Hayley Fohr performs under the moniker of Circuit Des Yeux. She was the cover feature on a recent edition of Wire magazine. Her drone-like guitar was augmented by a truly unusual voice. Fohr looked like your average Chicago hipster, but had a huge baritone voice that assaulted the crowd. She seemed shy between songs, but the voice left a mark. Closed her set with a rousing version of Sam Cooke's Change Is Gonna Come.
Ryley Walker is a Chicago singer songwriter who is comfortable with noise and jazz leanings. He played Wilco's Solid Sound Fest at Massmoca a couple of years ago. His release Primrose Green a few years back was critically received. His song structure is loose, with most songs allowing for some lysergic noodling. The band was Walker on guitar and vocals, another guitar, standup bass, and jazzy drummer. Good version of The Halfwit in Me from his most recent record. He closed the set with a fantastic version of Van Morrison's Fair Play. After the show, the final game of the Cubs-Indians World Series was still going on. I was chatting with Walker who was a Cubs fan natch, as the game went to a 10th inning rain delay, I said to Ryley that he'd always remember where he was for this historic win.
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