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Concert Wed Jul 30 2008
Lost in Translation
Really, how wrong can you go with a band named Polka Madre?
One thing is for sure -- it'd sure help if I'd taken Spanish in college instead of Norwegian (hey, it was North Dakota, okay?) Instead, gringo fans of the Mexican gypsy-polka-punkers have to rely on Google's language tools, which muddles through translating the band's MySpace bios: singer and vocalist Eric is Finnish by birth, and he "Dance on stage and sings like an idiot, according Palera and good friends, in the wave Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave." Meanwhile, Raymundo plays the... er, "battery," and apparently "Junky proudly and vague, leaving everything to surrender to the music."
Check them out at their show tomorrow, July 31, at the Empty Bottle. If Polka Mother's band members dancing like idiots and playing what may be batteries isn't enough to reel you in, consider the rest of the line-up, including Chicago's own Black Bear Combo and Lamajamal.
— Kara Luger / Comments (0)
