Kids These Days (band)
| Kids These Days | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009–2013 |
| Website | kidsthesedaysband |
| Members | Liam Cunningham Lane Beckstrom Greg Landfair Macie Stewart Vic Mensa Nico Segal J.P. Floyd Rajiv Halim |
Kids These Days was an indie band from Chicago, Illinois. [2] The band was formed in 2009. The band split in May of 2013. [3]
History
In November 2009, the band won first place at Congress Theater’s Next Big Thing competition.[4] In 2011, the band performed at South by Southwest,[5] at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 1,[4] at Lollapalooza,[1] and at The Roots Picnic started and hosted by The Roots on June 2.[6][7] On June 13 in 2012, the band performed on Conan O'Brien's TV show, Conan at The Chicago Theatre.[8]
During the Fall 2012 Chicago Teachers Union strike, Kids These Days performed at the Solidarity Festival in Union Park. [9]
Kids These Days 2012 debut, "Traphouse Rock," was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and mixed by Mario C.[10]
In May of 2013, the band decided to split up. [3]
Vic Mensa has launched his own career and continues to pursue his music talents. He has been working on collaborative songs with rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Kanye West. [11] Nico Segal, the horn player, has also released 2 mixtapes, Illasoul: Shades of Blue and the Donnie Trumpet EP under the alias Donnie Trumpet and currently performs in The Social Experiment.
Former Kids These Days member, Lane Beckstrom, currently produces and records his own electronic music under the name "Lane". His debut EP "Argot" was released on January 20th, 2015. [12]
Rajiv Halim recently released his debut album Foundation in August of 2015. [13]
Three previous members of Kids These Days, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom and Liam Cunningham, along with Matt Carroll, have formed a new group called Marrow. [14]
Discography
Albums
References
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- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times Review: Kids These Days, 'Traphouse Rock'
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vic-mensa-doubling-down-on-solo-career-20131001
- ↑ http://www.indiecurrent.com/ep-review-lane-argot/
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External links
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