Margo Nqe Thiab Lola Kirke Thrill As 'Strays' Ncig Saib Chicago

"Qhov no yog ib zaj nkauj los ntawm ib tus kws sau nkauj uas kuv nyiam los ntawm Illinois," hais Margo Nqe nyob rau theem ntawm Vic Theatre hauv Chicago. "Ib tug ntawm kuv nyiam songwriters!" Nws tau qhia meej, teeb tsa lub npog ntawm John Prine's "Sweet Revenge."

Prine tau yug los nyob rau sab hnub poob Chicago suburb ntawm Maywood, nto moo ua haujlwm ua tus xa ntawv ua ntej tawg tawm ntawm Windy City cov neeg txhawb siab nyob rau hauv lub xyoo 60s lig, thaum Nqe tau yug los rau sab hnub poob, ib haiv neeg ntawm Aledo, Illinois, lub nroog me me nyob rau sab hnub poob. Iowa ciam teb.

Lub npog yog apropos li Nqe ua rau nws rov qab mus rau Illinois, Prine lub hwj chim tseem ceeb ib qho tseem ceeb raws li Nqe tseem ua rau txoj kev sib txawv, muab nws tus kheej tig rau lub teb chaws suab paj nruag xa tag nrho ntawm nws tus kheej cov lus - thiab nrog me ntsis ntawm pob zeb ntug hauv lub nyob teeb tsa.

Hnub Tuesday yav tsaus ntuj qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj nthuav tawm qhov tsis txaus ntseeg ntawm cov nkauj los ntawm nws qhov thib plaub album Strays, ib qho kev sau tshiab ntawm kaum zaj nkauj tso tawm lub hli tas los los ntawm Loma Vista Recordings.

Thaum ntxov, Strays sawv ua ib qho zoo tshaj plaws albums ntawm 2023. Cov xov xwm zoo dua? Cov nkauj tshiab suab zoo dua nyob.

"Kuv paub tias nws tsuas yog hnub Wednesday xwb tab sis nws zoo li hnub Friday!" mused Nqe ntawm theem hauv kev sim ua kom qhuas cov neeg coob coob txaus siab rau. “Nws yog hnub Tuesday!” tuaj cov lus teb lom zem rau tus neeg hu nkauj Spinal Tap-zoo li lub sijhawm ntawm theem. "Txhua hnub ntawm txoj kev xav zoo ib yam," teb Nqe nrog kev luag ntxhi. "Tam sim no kuv paub tias peb nyob qhov twg: Chicago, Illinois!" hais tias tus neeg hu nkauj, ua raws li nws tus kheej "Hurtin' (Rau Lub raj mis)" nrog lub suab ntawm Merle Haggard's "Kuv Xav Kuv Yuav Cia Li Nyob Ntawm No thiab Haus" thiab Willie Nelson's "Whiskey River" lig rau Hnub Tuesday.

Armed nrog ib tug arsenal ntawm instrumentation xws li nyob qhov twg los ntawm ib tug tambourine mus rau ib lub xov tooj, Nqe tsiv deftly ntawm guitar thiab nruas, ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv ib tug hnav ris tsho hloov thaum txhawb los ntawm ib tug ridiculously nruj rau piece band.

"Been to the Mountain" qhib Strays thiab ua raws li lub peev xwm qhib hnub Tuesday hauv Chicago, tau tsav ntawm theem los ntawm plaub qhov kev tawm tsam guitar. Nqe teeb tsa nws lub guitar, txav mus rau ko taw ntawm theem kom cuam tshuam nrog cov kiv cua, tso tawm ob qho tib si tambourine thiab cowbell thaum rov qab los.

Nyob rau hauv acoustic guitar, Nqe launched "Cia Kuv Down" tom ntej no, Jeremy Ivey ntxiv ib lub suab rov qab, ib qho ntawm plaub lub suab ntawm zaj nkauj.

“Tau kawg! Zoo siab rov qab los hauv nroog, ”Price hais. "Qhov no yog los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv tshiab," nws hais ntxiv, cov yuam sij ci ntsa iab saum toj kawg nkaus thaum nqes ua ntej nce, xaub guitar-fueled xaus rau "Lub ntuj raug txim hauv Heartland."

"Peb tau pib ua qhov no tom ntej hauv San Francisco. Peb nyiam nws heev, peb khaws cia rau hauv lub teeb, "hais tias Nqe, xyab taws kub hnyiab ntawm theem thaum lub band conjured li eerie psychedelic vibe thaum lub npog ntawm Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." Nws stalked sab laug, crouching down raws li zaj nkauj mus txog nws qhov kawg, cov qhab me me mus rau "Hloov lub siab."

Nqe tau tsiv mus rau lub nruas rau "Hloov Lub Plawv," dueling percussion tam sim no tsav qhov kev txiav tshiab yuav luag bluesy stomp, pab pawg ntaus lub zawj thaum lawv tsiv deftly rau hauv "Lub Nroog Txoj Kev," xa ob peb zaj nkauj rov qab los thaum lawv tshwm sim. Strays. Tus nqi khaws cov shakers thaum nws ua haujlwm tsis zoo rau Chicago nrog rau cov lus siv rau Warren Zevon, tus nqi tshiab ua haujlwm thaum ntxov.

Tus nqi khawb tob hauv nws phau ntawv teev npe, rov qab mus rau nws qhov kev ua yeeb yam xyoo 2016 rau "Tennessee Song" thiab ua rau cov npe tau nce me ntsis hauv Chicago thaum hnub Tuesday qhov kev ua tau zoo tau txav mus rau qhov tseem ceeb.

"Peb tau txais zaj nkauj Elvis Costello peb xav tias yog qhov zoo nkauj tiag tiag. Hu nkauj yog koj paub!” Nws tau thov, rov qab mus rau lub nruas khoom, Steve Nieve zoo li cov keyboards siab nyob rau hauv kev sib xyaw thaum lub sij hawm muaj kev kub ntxhov ntawm "Tswj Nws Up."

"Qhov no yog ib zaj nkauj Wings," hais tias tus neeg hu nkauj tsis muaj qhov tsis txaus ntseeg, cov pab pawg xa cov cim lag luam gnarly guitar riff rau Paul McCartney's "Cia Kuv Yob Nws" hauv txhua txhais tes zam, qhov tshwm sim ntawm theem o rau 10 raws li qhib ua Lola Kirke thiab nws cov phooj ywg. rov qab mus rau theem rau tus lej kaw.

“Muab nws rau Lola Kirke thiab nws pawg!” hais Nqe ntawm theem hauv Chicago.

Ua yeeb yam raws li oboist Hailey Rutledge tshaj plaub lub caij ntawm Prime comedy-drama Mozart hauv lub hav zoov, Kirke tau ua rooj plaub rau nws qib LP Pojniam Muag nyob rau theem hauv Chicago, muab cov suab nkauj thiab guitar dhau ntawm 40 feeb.

Kirke pib qhib kev txiav "Cov Kev Ua Phem" solo, kos npe rau 90s lo-fi heroes Pavement raws li cov phooj ywg hauv pawg Alex Wong (drums) thiab Ellen Angelico (guitar) koom nrog.

Tshawb nrhiav qhov chaw, Kirke tau seev cev thaum ntxov thaum lub sijhawm tshiab cov ntaub ntawv sau npe, "Tus Poj Niam Muag Khoom" nyob rau hauv raws li tus neeg ncaws pob ua tsaug rau qhov kub heev, lub teb chaws-infused solo los ntawm Angelico.

“Aws, Chicago! Koj ua li cas hmo no? nug Kirke ntawm pawg neeg rhetorically. "Ellen tag nrho tsev neeg nyob ntawm no," nws piav qhia, teem caij rau tus ntaus kis las lub tsev. “Koj paub dab tsi? Nws yog ib hnub zoo siab Chicago. "

Angelico, kaw cov lus "Ua Tsaug U Lin" nyob rau pem hauv ntej ntawm nws guitar, nco txog Chicago DJ DJ. Lin Brehmer (WXRT), leej twg tuag lub hli tas los tom qab muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua nrog mob qog noj ntshav prostate. Tom qab ntawd, Angelico embellished "Luag Tsev Neeg" nrog lilting pedal steel ntawv, Kirke slowing tej yam rau ib pliag.

“Ua tsaug ntau nawb! Kuv vam tias koj yuav muaj kev lom zem ntau npaum li kuv, ”Kirke hais. Nws hais tias, "Nws zoo kawg nkaus uas yog ib feem ntawm qhov kev ncig xyuas no nrog kuv tus phab ej," nws hais tias, teeb tsa theem rau nqe ua ntej kaw lub teeb nrog kev hloov kho tshiab ntawm Tus Neeg Txawv Tebchaws "Kuv Xav Paub Txog Dab Tsi Yog Kev Hlub."

"Zoo dua li ib qho yeeb tshuaj" coj qhov kev xav zoo li lub trio mus rau tsev, Kirke teeb tsa nws lub guitar, lurking txog theem thaum Angelico tsiv rov qab mus rau pedal steel.

"Kuv xav tias kuv hlub nrog Dawb Sox lossis Cubs - lossis puas yog tag nrho Chicago?" tso dag Kirke, hloov kho cov nkauj tshiab cov nkauj hauv lub sijhawm qhib lub sijhawm kaw. "Kuv vam tias qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo rau koj ib yam li nws yog rau kuv," hais tias tus neeg hu nkauj nrog lub ntsej muag luag ntxhi, nkag mus rau ntawm theem thaum cov neeg coob coob hauv Chicago tau hnov ​​​​qhov kev pom zoo.