Concerts

Event

Title:: Soundwalls, Descarga and Big Black Bird
When:: 02.09.2012 08:00 PM
Where:: Martyrs - Chicago
Category:: Concerts

Description

Event Details: 8PM, 21+, $7

The Soundwalls are an aggressive pop/rock band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. All three members met in high school/grade school, playing in various bands with different members until the trio formed in January 2010. Their debut ...LP was released in October of 2011.

[.DESCARGA.] : which loosely translated means the unloading of knowledge and information via the medium of music entertainment: is a Chicago rock band formed in 2000. The band's extensive musical performances have garnered them a national following, as well as continuous media coverage. Their performances have included events such as MOBfest, Fiesta Del Sol and Jaguarton (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) as well as showcases at some of Chicago's most popular venues such as Metro, Double Door, Empty Bottle and Old Town School of Folk Music. Recorded releases include: 2001 EP [.Rock_En_Tu_Lengua.], MOBfest 2002 Showcase Album, BOOM Magazine 2005 Compilation, 2006 CD - Unplugged at Old Town School of Folk Music, 2008 EP [.DESCARGA.] (Blue Door Records). The band has finished recording their new EP "The Things We Do" released August 2011 (available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby).

Big Black Bird is an independent rock band in Chicago. All four members contribute to the songwriting, thus creating a vast and varied soundscape. Sonically, BBB range from a step above roots to a step below metal. Under a different name, BBB played all of the major venues in Chicago during the bearly to mid-2000's. Themes both personal and universal present themselves in the music. The listener may think of love lost. The listener may think of the Apocalypse. The listener might just think. The band recently recorded bits debut album, The Lemon Tree, at Downbeat Studios in Chicago. It was released in October 2011.