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Every once in a while, the inner hippie yearns to break free. In the middle of this Chicago summer, let’s channel the ghost of Bill Walton and re-convene with The Dead.
Join us for a two night stand as Tributosaurus becomes The Grateful Dead, Thursday July 25 and Friday 26th at Martytrs.
If you’ve missed previous incarnations, these Dead shows are a unique Tributosaurus experience. We’ll re-create a few studio versions that merit our standard meticulous treatment, but the nights will freely stray into the improvisational territory this oeuvre demands. You’ll hear and see 2 drum kits, world beat percussion, many guitars, pedal steel, banjo, mandolin, saxophone, and more. Both shows will be filled with The Dead’s unique brand of street party psychedelia; with disparate jams, twists, turns, and special guests.
The nights will feature some set list and personnel variety, so come to one or both. Consider it a chance for your soul to dance, as we playfully emulate the legendary live experience Bob and Jerry and Phil invented.
Come hear tunes you love, feel the grooves, and get spacey.
Tributosaurus Becomes THE GRATEFUL DEAD
at Martyrs' - 3855 N. Lincoln Ave - Chicago - 2 SHOWS
Thursday, July 25th - 7PM
Friday, July 26th - 8PM
Get tickets at martyrslive.com
Once in a while, the requests to redux a band start to pile up, and we hear it from you over and over again that we must revisit a certain artist - Steely Dan is one of these.
They’re the greatest recording studio band of all time. This August, we’ll once again take them to the rock club.
Other bands may be technically more difficult for Tributosaurus to perform, but we consider doing Steely Dan the gold standard.
Ah, the Dan. Those immaculate recordings are both a musician’s aspiration, and nemesis. How could anyone dare to sound that good, that perfectly produced? We’ll go the more absurd step and recreate those vocal harmonies, keyboard orchestrations, guitar sounds, horn parts, and drum fills live. We fully anticipate a section in the crowd full of musicians, all with their arms folded expecting us to fall short. It will be great fun not to. We’ll have as big a band as needed, the right tools for the right job.
We have not revisited their catalog since 2017, and in prior years we’ve done separate volumes of these amazing songs, giving us over 30 songs to draw from. We could probably do an unprecedented third volume; the catalog is that deep and excellent. Instead we’ll cull our favorites from that 30 song herd, ranging from the debut Can’t Buy a Thrill through Gaucho, the classic period’s finale.
Tributosaurus Becomes STEELY DAN
At Theater on the Lake - 2401 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 7:00PM
TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY JULY 27th
Tickets available at : theateronthelake.com