The Flying Luttenbachers / Microwaves / Ben Opie & Patrick Breiner

The Government Center

Date:
03/09/2025

Sun Mar 9 7:30 pm  $20 advance/$23 door

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punk-jazz, brutal prog and no-wave legends from ChicagoTHE FLYING LUTTENBACHERShttps://theflyingluttenbachers.bandcamp.com/

with special guests((microwaves)) https://microwaves.bandcamp.com/Ben Opie & Patrick Breinerhttps://benopie.com/https://www.patrickbreiner.com/

Formed in Chicago in 1991, moved to California in 2003, disbanded in 2007, reformed in New York in 2017, then relocated back to Chicago in 2022, The Flying Luttenbachers recently completed a crushing direct support slot on 8 dates of Melt-Banana's May/June 2024 headlining tour. The latest trio formation of the Luttenbachers is a tight, intense, wild beast executing complex compositions with visceral showmanship and presence. The music is hypercomposed brutal prog - not your grandpa’s “prog rock”, but an intricate, detailed assault fueled by punk, no wave, free jazz, and extreme metal.

Since erupting forth in 1991, the seminal punk jazz/brutal prog/no wave band The Flying Luttenbachers has steadily deconstructed music, reason, and all notions of sanity on 20 releases and more than 400 live performances around the world. Predictably unpredictable, the Luttenabachers’ fierce, modernistic approach draws from inspirations like No Wave, Free Jazz, Death Metal, Noise, Modern Classical, Free Improvisation, Punk and the blackest humor possible.

During the initial runs in Chicago and the Bay Area of California, some of the prominent musicians that came through the ranks included: Ed Rodriguez (Deerhoof), Mick Barr (Krallice), Hal Russell (NRG Ensemble), Jonathan Hischke (Dot Hacker), Alex Perkolup (Cheer-Accident), Fred Lonberg-Holm, Ken Vandermark and many others. The New York-based lineups of the band featured various combinations of Tim Dahl, Matt Nelson, Brandon Seabrook, Katie Battistoni, Alex Ward, Wendy Eisenberg, Henry Kaiser, Chris Welcome and Evan Lipson.

Erstwhile leader and founding member Weasel Walter decided to change up the scenery by heading back to the original ground zero - Chicago. The latest formation is a stripped-down power trio featuring Mr. Walter on guitar, bassist Luke Polipnick, and drummer James Paul Nadien.

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