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Daniel Johnston
Also Playing: Tiny Masters Of Today and Ralston Bowles
773-549-0203
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Sat Aug 15
9 pm
http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSearch?action=venueSearch&venue_id=4875&cobrand=metrochicago Daniel Johnston, Tiny Masters Of Today, and Ralston Bowles at MetroDaniel Johnston's fractured legend began with a few cassettes of innocent-yet-eerie songs and gradually began to spread through the cracks of underground music in the '80s. While the emotional directness of his music still holds up, much of that legend (as recounted in the documentary The Devil And Daniel Johnston) has to do with the bipolar disorder and dangerous, erratic episodes that have kept Johnston from pursuing a music career in any conventional sense—though he's certainly built a reputation, with some help from such admirers as Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, and consequently indie-rock fans everywhere. Touring just isn't a regular part of Johnston's life, which is all the more reason to pounce on this Metro show.Metro 3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Daniel Johnston's fractured legend began with a few cassettes of innocent-yet-eerie songs and gradually began to spread through the cracks of underground music in the '80s. While the emotional directness of his music still holds up, much of that legend (as recounted in the documentary The Devil And Daniel Johnston) has to do with the bipolar disorder and dangerous, erratic episodes that have kept Johnston from pursuing a music career in any conventional sense—though he's certainly built a reputation, with some help from such admirers as Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, and consequently indie-rock fans everywhere. Touring just isn't a regular part of Johnston's life, which is all the more reason to pounce on this Metro show.
Updated 11/11/2009
