Ahh… the first signs of Spring in Chicago- thunderstorms, warmer weather, EL trains packed with drunken Cubs fans, and of course the return of Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple to The Empty Bottle. As they’ve done around this time for the past several years, Makoto Kawabata and company will bring their psychedelic freak-out to town on April 6th.
Known for their extended wall-of-sound jams, loud is the name of the game. While many lineups have come and gone over the years (and dozens of albums), this quartet, led by Kawabata on guitar play their own brand of rock, highly improvisational with a heavy psych tinge and space rock tendencies, and always put on an electrifying live show.
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers, who stirred up a bit of buzz at this years SXSW, will open the show. Led by harmonium playing front woman Shilpa Ray, the band plays some mean & bluesy rock and roll. Tickets are available here for $13 and the show starts at 9:30pm.
