Media madness: interviews on BEZ and BFN; music on XRT
Thanks to everyone who has tuned in to hear us on WXRT (93.1FM) the last couple of weeks — and thanks especially to Richard Milne, host of WXRT’s Local Anesthetic, for giving Everything is Easy so many spins.
Friday morning, WBEZ (Chicago’s NPR affiliate, 91.5FM) will re-broadcast part of the studio interview we did there in [...]
‘Everything is Easy’ preview #4: The Jason Reed Experience
It’s just a couple of days until The Spares release Everything is Easy in a concert Friday night (Aug. 20) at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Here’s the fourth in our series of previews, this one featuring The Spares’ jack of three trades (mandolin, electric guitar and vocals), Jason Reed. In [...]
‘Everything is Easy’ preview #3: Mike Mangione and the Union
At The Spares’ CD release concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music on Friday, we’re excited to share with you a performance by our special guests, the fantastic Americana group Mike Mangione and the Union. Mike is originally from Chicago, and now lives in Milwaukee. The Union’s live performances are as mesmerizing as [...]
‘Everything is Easy’ preview #2: Jonathan Gilley brings the bass
The Spares’ new CD, Everything is Easy, will be released on Aug. 20 at a CD release concert Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Between now and then, we’re posting a series of short, 90-second audio snippets that combine a taste of the music with a little insight into what went [...]
‘Everything is Easy’ preview #1″: Nathaniel Strenger speaks!
We’re excited to debut our new CD, Everything is Easy, at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago next Friday night, August 20. To whet your appetite, we’re going to post a series of short previews this week—audio snippets that combine a taste of the music with a little insight into what went into [...]
New CD! Old Town Show!
The new CD and CD release concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music are nearly upon us. Please call Old Town right now to reserve your tickets (773-728-6000)!
In the meantime, we thought we’d give a sneak preview of the CD art. The CD is titled, “Everything is Easy.”
Here’s the bio we’re using in [...]
Blogged
Hey,
The amazing photographer Jessie Stevens just profiled Steve for her photo blog, including lots of Spares shots from last summer, when she took the photos for Now That It’s Burning.
It’s a two-parter. Part two has most of the stuff about The Spares: Part One | Part Two
Concert video: “Allentown” from the Wealthy Theatre show on 7/10/09
Now that we’re all high-tech, I’ll add some concert footage here as able. This is a performance of “Allentown” at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids, Mich, last July. We rented out the Wealthy along with Rachel Zylstra, our friend and a New York City songwriter who went to college in Grand Rapids (and who [...]
Video from Schubas show
Here’s the first in what I hope is a long series of strange little Spares videos. The theme here is random, unrelated footage from the soundcheck and greenroom at Schubas before The Spares’ concert there in January. Let us know what you think.
Also, thanks to Karla Reed for her videography skills.
The Spares backstage at Schubas [...]
Video from the 848 appearance
We were on Chicago Public Radio’s 848 this morning! In addition to the interview, they did a video of us . . . tuning! As you all know, this is really us at our best. Or at least our most typical. Here it is:
The Spares Tune Up from WBEZ on Vimeo.