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Another Space In Time-Review
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Chicago folk duo TAFKAVince (The Artist Formally Known As Vince) & Lauren emerge as sly coffee-house pop purveyors on this wonderfully warm and wicked self-release. With Vince on guitar/vocals and singer Lauren Kurtz, intertwining melodies creep into your psyche like a good narcotic. Here's the skinny: "5 Days" with a full band would be Blondie produced by Phil Spector. If you fell for Dylan and Baez (in a documentary of course, no one is that old!) look no further than the lovelorn duet "Straight & Narrow." Vince's punky strumming and Marty Balin-esque phrasing fuels the frenetic love torn "Bulletproof." Kurtz hits a sweet high-register in the noble dirge "Big Magnet." The Monkees could have recorded "Folk Song," ably abetted by Tony SanFilippo's trippy vibraphone. "Hangin' Around" has an exceptional Beatles / Byrds vibe that would do Beechwood Sparks proud. Closing with the haunting ballad "Missed You," TAFKAVince & Lauren prove that not all the best artists have record deals. Yet.
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The Artist Formally Known As Vince & Lauren are the coffee house alter ego to the TAFKAVince band. Playing songs more suited to acoustic guitar and vocals.
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FROM THE MOUTH OF VINCE **** "I have always believed in a man and his guitar, that is all you need, the rest is gravy. I started out playing solo 'cause whenever I was between bands I could always go out and play shows alone. I have never given up this performance outlet. Years ago I was about to debut my new band at an out of town warm up show in support of my latest release "At Last" when the club informed me that we would need to play all night; we would be the only band. I asked about having another band and the club told us that was fine but the money would have to be split. So I decided, why not open for myself? Me & my guitar have done it a million times. It's all different songs, plus, NO PAY CUT! I had been noticing my good friend Lauren's voice (she sings along to everything) and I asked her to come over and sing with me some time. We sounded good so I asked her to do the gig. She could sing a few with me before the band. It didn't hurt that we were playing the town where she went to college. She loved the idea.
It all went well and we did it again a few weeks later. Soon I decided we should do this regularly. We worked up more songs, shared the spotlight, and here we are today playing on a regular basis (she sings so well with me that after a year I had her join the band too). "
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TAFKAVince & Lauren have release an acoustic CD, Another Space In Time. available at shows, www.awarestore.com. iTunes
ALSO CHECK OUT THE ARTIST FORMALLY KNOW AS VINCE- NEW CD "WELCOME TO THE SHOW" Available September 2007. Watch for rlease show. Buy it at www.awarestore.com or download at iTunes
I've decided that you are my #1 Myspace friend after I had a dream where the McDonald's created a band called "Le Hamburgleurs" and ripped you off. I guess they were big in France.
But anyway, I lost a bet, so my #1 slot is taken. Rest assured, though: you're #2 for life. :)
it's me 30th Birthday Dance Party (fet. Substance Abuse DJ's) on Saturday, July 7 after 9 at Spencer's house. it's going to be super rad and if you don't come your going to kick yourself in the balls/vag 4ever.
@ TONIK www.tonikbar.com 7247 w Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL *extra parking one block north of the bar, on Fillmore Street. Bands Every Friday Night @ 9pm ((($3 cover to support the bands))) 21+ with ID
MUSIC CALENDAR
JULY 7th BAKELITE 78 11pm
THE DAN WHITAKER BAND 10pm
tafkaVINCE and LAUREN 9pm
JULY 14th LOOMIS DIGABLE CAT Happy Butterfly FOOT
JULY 21st AXIS MILKBABY LAST HURRAHS
JULY 28th HARMONIASS BEBELO (tba)
AUGUST 4th NATURE DEVIL ATOMIC THUNDER LIZARDS DEAD AMERICANS
AUGUST 11th KICKPLATE INTELLIGENT DENNIS
AUGUST 18th SHOOTING BLANKS ALL THINGS CONSIDERED SAD HANNAH
