Noted bestplace, The Hideout, threw themselves one hell of a party last year. With a gross/unnecessary real estate development slowly but surely creeping into the tranquil industrial zone it calls home, last year’s Block Party truly felt like a celebration of what makes that old converted house so special.
It was hot. Unbearably, oppressively hot. I had also just finished a rather shite week from what I recall...enter, 75 Dollar Bill.
The shapeshifting/trance-inducing duo of Che Chen & Rick Brown has been a favorite over the past few years, and they were kind enough to bring a larger ensemble through the midwest this time around. Augmented by lots of percussion, multiple basses and baritone, Rick & Che lead the group through many zones over three pieces before being joined by even more friends for a joyous cover of Ornette Coleman’s Friends and Neighbors.
This set was extremely cathartic at the time and listening back, it still is.
75 Dollar Bill
9.23.2017 @ The Hideout Block Party
Chicago, IL
The Duchess
I'm Not Trying to Wake Up
Like Like Laundry
Friends and Neighbors [Ornette Coleman]
75 Dollar Bill:
Che Chen - guitar
Rick Brown - wooden box, percussion
with:
Sue Garner - bass, percussion
Cheryl Kingan - baritone sax
Andrew Lafkas - contrabass
Jim Pugliese - percussion
Barry Weisblat - electronics, percussion
Talice Lee - violin
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