event Ezra Furman And The Harpoons
Also Playing: The Sleeptalkers
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Fri Nov 27
9 pm
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/32881/?search_redirect=Double%20Door Ezra Furman And The Harpoons and The Sleeptalkers at Double Door
Sure, Americana's been recast lately as a hypnotically pretty indie-rock genre, but there's also a set of frantic, vulnerable guys scribbling out a rougher sort of revived folk-rock. Songwriter Ezra Furman certainly fits in that mold, with a rushed, cracked voice that's hard to get used to; but then again, he injects more personality into it than your average childish bedroom-folkster, and he has a good amount of worthwhile lyrics and melodies to burn through. Furman's band The Harpoons keep up with his whimsical lyrical twists and sometimes-hyper, sometimes-reflective tempos on last year's album Inside The Human Body. Even if Furman's good at creating an unhinged feel, his growing maturity as a songwriter is what ultimately shows through. He's just released an album of bootlegs and live recordings, Moon Face.
Double Door 1572 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Sure, Americana's been recast lately as a hypnotically pretty indie-rock genre, but there's also a set of frantic, vulnerable guys scribbling out a rougher sort of revived folk-rock. Songwriter Ezra Furman certainly fits in that mold, with a rushed, cracked voice that's hard to get used to; but then again, he injects more personality into it than your average childish bedroom-folkster, and he has a good amount of worthwhile lyrics and melodies to burn through. Furman's band The Harpoons keep up with his whimsical lyrical twists and sometimes-hyper, sometimes-reflective tempos on last year's album Inside The Human Body. Even if Furman's good at creating an unhinged feel, his growing maturity as a songwriter is what ultimately shows through. He's just released an album of bootlegs and live recordings, Moon Face.
Updated 12/15/2011
