We’re really excited to host this eclectic bill of music with many Elastic regulars and friends. The band Undisclosed Sims will be celebrating an album release, Twin Talk is back at Elastic for the first time in a long while, and Nunn is back with their intense electronic catharsis. All three acts bring an element of what we love to present here at Elastic, so come with an open ear and go deep with this excellent December lineup!
Artist Bios
Nunn - nunn is the Chicago-based harsh ambient project of Liv Mershon
and R. who began collaborating in 2014 in Bloomington, IN, releasing
music as Double Mastectomy, Nyx'd, and Lech. nunn exists between
dissociation and meditation, drawing inspiration from masochistic
cycles and the divine found in catharsis. They deliver an embodied &
chaotic improvisational performance over a dynamic bed of highly
affected synth drones, contact mic vocals, frenzied beats, and sampled
sounds.
Undisclosed Sims - Since its Fall 2022 Inception, Undisclosed Sims has
quickly become one of the most creative and prolific bands working in
the Chicago scene of jazz and improvised music. Simulate, the group’s
first recorded material, exposes the band’s deep and diverse
collective language producing an album that draws influence from
ambient music, kraut rock, free jazz, and art-rock. Throughout-Wills
McKenna, Luke Polipnick, Andrew Scott Young, and Adam Shead-prove
again and again that they are here to stay with their blistering yet
deeply lyrical approach to improvisation and composition.
Twin Talk - Since forming in 2012 Chicago’s Twin Talk has steadily
drifted from the conventions of the saxophone trio. While reedist
Dustin Laurenzi, bassist-singer Katie Ernst, and drummer Andrew Green
are deeply rooted in jazz tradition, they’ve spent their time on the
band stage together making their music more elastic, spontaneous, and
open, embracing new inspirations without stifling the improvisational
heart of their work. All three musicians are active members in the
city’s bustling jazz community, each playing in numerous working
bands, but they’ve found a true collective voice as Twin Talk. They’ve
used live performances as opportunities to stretch—expanding on
composed material and ditching set lists in favor of calling tunes on
the fly—but on their upcoming album Weaver they’ve pushed themselves
further than ever, using the recording studio as a place for
experimentation, letting a new batch of compositions develop and take
new shapes. As critic Howard Reich wrote recently in the Chicago
Tribune, “These musicians listen keenly to one another, and with a
sensitivity that only comes from familiarity and trust.”
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door