Sept. 17 New Buffalo/MI - Chicago Total driving so far 1,079 miles / 1,726km.
Don't need a google-map link to Chicago (I assume)...
melted – to become liquified by heat
melted is kind of what happened to the crowd Saturday night in the Lincoln Hall in Chicago.
Oh yeah, we made it to Chicago last Wed evening, and I have gotten so busy between work Thu/Fri and weekend activities that I wasn’t able to post anything here. Chicago is fabulous, more on that later.
Saturday evening we went to the really beautiful wedding party of Thomas Wilson-Ansen, Katina’s and Curtis’ son. More on that later too. I sprayed my ankle that morning, and left that party quite abruptly to ice my ankle and take a med. It got much better quickly … and we decided we can still make it to the Melt The Band concert.
Its a super young band I am following for quite a while; playing a kid of coolish groovy urban pop (opinions will vary, how would you describe?) balanced across all of the instruments. The solo guitar player Marlo is the daughter of great friends of us. In the concert Marlo laid down a few fantastic solos, classic ‘guitar hero’ style that carries you away, I love that. These youngsters write and make such great music, that they are one of my playlist favorites. And I think they will make it big. I mean really BIG.
Check them out:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6fEGJcescdNUSSBCKLJvYx?si=da3d7b1e4ef34498
https://www.instagram.com/melttheband/
https://www.facebook.com/melttheband
This is their inaugural nation-wide tour; we had missed them several times playing in NYC, so what a great coincidence to see them in Chicago. Marlo got me a photo pass, and you bet I was cruising around the stage with my Fuji medium format big gun (and iced ankle).
What’s next — they are playing in Berkeley / CA later this year; backstage pass and more photos & videos.
Or catch them on October 20 in Webster Hall, NYC.
Go Marlo & Go Melt !
The Great Schnitzel Jagd 
Wow, you are born to photograph rock ‘n’roll. The music matched the pix perfectly. Great band, thx for intro.
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Dear Peter – in my band „Eric & Bone Brakers“ you get a lifetime stage pass and you are even allowed to carry instruments and amplifiers – so you will be part of the setup – isn‘t that a great offer?
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