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Concert Wed Apr 30 2008
Who Will Tell The Story?
In a story the narrator fills in the details, supplies background information, and keeps things moving along. As with any good story, The Narrator has played vital role in the story that is the Chicago music landscape over the last five years. Producing three solid high-energy albums on the local label Flameshovel (Youth City Fire (EP) 2004, Such Triumph 2005, and All That to the Wall 2007), this now trio has decided to go their separate ways. Making the announcement via myspace and the front page of Flameshovel, mysteriously no reason or future plans have been given.
Their line-up, as it stood in 2008, consisted of Singer/guitarist Sam Axelrod, Bassist James Barron, and singer/guitarist Jesse Woghin. During the recording process of 2007’s All That to the Wall their drummer left the band, and they were forced to call on friends from Oxford Collapse, Russian Circles, Bound Stems, Sybris, Tight Phantomz and Lying In States to help complete the album. I suppose that may have been the beginning of end for The Narrator, but no one really knows.
[mp3] The Narrator - Surfjew
They will try to tell the final chapter of their story this Saturday, May 3rd @ The Empty Bottle. This will be their final Chicago performance and also appearing will be Joan of Arc, Tight Phantomz, and Mannequin Men DJs. The show starts @ 10:00pm and tickets are $10.
