Win tickets to either Wakey! Wakey! or Violens
Violens
The A.V. Club has a pair of tickets to give away to two shows: Wakey! Wakey! at Lincoln Hall Nov. 4 with Jenny Owen Youngs and Young Buffalo or Violens at Schubas Nov. 5 with Reds And Blue. To win, interested parties should e-mail ochicago@theonion.com with either “Wakey! Wakey!” or “Violens” in the subject line!
As preposterous as it sounds, as a child, Wakey! Wakey! frontman Mike Grubbs would finish his homework as fast as possible so he could play more piano. Despite being son of a longtime piano teacher and choir director, Grubb never learned how to play proper jazz or rock, and was clueless as to how to put a song together. Through experimentation, he found his own style in the form of balancing both pop and art-damaged indie rock. With the help of some strings, drums and horns, Wakey! Wakey!’s first LP sounds like an Oscar-nominated film soundtrack.
