How cute are they?? We loved folksy duo Duck & Goose at our 1/8 show, and thanks to Deanna Moffit at This Much Is True for recommending them.
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Archive for TPM Musical Guests
Musical Guest: Duck & Goose
Musical Guest: Lili-Anne Brown
Chicago actress & songstress Lili-Anne Brown brought the house down at the 11/20 show with these covers Amy Winehouse and Pink.
Recorded live at Ricochet’s by Tim Mata for WBEZ.
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Musical Guest Jonas Friddle
Jonas Friddle is a Chicago singer/songwriter/musician you should know. Here he is at our 10/30 with two beautiful originals, one inspired by the garbage truck in the alley outside his apartment. Does it get more Chicago than that? More at jonasfriddle.com.
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The Best Pop Cover Ever! [Josh Dumas does Katy Perry]
Josh Dumas is a Chicago-based musician (Notes & Scratches) who stopped by The Paper Machete to test drive his new accordion skills. Not only did he wow us with his soulful voice and cabaret sound, he offered up one of the best oh-so-wrong pop covers of our decade. Mark our words. And make sure you listen to the end for his surprise discovery about the chord progression.
Recorded at Ricochet’s on 10/9/10 by Kurt Heintz.
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Musical Guest Matt Kahler
Actor and musician Matt Kahler made his TPM debut on 9/18/10 with these two ass-kicking original songs. Listen to the end for info on Matt’s upcoming project with The Mammals theater company.
Recorded by Kurt Heintz at Ricochet’s on 9/18/10.
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The Nurse Novels: Mary Hartman
Tony Mendoza and Thea Lux, of The Nurse Novels, stopped by the 9/11/10 show before their gig at Schuba’s that evening. Here they are with “Mary Hartman,” a song about the 70′s TV show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
Recorded at The Grafton Pub by Joe Griffin.
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Bethany Thomas: Suppertime
Chicago’s vocal powerhouse Bethany Thomas stopped by The Paper Machete on 7/10/10, accompanied by the great Tony Focht on guitar. Here is her chilling rendition of Irving Berlin’s “Suppertime” from the smash 1933 musical revue As Thousands Cheer.
As Christopher Piatt explained in his intro, As Thousands Cheer featured witty songs and sketches based on the big news stories of the time, with real headlines appearing above the stage before each number. Audiences were shocked when, in the midst of a mostly comedic show, the headline suddenly appeared: “Unknown Negro Lynched by Frenzied Mob.” Ethel Waters then came onstage, sat down at a table and sang this song.
Recorded by Kyle Hamman. Photo by Jeremy Rill.
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Bethany Thomas: Black Cat
Chicago vocal powerhouse Bethany Thomas performed this Janet Jackson song with Tony Focht on guitar at the 7/10/10 show. Recorded by Kyle Hamman.
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