Chicago-based nonprofit Quiet Pterodactyl announces Situation Chicago 2, a compilation out digitally on May 21st (physical copies will be available in July) benefiting Chicagoland musicians through the CIVL (Chicago Independent Venue League) SAVE Emergency Relief Fund, which provides need-based grants to furloughed staff, local artists and venues in the Chicagoland area. Situation 2 features Chicago bands and artists including Jeff Parker, Umphrey’s McGee feat. Béla Fleck, The Goddamn Gallows, V.V. Lightbody, Neptune’s Core, and more. Today, Quiet Pterodactyl shares two of its tracks, Jeff Parker’s “Slippin’ Into Darkness” (War Cover), and Robust’s “I Don’t Know Why,” with an accompanying video.
Listen to Jeff Parker’s “Slippin’ Into Darkness” (War Cover)
Watch Robust’s “I Don’t Know Why” Video
Annah Garrett of CIVL expands on the relief fund’s goal:
“The CIVL SAVE Emergency Relief Fund was designed specifically for staff and artists to bridge the gap between the closures that have wreaked havoc on Chicago’s live music ecosystem and its eventual resurgence. Local artists are in a unique situation because their touring calendars take months to plan and then travel. They will not bounce back at the same rate as venues. CIVL SAVE strives to support these folks during this precarious time. Situation Chicago 2 shines a spotlight on an array of talented local artists and their work, while raising funds for a large pool of their colleagues, who are still very much at the mercy of this virus.”
This is the second installation of the Situation Series, following last year’s Situation Chicago, which raised $35,000 for 25 local, independent music venues that have been shut down due to the COVID pandemic. With support from Dark Matter Coffee, Jeppson’s Malört, Nature’s Grace & Wellness, Red Bull, and Smashed Plastic, who have also locally pressed the Situation albums.
Pre-order Situation Chicago 2
Situation Chicago 2 Tracklist
Side 1
1. MIIRRORS – “Sinistry” (Live From Definitive Version)
2. Robust – “Don’t Know Why”
3. Fess Grandiose – “Keep The Rhythm Goin”
4. Umphrey’s McGee feat. Béla Fleck – “Great American”
5. The Imperial Boxmen – “Reduxion”
6. Jeff Parker – “Slippin’ Into Darkness”
Side 2
7. Neptune’s Core – “Drowning”
8. The Goddamn Gallows – “The Maker”
9. V.V. Lightbody – “Really Do Care”
10. Erin McDougald – “The Parting Glass”
Digital Bonus Tracks
1.Gramps the Vamp – “A Doomed Star”
2. HON3YBUN – “If And When It Ends”
3. The Avondale Ramblers – “One For The Ditch”
4. Adem Dalipi – “Through Another’s Eyes”
Learn More About The CIVL SAVE Emergency Relief Fund
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