Molly and I went to see Ha Ha Tonka last night at Subterranean (small venue in Wicker Park). It's the first concert that I've been since The National in Milwaukee last year. I've never been much of a concert goer, preferring to avoid hipsters in their skinny jeans drinking PBR full of irony; however, as part of my desire to get into more new music I decided it was worth a shot (and it was cheap).
About Ha Ha Tonka - I heard them on a SXSW sampler, liked them and then Amazon had a deal on their new album a couple weeks ago. I've been playing it like crazy and decided that it made sense to see them when they came through Chicago. As I've said before, I suck at describing music, but they are kind of like Kings of Leon meets Uncle Tupelo. They are from the Ozarks and it comes through in their music. You can download three free songs from Amazon, and check them out on Facebook.
The opening band, The Spring Standards, were a lot of fun as well - a lot of three part harmonies and energy.
Ha Ha Tonka is coming to a town near you:
April 21 @ The Mill in Iowa City, IA
April 22 @ Off Broadway in St Louis, MO
Chris
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Also, April 30 @ Mojo’s in Columbia, MO
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