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Concert Wed Aug 18 2010
Sadies Pack It All Into Just One Night @ Schubas, 8/20 (and a contest!)
The Sadies (photo by Amanda Shenck)
Toronto band, The Sadies are no strangers to the intimate stage at Schubas. It was the Sadies who backed and sang along with Neko Case for her live album The Tigers Have Spoken (partly recorded in Chicago at Schubas) among their many recorded singles together, but they've been hitting the city since Lounge Ax was the place to be in the late-'90s. These one-time Bloodshot Records artists are known to collaborate with the label's best and brightest, including Andre Williams and Jon Langford, as well as Ms. Case. But nobody puts The Sadies in the corner. They're an A-1 quality band in their own right and should be taken seriously. If their newest album, Darker Circles, is any indication, this is a band that wants you to see them as complex and serious, and a little older and wiser after many years on the road and on stage. Good brothers Dallas and Travis (no really, that's their last name) bring the guitar twang and vocals and drummer Mike Belitsky and bassist Sean Dean round out a warm, rich sound that drips like maple syrup down a sharp knife. The classic Sadies Americana sound (although, should that be "North Americana" given the band's Canadian roots?) is evident, but there are the more brooding country themes there too — heartache, alcohol, and a broken down life, or all three, like in "Tell Her What I Said" as well as saucy notes of rockabilly and surf sounds. The Sadies are more than you'd expect. This is no band to play over the din of cocktail room hubbub. This music is the soundtrack and the plot of your life wrapped into one. The band has matured over the years and weathered like a guitar strap that's comfortable and reassuring in its sweat-soaked familiarity.
Check out the video for "Postcards" from Darker Circles:
The Sadies were slated to play two shows in Chicago this weekend, but the August 21st show has been canceled (contact Schubas for more information). They will still play Friday, August 20th at Schubas starting at 10pm. Tickets are $12 adv./ $14 door. Amazing Chicago talent Jon Langford and Sally Timms, of Bloodshot Records fame and big Sadies fans, will open, along with Pritchard. Schubas is located at 3159 N. Southport Ave. (at Belmont Ave.).
One lucky winner will get to go to the show on Friday for free! Just email us at contests@gapersblock.com with the subject line "Good Brothers" and you could win! [Update! We have a winner! Congrats to Chuck!]
