On a regular basis, the Time Out Chicago music staff sits down with one of our fair city’s fine local musicians for a chat and a recording session. We keep each episode of The Infinite Loop short enough to listen to on an El ride downtown, and direct enough so you can plan your weekend quickly and easily. Each podcast contains a little backstory, a little sense of the artist’s personality and, of course, selections from an exclusive live performance for the Infinite Loop at our State and Jackson studios.
This week we sit down with scene veterans Janet Bean and Jim Elkington of the Horse’s Ha, who recently released a stunning debut, Of the Cathmawr Yards. Familiar to many Chicagoans for her work with indie mainstays Freakwater and Eleventh Dream Day, Bean’s been on the local circuit since the mid-’80s, and Elkington’s track record isn’t too shabby either—fronting the Zincs and more recently working solo. Though the two initially rallied around the idea of playing cover tunes at swanky local wine bars, those profitable aspirations have since fallen by the wayside as they’ve assembled a gorgeous repertoire of elegant chamber-folk. Bean and Elkington were kind enough to squeeze into our cozy confines for an exclusive interview and recording, where we learned why a future Genesis tribute isn’t completely beyond the realm of possibility.
The Horse’s Ha plays Schubas Friday 3. Read more about the band in this week’s Music section.
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