Kids These Days (band)
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–2013 |
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Website | kidsthesedaysband |
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Kids These Days was a hip hop band from Chicago, Illinois.[2] The band was formed in 2009. The band split in May 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, 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 union's 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 2013, Kids These Days decided to split up.[3]
Beyond Kids These Days[]
Vic Mensa launched his own career and continued to pursue his musical talents. He worked on collaborative songs with rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Kanye West. He currently[when?] fronts the punk-rock project 93PUNX. [11] Nico Segal, the horn player, also released 2 mixtapes, Illasoul: Shades of Blue and the Donnie Trumpet EP as Nico Segal and currently[when?] went on to perform in The Social Experiment with Greg Landfair Jr.[citation needed]
Lane Beckstrom went on to produce and record his own electronic music under the name Lane. His debut EP "Argot" was released on January 20, 2015.[12] Rajiv Halim recently released his debut album Foundation in August 2015.[13]
Three previous members of Kids These Days, Macie Stewart, Lane Beckstrom and Liam Cunningham, along with Matt Carroll, formed the band Marrow.[14]
Macie Stewart formed the band OHMME, with Sima Cunningham, which remains active as of 2020. As of 2019, Stewart also plays violin and sings in Chicago's avant-garde jazz community, including as a member of Marker, led by Ken Vandermark.[15][16][17]
Members[]
- Liam Cunningham - lead vocals, guitar
- Macie Stewart - lead vocals, keyboards
- Vic Mensa - rap vocals
- Lane Beckstrom - bass
- Greg Landfair Jr. - drums
- Nico Segal - trumpet
- J.P. Floyd - trombone
- Rajiv Halim - saxophone
Discography[]
Albums[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Carrera, Idalmy (July 30, 2011). "Kids These Days: A Group With a Sound if Not a Genre". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Kot, Greg (November 16, 2011). "Kids These Days growing up fast and on tour". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Buyanovsky, Dan (May 8, 2013). "Exclusive: Vic Mensa Announces End Of Kids These Days, Drops Solo Video". XXL Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kids These Days". SXSW. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Kot, Greg (March 18, 2012). "Kids These Days in no mood for subtleties at SXSW". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Gunther, Nick (June 7, 2012). "Roots Picnic celebrates fifth year". . Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "5th Annual Roots Picnic". Okayplayer. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Graef, Jon (June 14, 2012). "Watch Kids These Days Perform Live on Conan". . Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Union head: Teachers 'tired of billionaires telling us what ... to do'". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times Review: Kids These Days, 'Traphouse Rock' Archived April 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vic-mensa-doubling-down-on-solo-career-20131001
- ^ http://www.indiecurrent.com/ep-review-lane-argot/
- ^ "Foundation by Rajiv Halim on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Wall, Patrick (February 1, 2018). "With Marker, Ken Vandermark Synthesizes Sounds to Manipulate Memory". Free Times (Columbia, South Carolina). Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (February 1, 2018). "Veteran Chicago reedist adapts a mentor role in his visceral new Chicago quintet Marker". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Friday July 6 [2018], 9:00 PM: Ken Vandermark's Marker". . 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Young, Alex (June 23, 2011). "Album Review: Kids These Days – Hard Times EP". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Vitale, Alyssa (November 21, 2011). "Jeff Tweedy producing Chicago band Kids These Days' debut record". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links[]
- Musical groups from Chicago
- Musical groups established in 2009
- Midwest hip hop groups
- Musical groups disestablished in 2013