I chanced upon Future Rock earlier this year when they shared the bill with Lotus at the High Noon. I enjoyed their set so much that I went straight to the merchandise table and bought their self-released debut Sugar Coated Bullets. (My favorite place to buy CDs is always at the show.)

So I'm excited to hear that this Chicago trio is about to release their latest studio effort (GEARS) on October 2nd just days before playing here again with EOTO.

Those who've seen EOTO perform rave about them, too. EOTO is comprised of two familiar faces in the jam-band scene, Jason Hann and Michael Travis (both percussionists from String Cheese Incident). As EOTO, Travis handles the tonal elements, playing bass, guitar, keyboards, as well as hand percussion and live mixing. Meanwhile, Hann plays the drum kit, percussion and sampler. Hann states, "We use gear as a way of being able to do all of this live with just the 2 of us and no pre-recorded tracks, but our goal is to be able to create new club music on the spot and put it down as quickly as if you were dropping a needle on the latest new track - without stopping the dance flow all set or all night."

Personally, my favorite part of a SCI set was always when the band would get into a deep breakbeat groove.

I highly recommend this show! Hope to see you there. . . Mister Bill!

BTW - Our Chicago friends will want to know that they can catch Future Rock and EOTO
on Sat. Oct. 6th at The Abbey Pub! Showtime is 9:00P ($10 Adv. $12 Dos 18+)