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SLINGS & ARROWS

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Deep in the heart of 2005, the world was lit only by fire. Music was used primarily for the communication of status and food source location information in the pre-literate societies that predominated the period.Slings & Arrows were the merest pollywogs in this Hobbsian pond when they were visited by the twin apparitions of rock and roll, heretofore unexperienced by the simple inhabitants of the time. Slings extended these feelings into the ancestral musics and in a fly's wink, modernity was upon them.

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Member Since: 12/14/2005
Band Members:
Henry Brown - voice/ lyrics/ guitars

Johnny O'Brien - bass guitar/ voice

Cyril Nigg - guitars

Jake Fish - keyboards / synthesizers/ voice

Quin Kirchner - drums



Booking: [email protected]
Influences: The Fab Four. T-Rex. The Cars. Spoon. Radiohead. Blur. My Bloody Valentine. New Order. The Byrds. David Bowie. Queen. Broken Social Scene. Cornelius. Simian. Supergrass. Prefuse 73. Avalanches. Led Zepellin. Prince. Cheap Trick. French Kicks. Mott the Hoople. Nirvana...
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My Blog

Slings in The Reader

SLINGS & ARROWS The second EP by this local five-piece, Lie to Your Face (available for download via Snocap and on *12-inch 45-rpm vinyl at shows), is notable for its engaging sophistication, in Cyril...
Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 11:12:00 GMT

Defining our bona fides: A farewell the basement and other recent developments.

A re-definition of the terms vinyl* and super duper cool* : Saturday Night @ Schuba's. ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:43:00 GMT

Trapped in the basement, a bona fide vinyl record, and other recent developments.

It has been a long time since summerfest, the great majority of which has been spent at Chicago's storied Solid Gold Hits studios, more widely known as Henry's Solid Gold Basement.  In the interv...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:02:00 GMT

SLINGS @ SUMMERFEST

Last Friday we played Summerfest in Milwaukee. It was a fantastic time and we met some great people. I brought my camera along so I could blog about it--photo blog about it. This is my first ever phot...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:25:00 GMT

IN INK 19

Click on the link below.  Much thanks once again to Chris and Colleen Catania. http://www.ink19.com/issues/march2007/interviews/slingsArrow s.html
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:25:00 GMT

INTERVIEW WITH THE COLUMBIA CHRONICLE

Big thanks to Mary Kroeck at the Chronicle.  Slings & Arrows were also featured the previous night on Q101 radio's "Crash Test" show, where the band stopped by for a chat as they&nb...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:36:00 GMT

LIVE @ SCHUBAS PREVIEW IN THE I.E.

Slings & Arrows preview Posted on February 21st, 2007 in Stage Buzz, Weekly by IE Slings & ArrowsSchubas, ChicagoWednesday, February 28, 2007 Chicago's Slings & Arrows have a knack for...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:45:00 GMT

IN THE ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER

ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER-- Steve Forstneger's Top Tunes of 20061. "Daniel," Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Drag City)2. "The Devil You Know," Todd Snider (New Door)3. "Steady, As She Goes," The Rac...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:36:00 GMT

IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LOCAL HEROES: A WEEKLY COLUMN ON MUSICIANS AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CHICAGO AREA MUSIC SCENESlings & Arrows' outrageous fortune: Bad deal to big appealAndy DowningPublished November 24, 2006In May 2005 d...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:53:00 GMT

DOUBLE DOOR REVIEW IN BEING THERE E-MAG

Much thanks to Chris Catania at Being There Magazine.... As my nostalgia faded I heard an amp begin to hum fuzz. If you can believe it, I loved it when, with my complete permission, Slings & Arrows...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:18:00 GMT