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Being in a rock band seems so glamorous. Being on the road, touring? Not so much. This disparity has been a frequent subject of documentaries and even mockumentaries. Now it’s the focus of an unusual art project that opens tonight in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.
NOTE: The show opens tonight and continues through August 7 at [...]

photo by Dylan Gordon
What’s up:
my name is Loto Ball
Where are you from:
i’m a california kid
Where are you now:
chicago
How long have you been at it:
i’ve been an ordained minister since 91 or 92 i think
What got you started:
i had friends in bands and i wanted to get involved and offered to be their manager
What else do [...]

Well, it was promised a few months ago, and here it is; part 2 of our interview with Loto Ball of the Loto Ball Show and Phantom Limbs. The interview seemed to lend itself well to this division, as the first part was more of a discussion of Loto’s music and ideas about music in [...]

http://augenmusikblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/interview-loto-ball-of-loto-ball-show.html
I remember starting to hear about the Phantom Limbs on the east coast on account of their Hot Knives and Hornets 7″ which was making the rounds, and based on the descriptions I was hearing, I knew I wanted to check this band out. Unfortunately, their first New York show rather incidentally happened on (or around) [...]