So I research this girl Maria Taylor. She's performing for free at this festival they have on Belmont. So it won't cost me to see if I like her or not. If I don't like her music, there's nothing to regret. If I do like her performance then it's something to treasure. They closed off Belmont between Leavitt and Damen. There's all kinds of food to get and bullshit to buy. Even before I park the car, the clouds are looking mean and grey, but it's the wind that did most of the talking. On the Damen stage there is a band already playing. The stage is covered from the rain....but its not the rain that did the real talking. It's a nice visual to see this performance through the rain with people covering themselves or just taking it as they see this band play. The greying clouds are just not a deterrent. The way it rains in Chicago, it will rain hard for 10 to 15 minutes, and then it's just a heavy drizzle. I was still a good 20 minutes from seeing Maria Taylor . That's good considering how late I usually am. I get this pizza at a stand near Beat Kitchen while I wait. MT gets on stage. She worries about lightening strikes. From the stage, they are difficult to tell them from camera flashes. The clouds darken, and as she begins the wind performs with her. MT braves it for almost 2 minutes. A lot of wind with a little bit of rain can be dangerous. There are electrical cords everywhere...fuck the lightening, your own guitar can fry your ass. Show's over right? Fuck it. I stroll for another pizza, and then back...but for what? Show's over. Now is the time to see who came to see MT and who didn't. There is a small crowd gathered in the entrance to a residencial building, waiting for the rain to end. I wait with them. We all see them striking the stage, sinking our expectations. Yet we wait. Maybe they are waiting for the rain to stop, but the drum kit is being dismantled. The rain does not need the wind anymore. Then without warning, MT and her two guitarists go to where we are bunched up away from the rain, and anounce that they will just have their little performance right there where we are. The small crowd instantly lights up and gives them space. I'm an arms length away from her. This moment we stole straight out of the mouth of this bad weather. It was beautiful, MT is beautiful...tall and lean. Everyone had their little digital camera to document for themselves and perhaps for youtube this lovely little acoustic performance, that we did not expect to have. It was nice to share this moment with real Maria Taylor fans. They knew the songs and sung them with her. Her two guitarists sang as well. I think they are artists in their own right. If you are an Aimee Mann fan, Maria Taylor is for you.
Kaspar-Zig.
Oh, yeah....On the 28th of July Aleks and the Drummer are playing at the Empty Bottle. I'm really excited about this one, and this Wednesday 9 July, Bang Bang opens for....I don't know who, but its Bang Bang who I want to see. I will write about both later.
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