I’m thrilled that singer/songwriter Stephen Kohler will join us at our one-time-only live event in Evanston, IL. He’ll share songs from his new album, Daydream, and I’ll be joined by some amazingly talented musicians to play John Milton’s Paradise Lost as a set of catchy songs.
Come join us for what promises to be a night full of poetry and rock.
Tickets here.
Here’s a small taste of what we’ll perform at SPACE in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, February 28th. John Milton’s words. Jam band music. Come join us for the experiment!
John Milton wrote (well, dictated) a poem over 350 years ago. It’s packed with big ideas and human emotion. It’s also a 60,000+ word challenge. I distilled each book of the poem into a 3-minute rock song. His words, only recast in hopes of making them more accessible.
We’re performing the work live at a one-time only show at SPACE in Evanston, IL on February 28th. Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Great seats are still available.
Come join us for our experiment. Paradise Lost as a concept album.
I shot a brief video (above) on my thinking behind the first book of the poem/song from the album. There’s more on the other songs, too.
Earlier this year, I composed and recorded an album based on John Milton’s Paradise Lost. My goal was to “unlock” simple and impactful ideas and images from the 10,000+ lines of poetry and share them in 3-minute rock songs.
I borrowed the text verbatim. The music is my own.
Now, I’m going to perform the songs live in a one-time concert on Tuesday, February 28th, at a club just outside Chicago called SPACE. I’ll be surrounded by wildly talented musicians who will take the music to places I could not have imagined, let alone reached. I am sure Milton will be proud.
Also, the club features table seating and cocktail service, and there’s a really good restaurant attached.
If you’re in the neighborhood and/or know somebody who will be, please consider coming to the show?
