LOCM presents An Electric Friday, first in a pop up series featuring musicians using electronic instruments outside the boundry of strict genre.

FRI FEB 25th * The Outtaspace * 8pm live beatmakng head trips from... ErfBeats a soul-mining beatsmith from Chicago. Also 1/2 of Eaten by Machines. Got an old style and eclectic ear. I produce beats/sounds through live performance/recordings, raw beats, sound exploration experiments, electronic and acoustic loops, scratching and live sampling. https://soundcloud.com/erfbeats Tribal Electric FusionProv from... GRAPE JUICE PLUS Grape Juice Plus is a multi-media improvising outfit out of Chicago that has been freaking out/delighting audiences since 2014 and have shared stages with such luminaries as STICK MEN (featuring Pat Mastelotto & Tony Levin from King Crimson) and prog fusion legends, BRAND X. It began with Barry Bennett and Eric Klotz as a series of Monday morning sessions. Both musicians were looking be pushed to new areas of their improvisational sand boxes. At first glance, they seemed frome disparate places. Bennett, a fixture of Chicago’s free rock scene dating back to the classic Chicago band, MiLkBabY and go to modern dance accompanist. Klotz, meanwhile, emerging from the world of jazz fusion. The Simian Syndrome is the debut album from Chicago duo Grape Juice Plus. Featuring Barry Bennett on drums, keys and vocals, and Eric Klotz on guitar, these guys are not the usual guitar drum rock duo like Black Keys or Japandroids. What you get is a highly original, experimental band that pushes the limits everywhere. This is an album of edgy, discordant, improvisational music, with plenty of depth, ranging from rock cliches to African tribal rhythms. This is one of the most creative albums so far this year and will challenge listeners at all levels. A definite must have.” ——– Floorshime Zipperboots https://barrybennettsounds.wordpress.com/grape-juice-plus/ https://grapejuiceplus.bandcamp.com/ solo synth maddness from... Mir Oslav a self taught recordist who has been actively creating soundscapes since about 1983. Fabricating interesting sounds is one of Mir Oslav's favorite passions. https://soundcloud.com/mledajaks