Sam Evian at Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
Get your tickets to see Sam Evian in Chicago, IL. Happening on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Empty Bottle. Doors open at 9:00 PM.
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+ It was New Years Eve 2022, the night before Sam Evian started recording Plunge, his fourth LP, now set for release on Flying Cloud Recordings via Thirty Tigers his first album on his new imprint. He invited his friends and fellow musicians to his property in the Catskills, where hed just painstakingly relocated and revamped his Flying Clouds Studios into a new barn on the property, restoring a vintage console and tape deck from 1974. Adrianne Lenker brought a jug of maple syrup from Vermont, Sufjan Stevens set off fireworks in the meadow, and at midnight, the group of friends cold-plunged into a nearby creek as it started snowing.The next day, the Plunge sessions began, and the album was tracked in the early winter months of 2023 over a 10-day period. Joined by a group of his closest friends and collaborators (including Liam Kazar, Sean Mullins, El Kempner of Palehound and Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief), the young artist / producer set out with a wide-open approach. No-one knew the songs or what the plan was. We kept it loose and fun. This was the spirit of the sessions. No headphones, no playback, minimal overdubs, or bleed. Fast and loose.The result is Evians best album to date: a cathartic rock record that melds power pop, iridescent guitar, raucous psychedelia, and Sams now sought-after grooves. The music is both fresh and familiar, sonically inspired by his penchant for early 70s production and creatively propelled by the free-spirited process depicted in the Beatles documentary Get Back, as well as his urge to let go. Hypnotic opener Wild Days is an uplifting overture centered around a pulsing rhythm section and a guitar solo designed for the open road, while Jacket opens with a tight guitar riff, Baroque pop elements and a strong nod to the Beatles. Rollin In is a psychedelic-infused blissed-out masterpiece, peppered with saxophone and Rhodes, both played by Sam.
This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Make sure to bring a valid ID
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