Levitation Chicago Night 3 – Natural Information Society and Bitchin’ Bajas, Night Beats, Earthless, Faust, Chelsea Wolfe

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The last night of Levitation Chicago was a good one.  It started with local acts Natural Information Society and Bitchin’ Bajas.  They played a beautiful set of trance-inducing instrumentals combining jazz, world music, and electro.

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Natural Information Society and Bitchin’ Bajas

Up next were one of my favorite bands, Night Beats.  They get better with each performance and are slaying it right now.  They never turn in a bad performance.  I got to chat with them after their set.  They were all humble and appreciative.  Drummer James Traeger was surprised that I’d been promoting them since 2013.

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Night Beats

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Another group of humble, appreciative guys I got to talk with were Earthless.  They flattened the place with an epic three-song set of their space / stoner rock.  Afterwards, a young man next to me asked if all their songs were so big and long.  “Yes,” I said.  “All of their stuff is that epic.”

“They just don’t stop,” he said.  “They just keep going.”  He’s right.  They lift off and like a rocket and don’t come back for a while.

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Earthless

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I took a break and came back for part of Faust‘s set.  They had four women knitting on stage to “keep things from getting out of control.”  It was weird and quirky.

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The night ended with a loud, powerful dark wave set from Chelsea Wolfe.  Her voice is as powerful as her heavy sound.  She slithers like a snake and sings like a siren.

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Chelsea Wolfe

It was a good end to the festival.  I’d like to come back next year, and need to track down more new music now.

Keep your mind open.

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Levitation Chicago artist spotlight: Faust

Faust

Legendary German kraut rock band Faust are playing a rare performance at Levitation Chicago on March 12th, closing out the three-day festival.  Faust built a devoted fan base in the 1970’s with their mixture of kraut rock and psychedelic rock before breaking up and disappearing until the 1990’s.  Only two of the original members remain (Werner “Zappi” Diermeier – percussion, Jean-Herve Peron – bass), but this will still be a special set.

Keep your mind open.

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