Blues Control + Idiot Glee + Fictional Boys

Thursday’s quadruple bill at OCCII takes you on a sonic odyssey. We’re serving up a smorgasboard of Blues Control’s expansive rock, Idiot Glee’s soulful synth-pop, Fictional Boys’ Ariel Pink channelling lo-fi and to top it all off, the Geertruida DJ-team on the decks.

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Blues Control:

After Lea Cho and Russ Waterhouse had played new-age music together for some time under the name Watersports, they formed Blues Control to try their hands at experimental psychedelia. Most recently, RVNG Intl. paired them with zither maestro Laraaji for the label’s FRKWYS series, yielding an album that was surprisingly organic and effortless sounding – especially given that it was entirely improvised and recorded in a single day.

Idiot Glee:

Opener James Friley is a super productive figure in the music scene of his Lexington, Kentucky hometown. Besides making idiosyncratic and soulful synth pop as Idiot Glee, he also co-owns a record label, books shows, DJs on the radio, plays bass in Street Gnar and composes film soundtracks. Clearly not a man to slow down, his new EP, Life Without Jazz, is his most adventurous release yet.

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Fictional Boys:

Fictional Boys is the latest alias for Jack Adams’ main act. Previously known as John Webster Johns, Adams is a prolific songwriter, affectionately dubbed a ‘stubborn genius’ by White Fence’s Tim Presley, who has collaborated with the likes of Ariel Pink, Cass McCombs and Women to name but a few. Under his zillion monikers, he makes compelling lo-fi pop tunes.

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