INDIEcent Exposure #29: Birds of Chicago, Iron Age Mystics & more

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An audio magazine covering the Indie arts world — music, film, games, literature, performance, and more.

INDIEcent Exposure #29: Birds of Chicago, Iron Age Mystics & more

INDIEcent Exposure – INDIEcent Exposure

1 hour 3 minutes 52 seconds

8 years ago

INDIEcent Exposure #29: Birds of Chicago, Iron Age Mystics & more

(photo: JT Nero and Allison Russell, creative core of Birds of Chicago; submitted photo)

Iron Age Mystics • Birds of Chicago • Bitter's Kiss • Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band

Birds of Chicago—Winter Migration

In this episode, we speak with JT Nero, who, along with Allison Russell, makes up the creative core of intracontinental Roots treasure: Birds of Chicago. We hear "Barley," "Dim Star of the Palisades," and "Kinderspel" (Child's Game) from their 2016 release, Real Midnight.

When we first made contact, JT and the band were making their way East in the bus, just passing through Gary, Indiana. Headed for the Word Cafe Live in Philly, the first stop on their 2017 tour, JT talked about where the creative fire all comes from, the band's origin story, their latest release, "Real Midnight," and what's in store for fans later this year (hint: summer release).

With limited East Coast dates on this tour, you're probably going to want to grab tickets now. if you want to see Birds of Chicago live (and you DO want to see Birds of Chicago live—I have it on good authority that the full band is on that bus). If you're a citizen of Greylock Nation, either the few openings left at The Parlor Room in Northampton, Mass., or at Hudson, New York's landmark venue Club Helsinki Hudson are probably your best bet. Of course, The West Coast dates are none too shabby, so if Spring in SoCal or Santa Cruz seems like a sweet dream to you, Birds of Chicago would make for one fine soundtrack.

And check out the Birds of Chicago YouTube page for a great video of Kinderspel.

Birds of ChicagoSaturday, February 11; 7:00 p.m.Parlor Room @ Signature SoundsNorthampton, Mass.Sunday, February 12; 7:00 p.m.Club Helsinki HudsonHudson, New York Check for ticket availability

Iron Age Mystics—insurrection between your ears

Iron Age Mystics in action; submitted photo.

We have played tunes off Iron Age Mystic's latest release, "Pride Before the Fall," on our live streaming station, Greylock Nation. If ever there was a good time to jam to my angst, it's got to be right now, you know what I'm saying? And THIS WEEK is the episode I knew I HAD to treat you all to some top shelf tunage that will absolutely pump you full of the rebel fury you're going to need to get you through the next four years. I give you...

Iron Age Mystics.

And I know, I know. I said I don't do reviews. Didn't someone say the exception makes the rule? And these guys are definitely worth making an exception. Enjoy the title track off their recent release, "Pride Before the Fall."

In the realm of myth and fable, at the moment when all seems lost and Dark Forces are poised to blo...