NEW BAND ALERT!! PUZZLE HOUSE – FEBRUARY 2025 RESIDENCY – HUNGRY BRAIN – CHICAGO
PUZZLE HOUSE is a new band by Michael Zerang featuring guitarist Bill MacKay, saxophonist Azita Youssefi, bassist Mary Halm and drummer Zerang brought together to play Zerang’s instrumental tunes. All Chicago stalwarts, the group will hold an exploratory residency every Thursday night in February 2025 at the Hungry Brain – 2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618.
Doors: 7:00PM Concert: 9:00PM
Azita Youssefi – alto saxophone
Bill MacKay – electric guitar
Mary Halm – electric bass
Michael Zerang – drums, compositions
***Each night will also feature a different supporting act as follows***
2/6 – BOBBY CONN & MONICA BOU BOU
Legendary Chicago-based Glam-Rock duo. https://bobbyconn.bandcamp.com/music
2/13 – WHITNEY JOHNSON & LULA ASPLUND
Lula Asplund and Whitney Johnson alchemize their protean practices in acoustic, analog, digital, and code-based sound into a new collaboration. Songs and sounds knock on the door of technology, intent on revealing the ghost in the machine. https://whitneyjohnson.bandcamp.com/album/hav https://lulaa.bandcamp.com/album/a-matinee
2/20 – JANE BAXTER MILLER W/ KENT KESSLER
Born of her Eastern Kentucky roots and filtered through the sidewalks of Chicago, Jane Baxter Miller first made waves in the Chicago scene in the mid 1990’s with her folk/country duo Texas Rubies. They released one album,Working Girl Blues, and contributed a track penned by Jane, She is joined by bassist Kent Kessler, who records and tours the world with Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Vandermark Five, and DKV Trio and is a pioneer in the Chicago free jazz scene. http://www.janebaxtermiller.com
2/27 – MUTE DUO – Sam Wagster & Skyler Rowe
Mute Duo’s music is emblematic of their deep roots in Chicago. Pedal steel guitarist Sam Wagster and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Skyler Rowe draw on the city’s long legacy of omnivorous instrumental music, with a sound that is slow and wide open, incorporating elements of free improvisation, ambient music, and Americana. https://muteduoadr.bandcamp.com/music