphant appearances at Riot Fest in Denver and Chicago, 2016 was topped off with magical (sold out) home coming shows at their spiritual home of The Starland Ballroom in NJ.

In 2017, the band undertook a successful 24 date headline tour of the USA with Touche Amore and Basement in tow, as support. Never afraid to wear their hearts (or their politics) on their sleeves the band criss-crossed the USA performing under two sidebanners that read ?Refugee?s Welcome Here? and 'Protect Immigrant Communities? in open defiance of the atrocious politics facing their immigrant brothers and sisters. This outspoken stance not surprisingly garnered both controversy and respect, two notions long synonymous with Thursday.

The band also went on to headline the Northside festival in Brooklyn to a record-breaking crowd.

Don?t call it a comeback and don?t call it nostalgia, the band?s singer Geoff succinctly summarizes their reunion:

?This coming year, we are going to take the show across all the cities and countries that embraced us so thoroughly "back in the day." You can probably guess a few of them.

The problem with nostalgia, and memory in general, is that it's a destructive process. Much like recording over the same cassette, again and again, the quality degrades with each pass. Put in a modern way, our memory is like a hard drive: the more you try to fit on it, the further it compresses, lowering the quality of the new memory and the original experience, too.

Rather than endlessly overwriting the original experiences that we shared with so many of you, we've been discussing how and when to wrap up this trip down memory lane. In the next year, we'll be announcing our international tours as well as a final group of dates in the US, that will be totally unlike anything we've ever attempted to do.

Beyond that, we will only return in the event of new music. And new music will only come if we feel it's truly inspired and adds a new dimension to the band. In our humble opinions, there are only a few bands that have put out records worth coming back for. Bands like Portishead and MBV.

We have loved every minute of these shows. We look forward to 2018 and everything it brings.?

Lincoln Hall | Sat., Jun. 23 | 10:00 PM | 18+ | $35

An Evening With...
Thursday
20th Anniversary, performing War All The Time

The New Jersey sextet who released six records, since their formation in 1997 and enjoyed cumulative worldwide sales of over three million units before disbanding in 2011 originally reformed (at two days notice) in 2016 to play the Sound on Sound Festival in Atlanta, although in typical Thursday fashion, it was the charitable element of their performance that enticed them and not the almighty dollar. After triumphant appearances at Riot Fest in Denver and Chicago, 2016 was topped off with magical (sold out) home coming shows at their spiritual home of The Starland Ballroom in NJ.

In 2017, the band undertook a successful 24 date headline tour of the USA with Touche Amore and Basement in tow, as support. Never afraid to wear their hearts (or their politics) on their sleeves the band criss-crossed the USA performing under two sidebanners that read ?Refugee?s Welcome Here? and 'Protect Immigrant Communities? in open defiance of the atrocious politics facing their immigrant brothers and sisters. This outspoken stance not surprisingly garnered both controversy and respect, two notions long synonymous with Thursday.

The band also went on to headline the Northside festival in Brooklyn to a record-breaking crowd.

Don?t call it a comeback and don?t call it nostalgia, the band?s singer Geoff succinctly summarizes their reunion:

?This coming year, we are going to take the show across all the cities and countries that embraced us so thoroughly "back in the day." You can probably guess a few of them.

The problem with nostalgia, and memory in general, is that it's a destructive process. Much like recording over the same cassette, again and again, the quality degrades with each pass. Put in a modern way, our memory is like a hard drive: the more you try to fit on it, the further it compresses, lowering the quality of the new memory and the original experience, too.

Rather than endlessly overwriting the original experiences that we shared with so many of you, we've been discussing how and when to wrap up this trip down memory lane. In the next year, we'll be announcing our international tours as well as a final group of dates in the US, that will be totally unlike anything we've ever attempted to do.

Beyond that, we will only return in the event of new music. And new music will only come if we feel it's truly inspired and adds a new dimension to the band. In our humble opinions, there are only a few bands that have put out records worth coming back for. Bands like Portishead and MBV.

We have loved every minute of these shows. We look forward to 2018 and everything it brings.?

Harmonica Dunn & The Funk Foundation Present:
Travelling Without Moving: A Tribute To Jamiroquai
DJ Sets By Mr. Gac
Friday Jul 6, 2018 at Lincoln Hall
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
21 and over
$18

Tickets on sale Fri, Mar 2nd at 10AM CT:
http://ticketf.ly/2HOVvUb

$2 from every ticket purchased will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI.org)

About Travelling Without Moving:
Travelling Without Moving is a collection of amazingly talented musicians based out of Chicago coming together to bring the music of Jamiroquai to life.

Zoofunkyou, Stampy and Zombie Manana are joining forces for a wild night at Chicago's Lincoln Hall!

Doors at 7pm
Zombie Mañana - 8pm
Stampy - 9:30pm
Zoofunkyou - 11pm

$10 in advance
$12 at the door
18+

Zombie Mañana
Every morning, Zombie eats surreal for breakfast and then does its abstract workouts. Inconsistence is routine and the unknown is caffeine. No fear is the next frontier. PERSEVERE; embrace the blood, sweat, and tears. This half-band, half-dream seeks refuge from this place, this world where everything is a race. Tragedies and adversities taught me more than universities. Happiness and ecstasy comes from living with no jealousy. All it takes to be inspiring is to be inspired, and now is the time to rewire. With a head full of static, and a heart that weighs a ton, these omnifarious tunes may not be for everyone.

Stampy
The Chicago-based quintet fuses together soulful grooves, dense vocal harmonies, and high energy guitar solos that roar through venues. Five long-time friends have come together to create a sound that?s been called ?where Steely Dan meets The Allman Brothers meets Wilco?. with a dab of Pet Sounds.? Because the whole group sings and composes, they have created a genre that is truly their own. The band?s live show was translated brilliantly to their self-titled debut record. But to fully experience the dynamic range, the roaring guitar solos, intricate songwriting, and beautiful vocal harmonies, you must see Stampy perform live.

Zoofunkyou
"Zoofunkyou is a psychedelic funk band coming out of Chicago that specializes in booty-shakin? improvisational jams. Drawing influences from people like The Grateful Dead, Alabama Shakes and Jimi Hendrix, they achieve psychedelic euphoria through introspective lyrics, swaggering, screeching guitar licks and an extremely tight rhythm section. The finished product sounds like early Peter Green?s Fleetwood Mac meets Tame Impala with a dash of modern jam band influence. The band is comprised of Derek Dare, the only original member on vocals and guitar, Matthew Coglianese on bass, Jake Hennessey on drums and relative newcomer, Bryan Scheinkopf on lead guitar.

Zoofunkyou started out as just ?Zoo? in the summer of 2012 and was originally a three piece made up of the current singer Derek singing and playing bass with electric guitar player, Damon Karner and drummer, Noor Albana who are both no longer in the band. They had started playing together just by jamming for fun at a friends house. By the end of the summer, Derek decided he wanted to stop playing bass so he could focus on guitar, so they recruited Matt Coglianese who had a steady foundation in jazz and blues. The band stayed this way for a few years, playing some shows at The Abbey before it was tragically burned down. In 2015, Jake Hennessey was recruited as a custom percussionist, who would later replace Noor on the drum kit. They changed their name to Zoofunkyou in early 2016 in order to be found on social media easier and in October of that year, Bryan Scheinkopf filled the vacancy of lead guitar player. The majority of the current band members either attend or have attended Columbia College Chicago.

The band uses music as a means of escape and purification. They aim to ?reach people through music, and to influence them to be kinder/better people to the other people in their life and in the world." Making music is also therapeutic for them. Bryan explained that when playing together they try ?to be completely present within the musical space we're creating, rather than just playing for the sake of making noise.? If all goes as planned, Zoofunkyou will be regulars on the festival circuit in the next few years. They hope to build a strong fan base in order to be able to continue to make their music and travel the world.

With the psychedelic scene being as strong as it is in Chicago, the boys have built good relationships with other local bands. You can often find Zoofunkyou playing with the likes of Blue Dream and Mungion at venues like Subterranean and House of Blues Chicago."

-Patrick Golden, Music Garage, Chicago

Lincoln Hall | Fri., Jun. 15 | 9:00 PM | 21+ | $20 ADV / $25 DOORS

Horse Feathers: horsefeathersband.bandcamp.com

Lincoln Hall | Wed., June 27 | 8:00 PM | 18+ | $20

Tracyanne And Danny: tracyanneanddanny.bandcamp.com
w/ Lomelda: lomelda.bandcamp.com



Tracyanne & Danny is a new collaborative project between singer-songwriters Tracyanne Campbell (Camera Obscura) and Danny Coughlan (Crybaby).

Tracyanne hails from Glasgow, Scotland. London-born Danny is based in Bristol, England.

Their paths first crossed in 2013 when introduced by mutual music industry pals. Tracyanne dug Danny?s Crybaby album (released on Helium Records) and invited him to open some Camera Obscura shows in the UK.

Mutual artistic respect led to the swapping of song ideas, but tentative plans to work together were set aside while Camera Obscura wrote, recorded, released, and promoted their fifth album Desire Lines.

Following the death of Camera Obscura?s Carey Lander, all band activity stopped. Time passed.

Tracyanne and Danny revisited the idea of collaborating.

A pool of songs were honed and crafted. On the suggestion of their manager (and Teenage Fanclub drummer) Francis Macdonald, they recorded at Clashnarrow, a studio in Helmsdale in the highlands of Scotland owned by the esteemed Edwyn Collins.

Sessions took place throughout 2016 and 2017. Edwyn co-produced along with engineer and multi-instrumentalist Sean Read (Dexys).

They had the use of Edwyn?s vintage gear (including the guitar pedal which features on his global hit ?A Girl Like You?) as they invoked a range of shared influences: The Roches, Dion, Lou Reed, The Flamingos, Serge Gainsbourg, Santo & Johnny, and The Style Council.

Edywn pops up with a guest vocal on first single ?Alabama,? an intentionally ?joyous? tribute to Tracyanne?s late friend and band mate Carey Lander.

Tracyanne & Danny is not a diverting curio or a wee stop on the road to someplace else. It is a shared artistic aesthetic, forged over time. They have figured out how to fit round each other and work together, creating a rewarding musical synergy. There will be more songs.

Meanwhile, they are looking forward to releasing and promoting the first fruits of their labors with live shows throughout UK, Europe, North America, and beyond.