event John Oates
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Sun Mar 21
7 pm
John Oates at Evanston SPACE
In '70s and '80s MOR-pop lore, few artists had more impact than songwriter/keytarist John Oates of the ubiquitous superduo Hall And Oates. Together, their singles dominated pop radio for so long that to think of their song titles—“She’s Gone,” “Private Eyes,” “Maneater,” and so on—is to mentally start singing along. Over the last decade, the multi-talented Oates finally detached from his partner and recorded a few solo records: 2002’s Phunk Shui and 2008’s 1000 Miles Of Life, both so-so adult-contemporary collections with a few soft-rock gems. Meanwhile, another subculture has latched onto Oates, mostly because his now-shaved thick black mustache is a symbol of flamboyant '80s fashion mishaps. Credit him for playing along, even participating in a cartoon pilot called J-Stache and allowing his facial hair to be voiced by Dave Attell.
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
In '70s and '80s MOR-pop lore, few artists had more impact than songwriter/keytarist John Oates of the ubiquitous superduo Hall And Oates. Together, their singles dominated pop radio for so long that to think of their song titles—“She’s Gone,” “Private Eyes,” “Maneater,” and so on—is to mentally start singing along. Over the last decade, the multi-talented Oates finally detached from his partner and recorded a few solo records: 2002’s Phunk Shui and 2008’s 1000 Miles Of Life, both so-so adult-contemporary collections with a few soft-rock gems. Meanwhile, another subculture has latched onto Oates, mostly because his now-shaved thick black mustache is a symbol of flamboyant '80s fashion mishaps. Credit him for playing along, even participating in a cartoon pilot called J-Stache and allowing his facial hair to be voiced by Dave Attell.
Updated 08/02/2011
